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I wanted to explore this, it seems like it mostly happens in classic rock. I like it because it's like the group delivering a thesis statement for the content of their music or their intended commercial trajectory.

I think it works even better when it's done by a band later into their career, like they're reflecting on the culmination of their work. Can people link me examples? I'd love to see if this has happened more outside of the rock genre

Off the top of my head:

Bad Company (debut album)

Black Sabbath (debut album)

Damn Yankees (debut album)

Blue Öyster Cult (11th album)

Dimmu Borgir (8th album, black metal)

Run the Jewels (debut album, rap)

Eyes of Noctom (debut album, black metal, fun fact: this is Nicholas Cage's son)

Highwaymen (debut album, country)

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[–] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

"Iron Maiden" by Iron Maiden off their debut album called "Iron Maiden".

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago

Ooh, that should have been obvious. Iron Maiden was always a bit of a blind spot for me but that song inspired something:

[–] ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Then there's the band Flowers that released an album called Icehouse, and halfway through the release changed their name to Icehouse - to not be confused with a Scottish band called Flowers - so the early albums are called "Icehouse by Flowers" and the later ones "Flowers by Icehouse".

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You missed the fact the last track on the Icehouse album is also called Icehouse.

The international release is icehouse by icehouse containing the track icehouse

[–] Menschlicher_Fehler@feddit.org 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Living in a Box, by Living in a Box from their debut album Living in a Box.

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Holy HELL i loved that. New fixation unlocked.

[–] Menschlicher_Fehler@feddit.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

It is a catchy one.

[–] SandLight@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

They Might Be Giants have a self titled track (but not album) included in their third album Flood

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Their first album is self titled, always bothered me that the eponymous song wasn't on the eponymous album.

[–] SandLight@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You're right. I had the collection of their first two albums with bonus tracks. I forgot it was actually self titled originally.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

You mean Then: The Early Years? There are some solid bonus tracks. The Joshua Fried remix of The World's Address is great

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

Lol what genre is this? I love the utterances of BOY

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

TMBG defies genres, but they can't be silenced.

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[–] Maestro@fedia.io 5 points 2 weeks ago

Iron Maiden playing the song "Iron Maiden" from yheir album called "Iron Maiden": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufp75XlTp-Q

[–] Kryptkravler@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Electric Wizard by Electric Wizard is easily one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands. I especially love when the wizard speaks in this song

[–] _NetNomad@fedia.io 4 points 2 weeks ago

ABBA maddeningly released an album called ABBA and an album called ABBA: The Album

[–] nullPointer@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

green day

motorhead

slip knot

rammstein

canned heat

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[–] cabbage@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Ramones covered R.A.M.O.N.E.S. by Motörhead on their final album, Adios Amigos.

Wilco (the song) appears on Wilco (the album), which is the seventh studio album of Wilco (the band).

[–] PrimeErective@startrek.website 3 points 2 weeks ago

Angel Witch - Angel Witch - Angel Witch

[–] Cardigans@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Slave to the System by Slave to the System on their album Slave to the System.

I thought this was the tackiest shit ever when I was younger, but looking it up now I guess they were a super group so the very on-the-nose-ness of it feels a little bit less bad. I have no idea how I came across the album but I listened to loads of random music.

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

listened to loads of random music

The best way to find new music.

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

I love this though! Tackiness in music is great, it's what we have headphones for.

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Self-titled albums were a big thing in the sixties, when the record industry was still starting properly. David Bowie's first two albums are both named ‘David Bowie’. With some artists, it's a bit difficult to track all this crap, since vinyls were basically issued whenever anyone was at the factory and not when the artist had a particularly artistic vision.

Weezer had a gag about it, putting out seven albums named ‘Weezer’ over thirty years, the latest one upcoming in a week.

Songs are different, of course, but the reason you see them in classic rock is probably because those dudes are old.

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[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Big Country - In A Big Country

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[–] ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Big in Japan were not from Japan but they were big in Japan after they released their single "Big in Japan".

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

Wow search engines kind of hate them. Interesting case of normative determinism though and it looks like they all went on to be in other more famous acts.

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Shadows of Paradise

[–] Ertain@feddit.online 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I heard one yesterday from the band Hammerfall (I'm sure you can guess the name of the song).

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

No way! I guess I gotta go see what they do now. They only had two albums when I first heard them

[–] eleijeep@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

Beethoven's 9th Symphony by Beethoven

[–] datavoid@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

From my angsty youth, Billy Talent - Billy Talent

[–] riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Seethed has one. It's a b-side that was eventually released on the album "Curiosities, Rarities, and Paraiahs."

[–] ThePunnyMan@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

This one always makes me laugh. Living in a Box on the album "Living in a Box" by the band "Living in a Box"

[–] scytale@piefed.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

This one is the other way around: Planet X. When Derek Sherinian was kicked out of Dream Theater, he wanted to create something that would be better, so he released an album titled Planet X together with Tony Macalpine and Virgil Dontai. It was so good and built up a fanbase that they then formed a new band called Planet X and released 3 albums in the next couple of years.

[–] Fermiverse@gehirneimer.de 1 points 2 weeks ago

Cloven Hoof, with Album Cloven Hoof and first track Cloven Hoof.

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Big Country's most famous song is called "In a Big Country"

[–] chicagohuman@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

Belle and Sebastian had a song called Belle and Sebastian

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