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Topic: Worst Album Names/Covers
Posted: March 28 2014 at 23:19

Billy Joel's proudest hour.

Caption: We tend to take ourselves a little too seriously.

Silly human race! Yes is for everybody!

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Posted: March 20 2014 at 21:22

Barbu wrote:

hahaha Barbu, I find this Bowie new album cover actually brilliant even in prog terms lol he is taking the mickey on us, considering we expect so much more from him, as he has been the constant chameleon, i.e. his fashion sense and music diversity have always been most unexpected, he keeps changing, outside the box/norm however here he decided to not do what we expect of Bowie to do (even if we don't know the specifics), I think really like it, it's so good lolol I too at first had to get myself over the disappointment but once I did I thought and do think it's ironic and really brilliant!

Only Bowie could pull the unexpected off hahahaha

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Posted: March 20 2014 at 20:02

This was the "european sleeve", the american is not much better. In fact more boring.

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Posted: March 04 2014 at 08:57

Barbu wrote:

The cover of 90125 is pretty cool.

The title is a joke, worst indeed.

Really just lazy. They weren't the only ones of course...

"Peace is the only battle worth waging."

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Posted: March 04 2014 at 07:59

How about Lionel Richie and Liroy- "Hello" ?

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Posted: March 02 2014 at 15:09

I think that these two guys kick your ass if you don't like dance Smile .

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Posted: March 01 2014 at 09:39

The worst thing is that it's for a band I really like, id est Dragontears, and possibly my favourite record of theirs.

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Posted: March 01 2014 at 09:27

Has anyone mentioned this yet?

ELP - Brain Salad Surgery

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Posted: March 01 2014 at 00:04

Rick James

Throwin' Down (1982)

I think you'll find that some of the worst album covers in rock history feature people dressed like Conan the Barbarian.

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Posted: February 23 2014 at 02:45

A favourite (non prog one to hate) that Aphex Twin cover. And for song names - the oh-so ultra Spinal Tap ' Smells Like Teen Spirit'. When I first saw and heard that all them years ago I thought it (the title) was just a bad joke. No change. BtTw just google worst ever album covers and see what turns up. Then think about starving people and could the money have gone to a better cause.

There aren't really that many good album covers really. Most ok to good, some brilliant and Roger Dean, many too many are... the worst.

I suppose the covers influence sales. This is why I've never... ever ... had the nerve to buy or hear Love Beach. I know I should rise above it, but someone might remember that I did that thing... Confused

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Posted: February 23 2014 at 02:30

Barbu wrote:

The cover of 90125 is pretty cool.

The title is a joke, worst indeed.

The best I ever heard about it was that someone wanted 90126 but after considerable heated debate Squire won 90125.

... don't forget the bland cover for the Solos. Talk was not a good cover. Nasty. Only Roger Dean should do art for Yes covers. That way, if you don't like what whoever is in the band have done, you'll get his art work.

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Posted: February 21 2014 at 22:26

Thank God for Roger Dean.

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Posted: February 21 2014 at 22:06

ClemofNazareth wrote:

stegor wrote:

prog4evr wrote:

Kansas - Point of Know Return (silly pun of a title; sillier cover artwork; and, a travesty of an album on the coat-tails of the much better 'Leftoverture'...)

I never understood this title. I remember when it came out, I rather liked the album, but the title and the song were just stupid. It's not even a pun, it's just the wrong word.

The cover wasn't bad, but I remember thinking I could have drawn the portraits better and I was 17 at the time.

I read somewhere years ago that Kerry Livgren did that as a joke sort of poking fun at the pretentiousness of musicians who took thought they were deeper than they were. Really, if you know anything about the original guys in Kansas, they didn't take themselves seriously at all (except maybe Walsh towards the end). The cheap tuxedos, overalls & flannel shirts, keyboard handstands, Viking helmuts and naked biker roadies dancing on stage were all part of the charm. Midwest humor is kind of dry and hard to get if you're not from around there.

I did appreciate that side of Kansas. The first time I heard or saw them was on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert. I loved how they were almost Yes-like, but at the same time like hicks from Kansas. Walsh also used to wear those dorky gym shorts. No silver capes to be found.

Edited by stegor - February 21 2014 at 22:07

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Posted: February 21 2014 at 16:59

Most of Squeeze's album covers.

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Posted: February 21 2014 at 11:55

stegor wrote:

prog4evr wrote:

Kansas - Point of Know Return (silly pun of a title; sillier cover artwork; and, a travesty of an album on the coat-tails of the much better 'Leftoverture'...)

"Peace is the only battle worth waging."

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Posted: February 21 2014 at 05:52

A is in my top 3 Tull albums.

Well, I will not post here because you know, but have you heard of the album Carnivorous Erection by Regurgitate? Check the album cover.

Another ridiculous NSFW cover: Rompeprop - Hellcock's Pornflakes

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Posted: February 21 2014 at 05:08

Tom Ozric wrote:

^ I looove 'A'. Craney is superb on the drums, Pegg proves he's an awesome bassist (beyond what he does for Fairport), and we have Eddie Jobson providing his amazing keys and violin. Along with Anderson/Barre and there's one heck of a band.

Tom, we are true kindred spirits! I love "A" as well.....this album just had to happen for Tull. At the time I felt is was truly refreshing. Lovit.

Oh yes, the cover ...especially the back is hilariously contrived but it's the music that I was interested in.....so I just accepted the imagery as just a blip (on the screen!) and absorbed the great music.

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Posted: February 21 2014 at 02:51

stegor wrote:

Not an album cover, but I prefer this recent photo of The Enid (homage??):

Jon Lord 1941 - 2012

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Posted: February 20 2014 at 23:04

^ I looove 'A'. Craney is superb on the drums, Pegg proves he's an awesome bassist (beyond what he does for Fairport), and we have Eddie Jobson providing his amazing keys and violin. Along with Anderson/Barre and there's one heck of a band.

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Posted: February 20 2014 at 22:03

When this came out I knew it was time to move on. The '70's were over.Tull always had such a smart visual presence, so woodsy and warm and furry. Here they were trying to be something they weren't, and succeeding. They weren't this. This wasn't Jethro Tull, literally. I've never seen anyone look so awkward as they do on the back cover. "Ok, stand really still, but look like you're running. Now look up in the air, like you're looking at something but you don't know what it is. Eddie, you're looking too far to the left. No, my left, your right. Ok, Martin, you look ridiculous. Get in the truck and look through the window. Um. Good enough. -click-