Moss Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I always kind of liked that cover... http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/listoftheday/141515/the-twenty-five-worst-album-covers-of-all-time/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Gyrrr Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 The A.M cover? Nothing bad about it. Of the others on that list I can agree about that Springsteen album. My stomach gets queasy looking at that. Like how did this...? Same with Pablo Honey and the Black Crows cover had the pubes poking out on the version I had so thats o.k. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sonicshoulder Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Pretty funny. That Bonnie Raitt cover is by far the worse. I always kinda liked the "pubes" cover bu then again I was 14 when it came out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Frank Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Nothing wrong with the AM cover in my eyes. I've certainly seen 25 worse covers. Flip it around and I'd have YHF in one of the 25 best album covers. And surely 'Smell the Glove' should be on that list. "Nigel Tufnel: It's like, how much more black could this be? and the answer is none. None more black." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pivoboy Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 For my money U2s How to Dismantle an Atom Bomb was pretty lame for a band that had done such great covers in the past. It kinda mirrored the lack of passion in the music..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 MMJ's It Still Moves is ridiculous...wtf is w/ that hideous bear? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Frank Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 MMJ's It Still Moves is ridiculous...wtf is w/ that hideous bear?I like MMJ but all their covers have been pretty horrible (with the exception of Z). The Evil Urges cover is dreadful. For what its worth my favourite band in album cover terms are probably Lambchop, although Micah P. Hinson's covers have all been great and all in a similar style. I do like a bit of consistancy in my covers....as long as Roger Dean is not involved. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MountainGerbil Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Please. There are scores of worse album covers than most of the ones listed. This guy didn't try hard enough. Also, he's being willfully obtuse or plain ignorant regarding "Magical Mystery Tour." That album was the epitome of psychedelia, and that is clearly the motivation for that album cover. And appealing to little children is not the same as appealing to teeny-boppers. I also refuse to take a guy seriously if he refuses to listen to, and apparently had never heard of, Creedence Clearwater Revival simply because the album was not in a pretty cover. As for the A.M. cover: the alt-country aesthetic was pretty minimalist. There is no way any of those bands (Wilco, Son Volt, the Jayhawks, etc...) would have a flashy cover. It would have seemed ridiculous and completely alienated their fanbase. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 It's not just minimalist, it's sloppy and pretty bad. I'm sure there are plenty of covers worse than a lot of those on the list, but I can definitely see somebody wanting to include it on a list like this. I'm also not a fan of Summerteeth's cover. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I fully expected to see the Camel Album on here, but I guess A.M.'s isn't particularly exciting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jcroach Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 For my money U2s How to Dismantle an Atom Bomb was pretty lame for a band that had done such great covers in the past. It kinda mirrored the lack of passion in the music..... It was really just that stupid band photo to me. The rest of the graphic design and art of that era was OK, but that photo with them on that damn couch is so bad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-seven Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 That Orleans cover is really, really bad. Who was the target audience for that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Frank Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 It's not just minimalist, it's sloppy and pretty bad. I'm sure there are plenty of covers worse than a lot of those on the list, but I can definitely see somebody wanting to include it on a list like this. I'm also not a fan of Summerteeth's cover. Summerteeth's a great cover. If I was rating Wilco on covers I would have to say: YHFSTAGIBBTTWLSBSAMWTA Which, strangly, correlates with the quality of the respective records. Spooky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 The Spaghetti Incident? title is a reference to the Manson murders, I thought. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thingfishp Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Billy Cobham/George Duke Band Live in Europe. Great record with Alphonso Johnson, but a downright creepy image of their heads grafted onto hands, marching across the globe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I think they put the wrong Wilco album on there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sonicshoulder Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I like MMJ but all their covers have been pretty horrible (with the exception of Z). The Evil Urges cover is dreadful. For what its worth my favourite band in album cover terms are probably Lambchop, although Micah P. Hinson's covers have all been great and all in a similar style. I do like a bit of consistancy in my covers....as long as Roger Dean is not involved.Funny this comes up because about a week ago I was showing the inside of Evil Urges to a buddy becasue he asked me which of my records art I liked most. As a whole it definitely wouldn't be my favorite but the inside part is. If you dont own the vinyl its just two glass eyes in their cases on each side of the gate. I tried unsuccessfully to find the image on the google machine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 sidebar: I was surprised by The Whole Love's cover because it's the first Wilco album cover that's not a photograph. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nalafej Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 The Spaghetti Incident? title is a reference to the Manson murders, I thought. They cover a Manson song on the album, but the title is not a reference to Manson. Izzy showed up (finally) to attend writing session in Chicago for Use Your Illusion and drove by the Metro where they were writing and he saw Axl chucking spaghetti out the 2nd floor window in a rage. He turned the car around and never stopped in. Pretty lame if you ask me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
I Loathe the Sun... Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 MMJ's Circuital album cover is pretty awful. Also, for any Gomez fans out there, ALL of their album covers after Bring it On & Liquid Skin are pretty bad (despite them being a really great band up until recent years). But I mean really: http://designermagazine.tripod.com/GomezALBUMPIC1.jpg http://www.defence.gov.au/news/armynews/editions/1100/images/gomez.jpg http://www.thecorrectness.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Gomez-How_We_Operate_b.jpg http://www.culturebully.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/gomez-a-new-tide-cover.jpg http://cltampa.com/images/blogimages/2011/06/21/1308682860-gomez-whatevers-on-your-mind.jpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
I Loathe the Sun... Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 I think they put the wrong Wilco album on there.Are you referring to Being There? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anthony Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 A.M. is not bad at all. In fact, they all are pretty good except the Camel (terrible idea). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hwllo Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 MMJ's Circuital album cover is pretty awful. really? I think Circuital's cover is pretty awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Are you referring to Being There?I'm pretty sure he was referring to W(TA). By far their worst (cover, maybe LP), IMO. I really like all the other covers including AM. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Gyrrr Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Why do people not like the camel? To jokey? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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