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 Topic: Worst Prog Album CoverPosted: November 08 2019 at 16:34 |
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Aber nein. It's just a (b)anal persiflage of the sophisticated Ummagumma cover.
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Posted: November 08 2019 at 11:56 |
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I hadn't seen Yezda Urfa's "Sacred Baboon," but given how you hate it I looked it up and found I think it looks awesome. There is no accounting for taste. Yours and mine are 180 degrees from each other.
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: November 08 2019 at 11:53 |
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I thought they were wearing red tights.
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Posted: November 08 2019 at 11:52 |
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I like the "3 Friends" cover you trashed and, let's be honest, I love "Foxtrot" as well, especially the way it connects with the next two covers.
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Posted: November 08 2019 at 11:47 |
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Hi, I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the European (I think?) version of "Three Friends." It is atrocious. Period. The version I have here in Canada is a retread of the first GG album with the new title embossed on the Giant's forehead. Yezda Urfa "Sacred Baboon" looks like a 9th grade art project. (Neat band, though!) Also, let's be honest, "Foxtrot" is pretty amateurish. The band didn't even like that one so much according to the "Reissues interview" on youtube. |
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Posted: November 06 2019 at 02:17 |
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Very potent thread since most album covers I've seen on this site are garbage... it's not a knock on prog though, same could be said about metalarchives!
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Posted: November 04 2019 at 09:30 |
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Not sure if it can qualify as the worst prog album cover, but it certainly is the first that pops to mind when thinking of a prog album cover that makes me uncomfortable. Odd Logic - Penny for your thoughts:  Edited by Jake123557 - November 04 2019 at 09:32 |
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Posted: October 14 2019 at 08:52 |
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Close to the Edge
For Roger Dean covers anyway.
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Posted: October 14 2019 at 08:29 |
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Be aware that there are no trousers on that Lapera cover...
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Posted: October 14 2019 at 08:28 |
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Again, agreed. Great album, stupid stencil cover.
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Posted: October 14 2019 at 08:25 |
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Save me Lord! That is horrendous. But the tights thing was also worn by Bill Ward on Sabotage and that to me is an equally bad cover. Great album...but the cover goes straight to the vomitorium!
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Posted: October 14 2019 at 08:23 |
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You said it Mate, that album cover from Gong is another horrendous cover. Whenever I see, my stomach turns.
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Posted: October 14 2019 at 08:21 |
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Yeah that Brainstorm cover is horrendous. If I ever saw this album in a record bin, there was no way I would even pull it to look it.
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Posted: October 06 2019 at 00:39 |
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All this art met record company approval. Some one saw this sort of thing would make money - the most important thing. Gong's Acid Motherhood (yes do the online search but be warned - it's in the worst possible taste). Love
Beach has that trendy disco fashion thing. And the photo is not even
well positioned. Trendy (then), unimaginative - hey call it "true retro"
and re market the thing. Oh and before anyone
makes that most pithy of online definitive observations "Opinion!" Yes,
erythng read in my posts is my opinion. It is funny how we have to say
an opinion is an a opinion respect that you ave a view that I have a
view but we also need to say my view is my view because... why? Reasons I
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Now that's one that i actually like. It' s just so outrageous and over-the-top that it works for me
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Posted: October 02 2019 at 09:48 |
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It's The Blue Oyster Cult logo - a year before their first album!
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Posted: October 02 2019 at 09:44 |
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Let's not forget 'Saw Delight' - an album I almost bought just for the visual pun
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Posted: October 02 2019 at 08:28 |
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By the way, I wouldn't object against calling the Echolyn cover "ugly", it just is a very direct, simple and convincing way to convey an artistic message, albeit a negative one. Art doesn't always have to be beautiful.
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: October 02 2019 at 07:45 |
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At least the music on Guru Guru's "Hinten" album is much better than the album cover implies.
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