Hey! Can't you see I'm squatting here?
― Aimless, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 17:34 (thirteen years ago) link
not quite the same as your examples, but Shit Robot just put out an album called From the Cradle to the Rave, which I think is an excellent pun
― rmde and dangerous (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 17:43 (thirteen years ago) link
Public Enemy: Revolverlution, bad enough, was followed by New Whirl Odor.
― paulhw, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 19:01 (thirteen years ago) link
Revolverlution's the kind of thing I had in mind - so much misguided thinking squashed into a single word.
I find the longer ones easier to forgive, like Phats and Small's legendary Now Phats What I Small Music. There's a certain knowing goofiness to extended puns whereas the one-word ones tend to think they're making a point.
― The baby boomers have defined everything once and for all (Dorianlynskey), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 19:11 (thirteen years ago) link
Don't forget these for both preceded by Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age, which is even worse.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 19:29 (thirteen years ago) link
This should be on the REO Speedwagon C/D page. See also: Megadeth.
― Zeppelin to Howlin Wolf: "Suck It" (Bill Magill), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 19:34 (thirteen years ago) link
The worst album covers thread also has Telephantasm (Soundgarden) and, ick, Wonderlustre (Skunk Anansie).
― The baby boomers have defined everything once and for all (Dorianlynskey), Thursday, 14 October 2010 14:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Melon Collie etc.
― sonofstan, Thursday, 14 October 2010 15:53 (thirteen years ago) link
just now saw this thread for the first time -- moved to ILM
― Headlock Ellis (WmC), Thursday, 14 October 2010 16:00 (thirteen years ago) link
Thanks WmC
― The baby boomers have defined everything once and for all (Dorianlynskey), Thursday, 14 October 2010 17:48 (thirteen years ago) link
http://blog.kexp.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/beatles_whitealbum.jpg
― Tuomas, Thursday, 14 October 2010 20:40 (thirteen years ago) link
wow, i only just got californication.
― O holy ruler of ILF (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 14 October 2010 20:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Blink 182 - Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
― more than ever convinced ilxor is a sock (ilxor), Thursday, 14 October 2010 20:45 (thirteen years ago) link
that one is kind of hilarious because it fits the blink aesthetic -- also it was an album for 15 year old boys
― truly blunted rhyme fiend (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 14 October 2010 20:46 (thirteen years ago) link
REO Speedwagon - You Can Tune a Piano but You Can't Tuna Fish
― more than ever convinced ilxor is a sock (ilxor), Thursday, 14 October 2010 20:46 (thirteen years ago) link
Also:
http://static.stuff.co.nz/1277879723/169/3871169.jpg
See also:
Justin Timberlake - Justified
Ozzy Osbourne - Ozzmosis
etc.
― more than ever convinced ilxor is a sock (ilxor), Thursday, 14 October 2010 20:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Ministry has a few "lol joek" titles:
The Land of Rape and HoneyDark Side of the SpoonSphincTourThe Mind is a Terrible Thing to TasteHouses of the Molé
― more than ever convinced ilxor is a sock (ilxor), Thursday, 14 October 2010 20:50 (thirteen years ago) link
justified is awful
― truly blunted rhyme fiend (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 14 October 2010 20:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Butthole Surfers - Hairway to Steven
― more than ever convinced ilxor is a sock (ilxor), Thursday, 14 October 2010 20:51 (thirteen years ago) link
what are those public enemy albums even like? Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age is an awesome title imo. nb: i haven't heard any public enemy.
― I love you girls but that music is for fairies (Matt P), Thursday, 14 October 2010 20:52 (thirteen years ago) link
Genesis - From Genesis to Revelation
― more than ever convinced ilxor is a sock (ilxor), Thursday, 14 October 2010 20:53 (thirteen years ago) link
well maybe not awesome but i appreciate the effort, and there's so much of it xp
― I love you girls but that music is for fairies (Matt P), Thursday, 14 October 2010 20:54 (thirteen years ago) link
what are those public enemy albums even like?
Muse Sick = excellent
Revolverlution = ehhh it's okay
New Whirl Odor = flush it
― more than ever convinced ilxor is a sock (ilxor), Thursday, 14 October 2010 20:54 (thirteen years ago) link
― more than ever convinced ilxor is a sock (ilxor), Thursday, October 14, 2010 3:51 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark
this is pretty hilarious
― truly blunted rhyme fiend (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 14 October 2010 20:54 (thirteen years ago) link
George Strait - Strait to/from the Heart (which is it? I forget...)
― more than ever convinced ilxor is a sock (ilxor), Thursday, 14 October 2010 20:55 (thirteen years ago) link
OH GOD
Deep Purple - Purpendicular
Talking Heads - No Talking Just Head
― more than ever convinced ilxor is a sock (ilxor), Thursday, 14 October 2010 20:56 (thirteen years ago) link
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
also every ska record ever (or should I say, every ska SKAcord SKAver)
― del griffith, Thursday, 14 October 2010 21:05 (thirteen years ago) link
I didn't even get "Tragic Kingdom" was a play on words 'til last year. I was 13, I thought it was a cool & evocative title that said "everyone feels as sad and shitty as you, even pretty blonde girls."
― The Ten Things I Hate About Commandments (Abbbottt), Thursday, 14 October 2010 21:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Nelly Furtado - Whoa Nelly!
― more than ever convinced ilxor is a sock (ilxor), Thursday, 14 October 2010 21:12 (thirteen years ago) link
HIStory would probably be the top-selling example, if it counts (can the emphasis of certain letters in a word by capitalization constitute a pun?)
― del griffith, Thursday, 14 October 2010 21:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Gary Glitter - Touch Me
(lolz in retrospect)
― more than ever convinced ilxor is a sock (ilxor), Thursday, 14 October 2010 21:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Miss E... So Addictive
(off topic, and there's probably already a thread on it, but what about stuff like Fresh Cream or Who's Next, do those count? seems like those kind of titles were fairly prevalent in classic rock)
― del griffith, Thursday, 14 October 2010 21:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Snopp Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle
― more than ever convinced ilxor is a sock (ilxor), Thursday, 14 October 2010 21:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Half Man Half Biscuit are good/ awful for this kind of thing (delete according to taste):
Trouble Over BridgewaterBack in the DHSSAchtung Bono
FWIW, I think they're national treasures and hope they keep on punning.
― Neil S, Thursday, 14 October 2010 21:33 (thirteen years ago) link
Tony Banks - Bankstatement
Further minus points for also having a terrible literal album cover.
― Gavin in Leeds, Thursday, 14 October 2010 21:34 (thirteen years ago) link
don't forget Tha Doggfather!
― del griffith, Thursday, 14 October 2010 21:36 (thirteen years ago) link
Hour of the Bewilderbeast: everything annoyingly twee and kooky about Badly Drawn Boy, in one album title.
― Neil S, Thursday, 14 October 2010 21:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Incesticide (always hated this title)
― Euler, Thursday, 14 October 2010 21:40 (thirteen years ago) link
An Australian singer-songwriter Fergus Brown, named his album Burgers Frown, which was more awesome than awful. Still, depends on your patience for that kind of humour.
― Tim. E "LazRus" Lucas (Prose b4 Hoes...and Big Hoos), Thursday, 14 October 2010 21:40 (thirteen years ago) link
NoFX - The War on ErrorismCarter USM - 101 Damnations
― Gavin in Leeds, Thursday, 14 October 2010 21:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Jello Biafra - The Audacity of Hype (although I have to admit a sneaking admiration for that one)
― Neil S, Thursday, 14 October 2010 21:44 (thirteen years ago) link
I didn't notice Take Off Your Pants and Jacket was a pun until seeing it on this thread and saying it out loud five times.
I still don't get Tragic Kingdom.
― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 14 October 2010 22:19 (thirteen years ago) link
They're from California, home of Disney's "Magic Kingdom." It's a stretch.
― The Ten Things I Hate About Commandments (Abbbottt), Thursday, 14 October 2010 22:20 (thirteen years ago) link
A Salt with a Dealy Pepa
Tongue in Chic
Gratuitous Sax and Senseless Violins
There's A Whole Lalo Schifrin Goin' On (we have a winner!)
― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 14 October 2010 22:23 (thirteen years ago) link
This one's great ^^
― more than ever convinced ilxor is a sock (ilxor), Thursday, 14 October 2010 22:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Music criticism edition:"White Blood Sells: Race and the White Stripes' Moment in the Sun""The Revolution Will Be Harmonized""Appropriate for Destruction""Remains of the Day-O""Imperfect Sound Forever""The Syncher, Not the Song: The Irresistible Rise of the Numa Numa Dance""Joy Division: An Ideal for Listening"
― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 14 October 2010 22:34 (thirteen years ago) link
I still don't get "Tragic Kingdom" either.
Or is it supposed to be a play on "Magic Kingdom"?
― MarkoP, Thursday, 14 October 2010 22:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Nick Lowe - Bowi
― MarkoP, Thursday, 14 October 2010 22:51 (thirteen years ago) link
never mind album titles, what about band names - King L being one i like to remember whenever i need a laugh.
I don't get this one??
― Tuomas, Sunday, 17 October 2010 09:08 (thirteen years ago) link
not gonna lie, i found most of the items itt to be hilarious.
― marc iv, Sunday, 17 October 2010 09:33 (thirteen years ago) link
King L = "fucking hell"
― henry s, Sunday, 17 October 2010 12:22 (thirteen years ago) link
re King L : the band were on a major label as well (post Danny Wilson outfit for Gary Clarke, before he formed Garbage soundalike, Transister, another puntastic band)
― mark e, Sunday, 17 October 2010 14:31 (thirteen years ago) link
The Presets - Apocalypso
Mental As Anything - Apocalypso
― Mary Lynn Ice Cube (sic), Sunday, 17 October 2010 23:19 (thirteen years ago) link
NOFX -- Punk In Drublic
Along the same lines, I'm quite sure there was a punk band with a song called "Punk and Disorderly", but I can't remember exactly.
― Duke, Sunday, 17 October 2010 23:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Bola - KSBola - SoupBola - MauverBola - Gnayse
― t. weiss, Monday, 18 October 2010 03:09 (thirteen years ago) link
don't forget a bowl of yew tea!
― Waldstein Sinatra (Paul in Santa Cruz), Monday, 18 October 2010 03:15 (thirteen years ago) link
― mark e, Friday, October 15, 2010 4:23 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark
CunninLynguists
― thistle supporter (mcoll), Monday, 18 October 2010 03:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Paul, how could you forget All Set?:P This stuff just makes me love Babbitt even more.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 18 October 2010 03:50 (thirteen years ago) link
There are a million jazz records that are puns on the musician's name.
― Katy Lied, Lady Died (Hurting 2), Monday, 18 October 2010 03:52 (thirteen years ago) link
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss51/tr_fudge/9c8eac888d16f489c29dbb5cbdc.jpg
on top of the prodigious wordplay here i once used it to pun on "jazz canon" (someone mispelled it cannon iirc) ...lol!
― shecky naw (tremendoid), Monday, 18 October 2010 04:01 (thirteen years ago) link
― more than ever convinced ilxor is a sock (ilxor), Friday, October 15, 2010 4:45 AM (3 days ago) Bookmark
this is a classic classic album title fuiud
― dayo, Monday, 18 October 2010 04:02 (thirteen years ago) link
http://cdn.7static.com/static/img/sleeveart/00/004/191/0000419164_350.jpg
― Mark, Monday, 18 October 2010 04:13 (thirteen years ago) link
― thistle supporter (mcoll), Sunday, October 17, 2010
And Caravan's Cunning Stunts now that you mention it.
― nickn, Monday, 18 October 2010 04:24 (thirteen years ago) link
the fox - for fox sake
pretty racy title for 1970
― hot chip emergency (electricsound), Monday, 18 October 2010 04:25 (thirteen years ago) link
xpost - Sundar, I forgot All Set -- not sure if I'd class it among the esoteric math puns and the regular-language puns.
― Waldstein Sinatra (Paul in Santa Cruz), Monday, 18 October 2010 04:39 (thirteen years ago) link
and or
― Waldstein Sinatra (Paul in Santa Cruz), Monday, 18 October 2010 04:40 (thirteen years ago) link
Virgin Fugs
― thistle supporter (mcoll), Monday, 18 October 2010 04:49 (thirteen years ago) link
is that a pun? or just a terrible album name. either way
Gucci Mane Jewelry Selection (presumably a pun on Jury Selection, and it's not a bad title)
― Frank Kogan, Monday, 18 October 2010 06:40 (thirteen years ago) link
another sax-related one, I'm afraid:
Sparks - Gratuitous Sax and Senseless Violins
― Daniel Giraffe, Tuesday, 19 October 2010 21:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Dodgy - Free Peace Sweet
― Daniel Giraffe, Tuesday, 19 October 2010 21:33 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh shit, just noticed that the Sparks one has been mentioned before on the thread. Sorry.
― Daniel Giraffe, Tuesday, 19 October 2010 21:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Have we had Ramsey Lewis' Tequila Mockingbird?
― sonofstan, Tuesday, 19 October 2010 22:10 (thirteen years ago) link
One I genuinely like is The 25th of May - Lenin & McCarthy. No better title for a group of scouse Marxists.
just dug out this album and gave it a spin expecting it to suck, and yeah, it's easy to rip into their EMF/Jesus Jones groove, however, there is a track, 'why?' that uses news snippets re hillsborough from the time that hits really hard.
― mark e, Thursday, 5 May 2016 21:14 (eight years ago) link
two decades later it occurs to me that Digital Underground's Future Rhythm is a pun
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 13 September 2018 22:09 (five years ago) link
It is?
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Thursday, 13 September 2018 22:46 (five years ago) link
Stevie Jackson - (I Can't Get No) Stevie Jackson
― Hideous Lump, Friday, 14 September 2018 02:26 (five years ago) link
I can't decide if the band name Neil Young and the Restless is really a cheesy reference to the soap opera or just a coincidence.
― Hideous Lump, Friday, 14 September 2018 02:29 (five years ago) link
Double pun going on here - trombone and bossa nova? Bill Watrous With the New Bill Watrous Quartet, "Coronary Trombossa!" Also good of the Bill Watrous Quartet to allow him to play with them.
https://img.discogs.com/oYw-kCMAeVUBL7S4pcoBNO9hoiI=/fit-in/600x596/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-3508393-1333226488.jpeg.jpg
― Alma Kirby (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 October 2018 13:49 (five years ago) link
shocking. hanging's too good.
― Roberto Spiralli, Saturday, 13 October 2018 14:08 (five years ago) link
xxxxp Future Rhythm = Futurism, with a lisp
― Plinka Trinka Banga Tink (Eliza D.), Saturday, 13 October 2018 15:18 (five years ago) link
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― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Thursday, September 13, 2018 6:46 PM (one month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Like a lisping 'futurism'?
― how's life, Saturday, 13 October 2018 15:24 (five years ago) link
Like it? I love it! Thanks, I'm here all week.
― Alma Kirby (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 October 2018 17:42 (five years ago) link
Kid 606 - It’ll Take Millions in Plastic Surgery to Make Me Black
― Mr. Snrub, Sunday, 14 October 2018 01:09 (five years ago) link
Skyclad – Oui Avant-Garde A Chance
― lord of the rongs (anagram), Saturday, 13 May 2023 10:14 (one year ago) link
Oof
― Do I look like I know what a jpeg is? (dog latin), Saturday, 13 May 2023 13:04 (one year ago) link
Don't know if this counts because it's: (a) the name of the band, and (b) arguably actually pretty non-awful, but it was years before I realised that Hayseed Dixie was a play on AC/DC.
― Bloody Snail, Sunday, 14 May 2023 08:11 (one year ago) link
The name is non awful until you find out that it's a pun and then it becomes awful.
― Maggot Bairn (Tom D.), Sunday, 14 May 2023 09:15 (one year ago) link
X - Hey Zeus!
― Mr. Snrub, Sunday, 14 May 2023 17:32 (one year ago) link
Pitbull - Rebelution
Not only a bad pun, but a useless one - Rebel, Revolution, it's already the same thing dude.
― Siegbran, Sunday, 14 May 2023 21:30 (one year ago) link
Aren’t “b” and “v” sounds also kind of interchangeable in Spanish?
― Every post of mine is an expression of eternity (Boring, Maryland), Sunday, 14 May 2023 22:32 (one year ago) link
Yes
― I & I, Claudius (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 16 May 2023 23:01 (one year ago) link
Scott B. Sympathy - Neil Yonge Street (1990)
― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 18 May 2023 01:59 (one year ago) link
Would've had Morrissey down as an offender here, but can only think of his video compliation Hulmerist.
― fetter, Thursday, 18 May 2023 12:09 (one year ago) link
John Robinson – Funkshui
― Kim Kimberly, Wednesday, 24 April 2024 18:30 (one month ago) link
fits adjacently but i always get a smile out of beaucoup fish's uk-centric working title: tonight matthew, i'm going to be underworld. a hyper online producer shrouded in "y2k aesthetics" may wish to revive that one.
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Sunday, 12 May 2024 16:44 (two weeks ago) link