It is, yes. Lock thread
― Mark G, Monday, 1 January 2018 01:12 (six years ago) link
Although, that's 30 votes for variants of the white album
― Mark G, Monday, 1 January 2018 01:14 (six years ago) link
put another way, "the beatles" lost 28-46. glad we got that sorted.
― Newb Sybok (Doctor Casino), Monday, 1 January 2018 01:35 (six years ago) link
i can't help but wonder if calling this album by the band's name was some kind of lennon-ish prank, like they knew that it would result in endless abbott and costello style confusion ("have you listened to 'the beatles' yet?")
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Monday, 1 January 2018 01:56 (six years ago) link
Now I'm curious... who started calling it The White Album? Did fans just organically begin to refer to it as such? Did some critic coin the name and it happened to stick? Did it come from anyone associated with the band? Were people calling it The White Album back in 1968 or did that name develop sometime later?
― Ex Slacker, Wednesday, 3 January 2018 03:29 (six years ago) link
my mom for all her days referred to that one mamas and the papas record as "the bathtub album." i think for people not super invested in ~album titles~ it could have emerged pretty organically among the general population.
― Newb Sybok (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 3 January 2018 03:51 (six years ago) link
I guess I don't care what the title is but a long time ago when I first discovered this record existed I figured it was untitled and not self-titled but what the fuck do I know
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 3 January 2018 08:45 (six years ago) link
Did they purposely release this album on the 5-year anniversary of JFK?
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 3 January 2018 08:50 (six years ago) link
I guess it's quite common for s/t albums to be referred to by their album art - always knew Pearl Jam as the avocado album https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Jam_(album)
― niels, Wednesday, 3 January 2018 08:56 (six years ago) link
beautiful quote:
McCready said, "That symbolizes just kind of ... Ed's at the end of the process and said, for all I care right now, we've done such a good job on this record, and we're kind of tired from it. Let's throw an avocado on the cover. I think that's what happened, and our art director goes, hey, that's not a bad idea. I think we were watching the Super Bowl, and we had some guacamole or something."
― niels, Wednesday, 3 January 2018 08:58 (six years ago) link
always been surprised more ppl don't call the kinda awkwardly titled velvet underground and nico "the banana album"
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Wednesday, 3 January 2018 09:02 (six years ago) link
I think I mostly call it the banana album
― niels, Wednesday, 3 January 2018 09:47 (six years ago) link
I saw someone call it Andy Warhol recently.
― dorsalstop, Wednesday, 3 January 2018 09:55 (six years ago) link
Oh, and in the record shop where I worked in the 90s the database entry had 'Velvet Underground, The' as the artist, and '& Nico' as the title.
― dorsalstop, Wednesday, 3 January 2018 09:58 (six years ago) link
was Nico really not in the band at that point?
― niels, Wednesday, 3 January 2018 10:51 (six years ago) link
No, that was Yoko.
― Whiney Houston (Tom D.), Wednesday, 3 January 2018 10:58 (six years ago) link
instantrimshot.com
― niels, Wednesday, 3 January 2018 11:13 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyTk2xyQP2c
― The Harmony Illustrated Encyclopedia of Blecch (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 3 January 2018 11:55 (six years ago) link
That Pearl Jam story...I think I love them now
― brimstead, Wednesday, 3 January 2018 21:47 (six years ago) link
― Newb Sybok (Doctor Casino), Sunday, December 31, 2017 7:35 PM (three days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lol i love this
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 3 January 2018 23:07 (six years ago) link