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Bern
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Topic: Wonderful cover - Bad album Posted: April 23 2006 at 19:48 |
Silly thread: Is there any album you know that have a stunningly great album cover or artwork but that is just awfully bad? or An album which is really good but with a piece of crap as a cover?
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 19:53 |
Hemispheres by Rush.
that album has a bad cover but is a good album
Edited by video vertigo - April 23 2006 at 19:57
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Bern
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 19:54 |
I always hated Going for the one cover but I like the album
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The Wizard
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 19:56 |
Jethro Tull: Broadsword and the Beast (not awful, but pretty close).
Thats all I can think of at the moment.
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 20:03 |
Judging from the first two that were mentionned, it seems that naked guys are not popular  I just realized that there was naked guys on both
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 20:05 |
Jethro Tull "Under Wraps"
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Bern
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 20:08 |
NotAProghead wrote:
Jethro Tull "Under Wraps" |
IMO both the album and its cover are bad but what do you think is the good parts of Under Wraps?
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 20:31 |
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 20:32 |
Opeth - Orchid.. i like the cover.. but the album dont
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 20:37 |
Love Beach!
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 20:39 |
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stan the man
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 20:42 |
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 20:43 |
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 20:48 |
A good album, bad cover is Acquiring the Taste. If I'd
judged that album by its cover, it would surely not be a taste I'd
wish to acquire.
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 20:50 |
Bern wrote:
NotAProghead wrote:
Jethro Tull "Under Wraps" |
IMO both the album and its cover are bad but what do you think is the good parts of Under Wraps?
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I like only the cover, nice lady's silhouette, quite elegant.
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Bern
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 20:52 |
NotAProghead wrote:
Bern wrote:
NotAProghead wrote:
Jethro Tull "Under Wraps" |
IMO both the album and its cover are bad but what do you think is the good parts of Under Wraps?
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I like only the cover, nice lady's silhouette, quite elegant.
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Yes it's not that bad but to me, it just doesn't fit with JT for some reason. That's why I don't like it
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stan the man
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 20:54 |
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 21:07 |
Yes-Going for the one (another naked man  )
Great album....not so great cover though!
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 21:11 |
Now that I think of it : King Crimson - Red : This album cover is pretty lame but the music is the exact opposite of lame
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 21:14 |
^So is VDGG - Godbluff
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