Bands whose visual aesthetic you really like

Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Univers Zero, Yes (only Roger Dean covers) I lie all albums but the non Dean covers are to me, awful It's not just the comparison. Ok, 90125 does have a sleek techno thing going for it but the yellow of Big Generator was just hideous. Talk leaves me speechless. Oh well, no visual distractions. Same goes with Genesis art (Duke onward) but to a much lesser degree. I like the Fish era Marillion art. And the music.

Giger's work with, or for, Magma, ELP and, heh, the Dead Kennedys is darkly fascinating, or is it fascinatingly dark.

The artists used for Zeppelin and Crimson's latter efforts are consistent; think I prefer the Crim art here though.

Now ELP have great art except for you know what album and why. Somebody should have said something.

Many individual album covers - makes the LP replica on CD just so much nicer, e.g. TAAB, Graffiti.

Edited by Svetonio - March 17 2014 at 04:47

Then there's Portal who are basically the death metal version of The Residents.

Toaster Mantis wrote: That entire combination of urban decay, sadomasochist fetishism, esoteric occult spirituality and cryptofascist chic seems to just gel perfectly in a way that speaks to something within my soul.

Laibach ought to be right up your dubious alley methinks?

^ regardless, it was more that dark little door they appear to have nudged ajar in the Toaster Mantis soul that troubled me

Amon Düül ll had a really cool thang going for them at one point. I especially dig their lion costume "era":)