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Points: 14258 		Direct Link To This Post 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

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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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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Points: 3144 		Direct Link To This Post 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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Points: 15141 		Direct Link To This Post 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. 
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Points: 1719 		Direct Link To This Post 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?
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Dis-gus-ting....
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The Love Beach cover looks like a parody of something.  Maybe of itself.
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Points: 16715 		Direct Link To This Post 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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Pick 3 Birth Control albums. There.
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Points: 3144 		Direct Link To This Post 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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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
 
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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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Points: 10841 		Direct Link To This Post 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.
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Points: 16122 		Direct Link To This Post 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...


Edited by NecronCommander - October 27 2009 at 17:00
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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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Points: 14258 		Direct Link To This Post 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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Points: 1698 		Direct Link To This Post 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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Points: 7826 		Direct Link To This Post 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


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

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Points: 14258 		Direct Link To This Post 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


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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Points: 183 		Direct Link To This Post 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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