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valravennz 
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 19:58 |
This was suggested in the Best Prog Rock Album Title thread, so here we go.
What title really iks you? Makes you wonder what the point of naming the album with said title when it has nothing to do with the music it contains??
My pick has to be Sigur Ros' - ()  |
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 20:47 |
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Do any album titles tell you anything about the music they contain?
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 21:18 |
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I've always been turned off by the title Thrak.
So much so that I avoided purchasing that album for years.
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 21:42 |
( ) is a perfect album title as it leaves what it means up to you. Which suits the music quite well too. I don't see the problem there. Plus it is so soothing to look at.
I don't think I've ever had an album title complaint.
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 21:48 |
Invisible Touch surely 
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 21:51 |
Love Beach, no question for me.
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 22:16 |
^Seconded
The GG titles have always been a bit odd to me, though I think their music is so good that I don't really care. Acquiring the Taste for example. It's a perfect description of the GG sound, but It sounds bad. I guess it's not really a bad title because of what it represents, but that's just the way I think.
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 22:16 |
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Abacab. Well, I hate Abacab.
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 22:38 |
 Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:
Love Beach, no question for me.
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DAAAAAAAMN! Foiled by Ivan  Whatever, he may have beat me to it, but I can still do Micky proud: 
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 22:45 |
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90125
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 22:45 |
90210?
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 22:48 |
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( ) is actualy one of the greatest album titles ever.
I agree with Ivan and Bob. Can't get any more uncreative than a catalogue number and Love Beach. I mean, I guess it would be okay coming from some surf rock band but \with that cover and ELP's name on it it comes off as an embarrassingly obvious (and therefore failed) attempt to sell out.
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 23:39 |
ClemofNazareth wrote:
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actually 90125 isn't a real bad album. It was the album that got me into Yes back in the80's as a kid. I think Tormato is worse 
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 23:40 |
Santi_VdGG wrote:
Abacab. Well, I hate Abacab. |
Really? Interesting. I've always liked it, so much that I gave that name to a girl when I put her in my mobile. She, of course, objected soundly once she'd caught on...so I renamed her Jack Nicholoson...
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Posted: February 03 2009 at 00:12 |
Ozric Tentacles- Curious Corn (???? Huh???) Yes- Union (aka Onion) and the odd Tormato (Whaaaaat?) and of course the rather silly Al DiMeola - Kiss My Axe (but , you know maybe its a great title , hmmmmm)
Thomas Dolby had an album called "Aliens Ate my Buick" , kind of a propos today, no? 
Edited by tszirmay - February 03 2009 at 00:14
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Posted: February 03 2009 at 01:02 |
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I don't care about the album's concept or not, the name is just god awful anyway.
Edited by HughesJB4 - February 03 2009 at 01:03
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Posted: February 03 2009 at 01:46 |
Caravan - The Album 
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Posted: February 03 2009 at 01:49 |
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Well, despite the fact that it's my favorite Yes album...somehow, The Yes Album never struck me as being on of their cleverest titles...
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Posted: February 03 2009 at 03:12 |
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A lot of Prog Metal albums have lousy names (ask Rocktopus for more details, he has some great examples if I remember well). A major exception is Dream Theater.
Also:
Going For The One
Elegant Gypsy
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