Album covers: WTF were they thinking of?

Tom Ozric wrote: siLLy puPPy wrote: The first Dream THeater - When Dream And Day Unite is pretty horrific Every time I see this cover it reminds me of Prince

Hmmm...interesting.....many of the 'bad covers' posted are naked or scantily clad men.

dr wu23 wrote: Hmmm...interesting.....many of the 'bad covers' posted are naked or scantily clad men. Is there something Freudian going on here with these postings...?

^So what's worse....the cover or the actual music by Karthago?

^ I once had a Karthago album, it had a cover similar to Nektar's 'Recycled' album.
It was CRAP !! Just percussive-heavy Pop-music. No space for them here.

timothy leary wrote:

The more I look at this cover, the more tripped-out I feel

Mascodagama wrote: You can imagine the conversation at the record company office in Budapest.   Record Company Guy: "So, listen, I know it would have been great to get Roger Dean, and you guys had your hearts set on it. And we tried, we really did. But his people were very clear that he's not interested in being paid in forint."   Karthago: "Bummer."   RCG: "But wait!  I know this guy, and he's even better than Roger Dean!  For real.  And I got him to do something for you that you're just going to love."   Karthago: "Wow."   RCG: "Look, here it is!  Pretty rad, am I right?"     Karthago: "What the actual f*ck??"

Seems the mammoth/elephant-with-four-tusks-two-mouth-theme didn't deter the Karthago boys. Here is 1974's Rock'n'Roll Testament album with none other than Jethro Tull's Glenn Cornick on bass.


There are actually 3 good songs on this and Cornick's bass is a highlight on a very ordinary album. But I must admit I love the track "I'm Back Again"...the song is very catchy and Cornick is on fire! Can't find it anywhere on Youtube......might have to add that one myself.

Karthago have been put up previously for addition on PA but were promptly and appropriately given the short shrift. See here....
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66753

Tom Ozric wrote: ^ That's the Karthago album I had - I think it's the same artist as Nektar (Helmut Wenske). I didn't like it. I didn't even think much of Cornick. Nor did I think much of Cornick in Wild Turkey. Love him in Tull, though.

C'mon Tom lighten up!!!...Cornick was good on everything he played!

I found that song on Youtube "Back Again" it's very kitch (if you can have kitch music!) but catchy and I sort of love it ..the "Oh Yo" repetition gets tedious after a few listens but hey doesn't everyone yell out "Oh Yo" repeatedly just to get their message across? I know I do(!). "Oh Yo, Oh Yo, Oh Yo, Oh Yo" ...........but listen to the bass line from Cornick.......it does get your feet tapping.






Edited by BarryGlibb - March 28 2016 at 05:05

BarryGlibb wrote: Karthago have been put up previously for addition on PA but were promptly and appropriately given the short shrift. See here.... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66753

Bizarrely it looks as though there have actually been TWO bands called Karthago. The one nominated (and rejected) for PA in your link was a German outfit featuring pre-Kraan Ingo Bischof. But the elephant-obsessed nut jobs whose album covers we've been enjoying hailed from Hungary.

Edited by Mascodagama - March 28 2016 at 02:50