Ugliest covers of otherwise great albums

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: Got to question the greatness of some of these suggestions.

Moyan wrote: Cristi wrote: Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: Got to question the greatness of some of these suggestions. The greatness and the ugliness is still all subjective.  I've seen Genesis - Duke mentioned here, in this thread (I like the cover and I think the album is good) and the great cover - terrible album thread.  In this thread, "Duke" has not been referenced. In this thread, "And Then There Were Three..." was brought up.

Edited by Cristi - April 08 2024 at 11:41

Cristi wrote: Moyan wrote: Cristi wrote: Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: Got to question the greatness of some of these suggestions. The greatness and the ugliness is still all subjective.  I've seen Genesis - Duke mentioned here, in this thread (I like the cover and I think the album is good) and the great cover - terrible album thread.  In this thread, "Duke" has not been referenced. In this thread, "And Then There Were Three..." was brought up. You sure like to contradict... Here is where it was mentioned and my reaction to it: "  AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Five Genesis albums: And then there were three, Duke, Abacab, Shapes and Invisible Touch. I'm sure everyone knows them so need for me to post covers.  I said:  "I like the covers of the albums I bolded there. "

Ah, it's easy to overlook suggestions if there isn't a photo of the cover.

What? Read the comments rather than just carpet bomb the thread with comment-less pictures! What a concept.

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: What? Read the comments rather than just carpet bomb the thread with comment-less pictures! What a concept.

The album is excellent; check it out: https://doctorpizzaband.bandcamp.com/album/jaded

Cristi wrote: Moyan wrote: who's the artist/band?! Is it a great album?!  Not a good album cover, I agree...

The aficionados of neo-prog should definitely pick up the one and only album by the German band Rachel's Birthday from 1996. Actually, the extremely demanding album—which deserves a far greater view—has no weak points. Particularly in this 24-minute tune, "Waves," some sections have highly intricate and skillfully played, varied instrumental techniques.

richardh wrote: Moyan wrote: richardh wrote: ^ I like that one. It's a bit cheesy but that's the point I think. Perhaps that supposed point would have been appropriate for a compilation of heavy metal artists. so Jazz Fusion is higher and mightier?

That illustration is kitsch and totally childish, like if it were created for 8–10-year-old kids as the target audience, and as such, it would have been more suitable for a NWOBHM compilation album. The boyish kitschness of this design could be similar to:

Then there's this one: