TrevorR Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 There’s not much better than a really good pun… except maybe a really really awful one. I was listening to a band I’ve not really listened to much in the last few years and it got me thinking about this. A number of artists have used punnery in their album titles… k.d. lang’s smoking themed disc, “Drag” for one, Rush’s “Moving Pictures” has an album cover exploring multiple entendres. But what was the band that got me thinking punningly? An accordion led folk rock band from Wales called Mabon. Their second (I think) album has a name that makes me smile every time I see it… OK Pewter… Ouch! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Obviously Pink Floyd's "A Nice Pair" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) Small Faces - Ogden's Nut Gone Flake Caravan - Cunning Stunts Hawkwind - Doremi Fasol Latido Edited January 26, 2023 by PaulThePlug 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upside downer Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Not sure if it counts as a pun, but after David Bowie released Low, Nick Lowe released an album called Bowi. 6 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knirirr Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Does this count? Even if not, it's an awesome album. https://www.discogs.com/release/2001440-Monk-Montgomery-Bass-Odyssey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 5 minutes ago, knirirr said: Does this count? Even if not, it's an awesome album. https://www.discogs.com/release/2001440-Monk-Montgomery-Bass-Odyssey I think it should, made me smile at least. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted January 26, 2023 Author Share Posted January 26, 2023 1 hour ago, PaulThePlug said: Hawkwind - Doremi Fasol Latido Reminds me of an old song my mum used to love, Mairzy Doats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Kirsty Macoll' s brilliant malapropism: 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dankology Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Trouble Over Bridgewater is a satisfying one. https://www.discogs.com/master/1338900-Half-Man-Half-Biscuit-Trouble-Over-Bridgwater 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Dankology said: Trouble Over Bridgewater is a satisfying one. https://www.discogs.com/master/1338900-Half-Man-Half-Biscuit-Trouble-Over-Bridgwater HMHB also had album called Back in the DHSS. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) Band name rather than album name. Robert Wyatt’s post Soft Machine outfit was called Matching Mole - which sounds like ‘machine moule’, French for Soft Machine. Edited January 27, 2023 by Nail Soup 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 The Jags - No Tie Like A Present Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 41 minutes ago, Nail Soup said: Band name rather than album name. Robert Wyatt’s post Soft Machine outfit was called Matching Mole - which sounds like ‘machine molle’, French for Soft Machine. Fixed (and perfectly true...). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 6 hours ago, Dankology said: Trouble Over Bridgewater is a satisfying one. https://www.discogs.com/master/1338900-Half-Man-Half-Biscuit-Trouble-Over-Bridgwater 4 hours ago, Nail Soup said: HMHB also had album called Back in the DHSS. They are the greatest satirists in music! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) My band's releases are called 'Thrashist pigs' 'Très Metal' 'Weapons of mosh destruction' 'Thrailer thrash' and the working title for the next one is 'Thrasher island' I won't spoil the genre of music we play. Edited January 27, 2023 by Bolo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 15 minutes ago, Bolo said: My band's releases are called 'Thrashist pigs' 'Très Metal' 'Weapons of mosh destruction ' and the working title for the next one is 'Thrasher island' I won't spoil the genre of music we play. I'm hoping it's Dixieland Jazz to really set those titles off. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprocketflup Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Couple of mates have a punk band called The Stank Waynes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Budgie's 6th album 'If I were Britannia I'd Waive The Rules' 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madshadows Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 One of Ian Hunter's solo albums is called: You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, always thought it was a great album title 😛 John 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 UFO had an LP called 'Force It', which had a visual pun in the sleeve art - lots of bathroom taps (american 'faucet' sounds like 'force it'). Sleeve art also included some nudity, so I wont include an image here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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acidbass Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Take Off Your Pants and Jacket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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