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22 Nov 08 - 07:40 PM (#2500395) Subject: Best album name ever From: GUEST,Gerry Australian group The Roaring Forties have a CD of sea shanties and forebitters called Life Of Brine. My candidate for best album name ever. |
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22 Nov 08 - 07:55 PM (#2500410) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Arkie Won't go so far as to claim best ever, but it did get my attention: New World Records "Don't Give the Name a Bad Place". |
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22 Nov 08 - 08:22 PM (#2500421) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Geordie-Peorgie Not a CD but Muckram Wakes had an album caalled "Warbles, Jangles & Reeds" |
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22 Nov 08 - 08:23 PM (#2500423) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Beer Not Folk I guess but I always liked Eric Burton Declares War and Johnny Rivers Realization. When it comes to Folk Music, there are to many to mention. Beer (adrien) |
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22 Nov 08 - 10:35 PM (#2500477) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Celtaddict When Adam McNaughtan took two albums he made in the early 70s, 'Words, Words, Words' and 'The Glasgow I Used to Know' and made them into one CD, decades later, he titled it "The Words I Used to Know." |
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22 Nov 08 - 11:13 PM (#2500494) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: GUEST,Charles J. Fish I've always been fond of Captain Beefheart's "Trout Mask Replica," just because it's so weird. Props go also to Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, and David Frieberg's "Baron Von Tollbooth and the Chrome Nun." |
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22 Nov 08 - 11:28 PM (#2500499) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Sandra in Sydney Art Thieme's "The Older I get, the Better I Was" |
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23 Nov 08 - 12:25 AM (#2500513) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Zhenya A few I like: "Traditional Music of the Future" by No Strings Attached. "The Rest is Yet to Come" by the Double Decker Stringband and of course: "Old Hag, You Have Killed Me" by The Bothy Band |
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23 Nov 08 - 12:47 AM (#2500514) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Ebbie The other night at music a band title popped into my head: 'Flailin' and Thrashin'. Think they'll sell? |
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23 Nov 08 - 02:38 AM (#2500523) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: GUEST,Ralphie The Chieftains Harpists eponymous waxing... Derek Bell plays with himself. |
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23 Nov 08 - 02:42 AM (#2500524) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Anglo I vote for Art Thieme. |
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23 Nov 08 - 02:43 AM (#2500525) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Anglo (I do like Life of Brine, though, especially since I'm a shanty singer). |
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23 Nov 08 - 03:18 AM (#2500527) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Roger the Skiffler I've always liked a skiffle record entitled "Songs about trains, women, alcohol and death". Just about sums up the repertoire! RtS |
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23 Nov 08 - 04:16 AM (#2500537) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Sandra in Sydney Unsolicited advert! Roaring Forties "Life of Brine" via paypal for those who want a copy! sandra (friend & fan of the Forties) |
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23 Nov 08 - 04:42 AM (#2500543) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Cluin One Clinton Hammond, Pat Stewart, and I had planned, but never got around to recording: Last Call, Me Arse!. |
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23 Nov 08 - 05:42 AM (#2500576) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: van lingle Art's "Outright Bold-faced Lies" on Kicking Mule. |
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23 Nov 08 - 05:44 AM (#2500578) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: van lingle ...that was vinyl. Danu's "Think Before You Think" |
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23 Nov 08 - 05:49 AM (#2500583) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Will Fly Richard Durrant & Nick Lynn's album (recently re-released) "Incessant scratching, picking and squeezing..." |
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23 Nov 08 - 06:25 AM (#2500594) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Jim Carroll Veteran concertina player, Kitty Hayes' and uillean piper Peter Laban's 'They'll Be Good Yet' taken from an overheard remark by box player Jackie Daly who said it after a magnificent set by the duo at our local session. Jim Carroll |
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23 Nov 08 - 06:52 AM (#2500606) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: GUEST,Gerry By the way, I did try to change the Subject from "Best CD name ever" to "Best album name ever," it just didn't work. Vinyl suggestions are welcome. |
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23 Nov 08 - 06:54 AM (#2500607) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Will Fly In which case, The life and transfiguration of Blind Joe Death (John Fahey) springs instantly to mind. |
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23 Nov 08 - 01:30 PM (#2500635) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Folkiedave Peggy Seeger and Irene Pyper-Scott as a duo known as "No Spring Chickens" and their record "Not Commercially Viable". |
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23 Nov 08 - 01:34 PM (#2500637) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: VirginiaTam "Incessant scratching, picking and squeezing..." perfection |
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23 Nov 08 - 01:34 PM (#2500638) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: GUEST Roy Harper; "Come out Fighting, Ghengis Smith" |
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23 Nov 08 - 02:34 PM (#2500640) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Phil Edwards Clive John, "You always know where you stand with a buzzard" From the same period, I always liked the title "Some days you eat the bear, some days the bear eats you", although I don't know the album itself. |
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23 Nov 08 - 02:38 PM (#2500645) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Rog Peek Rum, Sodomy and the Lash - Pogues Rog |
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23 Nov 08 - 02:50 PM (#2500663) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Cluin Ian Hunter's "You're Never Alone With a Schizophrenic" |
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23 Nov 08 - 03:31 PM (#2500689) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Art Thieme I want the thank the academy and all the people who voted for me! Love, Art |
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23 Nov 08 - 03:32 PM (#2500692) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: RolyH Oyster Band "English Rock 'n Roll the Early Years - 1800-1850" |
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23 Nov 08 - 03:43 PM (#2500701) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: GUEST,Rich A mate of mine made an album called 'Bright Lights, Big Settee' which I liked. He was also in a band called 'The Inflatable Arm Band' which still makes me smile everytime I think of it. |
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23 Nov 08 - 03:44 PM (#2500703) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: John MacKenzie Old Vinyl LP by Leon Rosselson and Adrian Mitchell. A Laugh a Song, and a Hand Grenade JM |
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23 Nov 08 - 04:29 PM (#2500746) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: michaelr If there's ever a collection or retrospective of my band's recordings, I'll call it "Greta's Tits". |
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25 Nov 08 - 03:47 AM (#2500958) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Splott Man Trouble over Bridgwater by Trevor Lucas... also an album name used by Half Man Half Biscuit, which has got to be one of the best band names ever. |
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25 Nov 08 - 03:58 AM (#2500962) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: GUEST,Woody I always liked Bauhaus' Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape |
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25 Nov 08 - 04:46 AM (#2500997) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Kevin Sheils That was Trevor Crozier, Splott Man, but you probably know that! You beat me to it (well the title at least :-) mention of Half Man Half Biscuit though reminds me of their album "Back in the DHSS" |
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25 Nov 08 - 04:49 AM (#2500999) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: GUEST,CrazyEddie "The Rusty Razor" by Goats Don't Shave |
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25 Nov 08 - 04:55 AM (#2501001) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Splott Man Thanks Kevin, faulty memory at work there. |
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25 Nov 08 - 05:39 AM (#2501023) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Deckman "SONGS I SING AFTER DARK" Bob(deckman)Nelson |
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25 Nov 08 - 06:08 AM (#2501036) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: GUEST,MC Fat (at work) wasn't there an album called 'Home and Deranged' |
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25 Nov 08 - 06:37 AM (#2501048) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: jonm "Popular to Contrary Belief" was apparently coined by John Tams for the Dransfields. Budgie's "Britannia Waives the Rules." |
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25 Nov 08 - 07:22 AM (#2501066) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: TheSnail Electric Landlady - Kirsty MacColl Golden Grates - Roaring Jelly |
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25 Nov 08 - 07:38 AM (#2501071) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Vic Smith Best album title ever? No competition! Outright winner:- Hackney Martians Buddy, Can You Spare A Qeb?zog |
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25 Nov 08 - 08:19 AM (#2501095) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: rich-joy I think "Home and Deranged" was from the wonderful English Country Blues Band! Cheers, R-J |
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25 Nov 08 - 10:16 AM (#2501183) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: GUEST,Peter Laban Thanks to Jim for the mention. Another one mentioned by Jackie Daly with it's title taken from George Melly's book : 'Rum, Bum and concertina' |
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25 Nov 08 - 10:25 AM (#2501195) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: RTim Didn't Pink Floyd have one called - "Far Canal"? Tim Radford |
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25 Nov 08 - 10:39 AM (#2501210) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: davyr Fairport's "Expletive Delighted". |
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25 Nov 08 - 10:40 AM (#2501211) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: TheSnail In that case... Brighton band The Fox's only album was For Fox Sake. |
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25 Nov 08 - 11:20 AM (#2501247) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: RTim I forgot about The Kipper Family and "Norfolk and Good" Tim R |
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25 Nov 08 - 11:45 AM (#2501284) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Cluin "33 1/3 Revolutions per Minute" I wonder if the next generations will understand the reference. |
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25 Nov 08 - 11:48 AM (#2501287) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: robomatic Fahey: "Old Girlfriends and Other Horrible Memories" but my fave: Bloodhound Gang: "One Fierce Beer Coaster" both were worthwhile albums |
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25 Nov 08 - 02:50 PM (#2501442) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Cats Jon Heslop's 60th Birthday Cd was called 'Even Superstars Buy Toilet Cleaner' |
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25 Nov 08 - 04:00 PM (#2501475) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Bainbo Apparently (according to Kathryn Tickell) the Northumbrian shepherds Joe Hutton (Northumbrian pipes), Willie Taylor (fiddle) and Will Atkinson (mouth organ) wanted to call their album Joe and his Two Willies. (This may not carry the same connotations for American English-speakers.) Anyway, the record company baulked at it, and it ended up being called Harthope Burn, after a local beauty spot. |
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25 Nov 08 - 04:37 PM (#2501510) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: treewind ...Which reminds me of the High Level Ranters' Four in a Bar. |
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25 Nov 08 - 04:40 PM (#2501514) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: treewind We've got an album in the pipeline of material mostly from Cambridgeshire and the Fens and were wondering about calling it Down the Drain. |
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25 Nov 08 - 06:42 PM (#2501634) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Folknacious "I think "Home and Deranged" was from the wonderful English Country Blues Band!" A member of which, Rod Stradling, had a solo album called "Rhythms Of The Wold" (he's from Stroud in the Cotswolds). And their label, Rogue Records, apparently put out a pair of West African compilations, one called "Jali House Rock" and the other "There's A Griot Going On" (I read all this in a letter in The Word recently, so I hope it's true!) |
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25 Nov 08 - 08:11 PM (#2501687) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Nick E While not folk (This being a folks site and all, thought the thread does not ask for best Folk CD tile) I just always liked... More Songs About Buildings And Food The Talking Heads |
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26 Nov 08 - 12:42 AM (#2501787) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Celtaddict I have long admired Jim Wearne's album of traditional Cornish songs, "Heroes, Lovers, and Ducks" |
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26 Nov 08 - 01:17 AM (#2501792) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: GUEST,Ralphie Mr Smith Thanks for the mench!!(We considered calling ourselves the Cambridge Heathens at one point) Hows about the pub rock band Kursall Flyers, who had to reform to pay a tax bill, and released an LP called "A Tour De Force is Forced to Tour" Also Caravans 3 LP's "In the land of the Grey and Pink" "Cunning Stunts" "Girls who grow plump in the night" |
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26 Nov 08 - 01:56 AM (#2501795) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Zhenya I'm a bit surprised no one has yet mentioned these 2 albums from the Klezmer group The Klezmatics: "Rhythm and Jews" and "Jews with Horns" |
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26 Nov 08 - 05:53 AM (#2501864) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Hamish Craobh Rua had a few good 'uns: If Ida Been Here Ida Been There; No Matter How Cold And Wet You Are As Long As You're Warm And Dry; The More That's Said The Less The Better. |
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28 Nov 08 - 07:35 PM (#2503898) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: GUEST,Surreysinger Folknacious ... it;s true, believe!! Ralphie - according to a posting that Gavin Atkin put up on concertina.net you very nearly ended up as the Woolwich Fairies ... or did you not wish to admit to that one?? Trawling through the thread at that place on a similar vein, I found mention of a Brighton group called "Christians in search of filth" ... rather liked that!!!! |
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28 Nov 08 - 07:38 PM (#2503901) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: GUEST,Surreysinger Sorry - just realised this is the wrong thread .. its best CD not best band name (doh! easily confused,me ... however, the second sentence is relevant to Ralphie's observations, I suppose, even if the third ain't relevant to this thread .....) |
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28 Nov 08 - 10:12 PM (#2503958) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: GUEST,Fossil in NZ at work Michael Chapman: "Live and Unhinged" |
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30 Nov 08 - 10:35 AM (#2504202) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Zhenya Just found while browsing through the Elderly Instruments catalogue - a guitar CD called "My Favorite Martin". (Admittedly, you probably have to be of a certain age to get the humor in this one.) My Favorite Martin |
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30 Nov 08 - 07:56 PM (#2504414) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: van lingle "Taking Shallowness to New Depths" by the Bonafides. |
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30 Nov 08 - 08:03 PM (#2504421) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Desert Dancer Our fine local old-time / contra band, the Privy Tippers, has a new cd out entitled, "Straddling the Muffin-Biscuit Line". (Muffins being more northern, biscuits more southern... a-la-Mason-Dixon.) ~ Becky, back in Tucson |
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30 Nov 08 - 08:26 PM (#2504440) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Y_Not Tony Nyland "Follow That... With a Bucket and Shovel". |
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08 Jan 09 - 04:56 AM (#2534883) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: rich-joy I just came across this 1981 LP : "A Good Run for Your Money" by Dr Bowser's Brown Bowel Oil Band (English Country & Playford Tunes) found at http://time-has-told-me.blogspot.com/2008/10/by-gonzo_31.html Cheers, R-J |
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08 Jan 09 - 05:18 AM (#2534893) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Colin Randall Another Leon Rosselson nomination: Wo Sind Die Elefanten? ..the phrase having been taken (or imagined; not sure if it was songwriter's licence) from a BBC Learn German book. Great title matched by the quality of the songs. |
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08 Jan 09 - 07:33 AM (#2534965) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: GUEST,Musket After Elton John released his Capt Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboys, Mike Harding released his folk alternative; Capt Paralytic and the Brown Ale Cowboys. |
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08 Jan 09 - 09:33 AM (#2535053) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: SouthernCelt I always liked Pat Sky's "Harvest of Gentle Clang." BTW, if anyone can tell me a legitimate source for a CD copy of this album, pm me. All I can find are black market CR-R copies made from the oricinal vinyl. Even Pat Sky doesn't know of a legitimate re-release source since he (as of a couple of years ago) hasn't authorized any re-releases. SC |
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08 Jan 09 - 11:45 AM (#2535194) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: GUEST,Wayne R.E.O. Speedwagon's The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog & a Chicken. |
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08 Jan 09 - 11:59 AM (#2535204) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Midchuck I like Art's and the Pogues' titles, but I'm also partial to one by Gregg Keeler called Songs of Fishing, Sheep, and Guns in Montana. That covers about everything in the state. Peter |
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08 Jan 09 - 12:15 PM (#2535214) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Arkie I don't know if it ever was made into a CD but Mudcat's Bill in Alabama had a cassette some years ago with his family band called "You Must Be Present to Attend". The title caught my eye but I literally wore out the tape because I liked the music. |
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08 Jan 09 - 04:56 PM (#2535443) Subject: RE: Best CD name ever From: Tangledwood Not folk but for a name contender "Bach in the Bight" by StringyBach has to be up there. For non-Aussies I'll just point out that there is a tree called stringybark, and the large body of water to the south of the continent is The Great Australian Bight. One of the tracks on the CD is "The Barque in the Bight". |