Album Title Parodys

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List examples when artists create song/album whose title parodies another (ofter better known) album. Ex. Resident Alien's "It Takes a Nation of Suckers to Let Us In"

― T. Weiss (Timmy), Saturday, 28 June 2003 03:49 (twenty-three years ago)

the endless "[such-and-such] and other delights" ripoffs of "whipped cream..."

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Saturday, 28 June 2003 03:51 (twenty-three years ago)

The Beatles' Let it Be -> The Rolling Stones' Let it Bleed

― Andrew Frye (paul cox), Saturday, 28 June 2003 03:52 (twenty-three years ago)

Van Halen's OU812 --> GangGreen's I81B4U

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 28 June 2003 04:05 (twenty-three years ago)

You Am I's "No 4. Record"

― Chris Radford (Chris Radford), Saturday, 28 June 2003 04:07 (twenty-three years ago)

ciccone youth "the whitey album"

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Saturday, 28 June 2003 04:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Nick Lowe's Bowi.

― nickn (nickn), Saturday, 28 June 2003 04:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Hairway To Steven.

― Scaredy cat (Natola), Saturday, 28 June 2003 05:13 (twenty-three years ago)

"Van Halen's OU812 --> GangGreen's I81B4U"

I remember seeing an ad for the GangGreen album in an issue of Thrasher and laughing my ass off. Of course, that's the kind of humor that appeals to most eighth graders.

― Andrew Frye (paul cox), Saturday, 28 June 2003 05:29 (twenty-three years ago)

Not really a parody, but the new Offspring album stole the tentative title from the new Guns N' Roses release, "Chinese Democracy". I loved that. I think all the Offspring said about it were, "Hey, Axl stole my hair, so we stole their title. You snooze, you lose." I love it. Axl should shit or get off the pot already.

― Scaredy cat (Natola), Saturday, 28 June 2003 05:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon ---> Ministry's oh-so-not-really-funny Dark Side of the Spoon

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 28 June 2003 06:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Led Zep's Physical Graffitti -----> Dead Milkmen's Metaphysical Graffitti

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 28 June 2003 06:15 (twenty-three years ago)

The Milkmen easily take the last pairing in a death match simply for the inclusion of "Cousin Earl."

― Andrew Frye (paul cox), Saturday, 28 June 2003 06:23 (twenty-three years ago)

There's been a couple of Never Mind the Bollocks... parodies, but I can't think of them now.

― nickn (nickn), Saturday, 28 June 2003 06:25 (twenty-three years ago)

That soul asylum album makes fun of that Herb Alpert album

― King Kobra (King Kobra), Saturday, 28 June 2003 06:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Exit in Guyville

― oops (Oops), Saturday, 28 June 2003 08:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Electric Landlady

― jarry, Saturday, 28 June 2003 09:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Butthole Surfers - Electric Larryland
Weird Al Yankovic - Even Worse (of Michael Jackson's "Bad")
Bongo Bass and Bob - Never Mind the Sex Pistols Here's Bongos Bass and Bob
Dennis Miller - The Off-White Album
John Hiatt - Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan?
Blues Traveler - 1,000,000 People Can't Be Wrong
The Vandals - Fear of a Punk Planet

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Saturday, 28 June 2003 12:11 (twenty-three years ago)

Meet The Residents

― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Saturday, 28 June 2003 12:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Apparently Stevie Wonder wanted to call one of his albums 'Old no eyes is back' but his record company wouldn't let him!!!!!!!

― Kim Tortoise, Saturday, 28 June 2003 15:25 (twenty-three years ago)

'St. Capt. Freakout & the Magic Bamboo Request' and 'Electric Heavyland' by Acid Mothers Temple.

― John Bullabaugh (John Bullabaugh), Saturday, 28 June 2003 15:43 (twenty-three years ago)

NOFX - Pump Up the Valuum

Fear of a Black Janet
(band name slips me at the moment)

― Andrzej B. (Andrzej B.), Saturday, 28 June 2003 17:47 (twenty-three years ago)

à;GRUMH… - A Hard Day's Knight

― Andrzej B. (Andrzej B.), Saturday, 28 June 2003 17:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon ---> Ministry's oh-so-not-really-funny Dark Side of the Spoon
Two different acts put out a "Dark Side of the Moo", both with covers involving cows.

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Sunday, 29 June 2003 02:30 (twenty-three years ago)

Public Enemy: "Miuzi Weighs a Ton" -> Peanut Butter Wolf: "My Vinyl Weighs a Ton"

"Dark Side of the Moon" -> Peter Namlook: "Dark Side of the Moog"

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 30 June 2003 09:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Trouble Over Bridgwater - Half Man Half Biscuit

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Monday, 30 June 2003 09:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Public Enemy: "Miuzi Weighs a Ton" -> Peanut Butter Wolf: "My Vinyl Weighs a Ton"
Public Enemy & Frankie Goes To Hollywood also have Welcome To The Terror/Pleasuredome in common.

Nevemind The Molluscs, a Halifax Pop Explosion era compilation featuring Sloan's Pillowfight song.
Nevermind The Hyperbolics, a singer song writer named Timothy Cameron I think did that one.
Brian Jonestown Masscara did His Satanic Majesties Second Request which is quiet the good album.
A band that included an IlXoR have an album that shares its title with a Ride song.
Thats about all I can come up without more coffee.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Monday, 30 June 2003 11:34 (twenty-three years ago)

The Look People did Stop Making Cheese, pointed at The Talking Heads or a Swiss goat herder depending on how you read it. Their follow up, More Songs About Hats And Chickens makes me think it isn't the goatherder.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Monday, 30 June 2003 11:41 (twenty-three years ago)

well, Acid Mothers are a whole other story in themselves. their name is a play on Ash Ra Tempel, and most of their releases are variations on classic rock album titles or concepts, as it were:

41st Century Splendid Man
Electric Heavyland (already mentioned)
Diamond Doggy Peggy
Ziggy Sitar Dust Raga
Grateful Head
St.Captain Freak Out And The Magic Bamboo Request (also already mentioned / cover is a parody of Sgt. Peppers)
In C (well, its a cover, but the B-side "In E" could be taken a tribute/title parody)

― tinobeat (tinobeat), Monday, 30 June 2003 13:18 (twenty-three years ago)

Electric Landlady

god, that title's been used a million times by now. originally by kirsty maccoll, as far as i know.

― fact checking cuz, Monday, 30 June 2003 14:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Minutemen's Double Nickles On The Dime takes a shot at Sammy Hagar's inability to keep under the speed limit as recorded on Can't Drive 55.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Monday, 30 June 2003 14:29 (twenty-three years ago)

Miles Davis' Birth of Cool has spawned Kitchens of Distinction Death of Cool and a trip hop series called Rebirth of Cool.
Sloan named a song The Marquee and The Moon after spending most of the album sounding like Televison but that song happens to focus on the still standing Marquee and other bars in Halifax.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Monday, 30 June 2003 14:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Cex - Oops, I Did It Again (album art is various pictures of a murder)

― Girolamo Savonarola, Monday, 30 June 2003 15:09 (twenty-three years ago)

kid606 - It Would Take Millions in Plastic Surgery to Make Me Black

(I think I got that right.)

― Tom Breihan (Tom Breihan), Monday, 30 June 2003 15:15 (twenty-three years ago)

I recall an album called "Electric Hamsterland", by The Hamsters if I recall well.

― Siegbran (eofor), Monday, 30 June 2003 16:06 (twenty-three years ago)

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