Tony, Coventry on March 21st, 2008
I always thought the China Crisis album called "Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms (Some People Think It's Fun To Entertain)" was particularly bad, although whether it deserves to make the top 10 is debatable ...
Rach, York on March 21st, 2008
Pretty. Odd. is a ridiculous title for an album, or for anything. The grammar alone makes me have convulsions.
Stdaf, Washington on March 22nd, 2008
I disagree with your #1 pick. Not only is the title great, but the cd is one of the best that I have ever heard
Lilly, Nottingham on March 22nd, 2008
When the pawn... is an AMAZING album. I understand why it made your list, but I love the title (fiona's poetic attack at her critics), the album and the artist!!!
John King, Southport on March 22nd, 2008
Forget the worst -- surely "There's A Whole Lalo Schiffrin Goin' On" must be the best album title ever!
JRC, Cardiff on March 22nd, 2008
Well, I also love that Fiona Apple album but it is a dreadful title. I was expecting it when I scrolled down to be honest. Just way too pretentious.
Chris, Portsmouth on March 22nd, 2008
take that and party - as much as i loove tt, its a pretty terrible name!
Damien Mannix, Warwickshire on March 22nd, 2008
I Disagree with the number 8 choice HIStory is a great album very far from shoddy great album
Nick, Brighton on March 23rd, 2008
Oasis 'Standing on The Shoulder of Giants' gets my vote. And of course Coldplay's new album which probably inspired this article in the first place!
Gareth, Birmingham on March 24th, 2008
"10. Sugababes: Taller In More Ways (2005) However much you think about it, this title never quite makes sense." ...unless you actually LISTEN to 'Ugly' on the album, in which one of the girls sings about being picked on for being short. She realised that she couldn't actually do anything about her height, but by rising above it and not fighting back she grew ''taller than them in more ways". So yes, it makes perfect sense. It's still a bit of a shoddy title though.
Simon, Brighton on March 26th, 2008
What about the Outhere Brothers album: 1 Polish, 2 Biscuits & a Fish Sandwich??
Will, Columbus OH on April 2nd, 2008
I like the Fiona Apple title. It's a total rule-breaker, but it's not arbitrary. It's well-chosen for the album itself, and yet it's trippy and provocative in its own right. If Herman Melville had been a pop musician, then I think he could easily have gone in a similar direction with the album-title form. (But I admit that his title would have been better better-metered.) And It makes perfect sense that she would be attacked by self-styled taste-makers. They're innately conservative, and they don't know what else to do when a rebellious artist strays too far from formal conventions.
Brian, USA on April 2nd, 2008
Peter Himmelman - "Synesthesia"
C., South End on April 6th, 2008
Yeah, Fiona's title is pretentious, stupid and dull. Like band, like album title. Much as I love that album, "Second Coming" is a horrible title. I think that's why everybody s**t on it when it came out... or something. I'm not big on "Democrazy". "Never Say Die!" is ironic in light of what happened to Black Sabbath. "The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society" is dumb and insanely overrated, what a crappy album... All Oasis albums since "What's the Story?" have tended towards unintentional hilarity. "E=MC2" is starting to get really hyped, so might as well point out that it's pathetic. Bow Wow Wow (much as I like them) are also guilty of the old impossibly long album title. Anyone remembers "See Jungle!..."? Thought not. "Big Blue Ball". Yet again, unintentionally hilarious. Peter Gabriel probably got bored with the insanely short titles. Smiths albums don't do a lot for me, but they're not truly terrible - just weak. Just like "Ummagumma". That's all I can think of now...