My Life in the Bush of Ghosts - David Byrne and Brian Eno
Is this it? - The Strokes

What else ya got?

Albums that have had songs removed for social, religious, political reasons.

Not talking about album artwork, but music has been changed, songs or lyrics removed.

Hmm, “more sensitive”?

First thing of which I thought:

The original pressing of the Ben Folds Five album Whatever and Ever Amen has studio banter before the third track, “Song for the Dumped”, that captured a moment when Ben Folds was kind of being a dick to one of his bandmates. Its inclusion in the album was causing friction in the band, so it was removed from later pressings.

Nirvana - In Utero

AdamN wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2024 10:14 pm Nirvana - In Utero

Good one.

jfv wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2024 10:13 pm third track, “Song for the Dumped”

*fourth track

Dammit.

10,000 Maniacs' In My Tribe initially had a cover of "Peace Train".

Then, after Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) supported the fatwa against Salman Rushdie for the whole The Satanic Diaries controversy, that track was removed. And later included on a compilation of the band's B-sides, which would seem to make that act of protest pointless, but I don't know if there's some backstory there that would make that decision logically and morally consistent somehow.

jfv wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2024 10:13 pm Hmm, “more sensitive”?

or just sensitive, whatever. To appease someone's unhappiness, or problem with a track. I edited the OP for clarity.

jfv wrote:

AdamN wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2024 10:14 pm Nirvana - In Utero

Good one.

This is either really funny, or I missed something.

enframed wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2024 10:53 pm

jfv wrote:

AdamN wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2024 10:14 pm Nirvana - In Utero

Good one.

This is either really funny, or I missed something.

I presume alluding to “Rape Me” >> “Waif Me”

The Jimmy Eat World album from 2001 was originally called Bleed American, then 9/11 happened and they changed it to s/t.

Re: In Utero: I think they only changed that song title for versions sold at Walmart.

I was hoping that In Utero shout was a very dry comment on the final mix.