Horrible 70s album titles like I've Got My Own Album To Do

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mary nobody (soref), Monday, 3 November 2014 13:40 (nine years ago) link

http://www.qpratools.com/gallery/0005/greenslade-bedside_manners_are_extra-front.jpg

Greenslade - Bedside Manners Are Extra

john wahey (NickB), Monday, 3 November 2014 13:49 (nine years ago) link

... did that work?

R. Stornoway (Tom D.), Monday, 3 November 2014 13:50 (nine years ago) link

"Who Are Thoes Guys?" is perfect, though if it had quotation marks or a pointless bit of emphasis (a la Commander Cody) it'd pretty much have the genre locked up.

Doctor Casino, Monday, 3 November 2014 14:22 (nine years ago) link

Doesn't belong on this thread because (I think) this is some sort of post punk thing, but for years I thought had imagined this album title but there it is, large as life.

R. Stornoway (Tom D.), Monday, 3 November 2014 15:53 (nine years ago) link

Atomic Rooster, I haven't heard that but the stuff I have is fucking awesome. like super doomy proto metal organ rock

There Goes Ryan's Scion (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 3 November 2014 16:35 (nine years ago) link

We should listen to these and report back.

― Threat Assessment Division (I M Losted), Monday, November 3, 2014 7:05 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i was thinking about a listening club for these albums (at least ones that are on spotify)

There Goes Ryan's Scion (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 3 November 2014 16:36 (nine years ago) link

there is no way the music on that atomic rooster album could possibly live up to the gatefold image.......

m0stlyClean, Monday, 3 November 2014 18:58 (nine years ago) link

Atomic Rooster's drummer was Ric Parnell, aka Spinal Tap's Mick Shrimpton. Based on that cover, he presumably also worked as a consultant on the film.

Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 3 November 2014 19:23 (nine years ago) link

hahaha:

"The first question they asked was, 'What do you think about a movie that's going to tear your career apart?' I said, 'You should have made this movie about 10 years ago.' They then asked me what other bands I'd been in, and I said, 'Well, I was in a band called Atomic Rooster.' They looked at each other and said, 'Yep, that's it, you're our man.' "

Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 3 November 2014 19:24 (nine years ago) link

the go-to Atomic Rooster is Death Walks Behind You

they are some of the ppl from Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Vincent Crane the leader was a real character to say the least

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yO7l6TmIRI

There Goes Ryan's Scion (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 3 November 2014 19:39 (nine years ago) link

The late Vincent Crane, Kevin Rowland was smart (or crazy) enough to hire him to play with Dexy's Midnight Runners.

R. Stornoway (Tom D.), Monday, 3 November 2014 19:44 (nine years ago) link

holy shit why didn't i know that!

those must have been some tours

There Goes Ryan's Scion (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 3 November 2014 19:49 (nine years ago) link

Atomic Rooster are actually pretty good - they went through a number of stylistic shifts over the years as members came and went. There was a good 2CD set called Heavy Soul that gathered pretty much all anybody would ever need.

Humorist (horse) (誤訳侮辱), Monday, 3 November 2014 20:09 (nine years ago) link

Death Walks Behind You is a seriously good album in my humble opinion. By far the best line-up of Atomic Rooster as well, for me. There was an Atomic Rooster spin-off band called Hard Stuff too, but I can hardly recommend 'em.

Welcome To (Turrican), Monday, 3 November 2014 20:23 (nine years ago) link

iirc, and it's quite possible that I don't, Hard Stuff were on that proto-metal list skot did for Decibel years ago

well-behaved wingmen really hate Mystery (DJ Mencap), Monday, 3 November 2014 21:15 (nine years ago) link

nah I was wrong. sound quite promising tho tbh. first album looks commendably bargain bin-y

well-behaved wingmen really hate Mystery (DJ Mencap), Monday, 3 November 2014 21:21 (nine years ago) link

they must be pretty interesting, then

Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 5 November 2014 00:02 (nine years ago) link

Think of a boring band from the 70s.
Look up their discography.
There will be at least one of these.

めんどくさかった (Matt #2), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 00:04 (nine years ago) link

not sure if/how they're represented above cos the covers aren't searchable text - but:
Al Kooper and George Clinton to thread!

top picks: Act Like Nothing's Wrong and You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish

Paul, Wednesday, 5 November 2014 00:28 (nine years ago) link

yeah, i keep thinking about making a master list (aka future shopping wish-list)

but yeah, matt #2's method has served me a couple of times here

Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 5 November 2014 00:37 (nine years ago) link

to wit

http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/34648701/Hibernated++Defrosted.jpg

Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 5 November 2014 00:39 (nine years ago) link

You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic

http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_400/MI0002/045/MI0002045218.jpg

augh (Control Z), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 04:29 (nine years ago) link

Hah, I've passed that one so many times and never knew it even had a title.

Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 5 November 2014 04:40 (nine years ago) link

that's a good album

There Goes Ryan's Scion (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 14:51 (nine years ago) link

Great image - that Blues Image album on a turntable. I have to check that one out!

Threat Assessment Division (I M Losted), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 14:59 (nine years ago) link

I thought I had a pretty deep and wide knowledge of 70s crap but this thread just keeps turning up more and more of it.

R. Stornoway (Tom D.), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 15:17 (nine years ago) link

can't find the bands-in-front-of-brick-walls thread so i'll post it here...

http://www.groovytunesday.com/dbx/brownsville.jpg

john wahey (NickB), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 15:35 (nine years ago) link

http://www.mihamazzini.com/EN/plosce/images/gunne.jpg

john wahey (NickB), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 15:44 (nine years ago) link

i have no words for that btw, pretty much the worst of the good old 70s though

john wahey (NickB), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 15:47 (nine years ago) link

Ought to mention that the follow up to that was called So...Where's the Show? which is so this thread it hurts

john wahey (NickB), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 15:54 (nine years ago) link

This thread is one more reason never to doubt the reasoning behind the Eagles' success again.

Master of Treacle, Wednesday, 5 November 2014 15:57 (nine years ago) link

http://www.vinylvendors.com/Pictures/r/i/rickderringer459600.jpg

Rick Derringer - If I Weren't So Romantic, I'd Shoot You

john wahey (NickB), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 16:15 (nine years ago) link

Tucky Buzzard's immortal 'Warm Slash' has already appeared upthread, but this one is pretty good as well: 'Alright on the Night' (not 'knight' for some reason)

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb123/mkostek/70sLPs/tbuzzardallrightsssaw.jpg

mary nobody (soref), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 17:15 (nine years ago) link

sorry, didn't realise that would be so big. it has a touch of the 'busy/claustrophobic caricature movie poster' about it as well imo

mary nobody (soref), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 17:17 (nine years ago) link

Apparently, Liz Damon's Orient Express had a 1979 album called Warning: This Album Could be Hazardous to Your Ego! but I haven't been able to find an image yet...

Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 5 November 2014 22:17 (nine years ago) link

thought I'd seen that real to reel pun somewhere else:

Real to Reel may refer to:
Real to Reel (Marillion album)
Real to Reel (Starcastle album)
Real to Reel (Tesla album)
Real to Reel (soundtrack), the soundtrack from the film Sound City

john wahey (NickB), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 23:07 (nine years ago) link


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