No one else says it like

"THRILLER"

Others:

"Can't Buy a Thrill" (Steely Dan)
"Bedtime Stories" (Madonna)
"Slippery When Wet" (Bon Jovi)
"Live Through This" (Hole)
"Go To Heaven" (Greatful Dead)
"CrazySexyCool" (TLC)
"Very Necessary" (Salt N Pepa)
"Ready to Die" (B.I.G.)
"Break Out" (Pointer Sisters)
"Tuesday Night Music Club" (Sheryl Crow)
"Private Dancer" (Tina Turner)

Electric Ladyland ~Jimi Hendrix

Oh, and the worst:

"All For You" (Janet)
"Just Whitney"
"Scarlet's Walk" (Tori Amos)
"The Ghost of Tom Joad" (Bruce Springsteen)
"Brand New" (Salt N Pepa)
"American Life" (Madonna)
"Chaos and Disorder" (Prince)
"On the 6" (Jennifer Lopez)
"FutureSex/LoveSounds" (J.T.)
"Love.Angel.Music.Baby" (Gwen)
"Stripped" (Christina Aguilera)
"Back to Basics" (Christina Aguilera)

this one kinda nails it down

Dancelot said:

that has 2 be my 2nd favorite!

badujunkie said:

What's wrong with that?

Some of the best jokes are my friends- George Clinton

panther514 said:

yes Sir! I remember reading an interview at the time the album came out, George said it was based on a misheard quote... but he liked it so much he used it anyway


speaking of Clinton, what about "Hey man smell my finger"

Spacemen 3 - For All the Fucked Up Children in the World We Give You Spacemen 3
The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society
Julian Cope - Peggy Suicide
The Fall - A Part of America Therein.
Nick Lowe - Jesus of Cool
Crispin Glover - The Big Problem Does Not Equal the Big Solution. The Solution = Let It Be
PiL - This is What You Want, This is What You Get

damosuzuki said:

I think the stab at Bon Jovi with 50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong was quite clever

so no one mentioned fiona apples "when the pawn..." yet?

as worst, fcuz

I thought Press Play was a clever title.

'We're Only In It For the Money'& 'Weasels Ate My Flesh', by Frank Zappa and the Mothers.

Frank had a lot of the best/ funniest album titles imo.

The Velvet Rope - Janet Jackson
Control - Janet Jackson
Raising Hell - Run DMC
Bigger and Deffer - LL Cool J
Funky Divas - En Vogue

Bitches Brew-Miles Davis
The Inner Mounting Flame-The Mahavishnu Orchestra
We're Only in it for the money-Frank Zappa and the mothers
Sign O' The Times-prince
It Takes A Nation of Millions To hold us back-Public Enemy
Abbey Road-The Beatles
Innervisions-Stevie Wonder
Fulfillingness' First Finale (what the hell does it mean? who knows)-Stevie Wonder
Fear of A Black Planet-Public Enemy
Maggot Brain-Funkadelic
Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome-Parliament
Beggars' Banquet-The Rolling Stones
Let it Bleed-The Rolling Stones
Dirty Mind-Prince
Exile on Main st.-The Rolling Stones
Revolver-The Beatles
Rubber Soul-The Beatles
London Calling-The Clash
The Mothership Connection-Parliament
America Eats Its Young-Funkadelic
One Nation Under A Groove-Funkadelic
The Heat Is On-The Isley Brothers
The Who Sell Out-The Who
Raising Hell-Run DMC


and of course the Champions of the goofy, idiosyncratic album (and song) titles: The Flaming Lips

In a Priest Driven Ambulance
Hit to Death in the future head
Transmissions from the satellite heart
Clouds Taste Metallic
Yoshimi Battles the pink robots

off the dome . .

Madvillainy

Done By The Forces of Nature

Speak No Evil

Sign O' The Times

Aja

Blowout Comb

It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back

A Love Supreme

Seven Steps To Heaven

Stakes Is High

Regatta D'Blanc

Talking Book

appetite for destruction
impeach my bush
they say i'm different
a salt with a deadly pepa
press play
kelis was here

"Music For The Morning After"-Pete yorn And it IS good for "the morning after"

...


Here's a handful that I'm thinking about:

"The Pursuit Of Accidents" - Level 42

"As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls" - Pat Metheny/Lyle Mays

"Extension Of A Man" - Donny Hathaway

"Ghost In The Machine" - The Police

"Offramp" - Pat Metheny Group

"Give A Monkey A Brain, And He'll Swear He's The Center Of The Universe" - Fishbone

"Songs In The Key Of Life" - Stevie Wonder

"America Eats Its Young" - Funkadelic

"Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow" - Funkadelic

"Axis: Bold As Love" - Jimi Hendrix

"We're Only In It For The Money" - Frank Zappa/ Mothers of Invention

"Faces In Reflection" - George Duke

"Grace In Gravity" - The Story/ Jonatha Brooke

"Dark Magus" - Miles Davis

"Retroglide" - Level 42

"Remain In Light" - Talking Heads

"Stop Making Sense" - The Talking Heads




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jacktheimprovident said:

that´s the first thing that came to my mind when
i was thinking about a best title candidate.

that title just conjures to many possibilities..

Though I never bought it,
I always liked the title to Van Halen's OU812.

lilgish said:

Actually, like almost everything else, that started with the king:


[Edited 11/27/06 17:50pm]

Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814

PERFECT.

Ritual De Lo Habitual - Jane's Addiction

The Pleasure Principle - Gary Numan

Lovesexy - Prince

The Sensual World - Kate Bush

The Idiot - Iggy Pop

Maxinquaye - Tricky

Helium Sunset - An Pierle

Dawnrazor - Fields of the Nephilim

Quixotic - Martina Topley Bird

Gentlemen Take Polaroids - Japan

My People Were Fair And Had Sky In Their Hair But Now They're Content To Wear Stars On Their Brows - Tyrannasaurus Rex

Systems Of Romance - Ultravox!
[Edited 11/27/06 18:42pm]

TheSkinMechanic said:

Dammit, that shoulda been mine . . .

damosuzuki said:

which makes it even funnier.

TheSkinMechanic said:

not just cool titles, but very good albums as well.

hmmm...

"Pornography", "Faith" & "Wish" (in their contexts)
"Enter Now The World"
"Romance With The Unseen"
"I Fucking Hate You All And I Hope You All Fucking Die" (says pretty much it all)
"Untilted"
"A Chance To Cut Is A Chance To Cure"
"Ground Proximity Warning System"
"It's All Downhill From Here..."
"Requiem For Abandoned Souls" (yah, I'm goth)
"Lovesexy" (cause its so charmingly dumb and cute)

Look At The Hits On That! - The Best Of We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It!

But it works best with the album cover: