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clarke2001 
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 Posted: May 21 2010 at 05:19 |
 boo boo wrote:
AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:
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James: Hey guys, I'd like you to meet Andres Serrano, the creator of such masterpieces as "Piss Christ", he's designing our album cover.
Lars: So what is it going to be?
Andres: Well, I'm gonna take some bovine blood...
Lars: Blood? Awesome. That's totally metal. Go on.
Andres: Then I'm gonna mix it with my own semen, and then squish the liquids between two plates of glass and take a picture of it.
Lars: ...
James: BRILLIANT!
No seriously, that's exactly what it is. Why do you think they called it Load? |
Yeah, but as far as I know Lars was all for the idea, and James didn't like it.
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boo boo
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Posted: May 21 2010 at 05:23 |
Ok then, edited for historical accuracy.
AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:
Zappa in drag? No thanks
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That's not Zappa, that's Jimmy Carl Black and he's the Indian of the group.
Edited by boo boo - May 21 2010 at 05:31
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boo boo
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Posted: May 21 2010 at 05:42 |
UndercoverBoy wrote:
I kinda like it.
Most of The Flower Kings album covers are pretty bland and ugly. The only one that I like is Paradox Hotel. (I've never listened to any full albums by them, though. This is just from surfing around PA.) |
Back in the World of Adventures has an awesome cover, I like the one for Retropolis too.
A lot of their other ones are pretty wtf though. Especially the most recent.
Let's see. We have the Taj Mahal, Buddhist statues and a..... Volkswagon/Goldfish hyrbid?
Why of course, it all fits together.
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lucas
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Posted: May 21 2010 at 07:44 |
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"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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lucas
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Posted: May 21 2010 at 07:53 |
Green Shield Stamp wrote:
Here it is! I've seen far worse album covers than this though
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harmonium.ro wrote:
^ I like both  |
Are you just referring to the image on the Supertramp cover? |
I saw that controversial Atomic Rooster album artwork. What about this one :
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"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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fuxi
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Posted: May 21 2010 at 07:57 |
thehallway wrote:
I'd go with Love Beach, Tormato (pre-splat), and these monstrosities:
I believe this is called "Blind Man's Movie"
Mother's of Invention- Weasels ripped my flesh
Unhalfbricking Island, by Fairport Convention |
The title of the Fairport album is UNHALFBRICKING. It appeared on the Island label. And it's gorgeous! But you really need the LP format, I guess. Then you can at least see the band properly (inside the garden).
WEASELS ain't half bad either1
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: May 21 2010 at 08:01 |
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Weasels looks like artwork by Roy Lichtenstein... let me check.
EDIT: No, it's a pop-art inspired illustrator/artist. But if I'm not wrong Roy Lichtenstein did some cover albums (though not prog).
Edited by harmonium.ro - May 21 2010 at 08:06
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: May 21 2010 at 08:05 |
ProgressiveAttic wrote:
The new Asia!
well... It is't THAT bad but a disappointment for a Roger Dean artwork.... |
ZOMG that is so awful!
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boo boo
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Posted: May 21 2010 at 14:51 |
THAT is a Roger Dean cover? Are you kidding me?
The man has finally lost it.  |
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ProgressiveAttic
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Posted: May 21 2010 at 16:18 |
boo boo wrote:
THAT is a Roger Dean cover? Are you kidding me?
The man has finally lost it. |
Yep....the artwork used to be the best thing about an Asia album.....
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StrangerByTheMinute
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Posted: May 21 2010 at 16:26 |
Diabolical Masquerade - Nightwork
The album is great, but the cover is just hideous, really.
Edited by StrangerByTheMinute - May 21 2010 at 16:26
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lucas
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Posted: May 21 2010 at 16:29 |
^ talking about extreme metal, what about this cover banned in many countries (and one can understand why) : 
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"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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boo boo
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Posted: May 22 2010 at 06:28 |
SergiUriah wrote:
PINK FLOYD - MEDDLE
PINK FLOYD - THE DIVISION BELL
CAN - TAGO MAGO |
WTF
Those are all great. Wachoo talkin bout Willis?
Just take a glimpse through this thread to see what a bad cover REALLY looks like. Or rather, don't, especially if you are eating.
Edited by boo boo - May 22 2010 at 06:31
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rogerthat
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Posted: May 22 2010 at 10:27 |
Not prog but man, I love this cover so very much  
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Zombywoof
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Posted: May 22 2010 at 12:39 |
Tsevir Leirbag wrote:
Green Shield Stamp wrote:
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...  Agree with those other album covers. |
That's one of my favorite albums (and album covers) of all time!
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UndercoverBoy
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Posted: May 22 2010 at 13:07 |
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^I like it too. Ian's wet beard is a nice touch.
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Plastic Dreamer
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Posted: May 23 2010 at 10:02 |
This is pretty vile. Never even liked the band...like their album covers less.
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nordwind
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Posted: May 24 2010 at 00:32 |
sinkadotentree wrote:
I don't like BLACK SABBATH's "Mob Rules" cover at all. |
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Wow ! - can't understand why you wouldn't like "Mob Rules" classic Hildebrandt bros !  |
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Jazz isn't dead.......it just smells funny.
Frank Zappa / Live in New York
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Tarquin Underspoon
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Posted: May 24 2010 at 01:51 |
nordwind wrote:
sinkadotentree wrote:
I don't like BLACK SABBATH's "Mob Rules" cover at all. |
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Wow ! - can't understand why you wouldn't like "Mob Rules" classic Hildebrandt bros ! | |
I dunno about Mob Rules, but Born Again is simply horrid.
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pied piper
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Posted: May 25 2010 at 04:05 |
I do hate prog metal sleeves, with no exception.
Regarding classic prog, I'd like to tell something about Genesis' Abacab, but it's no prog, apart from Dodo...
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