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Although it's easy to make a good record-let's face it, aU one really needs are some good songs, several fine musicians and a dandy singer or two-it's not so easy to title a good record. In fact, as I look back on the thousand-year history of rock, it seems that it's darned hard to come up with a good album title.

January 1, 1988

ELEGANZA

WHAT'S IN A NAME? by J. Kordosh

Although it's easy to make a good record-let's face it, aU one really needs are some good songs, several fine musicians and a dandy singer or two-it's not so easy to title a good record. In fact, as I look back on the thousand-year history of rock, it seems that it's darned hard to come up with a good album title.

The thought struck me as I was look ing over a copy of one of the best-titled a burns of this decade, Metatlica's Kill `Em AIl Now there'~s `an album `title for you. Three Simple syllables, yet it says. .uh, so much.' Plus, it kind of flows off :your tongue. Say it a~few times d see you don't agree.

'vta’%uy case, it got me wondering about album titles in.general,, so l took a few weeks off to look into the matter, Surprisingly, or perhaps not, I can find ho correlation' between neat titles and great music therein: Elton John’s Rock Qf The Westiesis one of the great pun fittes, but surety, not his finest work. ConOho Band is a realiy^rfespectable John Len-

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