# Groups whose albums have similar titles **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 24, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groups-whose-albums-have-similar-titles/265954 "2004-09-24T22:28:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groups-whose-albums-have-similar-titles/265954/1 "2004-09-24T22:28:39Z")
Peter Gabriel had attempted to release his solo albums all with the same title: Peter Gabriel. He suggested it would be like a magazine. The first four were so named. Other bands have had a theme to their album titles: Asia: Most of their titles start with an “A”: Asia, Alpha, Astra, Aqua, Aura, Arena, (and a few live and compilation titles) Chicago: nearly all their albums were numbered. America: Eight of their albums started with the letter “H”: Hat Trick, Homecoming, Holiday, Hearts, Hideaway, Harbor, Hourglass, and Human Nature. Any other thematic titles you can think of? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2004, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groups-whose-albums-have-similar-titles/265954/2 "2004-09-24T22:54:59Z")
**Queen** : “A Night at the Opera” and “A Day at the Races” If you don’t recognize the theme, shame on you. 🙂 Though they did not continue with it, alas. **Flash and the Pan** had an interesting thematic join between their two albums. They titles were different (“Flash and the Pan” and “Lights in the Night”). And at first they seemed quite different: F&TP had a photograph of people on a beach, and LitN had a black cover. But if you looked closely at the LitN cover, you could spot the F&TP cover as though it was painted over and the bottom coat came through. This can’t be found on the CDs, though. Not musical, but Gene Wolfe wrote a story called “The Island of Dr. Death and Other Stories.” When he lost a Nebula (Isaac Asimov’s most embarrasing moment\*), someone suggested he write “The Death of Dr. Island.” He did, and won a Nebula. He later wrote, “The Doctor of Death Island” and “The Death of the Island Doctor.” \*Asimov announced Wolfe was the winner at the Nebula banquet. As Wolfe came up to accept the aware, someone whispered desperately in Asimov’s ear. He turned white. Then he announced that the winner was actually the “no award” option; Wolfe had the most votes, but “No award” had more. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2004, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groups-whose-albums-have-similar-titles/265954/3 "2004-09-24T23:04:38Z")
Then was Greg Kihn’s brief fascination with his own name: Rockihnroll Kihntinued Kihntagious Citizen Kihn Unkihncontrollable True Kihnfessions I always wanted him to release “Sickihnandtired”. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groups-whose-albums-have-similar-titles/265954/4 "2004-09-25T01:32:38Z")
Didn’t Mott the Hoople have 3 albums called, respectively “Mott,” “The,” and “Hoople”? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groups-whose-albums-have-similar-titles/265954/5 "2004-09-25T01:35:58Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Didn’t Mott the Hoople have 3 albums called, respectively “Mott,” “The,” and “Hoople”? Close. There was “Mott” and “The Hoople”. What the hell is a “Hoople”? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groups-whose-albums-have-similar-titles/265954/6 "2004-09-25T01:37:41Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > What the hell is a “Hoople”? Apparently, it came from [this book](http://www.hunter-mott.com/books/mott_the_hoople.html). ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groups-whose-albums-have-similar-titles/265954/7 "2004-09-25T01:38:37Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > Close. There was “Mott” and “The Hoople”. > > What the hell is a “Hoople”? A hoople is any object such that it is the focal point of motting by a person or persons. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groups-whose-albums-have-similar-titles/265954/8 "2004-09-25T01:46:14Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Didn’t Mott the Hoople have 3 albums called, respectively “Mott,” “The,” and “Hoople”? On this theme: Japanese band ZONE has had, so far, Z, O and N. Presumably the next will be E. I don’t know what they’ll do after that. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groups-whose-albums-have-similar-titles/265954/9 "2004-09-25T02:00:15Z")
Soft Machine’s first seven albums were: Soft Machine Volume Two Third 4 5 Six\* Seven The eighth album, _Bundles_ broke the streak. Unlike Chicago, they didn’t return to the numbering idea. \*Or it might have been a numeral 6; I’m not sure. I don’t have the original vinyl anymore, and the CDs aren’t reliable for nitpickers’ purposes. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groups-whose-albums-have-similar-titles/265954/10 "2004-09-25T14:23:28Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > Peter Gabriel had attempted to release his solo albums all with the same title: Peter Gabriel. He suggested it would be like a magazine. The first four were so named. > > Other bands have had a theme to their album titles: > > Asia: Most of their titles start with an “A”: Asia, Alpha, Astra, Aqua, Aura, Arena, (and a few live and compilation titles) > > Chicago: nearly all their albums were numbered. > > America: Eight of their albums started with the letter “H”: Hat Trick, Homecoming, Holiday, Hearts, Hideaway, Harbor, Hourglass, and Human Nature. > > Any other thematic titles you can think of? America’s greatest hits LP was called “History,” so the trend continues. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groups-whose-albums-have-similar-titles/265954/11 "2004-09-25T20:58:57Z")
Seems like Journey had about half a dozen albums with single word titles (“Infinity”, “Escape”, “Departure”, etc.) and that flying scarab on the cover. ---
**Author:** ![Petey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f1d935/32.png) [@Petey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petey)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groups-whose-albums-have-similar-titles/265954/12 "2004-09-25T21:05:52Z")
Great White had “Once Bitten…” followed by “…Twice Shy” ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groups-whose-albums-have-similar-titles/265954/13 "2004-09-25T21:10:32Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > I always wanted him to release “Sickihnandtired”. I think “Sickihntired” would work better there. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groups-whose-albums-have-similar-titles/265954/14 "2004-09-25T21:11:17Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Seems like Journey had about half a dozen albums with single word titles (“Infinity”, “Escape”, “Departure”, etc.) and that flying scarab on the cover. Those were some of THE ugliest covers ever. The only cover they had that didn’t make me want to gouge my eyes out was _Raised On Radio_. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groups-whose-albums-have-similar-titles/265954/15 "2004-09-25T21:12:19Z")
> [@Snooooopy](#): > > I think “Sickihntired” would work better there. :smack: