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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Octopus II Octopus II wrote:

Arena - Double Vision.

I have posted this album cover before. Its a decent album but the cover is hideous. 


I agree here, I don't know what were they thinking. Confused
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Originally posted by Awesoreno Awesoreno wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Gentle Giant's entire discography
Really? Even Octopus and TPATG?

Yep they even managed a bad Roger Dean cover somehow and TPATG is just typical GG throwaway cover art and just doesnt land at all. If you had said In A Glass House I might have relented a bit as that at least is a bot more abstract and interesting. That is literally the only one for me. For such an important band they really sucked at album covers. Obviously all IMO.
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Originally posted by Frets N Worries Frets N Worries wrote:

Refugee (Refugee), Trilogy (ELP), Roaring Forties, (Peter Hammill), TALK (Yes), any of Hendrix's stuff, Ashes are Burning (Renaissance)

ELP's Trilogy is the very definition of beautiful. They were exceptionally good looking for a prog band and it made sense to cash in on that. I always enjoy looking at that cover art when I play the album, love the way the 3 heads and the shoulders melt in together. It also gets across what they were doing on the album. No one is taking the lead and it's strictly an ensemble performance. This is a maturing band that is 100% comfortable with itself. Genius cover art IMO.
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I can think of quite a few but this one might be one of the absolute worst.

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Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

]I can think of quite a few but this one might be one of the absolute worst.[/COLOR]
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Kevin Rowland of Dexy's Midnight Runners. LOL

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^ I think we're supposed to keep it prog (prog albums covers), the thread is in the prog section of the forum. 
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^ What's wrong with that? I've always liked that Steve Hillage album cover. Smile
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Nothing wrong with those two covers above... Confused
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ What's wrong with that? I've always liked that Steve Hillage album cover. Smile

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Nothing wrong with those two covers above... Confused

Rush's "2112" cover, in my opinion, is a very shoddy, cheap, and uninspired design. 

As for Steve Hillage's "Motivation Radio," for instance, the "L" cover also depicts Hillage with his Stratocaster and enigmatic lights behind him, but the photo and design are wonderful. In comparison, "Motivation Radio" seems kitsch.
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Originally posted by Moyan Moyan wrote:



Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Nothing wrong with those two covers above... Confused

Rush's "2112" cover, in my opinion, is a very shoddy, cheap, and uninspired design. 

As for Steve Hillage's "Motivation Radio," for instance, the "L" cover also depicts Hillage with his Stratocaster and enigmatic lights behind him, but the photo and design are wonderful. In comparison, "Motivation Radio" seems kitsch.

The thread title says "ugliest covers". Are those two covers "ugly" or "ugliest"? I don't think so. 
I don't think the Rush cover is special in any way, but "ugly"?! Not at all. 
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That dreadful Kevin Rowland album cover makes me want to barf. There's no way I'd ever buy that album, even if I was a fan. Thumbs Down
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Moyan Moyan wrote:



Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Nothing wrong with those two covers above... Confused

Rush's "2112" cover, in my opinion, is a very shoddy, cheap, and uninspired design. 

As for Steve Hillage's "Motivation Radio," for instance, the "L" cover also depicts Hillage with his Stratocaster and enigmatic lights behind him, but the photo and design are wonderful. In comparison, "Motivation Radio" seems kitsch.

The thread title says "ugliest covers". Are those two covers "ugly" or "ugliest"? I don't think so. 
I don't think the Rush cover is special in any way, but "ugly"?! Not at all. 
Okay, to me, "2112" and "Motivation Radio" are two of the "ugliest" sleeve designs of otherwise great records, if you will.

Oh, and I would add the "Tormato" cover as well, because I consider that album to be the last Yes classic masterpiece with a disaster sleeve design.
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Some Holger Czukay covers are bad in an "oh I still need a cover for the new album; I just take the first photo that I find on my desk and put some 5 minutes of design on top of it"  kind of way. He has a few good ones though (for example my avatar).

This one for example is quite a car crash.
 

This one for example is quite a car crash.


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

That dreadful Kevin Rowland album cover makes me want to barf. There's no way I'd ever buy that album, even if I was a fan. Thumbs Down

It certainly puts you off your dinner. LOL
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