Post The Best/Worst Album Cover Art

Dieselboy · 01-06-2010, 07:14 PM

Posting this cover, cause if I was asked this question as a kid I would have picked:

I actually spent alot of time as a kid trying to recreate this whole thing for an art class, just cause I liked it so much. I thought I did a decent job, but my teachers was just like, "uhhhh..."

I donno, there's alot of little details in it. You can't see it here very well but if the image was sharper there's some amusing stuff going on between the crowd of people.

lucifer_sam · 01-06-2010, 07:31 PM

Awful if you don't understand the tongue-in-cheek mentality behind it. I must say Cosey is damn sexy in that picture.

bogey_j · 01-06-2010, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

Awful if you don't understand the tongue-in-cheek mentality behind it. I must say Cosey is damn sexy in that picture.

LOL that album cover kills me. It looks like the music would be all peaceful and placid but once you put on the record its ****in dark. They probably fooled a bunch of naive people into giving them a shot

Shake · 01-06-2010, 07:50 PM

Uggh! I want to post some pictures in this thread so bad, but can't post links yet.

I've always had a soft spot for Beck's Mellow Gold album cover. I'm sure you all know what it looks like, so the lack of a link here shouldn't be too much of a bother :p

lucifer_sam · 01-06-2010, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by bogey_j

LOL that album cover kills me. It looks like the music would be all peaceful and placid but once you put on the record its ****in dark. They probably fooled a bunch of naive people into giving them a shot

No; that's them right there. Definitely intentionally "bad" though.

For shits and giggles I googled the validity of this statement:

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

I must say Cosey is damn sexy in that picture.

Turns out I was right. Very very right.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-06-2010, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

Awful if you don't understand the tongue-in-cheek mentality behind it. I must say Cosey is damn sexy in that picture.

Not just that either

The picture for that cover was taken on Beachy Head.
Suicide capital of the UK.

Antonio · 01-06-2010, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Dieselboy

Posting this cover, cause if I was asked this question as a kid I would have picked:

I actually spent alot of time as a kid trying to recreate this whole thing for an art class, just cause I liked it so much. I thought I did a decent job, but my teachers was just like, "uhhhh..."

I donno, there's alot of little details in it. You can't see it here very well but if the image was sharper there's some amusing stuff going on between the crowd of people.

yeah i own this cd and i love alot of the little things they put into the cover art

sidewinder · 01-06-2010, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by NumberNineDream

I sometimes just buy albums cause I like the Artwork, and sometimes I postpone listening to others cause their cover's lame.

The later I do a lot, the former not as much though I'm often tempted. A free download to try it first maybe.

sidewinder · 01-06-2010, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Lateralus

Incorporating visual arts into their music isn't pretentious.

I've said this millions of times. Most of Tool's fans are pretentious morons. Tool themselves are not pretentious IMO.

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Originally Posted by Dieselboy

Posting this cover, cause if I was asked this question as a kid I would have picked:

I actually spent alot of time as a kid trying to recreate this whole thing for an art class, just cause I liked it so much. I thought I did a decent job, but my teachers was just like, "uhhhh..."

I donno, there's alot of little details in it. You can't see it here very well but if the image was sharper there's some amusing stuff going on between the crowd of people.

I used to have a big poster of that, definitely a lot of weird stuff going on. Especially "that one night" on acid.

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Not just that either

The picture for that cover was taken on Beachy Head.
Suicide capital of the UK.

Lol, awesome.

Shake · 01-06-2010, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

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I used to have a big poster of that, definitely a lot of weird stuff going on. Especially "that one night" on acid.

Was it the "extended" one? With the monkeys on the roof with poo in their hands?

View Poll Results: does cover art matter to you?
Yes, if done right it can add more to an album	31	72.09%
No, I buy an album to listen to music not stare at cover art 15% [9]	3	6.98%
There's some albums where I like the cover art more than the actual music	7	16.28%
who cares	1	2.33%
It's just there to be trippy to look at when youre high on drugs	1	2.33%
Voters: 43. You may not vote on this poll

01-06-2010, 07:31 PM	#22 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	Awful if you don't understand the tongue-in-cheek mentality behind it. I must say Cosey is damn sexy in that picture. __________________ first.am

01-06-2010, 07:14 PM	#21 (permalink)
Dieselboy Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 608	Posting this cover, cause if I was asked this question as a kid I would have picked: I actually spent alot of time as a kid trying to recreate this whole thing for an art class, just cause I liked it so much. I thought I did a decent job, but my teachers was just like, "uhhhh..." I donno, there's alot of little details in it. You can't see it here very well but if the image was sharper there's some amusing stuff going on between the crowd of people.

01-06-2010, 07:50 PM	#24 (permalink)
Shake blerg Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: The Great White North Posts: 137	Uggh! I want to post some pictures in this thread so bad, but can't post links yet. I've always had a soft spot for Beck's Mellow Gold album cover. I'm sure you all know what it looks like, so the lack of a link here shouldn't be too much of a bother :p