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    Posted: November 07 2007 at 16:29
What are some album covers that you hate but the album is musically awesome?  Personally, I hate the cover to "Going For the One".  They should have stuck with Dean's artwork.  It's very lame and takes away some of the fantasy aspect, as weird as that might sound.  I just love the captivating covers to TFTO and Relayer.  GFTO's cover is poor.  Hipgnosis did a bad job IMO.  Musically, it is superb, though.
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^ Talkin' about Yes covers....... I've always said Yes artwork is usually better than the music contained on them Wink
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Gentle Giant's Acquiring The Taste's cover is rather disgusting.
"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."

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Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti.

Especially on vinyl, where the unibrow really shines through LOL

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[QUOTE=Tuzvihar]Gentle Giant's Acquiring The Taste's cover is rather disgusting. [
 
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Most one-coloured primitive uglies like THE BEATLES "White Album" or something. I SEE the artistic statement here, but I DISLIKE artwork like this
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Originally posted by Prog-jester Prog-jester wrote:

Most one-coloured primitive uglies like THE BEATLES "White Album" or something. I SEE the artistic statement here, but I DISLIKE artwork like this


I think it would have been artistic.. not to mention reflective of the year of release.. 1968... if they had changed the art work of the White Album...  and made it purple.
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'Presto' by Rush. Very good album, rather silly cover.

'Duke' by Genesis. Their last great album, with a cover that ranks alongside Invisible Touch as their worst artwork. IMO.
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Originally posted by White Shadow White Shadow wrote:

What are some album covers that you hate but the album is musically awesome?  Personally, I hate the cover to "Going For the One".  They should have stuck with Dean's artwork.  It's very lame and takes away some of the fantasy aspect, as weird as that might sound.  I just love the captivating covers to TFTO and Relayer.  GFTO's cover is poor.  Hipgnosis did a bad job IMO.  Musically, it is superb, though.
 
I'll agree to alll of that.   But here's a  few covers that I really hate.
 
 
 
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Originally posted by ghost_of_morphy ghost_of_morphy wrote:



Why do you hate this one? Confused
"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."

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Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

Originally posted by ghost_of_morphy ghost_of_morphy wrote:



Why do you hate this one? Confused


the better question... what's to like about it... looks like a middle school art student's  last minute attempt to put something together the night before it was due LOL
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Actually, isn' t Led Zep III supposed to be quite complex in the way the various pictures fit together in the holes?
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Actually, isn' t Led Zep III supposed to be quite complex in the way the various pictures fit together in the holes?




gimmicks.. not art  LOLWink
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

Originally posted by ghost_of_morphy ghost_of_morphy wrote:



Why do you hate this one? Confused


the better question... what's to like about it... looks like a middle school art student's  last minute attempt to put something together the night before it was due LOL


Most of the art since the mid 60s looks like that Micky, which doesn't mean it isn't less great or worthy. I love this one, too.
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Originally posted by Axel Dyberg Axel Dyberg wrote:

Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti.

Especially on vinyl, where the unibrow really shines through LOL

Uh Zappa has some of the absolute worst art covers!!!
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Originally posted by el böthy el böthy wrote:

Originally posted by Axel Dyberg Axel Dyberg wrote:

Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti.

Especially on vinyl, where the unibrow really shines through LOL

Uh Zappa has some of the absolute worst art covers!!!
Grand Wazoo has a pretty nice cover.  I actually like the Sheik Yerbouti cover.  It does what it was meant to do, get a laugh.
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

Originally posted by ghost_of_morphy ghost_of_morphy wrote:



Why do you hate this one? Confused


the better question... what's to like about it... looks like a middle school art student's  last minute attempt to put something together the night before it was due LOL


It looks kinda like an I Spy puzzle to me! LOL

(I have nothing against the artwork by the way.)
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Vanden Plas- Christ Zero
 
Dream Theater- Six Degrees
 
Rush- Debut album
 
Pink Floyd- Meddle
 
Camel- Snowgoose
 
Porcupine Tree- In Abentia- (maybe tops- bugs the hell out of me)
 
That's all I can think of at the top of my head


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I hate GFTO as well.  The Dean covers really complete the Yes albums for me so this one just doesn't really cut it.
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