Post The Best/Worst Album Cover Art

bogey_j · 01-06-2010, 04:49 PM

Best: Joy Division - Unknown pleasures

simple, elegant, and powerful. its looks like an album that should be in your collection

Worst: Rolling Stones - dirty work

throwaway 80's bull****. It's like everything I hated about the 80's was captured on the cover

duga · 01-06-2010, 04:56 PM

always loved this cover

excellent!

loveissucide · 01-06-2010, 05:12 PM

For worst.

Dieselboy · 01-06-2010, 05:27 PM

Nice thread. Now I can show the two picks for the last Music Trading Post where nobody reviewed my choices.

The theme was favorite covers...here's the two that I sent:

Chick Corea - Time Warp

Lords of Acid - Voodoo U
Moderator cut: image removed

As for worst, I realized that even though this album was my favorite of last year, the cover might be the blandest ever created:

La Roux - La Roux

Only thing keeping me from just falling asleep when I look at that, is the font they picked had that sorta cool lightning bolt looking thing coming off the 'r'.

(As for the poll, I picked the top option. Cover art, and even the inlay art can add so much to an albums personality. I could write a whole essay about how I feel about album art, but I might save that for my journal I think.)

storymilo · 01-06-2010, 05:35 PM

I'm pretty sure there's already a thread like this. Anyways, in full size to experience its awesomeness:

gunnels · 01-06-2010, 05:41 PM

Best:

Worst (of what's allowed to be posted):

EDIT: just noticed some earlier posts so maybe I'll post a link to some later.

storymilo · 01-06-2010, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gunnels

Worst (of what's allowed to be posted):

I know you were thinking of the cornflakes/semen cover there

gunnels · 01-06-2010, 05:43 PM

oh there is so much more

but yeah.

duga · 01-06-2010, 05:45 PM

lords of acid...wow haven't heard them in years. an interesting band, but every song being about sex gets a little old. i feel like i contracted something just listening to it.

sidewinder · 01-06-2010, 06:07 PM

What's wrong with King Crimson's THRAK cover to make it the worst? The contents suck, but not the cover.

View Poll Results: does cover art matter to you?
Yes, if done right it can add more to an album	31	72.09%
No, I buy an album to listen to music not stare at cover art 15% [9]	3	6.98%
There's some albums where I like the cover art more than the actual music	7	16.28%
who cares	1	2.33%
It's just there to be trippy to look at when youre high on drugs	1	2.33%
Voters: 43. You may not vote on this poll

01-06-2010, 04:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
bogey_j Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 95	Post The Best/Worst Album Cover Art Best: Joy Division - Unknown pleasures simple, elegant, and powerful. its looks like an album that should be in your collection Worst: Rolling Stones - dirty work throwaway 80's bull****. It's like everything I hated about the 80's was captured on the cover

01-06-2010, 04:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	always loved this cover excellent! __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

01-06-2010, 05:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
loveissucide Himself Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leuven ,Belgium, via Ireland Posts: 1,325	For worst. __________________ www.last.fm/user/p-mccusker http://www.mixcloud.com/pmccusker www.valjester.wordpress.com

01-06-2010, 05:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	lords of acid...wow haven't heard them in years. an interesting band, but every song being about sex gets a little old. i feel like i contracted something just listening to it. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

01-06-2010, 05:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dieselboy Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 608	Nice thread. Now I can show the two picks for the last Music Trading Post where nobody reviewed my choices. The theme was favorite covers...here's the two that I sent: Chick Corea - Time Warp Lords of Acid - Voodoo U Moderator cut: image removed As for worst, I realized that even though this album was my favorite of last year, the cover might be the blandest ever created: La Roux - La Roux Only thing keeping me from just falling asleep when I look at that, is the font they picked had that sorta cool lightning bolt looking thing coming off the 'r'. (As for the poll, I picked the top option. Cover art, and even the inlay art can add so much to an albums personality. I could write a whole essay about how I feel about album art, but I might save that for my journal I think.)

01-06-2010, 05:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	I'm pretty sure there's already a thread like this. Anyways, in full size to experience its awesomeness:

01-06-2010, 06:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	What's wrong with King Crimson's THRAK cover to make it the worst? The contents suck, but not the cover. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.