Is Vedder a marketing genius (Self-titled album, 2006)

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Ledbetterman10 said:

mcgruff10 said:

Great fun album, lame cover.

I agree. And lame album title. With some exceptions (White Album, Black Album), I’m not big on self-titling albums that’s not a debut album. Like Alice in Chains’ third album for instance. And certainly this album. You’re stuck giving them silly nicknames like “Avocado,” or in the case of Alice In Chains, “Tripod” (for the three-legged dog on the cover). 

How many exceptions will you allow one band?  Weezer has six self-titled albums known by colors.

My favorite example of self-titling goes to Chicago, where pretty much every album they have released for more than 40 years had Chicago in the title, usually followed by a sequential number-- except for the album they released in 1978 that should have been Chicago XII but was inexplicably titled Hot Streets.  (Maybe it's because it was their stab at disco and they wanted deniability.)

Ledbetterman10

BF25394 said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

mcgruff10 said:

Great fun album, lame cover.

I agree. And lame album title. With some exceptions (White Album, Black Album), I’m not big on self-titling albums that’s not a debut album. Like Alice in Chains’ third album for instance. And certainly this album. You’re stuck giving them silly nicknames like “Avocado,” or in the case of Alice In Chains, “Tripod” (for the three-legged dog on the cover). 

How many exceptions will you allow one band?  Weezer has six self-titled albums known by colors.

My favorite example of self-titling goes to Chicago, where pretty much every album they have released for more than 40 years had Chicago in the title, usually followed by a sequential number-- except for the album they released in 1978 that should have been Chicago XII but was inexplicably titled Hot Streets.  (Maybe it's because it was their stab at disco and they wanted deniability.)

Yeah another self-title lover to the extreme is Peter Gabriel. His first four solo albums are titled simply titled "Peter Gabriel" and fans have had to give them nicknames based on the album covers: Car, Scratch, Melt, and Security. His record label basically forced him to give his fifth album a title, and he went with "So" just to troll them. 

HesCalledDyer

JimFletcherPearlJam

I love the album cover. It's simplistically unique. My wife has an avocado charm on her bracelet, and it reminds me of PJ's album every time I see it. I think the band was really proud of this album, because otherwise they wouldn't have named it Pearl Jam. 

JimFletcherPearlJam

For what it's worth, I think their three coolest album covers are No Code, Yield, and Binaural. Of course, Ten is really cool too! 

goldrush

Love the album, hate the fruit!

Loujoe

HesCalledDyer said:

I hear you can freeze cados if they start to get too ripe. Use as guac from the freezer, spread on bread, shakes or whatever.
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JimFletcherPearlJam said:

For what it's worth, I think their three coolest album covers are No Code, Yield, and Binaural. Of course, Ten is really cool too! 

Their best album cover is Vs. It perfectly encapsulates the feeling of the album.