The Color Albums
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| - | This is a list of albums named after colors, particularly focusing on the album oriented mashup phenomenon that sprang up around DJ Dangermouse's "The Grey Album." | + | {{Q|We're colored people, and we live in a tainted place<br/>We're colored people, and they call us the human race<br/>We've got a history so full of mistakes<br/>And we are colored people who depend on a holy grace|DC Talk}} |
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| + | This is a list of albums named after colors, particularly focusing on the album oriented mashup phenomenon that sprang up around DJ Dangermouse's ''"The Grey Album."'' | ||
* '''<span style="color:black; background:white">''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_%28album%29 <span style="color:black;">The White Album</span>]'' (1968) by the Beatles.</span>''' | * '''<span style="color:black; background:white">''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_%28album%29 <span style="color:black;">The White Album</span>]'' (1968) by the Beatles.</span>''' | ||
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* '''<span style="color:white; background:black">''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica_%28album%29 <span style="color:white;">The Black Album</span>]'' (1991) by Metallica.</span>''' | * '''<span style="color:white; background:black">''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica_%28album%29 <span style="color:white;">The Black Album</span>]'' (1991) by Metallica.</span>''' | ||
** '''<span style="color:lightgrey; background:black">''[http://www.iamcheapcologne.com/black.html <span style="color:lightgrey;">The Double Black Album</span>]'' by Cheap Cologne mashes the Black Album (Jay-Z) with the Black Album. (Metallica)</span>''' | ** '''<span style="color:lightgrey; background:black">''[http://www.iamcheapcologne.com/black.html <span style="color:lightgrey;">The Double Black Album</span>]'' by Cheap Cologne mashes the Black Album (Jay-Z) with the Black Album. (Metallica)</span>''' | ||
| + | * '''<span style="color:white; background:black">''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Album_%28The_Damned_album%29 <span style="color:white;">The Black Album</span>]'' (1980) by The Dammed.</span>''' | ||
| + | * '''<span style="color:white; background:black">''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Album_%28Prince_album%29 <span style="color:white;">The Black Album</span>]'' (1987) by Prince.</span>''' | ||
* '''<span style="color:red; background:white">''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Blood_Cells_%28album%29 <span style="color:red;">White Blood Cells</span>]'' (2001) by the White Stripes.</span>''' | * '''<span style="color:red; background:white">''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Blood_Cells_%28album%29 <span style="color:red;">White Blood Cells</span>]'' (2001) by the White Stripes.</span>''' | ||
** '''<span style="background:red; color:white;">''[http://www.reddkross.com/features/RBC/ <span style="color:white;">Redd Blood Cells</span>]'' (2002) mashes White Blood Cells (White Stripes) with the bass guitar playing of Steven McDonald. (Redd Kross)</span>''' | ** '''<span style="background:red; color:white;">''[http://www.reddkross.com/features/RBC/ <span style="color:white;">Redd Blood Cells</span>]'' (2002) mashes White Blood Cells (White Stripes) with the bass guitar playing of Steven McDonald. (Redd Kross)</span>''' | ||
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* '''<span style="background:green; color:white;">''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weezer_%282001_album%29 <span style="color:white;">The Green Album</span>]'' (2001) by Weezer.</span>''' | * '''<span style="background:green; color:white;">''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weezer_%282001_album%29 <span style="color:white;">The Green Album</span>]'' (2001) by Weezer.</span>''' | ||
* '''<span style="background:green; color:white;">''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Album_%28Kottonmouth_Kings_album%29 <span style="color:white;">The Green Album</span>]'' (2008) by the Kottonmouth Kings.</span>''' | * '''<span style="background:green; color:white;">''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Album_%28Kottonmouth_Kings_album%29 <span style="color:white;">The Green Album</span>]'' (2008) by the Kottonmouth Kings.</span>''' | ||
| + | * '''<span style="background:green; color:white;">''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Green_Album <span style="color:white;">The Green Album</span>]'' (2011) by the Muppets.</span>''' | ||
* '''<span style="background:blue; color:white;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967%E2%80%931970 <span style="color:white;">''The Blue Album''</span>] (1967-1970) by the Beatles.</span>''' | * '''<span style="background:blue; color:white;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967%E2%80%931970 <span style="color:white;">''The Blue Album''</span>] (1967-1970) by the Beatles.</span>''' | ||
* '''<span style="background:blue; color:white;">''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weezer_%281994_album%29 <span style="color:white;">The Blue Album</span>]'' (1994) by Weezer.</span>''' | * '''<span style="background:blue; color:white;">''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weezer_%281994_album%29 <span style="color:white;">The Blue Album</span>]'' (1994) by Weezer.</span>''' | ||
| - | ** '''<span style="background:darkblue; color:lightgrey;">''[http://www.jay-zeezer.com/ <span style="color:lightgrey;">The Black and Blue Album</span>]'' mashes the Black Album ( | + | ** '''<span style="background:darkblue; color:lightgrey;">''[http://www.jay-zeezer.com/ <span style="color:lightgrey;">The Black and Blue Album</span>]'' mashes the Black Album (Jay-Z) with the Blue Album. (Weezer)</span>''' |
| + | * '''<span style="background:blue; color:white;">''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Album_%28Orbital_album%29 <span style="color:white;">The Blue Album</span>]'' (2004) by Orbital.</span>''' | ||
* '''<span style="background:lightgrey; color:navy;">''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_and_Gray <span style="color:navy;">Blue and Gray</span>]'' (1981) by Poco.</span>''' | * '''<span style="background:lightgrey; color:navy;">''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_and_Gray <span style="color:navy;">Blue and Gray</span>]'' (1981) by Poco.</span>''' | ||
* '''<span style="background:darkviolet; color:white;">''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Rain_%28album%29 <span style="color:white;">Purple Rain</span>]'' (1984) by Prince.</span>''' | * '''<span style="background:darkviolet; color:white;">''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Rain_%28album%29 <span style="color:white;">Purple Rain</span>]'' (1984) by Prince.</span>''' | ||
Current revision as of 16:12, 25 August 2011
“We're colored people, and we live in a tainted place
We're colored people, and they call us the human race
We've got a history so full of mistakes
And we are colored people who depend on a holy grace”
~ DC Talk
This is a list of albums named after colors, particularly focusing on the album oriented mashup phenomenon that sprang up around DJ Dangermouse's "The Grey Album."
- The White Album (1968) by the Beatles.
- The Black Album (2003) by Jay-Z.
- The Grey Album (2004) by DJ Dangermouse mashes the White Album (Beatles) with the Black Album. (Jay-Z)
- The Black Album (1991) by Metallica.
- The Double Black Album by Cheap Cologne mashes the Black Album (Jay-Z) with the Black Album. (Metallica)
- The Black Album (1980) by The Dammed.
- The Black Album (1987) by Prince.
- White Blood Cells (2001) by the White Stripes.
- Redd Blood Cells (2002) mashes White Blood Cells (White Stripes) with the bass guitar playing of Steven McDonald. (Redd Kross)
- The Red Album (1962-1966) by the Beatles.
- The Red Album (2007) by Baroness.
- Red (1974) by King Crimson.
- The Red & the Black (2003) by Agent 51.
- Maroon (2000) by the Barenaked Ladies.
- The Orange Album (2006) by Stefy.
- Orange (1972) by Al Stewart.
- Orange and Blue (1994) by Al Di Meola.
- The Yellow Album (1998) by the Simpsons.
- The Yellow Album (2005) by SpongeBob SquarePants.
- The Green Album (1991) by Orbital.
- The Green Album (2001) by Weezer.
- The Green Album (2008) by the Kottonmouth Kings.
- The Green Album (2011) by the Muppets.
- The Blue Album (1967-1970) by the Beatles.
- The Blue Album (1994) by Weezer.
- The Black and Blue Album mashes the Black Album (Jay-Z) with the Blue Album. (Weezer)
- The Blue Album (2004) by Orbital.
- Blue and Gray (1981) by Poco.
- Purple Rain (1984) by Prince.
- The Purple Album by DJ QUEST mashes the Black Album (Jay-Z) with Purple Rain. (Prince)
- Purple (1994) by the Stone Temple Pilots.
- The Pink Album (1986) by They Might Be Giants.
- The Pink Album (1995) by Sunny Day Real Estate.
- The Brown Album (1993) by Orbital.
[edit] Notable Black Album Derivatives
There have been some great remixes of Jay-Z's "The Black Album" which don't involve other colors but are just as good as the ones that do. These include:
- Jaydiohead mashes with Radiohead.
- The Mako Album mashes with Final Fantasy VII.
