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Topic: Top 3 Worst Prog album covers Ever!
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Subject: Top 3 Worst Prog album covers Ever!
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 20:29
 
I have been inspred by other threads here with album cover so lets have some fun.
 
Websites with album covers are The Abbey Road album cover page
 
http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/abbey-road-hommage-covers - http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/abbey-road-hommage-covers
 
 
And the Worst ever covers - painful and watch the content here....
 
http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/worst-album-covers - http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/worst-album-covers
 
Anyway this is prog
 
 
Have a rant and post the Worst Prog album covers you can find. Should be a hoot! Its gotta be prog thoughShockedThumbs Down
 
 
you just have to copy and paste them in from Google images if you didnt know - too easy....
 
Here's King Crimsons THRAK!  What the heck is that sposd to be?
 
 
Hey! Heres a great idea for an album cover = lets take a snap of a rusted broken door...... Yeesh!
 
5 ouches Thumbs DownThumbs DownThumbs DownThumbs DownThumbs Down
 
 
 
 
Another stinker! orrible colours and silly design that I could do better. no, really!
Yes -  Big Generator (or Big Purple-Potato)
 
Yes - Yes - Big Generator
 
 
 
And Last and perhaps least and to beat everyone else to it... LOL
 
 
the appalling ELP Love Beach - or 'Slush' Beach
 
 
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/14/ELP_Love_Beach_cover.jpg">File:ELP Love Beach cover.jpg
 
 
 
OK I am ready now
 
post those covers.....
 


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Posted By: mithrandir
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 20:55
#98 is my favorite when these lists pop up Big smile


Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 21:23
Originally posted by mithrandir mithrandir wrote:

#98 is my favorite when these lists pop up Big smile
 
 
You mean the Honky Funky one? OK..... Dead
 
 
Here's another one thats bad
 
The King & Eye - The Residents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Residents The King & Eye album cover
 
 
Genesis - Abacab - - oh those dreadful 80s images
 
 
 
 
and even...
 
 
 
 
 
Genesis Abacab album cover
and evennnnnn
 
 
Spacebrock - Hawkwind
 
I hate this design - whats the point of it?
 
Hawkwind Spacebrock album cover
 
 


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Posted By: paganinio
Date Posted: October 20 2009 at 06:33
Usually we're actually talking about the funniest covers. It has been funny so far. :)


Posted By: BFD31095
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 20:16
The "Love Beach" cover is unbeatable.


Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 20:41
http://musicsojourn.com/AR/Jazz/img/h/HancockHerbie/Headhunters_300.jpg

You have no idea how much I HATE this album cover! Angry


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Posted By: BFD31095
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 20:49
Originally posted by Tsevir Leirbag Tsevir Leirbag wrote:

http://musicsojourn.com/AR/Jazz/img/h/HancockHerbie/Headhunters_300.jpg

You have no idea how much I HATE this album cover! Angry
 
WTF is that... thing?


Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 20:52
Actually, even if the Mwandishi trilogy is awesome, and way better than this one, it's a good album.
With an AWFUL cover. You know Herbie Hancock?


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Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 20:54
Originally posted by BFD31095 BFD31095 wrote:

Originally posted by Tsevir Leirbag Tsevir Leirbag wrote:

http://musicsojourn.com/AR/Jazz/img/h/HancockHerbie/Headhunters_300.jpg

You have no idea how much I HATE this album cover! Angry
 
WTF is that... thing?


What are you talking about?That's herbies real face.Every other picture you've seen of him is fake.


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Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 21:00
Originally posted by mrcozdude mrcozdude wrote:



What are you talking about?That's herbies real face.Every other picture you've seen of him is fake.


Shocked You sure?!


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Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 21:15
Aw, I like Thrak. And what's wrong with Head Hunters? It's better than Thrust.


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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 21:29
Originally posted by Henry Plainview Henry Plainview wrote:

Aw, I like Thrak. And what's wrong with Head Hunters? It's better than Thrust.
 
Thats a shocker!
 
Thats almost as bad as this one...
 
Steve Hackett Cured  album cover
 
Hackett does Love Beach?????
 
or
 
 
Uriah Heep Uriah Heep - Live album cover
 
 
what a stupid cover! No imagination whatsoever and it looks rushed...
 
Talking of RUSH....
 
 
hateful attempt at a cover here... screw this.... and I love the band!
 
Rush Counterparts  album cover
 
 


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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 21:29
Guess this is considered Prog (limited time and I expect to edit in another later)

This cover just exudes suckiness:



Erm...






Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 21:30
Originally posted by mrcozdude mrcozdude wrote:

Originally posted by BFD31095 BFD31095 wrote:

Originally posted by Tsevir Leirbag Tsevir Leirbag wrote:

http://musicsojourn.com/AR/Jazz/img/h/HancockHerbie/Headhunters_300.jpg

You have no idea how much I HATE this album cover! Angry
 
WTF is that... thing?


What are you talking about?That's herbies real face.Every other picture you've seen of him is fake.
 
 
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bwahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!
 
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Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 21:33
Here's two from King Crimson:
 

The only redeeming feature of both albums is the font used in the titles otherwise...very boring!!Ermm


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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 21:34
I hate these horrible covers and the musics not much better
 
 
 
place them in the 'what were they thinking in a hand basket' file.
 
 
Yeooouch! and disgust factor up to 11
 
 
 
Metallica St. Anger album cover
 


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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 21:36
Originally posted by valravennz valravennz wrote:

Here's two from King Crimson:
 

The only redeeming feature of both albums is the font used in the titles otherwise...very boring!!Ermm
 
 
hey I thought of those earlier too - admittedly good music but detestable covers. I cant stand it when bands do this. They place a logo and then settle for these without imagination.
 
A lot of KCs albums do this look at Beat and Three of a PP - bad bad bad


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Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 21:45
Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

 
Thats a shocker!
 
Thats almost as bad as this one...
 
Steve Hackett Cured  album cover
 
Hackett does Love Beach?????
 
Hahaha. Yeah, the artwork for Counterparts was terrible. I got it from the library and returned it almost immediately.


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Posted By: BFD31095
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 22:02
Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

I hate these horrible covers and the musics not much better
 
 
 
place them in the 'what were they thinking in a hand basket' file.
 
 
Yeooouch! and disgust factor up to 11
 
 
 
Metallica St. Anger album cover
 
 
They're Metallica albums, of course they're ugly.


Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: October 22 2009 at 18:30
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://blogs.fayobserver.com/faytoz/files/2008/11/white-album.JPG&imgrefurl=http://blogs.fayobserver.com/faytoz/2008/11/21/&usg=__eV3C7vuxwPZjsdncGGgsVAImFb4=&h=600&w=600&sz=15&hl=en&start=2&tbnid=6XheGaO9XdxIAM:&tbnh=135&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthe%2BWhite%2Balbum%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG"> Need I say more?

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Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: October 22 2009 at 18:31
Originally posted by The Block The Block wrote:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://blogs.fayobserver.com/faytoz/files/2008/11/white-album.JPG&imgrefurl=http://blogs.fayobserver.com/faytoz/2008/11/21/&usg=__eV3C7vuxwPZjsdncGGgsVAImFb4=&h=600&w=600&sz=15&hl=en&start=2&tbnid=6XheGaO9XdxIAM:&tbnh=135&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthe%2BWhite%2Balbum%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG"> Need I say more?


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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: October 22 2009 at 18:47
 
 
 

Rachels Birthday An Invitation To Rachels Birthday album cover

Genesis Live - The Way We Walk Volume One - The Shorts album cover

Emerson Lake & Palmer Love Beach album cover

 
Iván


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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: October 22 2009 at 18:52
Actually The White Album for all its simplicity is very iconic - you can never forget it. And its very easy to make a bootleg copy with a white piece of paper.... Wink
 
just kidding...
 
The Beatles do have some shockers but what about Sigor Ros... ???
 
http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://behnnie.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/sigur-ros.jpg&imgrefurl=http://behnnie.wordpress.com/2009/02/17/my-top-25/&usg=__SBsqbMZn3GgNxV1-ghnfmFPr1OM=&h=272&w=275&sz=12&hl=en&start=37&sig2=FyMOjGzIGx5auKvd19RT2g&tbnid=YyFscXqMAJJ0TM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=114&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsigur%2Bros%2Balbum%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D20&ei=-O_gSv6RKo-AswOnx7DODA">
 


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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: October 22 2009 at 19:12
Emerson Lake & Palmer Love Beach album coverTrace [Bonus Tracks]

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Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: October 22 2009 at 19:13
Why does everyone keep posting ELP- Love Beach?Confused

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Posted By: BFD31095
Date Posted: October 22 2009 at 21:08
Originally posted by The Block The Block wrote:

Why does everyone keep posting ELP- Love Beach?Confused
 
Emerson Lake & Palmer Love Beach album cover
 
Just look at it... I mean, LOOK AT IT! When it comes to worst prog album covers, that album gets first, second and third place. Its just... unbelievable...


Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: October 22 2009 at 21:54
Originally posted by BFD31095 BFD31095 wrote:

Originally posted by The Block The Block wrote:

Why does everyone keep posting ELP- Love Beach?Confused
 
Emerson Lake & Palmer Love Beach album cover
 
Just look at it... I mean, LOOK AT IT! When it comes to worst prog album covers, that album gets first, second and third place. Its just... unbelievable...
 
I agree that ELP is simply a disaster, but I stay with
 
Rachels Birthday An Invitation To Rachels Birthday album cover
 
Invitation to Rachel's Birthday is a very good album, but the cover is the worst thing I ever seen in a Prog band.
 
Iván


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Posted By: BFD31095
Date Posted: October 22 2009 at 21:58
Originally posted by Ivan_Melgar_ Ivan_Melgar_ wrote:

 
I agree that ELP is simply a disaster, but I stay with
 
Rachels Birthday An Invitation To Rachels Birthday album cover
 
Invitation to Rachel's Birthday is a very good album, but the cover is the worst thing I ever seen in a Prog band.
 
Iván
 
Oh god, you're right. It is... worst. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?!


Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: October 22 2009 at 22:00
Yes its the worst album
 
 
worse than
 
 
actually thats the same album isn't it?
not much difference...
 
I know Kenny Everett did this Bee Gees thing once
 
 
Heres the worst Iron Maiden - pretentious nonsense
 
 


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Posted By: BFD31095
Date Posted: October 22 2009 at 22:03
Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

Heres the worst Iron Maiden - pretentious nonsense
 
 
 
Not only it is ugly, it has several flaws, like missing arms and legs. And to think they used to have some of the best album covers Cry


Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: October 22 2009 at 22:23
Originally posted by BFD31095 BFD31095 wrote:

Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

Heres the worst Iron Maiden - pretentious nonsense
 
 
 
Not only it is ugly, it has several flaws, like missing arms and legs. And to think they used to have some of the best album covers Cry
 
I tis pretty vile isnt it?
 
this is what I found out -----------------to quote Wikipedia
 
"'The computer-generated cover art for the album was provided by David Patchett, but he asked to be removed from the credits because he was not satisfied with the result. The version used was actually a prototype provided by Patchett, but the band decided to use it in its incomplete form. Upon close inspection, one can note several of what appear to be errors; the small infant/dwarf to the right appears to be suspended in midair with his/her ankle sunk into the side of the wolf. The other small person to the left is also standing on the toes of a man, and the woman directly to the right of Eddie (center) seems to have some disfiguring on the fold of her elbow. The woman to the right of the foreground also has a long, misshapen neck.

When the cover art was first revealed on the Internet, many Iron Maiden fans believed that the band was playing a prank. It has been the cause of much controversy amongst fans and is generally quite disliked.[1] Images of the album's cover briefly circulated as an Internet meme as it was ridiculed by many fans and casual observers alike."


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Date Posted: October 23 2009 at 08:03



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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: October 23 2009 at 09:58
Ofcourse lets not forget Fireballet's aberration:
 
 
Two Too..
 
Iván


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Posted By: BFD31095
Date Posted: October 23 2009 at 15:54
Originally posted by Ivan_Melgar_M Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:

Ofcourse lets not forget Fireballet's aberration:
 
 
Two Too..
 
Iván
 
Oh god... We have a winner (or loser, you choose). This is more gay than Love Beach!


Posted By: guitargods2009
Date Posted: October 23 2009 at 16:50
Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

While trying to keep things on a prog level I do have to say that the Residents cover is much better than the majority of crappy artwork hitting store shelves these days. Hell, the Love Beach cover is way cooler than anything by the Jonas Brothers. Now who wants to argue with me on that?


Posted By: Silverbeard McStarr
Date Posted: October 23 2009 at 17:21
I love Rick, but... well...







Posted By: hours_of_wealth
Date Posted: October 23 2009 at 20:33
Anything Gentle Giant ever put on their albums. No offense or anything... Tongue


Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: October 23 2009 at 23:55
Not Prog, but had to post it:



Hey, isn't the woman in the middle The Church Lady from SNL?



Iván


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Posted By: zachfive
Date Posted: October 24 2009 at 00:56
I am posting a link to this cause it may be offensive to some... Atomic Rooster's alternate cover for Nice & Greasy.

http://biolog.jamsbio.com/images/prog/atomicrooster.jpg - http://biolog.jamsbio.com/images/prog/atomicrooster.jpg


Posted By: questionsneverknown
Date Posted: October 24 2009 at 03:12
Originally posted by zachfive zachfive wrote:

I am posting a link to this cause it may be offensive to some... Atomic Rooster's alternate cover for Nice & Greasy.

http://biolog.jamsbio.com/images/prog/atomicrooster.jpg - http://biolog.jamsbio.com/images/prog/atomicrooster.jpg

Gwarf!  How hideous.  What were they thinking?


Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: October 26 2009 at 00:10
Originally posted by questionsneverknown questionsneverknown wrote:

Originally posted by zachfive zachfive wrote:

I am posting a link to this cause it may be offensive to some... Atomic Rooster's alternate cover for Nice & Greasy.

http://biolog.jamsbio.com/images/prog/atomicrooster.jpg - http://biolog.jamsbio.com/images/prog/atomicrooster.jpg

Gwarf!  How hideous.  What were they thinking?
 
I have that album - Atomic Rooster's Nice n Greasy
 
 
That is rather offensive. I think that was the US version but the UK version was more tasteful. Yet I will post that version because it is still pretty awful
 
 
 
This is the version I changed the cover to using the images in the booklet - Its a real improvement too
 
 
 
I like that cover. Theres a lot worse.


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Posted By: Green Shield Stamp
Date Posted: October 26 2009 at 13:35
 
This is a pretty bad cover - don't you think???
 
 
Let's not forget this nauseating mess (the cover's horrid also).
 
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!  It's a joke......right?
This is starting to get a bit depressing.
 
You would have to be a Yes fanboy to defend this indefensible awfulness.


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Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: October 26 2009 at 14:32
Does anybody know what Wolf album is called? I don't know the band, or the album, or their names, so help would be appreciated. Also the cover rocks, I don't know why people hate it.

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Posted By: The Sleepwalker
Date Posted: October 26 2009 at 14:40
Originally posted by Green Shield Stamp Green Shield Stamp wrote:


Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!  It's a joke......right?
This is starting to get a bit depressing.
 
You would have to be a Yes fanboy to defend this indefensible awfulness.

That actually is one of my favorite album covers of all time.

I agree with you about Tarkus though. 


Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: October 26 2009 at 17:13
I'll go with Big Generator in prog.
But it's also fun to post other repulsive ones:
How offensive is this? An obese, Latino bum?


Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: October 26 2009 at 19:26

Dis-gus-ting....


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Posted By: laztraz
Date Posted: October 26 2009 at 19:26
The Love Beach cover looks like a parody of something.  Maybe of itself.


Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: October 26 2009 at 19:33
Originally posted by hours_of_wealth hours_of_wealth wrote:

Anything Gentle Giant ever put on their albums. No offense or anything... Tongue
The cover of Three Friends genuinely disturbs me. I would not want a physical copy of that inside my house.

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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: October 26 2009 at 20:23
Pick 3 Birth Control albums. There.

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Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: October 27 2009 at 00:43
Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

Pick 3 Birth Control albums. There.
I agree Condomonium and about every compilation album they ever released suck, but Operation is one of the best IMO.

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Posted By: Green Shield Stamp
Date Posted: October 27 2009 at 06:46
Originally posted by Tsevir Leirbag Tsevir Leirbag wrote:

Dis-gus-ting....
 
Stongly dis-a-gree with you on this one.  I love this cover.  Tull have often used dramatic artistic impressions of Ian anderson on their covers (Aqualung for instance).  The 'Stormwatch' cover painting by David Jackson is beautifully realised and fits the music on the album very well.
 
There are far worse Tull covers than this.
 
eg.
 
and
 
and
 
imagelarge.jpg image by nomelite


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Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: October 27 2009 at 15:38
this one genuinely disgusts me:
 
these aren't as bad but qualify:
frankly, any band that decides to put themselves on the cover in some silly pose.  if you want your album to look dated in only a few short years this is the way to go.
 
Other bad covers without visual evidence (they aren't worth the space):
Yes:
- Going for the One
- Tormato
- Big Generator
- Talk
- Open Your Eyes
King Crimson:
- Starless and Bible Black
- Heaven and Earth
Rush:
-Signals
ELP:
- Love Beach
- Trilogy I always found off-putting
Jethro Tull:
- War Child
- A
- and what the hell is going on here:
 
 


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Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: October 27 2009 at 15:48
Oh, I like the last one. It's not perfect, but this ram-headed god and the circle of fire are strong symboles.


Posted By: NecronCommander
Date Posted: October 27 2009 at 16:58
Baroness's First EP had a rather icky cover:




Their second EP had a similar style, but wasn't quite as ugly:




Always thought The Perfect Element Pt. 1 was a dumb one too:



Don't get me wrong, it's a fantastic album, but I don't care for the artwork...


Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: October 27 2009 at 18:33
Originally posted by Green Shield Stamp Green Shield Stamp wrote:

Originally posted by Tsevir Leirbag Tsevir Leirbag wrote:

Dis-gus-ting....
 
Stongly dis-a-gree with you on this one.  I love this cover.  Tull have often used dramatic artistic impressions of Ian anderson on their covers (Aqualung for instance).  The 'Stormwatch' cover painting by David Jackson is beautifully realised and fits the music on the album very well.
 
 
And I dislike the music so... Tongue
Agree with those other album covers.


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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: October 27 2009 at 18:33

I am amazed at how many bad album covers are here that I have never heard of. I have to post this one though. Everytime I see it I cringe...

 
Between The Buried And Me Between the Buried and Me album cover
 


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Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: October 27 2009 at 19:07
Originally posted by manofmystery manofmystery wrote:

 
 
 
I think the penis adds an interesting touch...


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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: October 27 2009 at 19:23
Originally posted by zachfive zachfive wrote:

I am posting a link to this cause it may be offensive to some... Atomic Rooster's alternate cover for Nice & Greasy.

http://biolog.jamsbio.com/images/prog/atomicrooster.jpg - http://biolog.jamsbio.com/images/prog/atomicrooster.jpg


Wow. That's pretty offensive and of bad taste. What were they thinking?


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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: October 27 2009 at 21:37
Originally posted by J-Man J-Man wrote:

Originally posted by zachfive zachfive wrote:

I am posting a link to this cause it may be offensive to some... Atomic Rooster's alternate cover for Nice & Greasy.

http://biolog.jamsbio.com/images/prog/atomicrooster.jpg - http://biolog.jamsbio.com/images/prog/atomicrooster.jpg


Wow. That's pretty offensive and of bad taste. What were they thinking?
 
 
Yeah I believe that cover is notorious and was banned in many countries.
 
How about this cover?
 
Its a bit juvenile dont you think? spirits floating around people - amateur hour in photoshop... harsh? no?
 
Kansas In the Spirit of Things album cover
 
 


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Posted By: terryl
Date Posted: October 27 2009 at 21:52

ahh. those are spirits? I have always thought they come from the Fantastic Four universe!

LOL



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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: October 27 2009 at 22:04
Originally posted by terryl terryl wrote:

ahh. those are spirits? I have always thought they come from the Fantastic Four universe!

LOL

 
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Posted By: catfood03
Date Posted: October 29 2009 at 00:48


This cover needs something..... more. 




Posted By: markosherrera
Date Posted: October 29 2009 at 00:52
Originally posted by catfood03 catfood03 wrote:



This cover needs something..... more. 







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Posted By: catfood03
Date Posted: October 29 2009 at 01:05
That's one sexy tree though, gonna sell a ton of copies with that one.


Posted By: Green Shield Stamp
Date Posted: October 29 2009 at 05:06
Originally posted by catfood03 catfood03 wrote:



This cover needs something..... more. 


 
A scantily clad young woman, preferably in a wet dress would do the trick! (Roxy were always so good at these kinds of covers).


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Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: October 29 2009 at 06:12

Some ex-Yugoslavian prog album covers are horrible:








...this one shows http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=11935 - boobs so I won't post it.




..and http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=16497 - this one takes the cake. It's so disturbing and ill-tasted I won't post it here neither.








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Posted By: markosherrera
Date Posted: October 29 2009 at 07:55
Originally posted by catfood03 catfood03 wrote:



This cover needs something..... more. 





Yeah something like......





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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: October 29 2009 at 23:18
Its getting weird around here
 
OK back to more bad covers
 
Zappa in drag? No thanks
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Frank Zappa Were Only In It For The Money album cover
 
 
Crimsons SPACE GROOVE (PROJEKCT TWO)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
King Crimson Space Groove (ProjeKct Two) album cover
Renaissance Innocence album coverand heres Mona Catalisa on a Renaissance comp. Bad taste?

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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: October 29 2009 at 23:30
Heres more that baffle the imagination
 
 
 
 


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Posted By: SergiUriah
Date Posted: October 30 2009 at 01:30

PINK FLOYD - MEDDLE

PINK FLOYD - THE DIVISION BELL

CAN - TAGO MAGO


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Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: October 30 2009 at 01:45
Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

Its getting weird around here
 
OK back to more bad covers
 
Zappa in drag? No thanks
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Frank Zappa Were Only In It For The Money album cover
 
 


That isnt Zappa.


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Posted By: Textbook
Date Posted: October 30 2009 at 02:16
In the face of things like Acid Motherhood and Going For The One, this discussion is pretty redundant.
But anyhoo:
 


Posted By: Marty McFly
Date Posted: October 30 2009 at 11:40

Acid Motherhood is without doubt puke-inducting cover. I can stand blood, spilled guts & organs, these things easily and eat my lunch while talking about it. 

But this one is, weird in worst meaning of this word.


YEP CLARKE

I guess that disco efforts of 80s in our country will be similarly terrible.



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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: November 02 2009 at 18:06
Yuck!
 
I just checked out Acid Motherhood by Gong
 
That IS an awful cover!
 
Still the discussion (?) what there is of it, is not redundant
 
Theres always more space for more worst prog album covers here so keep posting.
 
 
 
 
 


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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: November 02 2009 at 18:11
Couldnt resist this
 
someone has a blog with bad album covers and this is the worst I have seen for ages
 
krack attack
 
 
 


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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: November 03 2009 at 08:17
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/14/ELP_Love_Beach_cover.jpg">File:ELP Love Beach cover.jpg
Dead
I believe we have a winner.


Posted By: splyu
Date Posted: November 03 2009 at 14:29
Originally posted by J-Man J-Man wrote:

Originally posted by zachfive zachfive wrote:

I am posting a link to this cause it may be offensive to some... Atomic Rooster's alternate cover for Nice & Greasy.

http://biolog.jamsbio.com/images/prog/atomicrooster.jpg - http://biolog.jamsbio.com/images/prog/atomicrooster.jpg


Wow. That's pretty offensive and of bad taste. What were they thinking?
For the life of me I can't see anything offensive in there. Big Phalli? How is that offensive? Or am I missing something?


Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: November 03 2009 at 17:16
Originally posted by splyu splyu wrote:

Originally posted by J-Man J-Man wrote:

Originally posted by zachfive zachfive wrote:

I am posting a link to this cause it may be offensive to some... Atomic Rooster's alternate cover for Nice & Greasy.

http://biolog.jamsbio.com/images/prog/atomicrooster.jpg - http://biolog.jamsbio.com/images/prog/atomicrooster.jpg


Wow. That's pretty offensive and of bad taste. What were they thinking?
For the life of me I can't see anything offensive in there. Big Phalli? How is that offensive? Or am I missing something?
 
 
It was banned everywhere so they came up with a nasty alternative that was probably worse.
 
another one here
 
 
Uriah Heep have all these wonderful covers and then they go and release this!
 
 
 
 
 
 
talk about odd one out!Uriah Heep Sweet Freedom album cover
 
 
and heres another
 
 
bad taste and bad artwork
 
Uriah Heep Fallen Angel album cover


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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: November 03 2009 at 17:32
 Heres a doozy
 
 
 
 
 


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Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: November 03 2009 at 18:34
Originally posted by SergiUriah SergiUriah wrote:

PINK FLOYD - MEDDLE

 
Meddle is beautiful Shocked


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Posted By: Any Colour You Like
Date Posted: November 03 2009 at 18:40
Originally posted by wrote:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/14/ELP_Love_Beach_cover.jpg">File:ELP Love Beach cover.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/14/ELP_Love_Beach_cover.jpg">Dead
I believe we have a winner.


Worst Cover, and quite possibly one of the worst examples of prog rock too. Bleh.


Posted By: catfood03
Date Posted: November 03 2009 at 21:50


Bad album cover, but not for the reason I bet you're first thinking.  I'm gay so the guy's bare ass does not bother me (although I think Rush did it better with Hemispheres).  What really bugs me about this cover is the hideous red, yellow, and white lines that run across the gatefold, they're too bold and so un-fabulous.  Another thing is the skyscrapers. While I bet it looked alright on the LP format, the condensed CD version dimensions makes the concrete rows and windows too busy like a abstract pattern.  Tormato was a much superior album cover IMHO (although musically it was a weaker than this one).


Posted By: pfptmvandkc
Date Posted: January 29 2010 at 22:11

Going for the One - Yes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yes_Going_for_the_One.jpg">
 
Why the F*** am I looking at this ripped guys a**? 


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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: February 01 2010 at 20:28
Theres been some lousy album covers by Yes but that was a humdinger! Anyone heard what Yes is like with the new singer Benoit?

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Posted By: Nimell
Date Posted: February 02 2010 at 07:42
Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

Heres more that baffle the imagination
 
 
 
 


Actually, in my opinion, this is a very beautiful cover.

I saw many bad cover in this thread but the prize for the worst cover ever goes to this one



And in prog I really don't like this one



Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: February 03 2010 at 17:22
Originally posted by Nimell Nimell wrote:

Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

Heres more that baffle the imagination
 
 
 
 


Actually, in my opinion, this is a very beautiful cover.

I saw many bad cover in this thread but the prize for the worst cover ever goes to this one



And in prog I really don't like this one

Yeah they were both shockers as for the cover by PHammill, its not so much its beauty - it looks OK -  but what actually is on that cover?

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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: March 30 2010 at 06:42
just bringing this thread to life again as it was so much fun...  :)

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Posted By: otto pankrock
Date Posted: March 31 2010 at 22:25
Operation by Birthcontrol. The grasshoppers eating the babies. Ironically that's what made me pick up the album and listen to it in the first place.


Posted By: otto pankrock
Date Posted: March 31 2010 at 22:27
Oh yeah. The original cover for Scorpions Virgin Killers. I can do bad taste as much as the next person but that's too much. I won't even describe it.


Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: March 31 2010 at 23:11

from a band here in the Archives (for some reason)...




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Posted By: RoyFairbank
Date Posted: April 01 2010 at 22:31
Going for the one is quite good (the naked guy is symbolic of exposed, modern coldness, as is the cover), great.

Meddle and Division Bell have great album covers.

Love Beach is inoffensive but very cheesy and dull.

bad covers, methinks:







a lot of neo prog stuff just sux





Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: April 02 2010 at 03:54
yeah some neo prog is quite bad
 
i agree there


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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: April 02 2010 at 04:29
Supertramps - Indelible Stamped


Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: April 02 2010 at 05:37
Originally posted by aginor aginor wrote:

Supertramps - Indelible Stamped
Can someone post that picture here - i am in the middle of a movie - (Cliffhanger) besides I am too lazy.. LOL

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Posted By: Green Shield Stamp
Date Posted: April 02 2010 at 10:31
Here it is! I've seen far worse album covers than this though
 
eg.


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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: April 02 2010 at 10:32
^ I like both Smile


Posted By: Green Shield Stamp
Date Posted: April 02 2010 at 10:35
Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

^ I like both Smile
Are you just referring to the image on the Supertramp cover?

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Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: April 02 2010 at 10:59
Originally posted by Green Shield Stamp Green Shield Stamp wrote:

Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

^ I like both Smile
Are you just referring to the image on the Supertramp cover?


Your avatar don't look too keen on either (or he just ain't hungry) Big smile


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Posted By: catfood03
Date Posted: April 07 2010 at 21:47












ok, so that's four...



Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: April 08 2010 at 00:14
er.. ok but I liked Free Hand.

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