Actually terrible album covers of 2010

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http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/reviewpics/burzumwhite.jpg

― Ferry Aid was a popular appeal and it still is (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 7 January 2010 14:07 (fifteen years ago)

http://gormsey.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/cobra-starship-hot-mess-official-album-cover.jpg

― Ferry Aid was a popular appeal and it still is (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 7 January 2010 14:08 (fifteen years ago)

That Cobra Starship came out in August of last year! It is truly terrible though.

― you gone float up with it (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 7 January 2010 15:27 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.mbvmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/oddblood.jpg

this one is sort of enjoyable in a sort of 90's internet/newage/terrible way

still terrible though

― Kate 'Impeach' Bush (Future_Perfect), Thursday, 7 January 2010 17:51 (fifteen years ago)

Is Burzum's a concept album about being lonely in jail?

― Doran, Thursday, 7 January 2010 17:58 (fifteen years ago)

I should add that I'm not going to believe that's the real artwork until I see it, in real life.

We're just getting the Cobra Starship over here - they have a song a-listed on Radio One apparently :/

― Ferry Aid was a popular appeal and it still is (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 7 January 2010 18:12 (fifteen years ago)

Yeah, it's a bit too good to be true I guess.

― Doran, Thursday, 7 January 2010 18:40 (fifteen years ago)

Is there a thread yet for great album covers of 2010?

― Body Butter (a hoy hoy), Sunday, 17 January 2010 11:18 (fifteen years ago)

http://i47.tinypic.com/az0v6.jpg

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:54 (fifteen years ago)

i hate when they don't even finger proper chords in these photo shoots.

― zvookster, Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:56 (fifteen years ago)

Is there a thread yet for great album covers of 2010?

― Body Butter (a hoy hoy), Sunday, January 17, 2010 6:18 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Actually good album covers/avatars of 2010

― mizzell, Thursday, 28 January 2010 20:39 (fifteen years ago)

Gandalf: Fly quickly, my friend. Frodo needs his axe to take on Sauron in the battle of the bands!

Eagle: Squreawww!

― andrew m., Thursday, 28 January 2010 20:45 (fifteen years ago)

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/uglysideoflove200__.jpg

― Hardcore Homecare (staggerlee), Tuesday, 9 February 2010 01:53 (fifteen years ago)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9e0MWTGM1k/Shnli8lsKLI/AAAAAAAACCA/aal8ILIutpw/s400/office.jpg

This is a band called Officer Kicks, who sound almost exactly like the Arctic Monkeys and have commissioned someone to slavishly imitate Banksy for their album artwork. 2010 lookin' good

― Originoo Golf Clappaz (DJ Mencap), Monday, 15 February 2010 12:15 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.alternativevision.co.uk/cdcovers/cdreview1078.jpg
Just a single cover, though truly terrible
Kind of ITV Schools indent meets "Rhubarb" by Rootjoose

― PaulTMA, Monday, 15 February 2010 13:02 (fifteen years ago)

lock thread

http://www.mbvmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/coco-rosie-grey-oceans-cover-art.jpg

― Simon H., Wednesday, 24 February 2010 09:03 (fifteen years ago)

I should add that I'm not going to believe that's the real artwork until I see it, in real life.

― Ferry Aid was a popular appeal and it still is (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 7 January 2010 18:12 (1 month ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

― Originoo Golf Clappaz (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 24 February 2010 10:01 (fifteen years ago)

Wtf?! Is that some parody fantasy metal band?

― Tuomas, Wednesday, 24 February 2010 10:01 (fifteen years ago)

this will have to act as proof for now.

http://www.subpop.com/releases/cocorosie/full_lengths/grey_oceans

― Simon H., Wednesday, 24 February 2010 10:07 (fifteen years ago)

Oh wow, that's pretty special.

― We should have called Suzie and Bobby (NickB), Wednesday, 24 February 2010 10:37 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/reviewpics/burzumwhite.jpg http://www.mbvmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/coco-rosie-grey-oceans-cover-art.jpg

― Originoo Golf Clappaz (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 24 February 2010 12:07 (fifteen years ago)

^now imagine that with Arshavin's head popping up in the middle

― Originoo Golf Clappaz (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 24 February 2010 12:08 (fifteen years ago)

These are actually really hard to look at.

― pithfork (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 24 February 2010 14:32 (fifteen years ago)

http://nervousnyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/20994_livefromuranusOUTJAN.jpg

― Doran, Wednesday, 24 February 2010 17:37 (fifteen years ago)

Fwiw guys, this is the real cover for the new Burzum:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WtT-4WauMl4/S0NZGUMX5VI/AAAAAAAABq0/Y5whH8lGpUM/s400/BURZUM-+BELUS.jpg

― you gone float up with it (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 24 February 2010 17:40 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/images/B0037HYG08/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=77197031&s=dmusic

― Doran, Wednesday, 24 February 2010 17:41 (fifteen years ago)

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/tip_.jpg

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Tuesday, 9 March 2010 13:08 (fifteen years ago)

He was gone? Didn't he release a new album like a year ago?

― Tuomas, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 13:40 (fifteen years ago)

back from jail?

― There's Always Been A Prance Element To (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 9 March 2010 13:43 (fifteen years ago)

Wow, that Burzum looks like a result of the "make an album cover" meme that was on Facebook last year...

― Bill A, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 13:45 (fifteen years ago)

back from jail?

Back from being mercifully silent.

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Tuesday, 9 March 2010 14:08 (fifteen years ago)

mr doran was trying to add this one i think :

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510KMFlx-fL._SS500_.jpg

― mark e, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 14:24 (fifteen years ago)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61nLzTI%2BqDL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

― mizzell, Friday, 12 March 2010 14:56 (fifteen years ago)

That last one is the perfect example of a phenomenon I've been tentatively referring to as "the desert of shallow effects."

― Doctor Casino, Friday, 12 March 2010 15:09 (fifteen years ago)

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/holdsteady.jpg

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Monday, 15 March 2010 20:36 (fifteen years ago)

that would be much better without the 'scuse me sir, can i go to the toilet please' aspect.

― mark e, Monday, 15 March 2010 20:50 (fifteen years ago)

ooo I like that HS sleeve..

― Man or Austro-Hungarian? (Pillbox), Monday, 15 March 2010 20:52 (fifteen years ago)

It would almost be classic if more care had gone into selecting the *right* typeface.

― Man or Austro-Hungarian? (Pillbox), Monday, 15 March 2010 20:54 (fifteen years ago)

Reminds me of...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bc/Afghan_Whigs_-_Up_in_It.jpg

...but not half as interesting.

― We should have called Suzie and Bobby (NickB), Monday, 15 March 2010 21:06 (fifteen years ago)

― Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Farting in Space (NickB), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 13:33 (fifteen years ago)

xps the way the lettering emerges from the background is wonderful, both in tone and font, IMO - it's austerely luxurious

also lol caek

nick, yeah, but it's done knowingly and with a fucking cement processing plant in the background - it's both kitsch and grimy

― j0rdslovesomedude (acoleuthic), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 13:34 (fifteen years ago)

xps the way the lettering emerges from the background is wonderful, both in tone and font, IMO - it's austerely luxurious

these opinions are just awful.

― caek, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 13:36 (fifteen years ago)

sorry for having awful opinions

― j0rdslovesomedude (acoleuthic), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 13:37 (fifteen years ago)

― caek, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 13:38 (fifteen years ago)

That Slices album pic looks like the end of the long street just south of Grove in GTA: San Andreas. The fonts are horrible tho.

― Top Geir (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 13:39 (fifteen years ago)

Four dudes waiting on a drive-by.

― Top Geir (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 13:39 (fifteen years ago)

you have no idea how tempting it is to change this thread title to "opinions on album cover fonts 2010"

― STAY ALIVE USING EQUIPMENT (HI DERE), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 13:41 (fifteen years ago)

http://cdn.stereogum.com/files/2010/03/the-national_high-violet.jpg

― ain't no thang but a chicken ㅋ (dyao), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 13:41 (fifteen years ago)

the font used in that artwork is terrible

― STAY ALIVE USING EQUIPMENT (HI DERE), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 13:45 (fifteen years ago)

you have no idea how tempting it is to change this thread title to "opinions on album cover fonts 2010"

That's really what it's about. Photos is photos.

― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 13:45 (fifteen years ago)

lol, that slices cover is gd awful.

― aarrissi-a-roni, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 13:47 (fifteen years ago)

someone also nominated the patton album cover in awesome album covers fwiw

i think conceptually its a little corny, but aesthetically it's v pretty an cool

― NJ Da Bruceman (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 13:54 (fifteen years ago)

especially the font and globe-Os

― NJ Da Bruceman (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 13:54 (fifteen years ago)

dan, you know that typography is a part of album cover design and the thread is not called "terrible images on album covers 2010", right?

― caek, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 13:55 (fifteen years ago)

Dan's computer has comic sans as the default font for everything.

― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 13:56 (fifteen years ago)

I just think it's funny that you guys are posting pictures of entirely unremarkable/forgettable album covers and going "THIS FONT IS A DEALBREAKER"

― STAY ALIVE USING EQUIPMENT (HI DERE), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 13:59 (fifteen years ago)

Thread of not discussing graphic design 2010

― Top Geir (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:00 (fifteen years ago)

Eh I think the last three where the font has been invoked have all had pretty strong or at least striking images (where 'striking' can still equate to 'terrible')

― he maskes a loverly asian but hes got school tomorrow (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:05 (fifteen years ago)

But the cover isn't just the photo. I like the Slices photo a lot but the lettering is ugly and ill-advised.

― Top Geir (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:06 (fifteen years ago)

The lettering is barely there!

― STAY ALIVE USING EQUIPMENT (HI DERE), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:08 (fifteen years ago)

Well I shall take my nicely-tuned aesthetic sensibilities and STFU about them then

― Top Geir (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:10 (fifteen years ago)

type handling is far and away my biggest issue with 90% of the covers in both threads

― mdskltr (blueski), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:15 (fifteen years ago)

You guys would pick a fight at a christening if the font wasn't quite right.

― Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Farting in Space (NickB), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:20 (fifteen years ago)

a lot of the well staged/shot photo covers are really spoiled by the type. true of the (similar) Foals and Para One covers imo. a lot of the time the font is just too decorative (for the sake of it), others just needlessly big (for my taste).

― mdskltr (blueski), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:21 (fifteen years ago)

smacking fonts at their christenin

― ain't no thang but a chicken ㅋ (dyao), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:21 (fifteen years ago)

MORE BRACKETS ON ALBUM COVERS

― mdskltr (blueski), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:22 (fifteen years ago)

the Foals cover is terrible because it's so massively unoriginal

― j0rdslovesomedude (acoleuthic), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:22 (fifteen years ago)

like, Catherine Wheel's 'Chrome' took, what, 0.2 seconds to enter my head?

― j0rdslovesomedude (acoleuthic), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:23 (fifteen years ago)

the Foals cover is terrible because it's so massively unoriginal

no more than the bloody Chrome Hoof come on

― mdskltr (blueski), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:25 (fifteen years ago)

when it comes to terrible covers i'm more about execution than concept tho

― mdskltr (blueski), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:26 (fifteen years ago)

what's the chrome hoof a near-identical rip-off of?

― j0rdslovesomedude (acoleuthic), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:26 (fifteen years ago)

Chrome Hoof is blatantly this sort of aesthetic I think:

http://i.biblio.com/b/254m/580254-0-m.jpg

― Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Farting in Space (NickB), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:29 (fifteen years ago)

fuck, they don't deserve to make music

― j0rdslovesomedude (acoleuthic), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:30 (fifteen years ago)

Except they've taken that and added a terrible font.

― Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Farting in Space (NickB), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:31 (fifteen years ago)

it just reminds me of every abstract geometry/symmetry-based cover - all much of a muchness. i don't actually mind the whole 'looks like old pelican cover' thing itself tho.

there's no originality to be had from purely photographic covers. fine with that as long as it's a good photo.

― mdskltr (blueski), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:33 (fifteen years ago)

there's no originality to be had from purely photographic covers

not sure about this

― j0rdslovesomedude (acoleuthic), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:34 (fifteen years ago)

The typography on those old Pelican books is a classic example of how to do shit right

― Top Geir (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:34 (fifteen years ago)

^this is also true

― j0rdslovesomedude (acoleuthic), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:35 (fifteen years ago)

That's why Helvetica had a movie made about it and no other font has.

― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:37 (fifteen years ago)

It's actually Aksidenz Grotesk tho (sorry)

― mdskltr (blueski), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:40 (fifteen years ago)

me = plebe

― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:40 (fifteen years ago)

actually i'm having doubts now ha ha

― mdskltr (blueski), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:43 (fifteen years ago)

lower case "a" before Pelican Original is just perfect. I used to be a fiend for buying second hand copies of those books even when I barely had an interest in the subject matter.

― Top Geir (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:45 (fifteen years ago)

tbh if something looks faded/aged in that way people will love it (now). applies to a fair bit of stuff on the graphic design threads where the execution and type actually seems again pretty poor. reasons for this are interesting tho.

― mdskltr (blueski), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:48 (fifteen years ago)

pretty sure it's helvetica steve.

seriously though: fonts are one of those things that be used wrongly. like there is no artistic defence for a lot of the typography on this page. it's just amateurish. it's often the easiest thing to criticize about a bad design, which is why it keeps being mentioned on this thread. the same is not usually true of, e.g. the choice of photo.

― caek, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:49 (fifteen years ago)

that can be used wrongly

― caek, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:50 (fifteen years ago)

Well, photos are more subjectively bad or good. Typography is objectively bad or good in every instance. (And if you don't know better, it's your fault. Not the designer's.)

― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:52 (fifteen years ago)

pretty sure it's helvetica steve

yeah the bottom tip of the s curve isn't slanted. s-ban!

― mdskltr (blueski), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:53 (fifteen years ago)

Is it just my monitor or does the Slices one have terrible digital artifacting in the sky? Like they bumped up the midtones a lot in Photoshop and didn't notice before press that they were making more visible defects in the original image....or somethin'.

― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 15:08 (fifteen years ago)

it has a lot but it might be because it's a shitty jpg - not suer how it looks printed

― ain't no thang but a chicken ㅋ (dyao), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 15:10 (fifteen years ago)

Was probably snapped with a cell phone.

― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 15:15 (fifteen years ago)

You guys would pick a fight at a christening if the font wasn't quite right.

Lol -- at my wife's grandmother's funeral, the ribbons on the wreaths from the local florist's were printed in Comic Sans. I think only wife & I even noticed.

― anatol_merklich, Thursday, 1 April 2010 09:40 (fifteen years ago)

two weeks pass...

covers very much in character

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51jP4xCNeiL._SS500_.jpg

― mdskltr (blueski), Monday, 19 April 2010 14:31 (fifteen years ago)

the photoshop sparkle on the dog collar

― EyjafjallajökuLOL (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 19 April 2010 14:32 (fifteen years ago)

viz to thread

― maybe rabbits feel the need to play up their 'lynchian' qualities (acoleuthic), Monday, 19 April 2010 14:40 (fifteen years ago)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5a/Asia_Omega_album_cover.jpg

Wikipedia says this actually is by Roger Dean. Did he have a stroke or something?

― Johnny Fever, Friday, 23 April 2010 18:37 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.alternativevision.co.uk/cdcovers/cdreview1078.jpg

Windows XP wallpaper?

― kelpolaris, Friday, 23 April 2010 18:59 (fifteen years ago)

and title written with ms paint!

― richie aprile (rockapads), Friday, 23 April 2010 21:06 (fifteen years ago)

The working title for The Divine Comedy album was apparently "Please Can I Be Famous Again?"

― PaulTMA, Friday, 23 April 2010 22:08 (fifteen years ago)

holy fucking cow @ that asia cover

― hobbes, Friday, 23 April 2010 22:53 (fifteen years ago)

Awesome hilarious mind-expanding thread. Plus it made me find out that someone released an album with a song titled "Lou Reed Gimped" (Kid 606 naturally).

― Now, Saturday, 24 April 2010 18:37 (fifteen years ago)

Haha I thought that Asia album cover was some modern band being ironic or something, then I saw the logo.

― drinkin a carton of peace juice (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 24 April 2010 19:04 (fifteen years ago)

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/ratata452cov.jpg

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 18:52 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.guttersnipenews.com/thegutter/thegutter/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/new_pornographers_together_cov.jpg

― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 18:54 (fifteen years ago)

See, that New Pornos cover isn't approaching "good" by any means, but it is approximately 10,000 times better than their last cover, so I take it as a step in the right direction.

― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 18:59 (fifteen years ago)

all their covers are pretty bad, except maybe the first one. (ANNOYING FONT DISCUSSION AHEAD, WARNING TO HI DERE) I like the font on the new one but the image is superhacky

― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 19:07 (fifteen years ago)

the concept is stupid, it looks way too photoshopped and the cliff thing taking up half the cover pisses me off.

― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 19:08 (fifteen years ago)

hahahahahahaha I just jumped onto this thread to see if there was more font-bitching

― it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 19:09 (fifteen years ago)

They didn't even need to put a bunch of cheap people on top of that rock. That rock is great.

― kkvgz, Wednesday, 5 May 2010 19:09 (fifteen years ago)

tbf that was font-praising

― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 19:10 (fifteen years ago)

I know, but the timing was still great.

― it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 19:11 (fifteen years ago)

I really don't hate that Ratatat cover.

― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 5 May 2010 20:04 (fifteen years ago)

The Ratatat cover is really awesome!

― Adam Bruneau, Wednesday, 5 May 2010 20:20 (fifteen years ago)

It doesn't look done. Needs more parrots or something.

― kkvgz, Wednesday, 5 May 2010 20:23 (fifteen years ago)

I am not sure that cover really needs a parrot centipede

― it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 20:24 (fifteen years ago)

Jesus you guys. The last thing it needs is more fucking parrots.

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 20:30 (fifteen years ago)

how do you know that's what the original parrots are doing? do you know something about avian anatomy we don't?

― vike me down (dyao), Thursday, 6 May 2010 00:45 (fifteen years ago)

Why do you think most of the parrots only have one foot showing? ;-)

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Thursday, 6 May 2010 03:11 (fifteen years ago)

2010 hasn't been a good year for bad album covers

― Shin Oliva Suzuki, Thursday, 6 May 2010 04:01 (fifteen years ago)

look at the second parrot from the left, he is transparent

― vike me down (dyao), Thursday, 6 May 2010 04:03 (fifteen years ago)

^ Great! Now I'm going to be annoyed by that every time I see the sleeve.

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 6 May 2010 08:12 (fifteen years ago)

I love the look on the face of the top parrot, I imagine he speaks in some Marlon Brando godfather voice or something.

― Adam Bruneau, Thursday, 6 May 2010 14:04 (fifteen years ago)

I guess my problem with the Ratatat cover is that the arrow of parrots is pointing away from the viewer. It would be better if the logo was front-and-center up at the top and the two rows of parrots were cascading down to join together as one.

― kkvgz, Thursday, 6 May 2010 14:15 (fifteen years ago)

Also, I love the font.

― kkvgz, Thursday, 6 May 2010 14:15 (fifteen years ago)

http://borderlinefuckup.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/deadlaywaiting.jpg

― that's the band Matt Pike was in (DJ Mencap), Saturday, 8 May 2010 09:02 (fifteen years ago)

ok that is actually terrible.

― anatol_merklich, Saturday, 8 May 2010 12:29 (fifteen years ago)

pretty sure I won't be the only one to think of

http://www.obscuredetails.com/images/gymshowerembarrassment.jpg

― that's the band Matt Pike was in (DJ Mencap), Saturday, 8 May 2010 12:34 (fifteen years ago)

new james ferraro. terrible

http://factmag-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/ferraro-39393030-222.jpg

― Barry Soetoro the marlboro man (van smack), Monday, 17 May 2010 02:44 (fifteen years ago)

Totally disagree on James Ferraro. In fact, I didn't know who he was, and on the strength of that cover I am now trying to buy that album.

― filthy dylan, Monday, 17 May 2010 02:53 (fifteen years ago)

Just downmarket from Vampire Weekend:

http://www.knoxroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/dum-dum-girls-i-will-be.jpg

We learned nothing from Peter Saville:

http://www.neworderonline.com/Photos/Cache/13219.14.medium.jpg

― nori dusted (Sanpaku), Monday, 17 May 2010 04:10 (fifteen years ago)

pretty rough, James

― underwater, please (bear, bear, bear), Monday, 17 May 2010 04:10 (fifteen years ago)

has the moratorium on talking about fonts been lifted because that new order tribute

― retarded candle burning at both ends (dyao), Monday, 17 May 2010 04:15 (fifteen years ago)

I actually like the Dum Dum Girls cover!

― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 17 May 2010 04:20 (fifteen years ago)

Me too, it's one of my favorites of the year so far. That b/w diamond shoebox keeps catching my eye...

Isn't it a photo of Dee Dee's mom from the 60's, or am I thinking of someone else's album cover?

― a black white asian pine ghost who is fake (Telephone thing), Monday, 17 May 2010 04:40 (fifteen years ago)

My god that New Order tribute album looks like it was done on PowerPoint for Windows 98! Somebody please do something to prevent that atrocity from sitting in the shelves next to the other NO albums!

― the subject of many men’s thoughts (daavid), Monday, 17 May 2010 04:51 (fifteen years ago)

im pretty sure jame ferraro just uses this http://www.jwz.org/webcollage/ to make his album covers

― a rush of blood to my member (Future_Perfect), Monday, 17 May 2010 04:58 (fifteen years ago)

half of the covers here are somewhere between average and good, and a few are brilliant (james ferraro).

http://images.kerrang.com/content/ksite/350x300/limp_bizkit_gold_cobra_artwork.jpg

does "to be released" count?

― contenderizer, Monday, 17 May 2010 07:29 (fifteen years ago)

Ferraro owns this thread.

― kumar the bavarian, Monday, 17 May 2010 08:32 (fifteen years ago)

Somebody please do something to prevent that atrocity from sitting in the shelves next to the other NO albums!

This won't be an issue after 6 months when hardly anyone's bought the damn thing and record stores decide not to restock it.

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Monday, 17 May 2010 13:27 (fifteen years ago)

that james ferraro cover is awesome

― retarded candle burning at both ends (dyao), Monday, 17 May 2010 13:44 (fifteen years ago)

New on Perlon. eek....

http://www.family-house.net/cover/arkpocalypse.jpg

― sam500, Monday, 17 May 2010 14:49 (fifteen years ago)

Perlon decides to set aside their trademark design for THAT? Gah. Reminds me of the Luke Solomon album on Rekids...

― a black white asian pine ghost who is fake (Telephone thing), Monday, 17 May 2010 15:00 (fifteen years ago)

that Limp Bizkit cover gives me flashbacks of the kind of shit certain types of dudes would "commission" me to draw for them in high school

― richie aprile (rockapads), Monday, 17 May 2010 16:31 (fifteen years ago)

http://cdn.nahright.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/drake-thank-me-later-nahright-450x447.jpg

― every night i tell myself i am the custos, i am the wind. (some dude), Wednesday, 26 May 2010 13:26 (fifteen years ago)

Damn, that looks like an actually terrible album cover from 2002!

― Excelsior the Facebook (kkvgz), Wednesday, 26 May 2010 13:27 (fifteen years ago)

It also looks like there's supposed to be some poorly formulated joke about "Thank Drake Me Later" but I don't think that was the intention.

― Excelsior the Facebook (kkvgz), Wednesday, 26 May 2010 13:28 (fifteen years ago)

who is 'drake me' and why should we thank him later?

― Face Book (dyao), Wednesday, 26 May 2010 13:40 (fifteen years ago)

Because once you hear the album you won't want to thank him immediately.

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Wednesday, 26 May 2010 13:48 (fifteen years ago)

Drakeme

― Excelsior the Facebook (kkvgz), Wednesday, 26 May 2010 13:49 (fifteen years ago)

Pronounced "Drah-keem"

― Evan, Wednesday, 26 May 2010 14:19 (fifteen years ago)

Should cover this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDT8OOkS_dc

― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 26 May 2010 18:59 (fifteen years ago)

http://caffeine-headache.net/blog3/brothers.jpg

― DavidM, Thursday, 27 May 2010 07:04 (fifteen years ago)

the new pornographers have always had SUCH bad album covers, i think ac newman does them himself or something, but man, they really suck.

― NUDE. MAYNE. (s1ocki), Thursday, 27 May 2010 13:06 (fifteen years ago)

ugh that black keys cover may be even worse than the title 'forgiveness rock record.' people still think that kind of thing is interesting or clever?

― some dude, Thursday, 27 May 2010 13:24 (fifteen years ago)

reference:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y71/GothBrooks/hwnfront.jpg

― Fox Force Five Punchline (sexyDancer), Thursday, 27 May 2010 13:26 (fifteen years ago)

see i have no problem with that for a variety of reasons

― some dude, Thursday, 27 May 2010 13:46 (fifteen years ago)

The Black Keys one looks more like an advert than an actual cover (is that the point?)

― Vision Creation Mansun (NickB), Thursday, 27 May 2010 13:52 (fifteen years ago)

The Black Keys one looks more like an advert than an actual cover (is that the point?

British people = still dumb

And that James Ferraro cover is amazing.

― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Thursday, 27 May 2010 14:37 (fifteen years ago)

Thanks for the feedback, fuckface.

― Vision Creation Mansun (NickB), Thursday, 27 May 2010 14:43 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.mukaishutoku.com/images/zb4.jpg

― don cab for cutie (Future_Perfect), Thursday, 27 May 2010 14:48 (fifteen years ago)

none of those similar album covers use Cooper Black though.

― abanana, Thursday, 27 May 2010 17:00 (fifteen years ago)

This one's gotta be in the running for worst cover of 2010 to date:

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/xtina.jpg

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Thursday, 27 May 2010 17:36 (fifteen years ago)

gives me an idea

― Christina NAGLera (some dude), Thursday, 27 May 2010 17:38 (fifteen years ago)

lol

the aguilera one isn't so much spectacularly ugly or badly-designed, it just transmits "out of ideas" so loud and clear

― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Thursday, 27 May 2010 17:46 (fifteen years ago)

For a second I thought that was a Gwen Stefani cover, so "out of ideas" indeed...

― Fat Dog Franklin (snoball), Thursday, 27 May 2010 17:48 (fifteen years ago)

I think the image is okay, but once again the title/lettering is killing it. Like, I really like the way the bionic parts are rendered and how the lips stick out over them, but the drippy letters and the brackets and everything just get in the way. I guess Xtina in 2010 doesn't have a recognizable enough face that you could just leave it as the face, but there's something underconfident about doing it this way.

Aping Gaga if anything, I think.

― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 27 May 2010 17:59 (fifteen years ago)

I'm not sure Giger to Sorayama is a step up.

http://shadohawk.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/debbie-harry_kookoo_giger_front__.jpg

http://www.artlies.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/gynoid_theme-580x423.jpg

― nori dusted (Sanpaku), Thursday, 27 May 2010 18:15 (fifteen years ago)

Though I admit, I wish Yul Brenner released an album with this cover:

http://dcairns.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/westworld.jpg

― nori dusted (Sanpaku), Thursday, 27 May 2010 18:17 (fifteen years ago)

Miles Kurosky has a new album out? I don't care what the cover looks like, I gotta hear it!

Beulah's last two albums are amongst the greatest of the '00s. I saw them on their last tour at the Black Cat near D.C. I know he was in ill health for several years and was afraid we wouldn't hear from him again after his old band broke up.

― Lee626, Friday, 28 May 2010 14:37 (fifteen years ago)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/614nDm3hImL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Monday, 7 June 2010 18:23 (fifteen years ago)

No way, that's gorgeous! Parental advisory sticker's a bummer.

― Doctor Casino, Monday, 7 June 2010 19:36 (fifteen years ago)

One thing i like about the Xtina cover is the intricacy of the illustration which you don't actually get v often (NE1:FWW was a previous fine example). The lips are the worst thing about it.

― mdskltr (blueski), Monday, 7 June 2010 19:46 (fifteen years ago)

A lot hip hop album covers are almost always terrible, so no big surprise there.

― Bilderbooger (van smack), Monday, 7 June 2010 19:52 (fifteen years ago)

makes me want a snocone

― hobbes, Monday, 7 June 2010 19:53 (fifteen years ago)

cover trend 2010

http://www.badboyblog.com/media/1/20100419-the-archandroid-album-cover-by-janelle-monae.jpg
http://www.gossipboulevard.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/christina-aguilera-bionic.jpg
http://meetthadealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/00-erykah_badu-new_amerykah_part_two_return_of_the_ankh-20101-e1269905680755.jpg

any more?

― Arcade Fire - Rockin' The Suburbs (LOLK), Monday, 7 June 2010 20:16 (fifteen years ago)

OH GOD NO

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/dean_britta_04.jpg

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Monday, 7 June 2010 21:03 (fifteen years ago)

crimes against fonts right there

― kumar the bavarian, Monday, 7 June 2010 21:35 (fifteen years ago)

I think its safe to say the whole thing is a crime against graphic design in general.

― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 7 June 2010 21:40 (fifteen years ago)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21xzPUyxkPL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

hope the Dwarves are getting some money for this you boring fucks

― I wonder if heaven got a Netto (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 13:40 (fifteen years ago)

laaame

http://www.tex0gen.com/images/pendulum-immersion-album-art1.jpg

― mdskltr (blueski), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 15:30 (fifteen years ago)

The most lame part of that supremely lame cover is that there is a bubble strategically covering the woman's nipple, which you can see if you GIS Pendulum Immersion and view the 2362 × 2362 image.

― kkvgz, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 15:34 (fifteen years ago)

And yes, I GIS'd it specifically to see if there was visible nip.

― kkvgz, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 15:35 (fifteen years ago)

#1 on the UK albums chart though, huh?

― kkvgz, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 15:41 (fifteen years ago)

most successful Aussies here since Savage Garden

― mdskltr (blueski), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 15:42 (fifteen years ago)

I don't know if I'd put the Aguilera and Erykah covers together as a trend. The latter is pretty clearly a 70s afro-futurism throwback (esp. funkadelic covers).

― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 17:24 (fifteen years ago)

yeh but both variations on bionic woman theme

― mdskltr (blueski), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 17:27 (fifteen years ago)

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/bmart.jpg black mountain

― danbunny, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 17:57 (fifteen years ago)

wtf that's awesome

― thomp, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 18:03 (fifteen years ago)

Contrast the Pendulum cover with Noisia's, and its clear being in a electronica cul-de-sac doesn't compel shitty design.

― Do you like my indifference curves? (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 18:04 (fifteen years ago)

Yeah that Black Mountain cover is RAD

― Bilderbooger (van smack), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 23:05 (fifteen years ago)

Thirded, awesome. So is the first song.

― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 23:27 (fifteen years ago)

lol pendulum

― spams, or scams, that come through the portal (electricsound), Thursday, 10 June 2010 01:05 (fifteen years ago)

that black mountain cover makes me wanna listen to black mountain and I don't even listen to black mountain

― ⚖ on my truck (dyao), Thursday, 10 June 2010 01:58 (fifteen years ago)

Yep, awesome.

― a reprehensible gentility of trouser (staggerlee), Thursday, 10 June 2010 02:59 (fifteen years ago)

i did not know the AMC No. 6 was played by a shark

― the most horrifying moment in shallow grave (abanana), Thursday, 10 June 2010 03:02 (fifteen years ago)

black keys cover is easily my least favorite of the year

― gonjasufi smacker (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 10 June 2010 03:05 (fifteen years ago)

That Pendulum cover brings back warm memories of corny 90s trance record art, so I think it's kinda cute. At least you know what you're going to get from an album that looks like that, which isn't the case with many other covers in this thread.

― Tuomas, Thursday, 10 June 2010 07:04 (fifteen years ago)

good lord this suuuuuuuuucks

http://cdn.nahright.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/ti-king-uncaged-albumcover-450x450.png

― Youve Beenexposed (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 15 June 2010 17:47 (fifteen years ago)

Simultaneously on terrible and best of!

― I have been forks-style since day one (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 15 June 2010 18:17 (fifteen years ago)

i like that cover way better than paper trail but it is super ridiculous

― hobbes, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 18:22 (fifteen years ago)

No.

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/klaxons452.jpg

― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 18:26 (fifteen years ago)

TI cover makes me think of Jumanji (the book) (also I like it)

― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 15 June 2010 18:27 (fifteen years ago)

klaxons cover might be the best album cover ever

― ULTRAMAN dat ho (jjjusten), Tuesday, 15 June 2010 18:29 (fifteen years ago)

"Imagine: your dog, cat, or other pet in full military regalia."

― the most horrifying moment in shallow grave (abanana), Tuesday, 15 June 2010 18:30 (fifteen years ago)

omg YES to that Klaxons cover

like I would seriously consider buying that (and never listening to it)

― Damn these skinny jeans' pockets. (HI DERE), Tuesday, 15 June 2010 18:32 (fifteen years ago)

astrocat man/he's gotta be serious

― Millsner, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 18:34 (fifteen years ago)

Is the above pic a joke, or has someone really used the "your pet in full military regalia" meme as an album cover?

― Tuomas, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 21:01 (fifteen years ago)

Read the patch on the shirt, its for the Klaxons album.

― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 15 June 2010 21:03 (fifteen years ago)

Hahaha, omg! Are these Klaxons like ilxors or something?

― Tuomas, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 21:06 (fifteen years ago)

it's a collaboration between Momus, JDarn, OPallet and DDaniel

― Damn these skinny jeans' pockets. (HI DERE), Tuesday, 15 June 2010 21:21 (fifteen years ago)

IOW no they are not ILXORs, they are random Brits

― Damn these skinny jeans' pockets. (HI DERE), Tuesday, 15 June 2010 21:21 (fifteen years ago)

More like RANDUM Brits!!

― PaulTMA, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 21:35 (fifteen years ago)

http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww185/worldisbar/new/clogs.jpg

― Indexed, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 22:13 (fifteen years ago)

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/Blackshaw.jpg

― MarkoP, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 22:59 (fifteen years ago)

ti and klaxons cover both A+++++

― an indie-rock microgenre (dyao), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 00:16 (fifteen years ago)

ti also contributing to the secret history of rock n roll

― an indie-rock microgenre (dyao), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 00:17 (fifteen years ago)

klaxons cover is dope, t.i. cover could've been cool if they had done anything besides having him sit next to a jpg of a lion

― Youve Beenexposed (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 00:17 (fifteen years ago)

lol yeah it's probably B&W to hide the 'shop lines better

― an indie-rock microgenre (dyao), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 00:19 (fifteen years ago)

Haha, only just noticed the tiny whale on the Pendulum cover.

― rhythm fixated member (chap), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 01:39 (fifteen years ago)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41G1Cc0nhPL._SS500_.jpg

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Friday, 18 June 2010 15:27 (fifteen years ago)

pretty innocuous imo

― richie aprile (rockapads), Friday, 18 June 2010 16:00 (fifteen years ago)

yeah, there is nothing really terrible about that cover at all.

― The Marty Funkhouser Dance Machine (van smack), Friday, 18 June 2010 16:20 (fifteen years ago)

How about this then:
http://images.brisbanetimes.com.au/2010/05/28/1517563/CH-420-420x0.jpg

― PaulTMA, Friday, 18 June 2010 16:21 (fifteen years ago)

i hate the title more than the cover

― not too bad for an ASBO (electricsound), Friday, 18 June 2010 16:23 (fifteen years ago)

waht

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Friday, 18 June 2010 16:23 (fifteen years ago)

I hate the fact that they still exist more than both.

― textbook blows on the head (dowd), Friday, 18 June 2010 23:33 (fifteen years ago)

"still"

― dyaon't (sic), Saturday, 19 June 2010 09:10 (fifteen years ago)

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e70/holloway5846/Color7inchArtFPOWEB2.jpg

content-wise this will probably be rad but ugh son

― heywood jabulani (DJ Mencap), Friday, 25 June 2010 10:01 (fifteen years ago)

Wow. That bad punk album cover is a very mid-90s bad punk album cover.

― kkvgz, Friday, 25 June 2010 10:27 (fifteen years ago)

lol @ the girls nervously standing away from the chaos

― heywood jabulani (DJ Mencap), Friday, 25 June 2010 11:18 (fifteen years ago)

Like, if I was illiterate, I wouldn't know if that was a Negative Approach album or Bouncing Souls or Murphy's Law or what. No Use For a Name? I don't even fucking know.

― kkvgz, Friday, 25 June 2010 11:33 (fifteen years ago)

OH GOD MY EYES

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/ofmontreal__.jpg

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Friday, 25 June 2010 19:54 (fifteen years ago)

Of Montreal covers just keep getting more and more obnoxious. But I am excited about the two tracks with Ms Monae.

― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 25 June 2010 20:02 (fifteen years ago)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xv1Zoao8hhk/S8hoGzGtcyI/AAAAAAAAMkw/kEhOdnB0vjQ/s1600/plies-goon-affliated1.jpg

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, 28 June 2010 13:45 (fifteen years ago)

Just saw this on Bolachas

http://www.synthema.ru/uploads/posts/2008-11/1225919122_curious-the_intimate_stranger.jpg

― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 29 June 2010 14:46 (fifteen years ago)

http://imgur.com/A9DIa.jpg

― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 29 June 2010 22:16 (fifteen years ago)

winner

― surfer blood for oil (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 29 June 2010 22:44 (fifteen years ago)

Reminds me of:

http://www.melophobe.com/images/fifty/02-gza-pro-tools.jpg

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Tuesday, 29 June 2010 22:51 (fifteen years ago)

i love that someone actually called an album pro tools

― you're the fucking treasurer (electricsound), Tuesday, 29 June 2010 23:17 (fifteen years ago)

http://warez.downrss.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/efc3eb5c63111437.gif.gif

― WEB SHERIFF (LOLK), Tuesday, 29 June 2010 23:22 (fifteen years ago)

|\/| | /-\ maybe nsfw? http://i45.tinypic.com/28ioj1x.jpg

she seems like she'd be the most obnoxious person to talk to on aim ever

― WEB SHERIFF (LOLK), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 01:08 (fifteen years ago)

The parent album cover almost seems dated already with its YT play bars.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5a/M.I.A._-_Maya.jpg

― rhythm fixated member (chap), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 01:15 (fifteen years ago)

Ha, I did italics rather than image tags.

― rhythm fixated member (chap), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 01:15 (fifteen years ago)

So wait, is the new M.I.A. song a reworking of "I Drink Alone" by George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers?

xpost

― Moodles, Wednesday, 30 June 2010 02:07 (fifteen years ago)

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e70/holloway5846/Color7inchArtFPOWEB2.jpg

Strictly White Guys and Maybe Two Girls if They Stay Out of the Way
by Negative Approach

― oɔsıqɐu (nabisco), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 02:15 (fifteen years ago)

^ that has been posted already

― van smack, Wednesday, 30 June 2010 02:25 (fifteen years ago)

It's worth mentioning twice, methinks.

― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 30 June 2010 02:26 (fifteen years ago)

Hey, Taang records is still around… awesome! I think the last thing on that label I checked out was a prefame Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

― the food has a top snake of 1 (ulillillia), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 02:33 (fifteen years ago)

xpost Don't forget the apprehensive closet-case in the far left corner.

― Soft Sad Tecmo Bowl (Spinspin Sugah), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 03:07 (fifteen years ago)

of course steve ilxor posts two awesome album covers

― ksmh (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 03:08 (fifteen years ago)

http://t.album.youmix.co.uk/37577.jpg

― the food has a top snake of 1 (ulillillia), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 03:54 (fifteen years ago)

of course steve ilxor posts two awesome album covers

I get how Of Montreal is kinda subjective (I think it's an eyesore) but I don't see how anyone could in good conscience say the Plies album cover is ANY GOOD AT ALL.

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 04:43 (fifteen years ago)

Agreed. It can only be saved by changing "PLIES" to "ALGERNOD".

― Soft Sad Tecmo Bowl (Spinspin Sugah), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 05:14 (fifteen years ago)

http://idolator.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Prince.jpg

― owenf, Thursday, 1 July 2010 18:59 (fifteen years ago)

also, way to make yourself look whiter Prince

― owenf, Thursday, 1 July 2010 19:02 (fifteen years ago)

I was thinking he was making himself look taller, but whatever.

― van smack, Thursday, 1 July 2010 19:09 (fifteen years ago)

true

― owenf, Thursday, 1 July 2010 19:13 (fifteen years ago)

Looks like The Rainbow Children, Pt. 2.

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Thursday, 1 July 2010 20:38 (fifteen years ago)

so why on that one cover is that dude sticking his finger deeply into his own eye

― my funny mommy hole, sweet funny mommy hole (HI DERE), Thursday, 1 July 2010 21:04 (fifteen years ago)

So Crowded House have definitely won by a mile

― PaulTMA, Friday, 2 July 2010 03:14 (fifteen years ago)

The Prince cover immediately made me think of these (my mom bought them by the gross in the late 70s and early 80s when she was on a sewing kick).

http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.92429017.jpg

― Johnny Fever, Friday, 2 July 2010 03:41 (fifteen years ago)

not sure if this is awful or amazing- you decide!

http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/127/l_b519a25b13df47d29a6027e6ec91d04c.jpg

― Neil S, Friday, 2 July 2010 11:58 (fifteen years ago)

wau

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Friday, 2 July 2010 12:11 (fifteen years ago)

amazing

― got you all in ♜ ♔ (dyao), Friday, 2 July 2010 12:12 (fifteen years ago)

Amazing Photoshop skillz on show! Who the hell is it?

― A prog venn diagram for you to think about (Matt #2), Friday, 2 July 2010 12:14 (fifteen years ago)

The record's called "Chasing Tail", for extra lolz:
http://www.annipiper.com/

― Neil S, Friday, 2 July 2010 12:16 (fifteen years ago)

Yeah Chasing Tail definitely belongs in this thread. Good find.

― van smack, Friday, 2 July 2010 13:24 (fifteen years ago)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51qGXYbS%2BTL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

― Born too beguiled (DavidM), Friday, 2 July 2010 13:37 (fifteen years ago)

NERG Y BAN?

― obvious and old and bannable (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 3 July 2010 02:57 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.paulgilbert.com/000FuzzUniverse.jpg

― scott seward, Saturday, 3 July 2010 13:11 (fifteen years ago)

UGH

http://strangeglue.com/show_image/1275048725/472.jpeg

― Dwight Yorke, Saturday, 3 July 2010 17:49 (fifteen years ago)

Looks like he's on some kind of Louis Wain buzz.

― Veðrafjǫrðr heimamaður (ecuador_with_a_c), Saturday, 3 July 2010 18:51 (fifteen years ago)

That is an extremely louche cat.

― Vast Halo, Saturday, 3 July 2010 19:24 (fifteen years ago)

Yeah, at first Wavves looks generic modern-psych, then the cat sinks in, and it's sort of the ultimate mod-psych, like Abraxas.

― bendy, Saturday, 3 July 2010 22:56 (fifteen years ago)

Sorry, who is lady centaur one by? Because I am in awe of it.

― rhythm fixated member (chap), Sunday, 4 July 2010 02:16 (fifteen years ago)

was there a 'Saved by the bell' logo with that font?

― du mein bestie (micarl), Sunday, 4 July 2010 10:15 (fifteen years ago)

I can't believe this:

http://magiska.vlsweb.net.br/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Funstyle_Cover_Image-400x400.jpg

― congratulations (n/a), Sunday, 4 July 2010 21:32 (fifteen years ago)

The thing is, it wouldn't be anywhere near as bad if it was just the "Funstyle" image on that distressed blue background, which obviously took some doing. Why just do a screencap of that? (The quality of the cover sort of fits the quality of the record, though.)

― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 4 July 2010 21:35 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/images/reviews/222x222/qg6m.jpg

― PaulTMA, Monday, 5 July 2010 20:21 (fifteen years ago)

That Feeder one is basically the SFW version of The Dwarves' 'The Dwarves Are Young And Good-Looking' right?

― Gavin in Leeds, Monday, 5 July 2010 20:32 (fifteen years ago)

The Liz Phair art is a perfect visual representation of her career-long inability to make one redeeming aesthetic choice.

― Fifi live from gay Paree (staggerlee), Monday, 5 July 2010 23:41 (fifteen years ago)

Liz Phair one is sort of close to a good idea but it just all looks really ugly. I would have just gone for the screencap of the word processor thing but what do I know?

― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 16:23 (fifteen years ago)

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/bestcoastfront452.jpg

― Born too beguiled (DavidM), Thursday, 8 July 2010 21:22 (fifteen years ago)

very much not a fan of that feeder album cover, I don't know the reference, but its pretty ugh. Not down with what I take to be easy appropriations of 80's (or any) skateboard culture, which is pretty much Fuck Off.

― Ce soir je dîne sur la soupe de tortue (EDB), Friday, 9 July 2010 02:44 (fifteen years ago)

Though of course I don't know who these feeder characters are, they might have a legitimate claim to 80's skateboard culture for all I know, but the whole, hey look an old skateboard we're so fucking cool man style, has been a a primary source of frustration for me.

Cf. the Wavves album from last year

― Ce soir je dîne sur la soupe de tortue (EDB), Friday, 9 July 2010 02:46 (fifteen years ago)

they don't, they're an "alternative" "rock" band with big guitars and such, had one or two ok tunes a few years ago, desperately still trying to appeal to teenagers as they themselves float through middle age

― king solomon and the surrealists (electricsound), Friday, 9 July 2010 02:51 (fifteen years ago)

i.e. a less popular british green day minus any politics at all

― king solomon and the surrealists (electricsound), Friday, 9 July 2010 02:52 (fifteen years ago)

ahahahahahahaha @ feeder

my god

― so you want Mark Ronson to cry into your ass (acoleuthic), Friday, 9 July 2010 02:53 (fifteen years ago)

Feeder's greatest achievement was to inspire this guy:
http://www.myspace.com/tinymoses

― PaulTMA, Friday, 9 July 2010 03:02 (fifteen years ago)

I don't even

― so you want Mark Ronson to cry into your ass (acoleuthic), Friday, 9 July 2010 03:08 (fifteen years ago)

I mean

― so you want Mark Ronson to cry into your ass (acoleuthic), Friday, 9 July 2010 03:08 (fifteen years ago)

very much not a fan of that feeder album cover, I don't know the reference, but its pretty ugh.

hope the Dwarves are getting some money for this you boring fucks

― I wonder if heaven got a Netto (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 13:40 (1 month ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

That Feeder one is basically the SFW version of The Dwarves' 'The Dwarves Are Young And Good-Looking' right?

― Gavin in Leeds, Monday, 5 July 2010 20:32 (4 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

― Psychic... Octopus... Another Mertesac (DJ Mencap), Friday, 9 July 2010 08:24 (fifteen years ago)

Tiny Moses needs to step off TIM @ KFC.EDU's jock imo

― Psychic... Octopus... Another Mertesac (DJ Mencap), Friday, 9 July 2010 08:27 (fifteen years ago)

Xpost: yeah, I can read. I don't know the Dwarves/that album is what I meant.

― Ce soir je dîne sur la soupe de tortue (EDB), Friday, 9 July 2010 16:31 (fifteen years ago)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51fN%2Bp-OBuL._SS400_.jpg

I don't know what to think. It's like Hipnosis did a cover for a Pink Floyd country-rock album.

― Roomful of Moogs (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 9 July 2010 16:58 (fifteen years ago)

Best Coast is not that bad of a cover.

― Δ∇™ (van smack), Friday, 9 July 2010 17:06 (fifteen years ago)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51fN%2Bp-OBuL._SS400_.jpg http://www.steinar.ru/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/accept-balls_to_the_wall.jpg

― latebloomer, Friday, 9 July 2010 17:06 (fifteen years ago)

They use zapfino to advertise sales at my local Dress Barn. so goddamn terrible.

http://imgur.com/txNxZ.jpg

― another good thread infected by creepiness and resentment (sciolism), Monday, 19 July 2010 00:04 (fifteen years ago)

swamp dogg's rat on! is simultaneously awful and hilarious.

― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 19 July 2010 00:09 (fifteen years ago)

I like that Liz Phair cover a lot. I'm sure the album is mediocre, but I love the balls it took to do that.

― filthy dylan, Monday, 19 July 2010 00:56 (fifteen years ago)

swamp dogg's rat on! is simultaneously awful and hilarious.

― Daniel, Esq., Monday, July 19, 2010 12:09 AM (51 minutes ago) Bookmark

halfway there

― 69, Monday, 19 July 2010 01:02 (fifteen years ago)

Both Storm Thorgerson covers...

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51fN%2Bp-OBuL._SS400_.jpg http://www.discaffinity.com/images/covers/1894.jpg

And wasn't Balls to the Wall a Hipgnosis cover?

― Hideous Lump, Monday, 19 July 2010 03:12 (fifteen years ago)

I kinda like that Steve Miller one but I also think 'Balls To The Wall' is all time greatness so

― Just what is she studying? ABSLOLUTE STUPIDITY? (DJ Mencap), Monday, 19 July 2010 08:28 (fifteen years ago)

two weeks pass...

Surprised this was never mentioned:
http://www.covershut.com/covers/Brett-Michaels-Custom-Built-2010-Front-Cover-44367.jpg

― MarkoP, Saturday, 7 August 2010 23:39 (fifteen years ago)

cocorosie still the worst of 2010 and probably of all time

― Dad Can Dance (LOLK), Sunday, 8 August 2010 04:50 (fifteen years ago)

That Jeff Beck is the real sleeper.

― FRESH MEAT (MFB), Sunday, 8 August 2010 08:07 (fifteen years ago)

The newest Cocorosie cover isn't even the worst Cocorosie cover tbh.

― All I wanted was a Pepsi and she wouldn't giveittome. (Johnny Fever), Sunday, 8 August 2010 08:41 (fifteen years ago)

http://images.theage.com.au/2010/04/30/1397404/violent_soho420-420x0.jpg

― State Attorney Foxhart Cubycheck (Billy Dods), Sunday, 8 August 2010 10:24 (fifteen years ago)

The Best Coast cover kinda reminds me of this:

http://cdn.overstock.com/images/products/0/127/127162.jpg

― eatandoph, Sunday, 8 August 2010 14:59 (fifteen years ago)

new weezer: y/n?

― cozen, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 10:29 (fifteen years ago)

http://static.gigwise.com/artists/Image/hurley.jpg

― cozen, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 10:30 (fifteen years ago)

that cover rules, rivers cuomo is a genius

― V79, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 10:46 (fifteen years ago)

That cover blows.

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 13:07 (fifteen years ago)

Weezer cover is good cover

― PaulTMA, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 13:07 (fifteen years ago)

http://nickydigital.com/blog_images/aeroplane_we_cant_fly.jpg

It would take a lot to elevate an album to classic status with a cover like this.

― village idiot (dog latin), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 13:16 (fifteen years ago)

I like that one. It's very stark and suburban and commercial.

― more lunacy and witchcraft! (kkvgz), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 13:32 (fifteen years ago)

"I just loved this photo of Jorge Garcia — it just had this amazing vibe. We didn't want to do a fourth self-titled record and we knew people would refer to it as 'the Hurley record' even if left it without that title, so we just called it 'Hurley.' No words are on the cover because all we wanted was his amazing face."

truly genius

― mizzell, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 14:20 (fifteen years ago)

i'm gonna say that's probably the best Weezer album cover that's ever been

― shake that ˁxᴥxˀ (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 14:21 (fifteen years ago)

i mean compared to this http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/43/Weezerred2.jpg come on

― shake that ˁxᴥxˀ (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 14:22 (fifteen years ago)

yeah, there's not much competition for that, beyond raditude

― mizzell, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 14:23 (fifteen years ago)

Who the fuck even listens to Weezer anymore?

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 14:27 (fifteen years ago)

exactly, that's why they're latching on to memes and internet culture to market themselves in a fragmented postmtv landscape

― Dad Can Dance (LOLK), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 14:33 (fifteen years ago)

also see gaga's telephone video

― Dad Can Dance (LOLK), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 14:33 (fifteen years ago)

to be honest I'm not even listening to today's Weezer, I'm just admiring this wonderful cover and the simple, honest to God motive for choosing it
just imagine how shelves in record shops are going to look like

― V79, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 14:39 (fifteen years ago)

the simple, honest to God motive for choosing it

It's called "brand marketing" fyi.

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 14:41 (fifteen years ago)

How is that guy "memes and internet culture" precisely? I mean he seems to have a twitter and I assume some tit made an image macro with his face on once but that applies to almost the entire Western world at this point

― welcome fake world we hope enjoy cardboard melon (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 14:45 (fifteen years ago)

well i'm mostly referring to their previous work with the mentos and youtube stunts and whatever

given that context, the idea of putting a random celebrity on your album cover is kind like me posting this image in this thread http://static.open.salon.com/files/kermit1259681770.jpg

― Dad Can Dance (LOLK), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 14:58 (fifteen years ago)

that is, RaNDoMNeSS, absurdism, etc.. all parts of internet culture

― Dad Can Dance (LOLK), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 14:59 (fifteen years ago)

Given that they made the Buddy Holly video when most ppl still didn't have regular net access I think they've earned the 'right' to dork around in this manner... I don't expect the album to be much cop, just sayin

― welcome fake world we hope enjoy cardboard melon (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 15:08 (fifteen years ago)

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/writeaboutlove542.jpg

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 16:47 (fifteen years ago)

not a fan, but objectively i don't see anything wrong with it

― richie aprile (rockapads), Thursday, 12 August 2010 05:31 (fifteen years ago)

"covers very much in character" more like?

― anatol_merklich, Friday, 13 August 2010 13:29 (fifteen years ago)

Fairly sure I can see that building from my office.

― calumerio, Friday, 13 August 2010 13:32 (fifteen years ago)

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/Soundgarden.jpg

― piscesx, Saturday, 21 August 2010 10:25 (fifteen years ago)

That Belle & Sebastian one isn't even actually the cover.

― if, Saturday, 21 August 2010 11:18 (fifteen years ago)

Is Soundgarden trying to appeal to the Altered Zones crowd?

― MarkoP, Saturday, 21 August 2010 13:46 (fifteen years ago)

http://img.amazon.ca/images/I/617-1giWOkL._SS500_.jpg

― Mosquepanik at Ground Zero (abanana), Monday, 23 August 2010 14:57 (fifteen years ago)

wow

― Johnny Fever, Monday, 23 August 2010 14:59 (fifteen years ago)

O_O !!!!!!!

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, 23 August 2010 15:02 (fifteen years ago)

is that ellen degenares?

― a hoy hoy, Monday, 23 August 2010 15:42 (fifteen years ago)

That picture is inverted.

― Sebastian (Royal Mermaid Mover), Monday, 23 August 2010 16:02 (fifteen years ago)

is that ellen degenares?

― a hoy hoy

that is BRIAN RAY

― van smack, Monday, 23 August 2010 22:54 (fifteen years ago)

I suspect that the metal plate in his head has some connection to his approving the cover art.

― Hideous Lump, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 02:20 (fifteen years ago)

This is so terrible:

http://www.self-titledmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/R-2209721-1269979678.jpg

― Blau, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 05:02 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B003WKFAIW/ref=dp_image_z_0?ie=UTF8&n=5174&s=music

― late adopter, Wednesday, 25 August 2010 03:41 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B003WKFAIW/ref=dp_image_z_0?ie=UTF8&n=5174&s=music

― late adopter, Wednesday, 25 August 2010 03:42 (fifteen years ago)

One more try
http://idolator.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Maroon-5-Hands-All-Over-album-cover-art.jpg

― late adopter, Wednesday, 25 August 2010 03:44 (fifteen years ago)

^let me help you..

http://www.monden.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Maroon-5-Hands-All-Over.jpg

― van smack, Wednesday, 25 August 2010 22:04 (fifteen years ago)

It's a "concert-poem":

http://blogs.epicindia.com/leapinthedark/anderson-homeland%20cover.jpg

― She Got the Shakes, Friday, 27 August 2010 08:44 (fifteen years ago)

For some reason the most distressing thing about the Maroon 5 album cover is the point in the M being red

― She Got the Shakes, Friday, 27 August 2010 08:48 (fifteen years ago)

Wow, Laurie's turning into John Cale!

― Chaim Poutine (NickB), Friday, 27 August 2010 08:52 (fifteen years ago)

For some reason the most distressing thing about the Maroon 5 album cover is the point in the M being red

It turns the "M" into "M V" -- Maroon V -- Maroon 5 -- get it??

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Friday, 27 August 2010 13:11 (fifteen years ago)

I don't think the Maroon 5 one is particularly bad.

― lavender hotel kumquat (kkvgz), Friday, 27 August 2010 13:18 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.gibson.com/Files/aaFeaturesImages2010/Robert-Plant_Band-of-Joy.jpg

Pretty bad, but the cat playing the saxophone almost redeems it.

― Neggin' you crapative (NickB), Wednesday, 8 September 2010 10:36 (fifteen years ago)

Can't figure out the font sizing at all.

― Neggin' you crapative (NickB), Wednesday, 8 September 2010 10:37 (fifteen years ago)

Laurie Anderson's turning into John Prine!

― spazzercise (staggerlee), Thursday, 9 September 2010 20:09 (fifteen years ago)

http://nuravebrainwave.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/20100823.jpg

~mysterious lady~ in background kinda reminds me of 'She's The Boss' by Mick Jagger

― This site already seems as unruly as a Marnie Stern record (DJ Mencap), Monday, 13 September 2010 10:38 (fifteen years ago)

^^^ thread winner.

― mark e, Monday, 13 September 2010 10:44 (fifteen years ago)

Moved from the actually good album covers thread.

http://www.bridge9.com/img/news/wmUWUZfksH.jpg

Anything that shoves a "hey dude i totally skated when I was in middle school" attitude, or easy appropriations of older skate culture by such disgusting album cover savages as waaves = fuck off.

― EDB, Monday, 13 September 2010 16:21 (fifteen years ago)

*shoves that in your face

― EDB, Monday, 13 September 2010 16:21 (fifteen years ago)

http://s841.photobucket.com/albums/zz334/tim_othy1/?action=view¤t=4106XvC1LYL_SS400_.jpg

― Tim. E "LazRus" Lucas (Prose b4 Hoes...and Big Hoos), Tuesday, 14 September 2010 02:13 (fifteen years ago)

http://bandweblogs.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/sullyernaavalon91.jpg

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Tuesday, 14 September 2010 02:28 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.gibson.com/Files/aaFeaturesImages2010/Robert-Plant_Band-of-Joy.jpg

Pretty bad, but the cat playing the saxophone almost redeems it.

I was about to say that any cover featuring clowns was automatically terrible until I remembered this one:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/46/ButtholeSurfersLocustAbortionTechnician.jpg

― Hideous Lump, Tuesday, 14 September 2010 03:05 (fifteen years ago)

last year I know, but my god!
http://www.randyrecords.com/BoxEldersLP.jpg

― chromecassettes, Tuesday, 14 September 2010 03:40 (fifteen years ago)

idg the inclusion of the royksopp cover, unless it's something about fonts

― subtle like the g in 'goole' (dayo), Tuesday, 14 September 2010 03:47 (fifteen years ago)

Anything that shoves a "hey dude i totally skated when I was in middle school" attitude, or easy appropriations of older skate culture by such disgusting album cover savages as waaves = fuck off.

― EDB, Monday, 13 September 2010 16:21 (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

idk to me the skater is not the whole focus of the sleeve there, insofar as he could be, like, a little kid on a trike instead and it would still have the same thing going on... I thought it was about ~the ennui of suburbia~

― This site already seems as unruly as a Marnie Stern record (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 14 September 2010 07:12 (fifteen years ago)

yah

― markers garvey (The Reverend), Tuesday, 14 September 2010 07:19 (fifteen years ago)

For me it's about ~holy shit, look @ the size of those garages~

― jesper olsen twins (NickB), Tuesday, 14 September 2010 08:03 (fifteen years ago)

markers: How does the cover art for Sully Erna's solo album look displayed on yr mantel?

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Tuesday, 14 September 2010 14:06 (fifteen years ago)

Xpost: yeah, that's true. I can't really say what the deal with it is, and admittedly was probably too quick to lump it in with stuff like Waaves.

― EDB, Tuesday, 14 September 2010 18:33 (fifteen years ago)

http://i54.tinypic.com/15yuflk.jpg

laying the metaphor on there pretty hard, innit?

― This Mortal Kombat (diamonddave85), Thursday, 16 September 2010 22:50 (fifteen years ago)

It's like 'Trans' by Neil Young except you're not laughing *with* it

― being a ringmaster's crul (DJ Mencap), Friday, 17 September 2010 07:04 (fifteen years ago)

serj needs the other three guys in his band to keep him in check so glaringly fucking bad

― t(o_o)t it and b(o_o)t it (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 17 September 2010 07:10 (fifteen years ago)

looooord that is bad

― J0rdan S., Friday, 17 September 2010 07:14 (fifteen years ago)

Worst of the year perhaps. Yeouch!

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Friday, 17 September 2010 13:33 (fifteen years ago)

Thought that was Perry Farrell for a second.

― windmeup (kkvgz), Friday, 17 September 2010 13:36 (fifteen years ago)

people saying worst of the year obv haven't seen the coco rosie?

― a hoy hoy, Friday, 17 September 2010 14:32 (fifteen years ago)

OOOOHH I forgot about that one, yikes.

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Friday, 17 September 2010 14:33 (fifteen years ago)

Serj's giant block of cheese is looking a bit funky.

― Antoine Bugleboy (Merdeyeux), Friday, 17 September 2010 14:45 (fifteen years ago)

http://community2.metalreview.com/cfs-filesystemfile.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Discussions.Components.Files/7/6646.Dragged-into-Sunlight-_2D00_-Hatred-for-Mankind.jpg

A reissue for Dragged Into Sunlight's Hatred For Mankind doesn't stretch to less stupid artwork.

― Duran (Doran), Sunday, 19 September 2010 13:31 (fifteen years ago)

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QNjMBcl0NEI/THwGb7jbqII/AAAAAAAAAPo/RyeCjobH7Rs/s1600/Skunk+Anansie+Wonderlustre+Cover.jpg

― PaulTMA, Sunday, 19 September 2010 14:40 (fifteen years ago)

I initially thought it was called 'Wonder Stuff'

― PaulTMA, Sunday, 19 September 2010 14:40 (fifteen years ago)

Dragged Into Sunlight cover is amazing, and makes me want to hear this album

― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Sunday, 19 September 2010 14:43 (fifteen years ago)

wow that skunk anansie is bad. also lol skunk anansie still making records.

― a hoy hoy, Sunday, 19 September 2010 14:45 (fifteen years ago)

XP: Ha! I thought someone would say that... and yeah, you do want to hear the record. It seethes.

― Duran (Doran), Sunday, 19 September 2010 15:06 (fifteen years ago)

To my mind though, the sleeve is like something Cocorosie would do if they 'went' BM.

― Duran (Doran), Sunday, 19 September 2010 15:06 (fifteen years ago)

Skunk Anansie cover is so bad that it surely must be the work of Storm Thorgerson?

― Neil S, Sunday, 19 September 2010 15:10 (fifteen years ago)

Whatever you think of ST, he'd never turn in something that appalling looking.

― Duran (Doran), Sunday, 19 September 2010 15:12 (fifteen years ago)

To my mind though, the sleeve is like something Cocorosie would do if they 'went' BM.

AWFUL

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Sunday, 19 September 2010 15:20 (fifteen years ago)

Nah. That cover reminds me way more of Slayer's Hell Awaits - Seasons in the Abyss reign.

― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Monday, 20 September 2010 00:42 (fifteen years ago)

That lens flare isn't fooling anyone

― PaulTMA, Monday, 20 September 2010 12:57 (fifteen years ago)

ahahahahahah

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51EjNvGkRwL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

― Andy Cole (Dwight Yorke), Wednesday, 22 September 2010 14:01 (fifteen years ago)

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lYM_06wLnzQ/TKARXSXevGI/AAAAAAAAD6s/f2TZ5z8W_78/s1600/Arpeghy+-+Mi+Camino+%282010%29.jpg

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 00:01 (fifteen years ago)

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lYM_06wLnzQ/TJ3E7sJWn1I/AAAAAAAAD5Q/Lj_71GFhEUg/s1600/Red+Giant+-+Dysfunctional+Majesty+%282010%29.jpg

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 00:03 (fifteen years ago)

http://files.mastersland.com/files/foto/stch-2010-symposium.jpg

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 00:06 (fifteen years ago)

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lYM_06wLnzQ/TJshl_78-sI/AAAAAAAAD20/6qXPr3AU4x8/s1600/Runaway+Ghost+-+Runaway+Ghost+%5Bep%5D+%282010%29.jpg

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 00:09 (fifteen years ago)

I'm not sure whether this belongs here or the best album covers 2010 thread:

http://www.skillstreet.fi/v2/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/hannes600px.jpg

(The coffee mug says "your favourite Hannes", btw.)

― Tuomas, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 09:21 (fifteen years ago)

(And "Ei turhia paineita" means "No unnecessary stress".)

― Tuomas, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 09:24 (fifteen years ago)

http://sampler.com.ve/wp-content/uploads/muse-the_resistance2.jpg
http://www.mbvmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/wavves-king-of-the-beach.jpg
http://thetaleofthetape.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/adz.jpg
http://www.mbvmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/of-montreal-false-priest.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OcUKN02gr-o/TC6wfTlGupI/AAAAAAAAA9s/zZ5PnUbJ414/s1600/Mike%2BPosener%2B31%2BMinutes.jpg

― ursaminorjim, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 10:17 (fifteen years ago)

C'mon, that Sufjan Stevens one is great!

― Harrison Buttwhistle (NickB), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 10:19 (fifteen years ago)

I like Tuomas' one.

― rhythm fixated member (chap), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 10:20 (fifteen years ago)

lol @ the last one though, that's awful xp

― Harrison Buttwhistle (NickB), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 10:20 (fifteen years ago)

love that last one, just a dude chillin in his private jet, lookin at the camera, no biggie

― Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile (dayo), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 10:23 (fifteen years ago)

The Wavves is pretty bad as well. The Muse one is fine when you consider it's Muse.

― rhythm fixated member (chap), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 10:24 (fifteen years ago)

The Muse album cover looks like a cover for a 70s young adult sci-fi novel.

― Tuomas, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 10:25 (fifteen years ago)

Yeah, I'm no Sufjan fanboy or anything, but that cover is awesome.

― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 10:25 (fifteen years ago)

In fact, I think I put it in the great covers thread a few weeks ago.

― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 10:26 (fifteen years ago)

Really? I think the Age of Adz cover is just awful. Bad fonts, ugly colors, dull image, and bears no relation to the record inside.

As for Muse? Well, they're a taste-free zone as ever. But at least their aesthetic (or lack thereof) is utterly consistent.

― ursaminorjim, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 10:34 (fifteen years ago)

So, those who like the Sufjan cover - what do you like about it?

― ursaminorjim, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 10:35 (fifteen years ago)

I still haven't heard The Age of Adz. It would probably ruin things if I did.

Faux-aging is kind of gimmick, but this one's done really well. It actually looks like some kind of private press lp from 1971 from some dudes who worshipped Funkadelic and Arthur C. Clarke.

― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 10:37 (fifteen years ago)

Got it. Pavement are cool, and Sun Ra was cool, so when you mash up the two...

(ba-dum-bum)

― ursaminorjim, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 10:42 (fifteen years ago)

the sufjan cover is not great, but terrible is a stretch

― caek, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 10:49 (fifteen years ago)

apart from dude's haircut the Mike Posner one could be some AOR folk kinda record which tanked in 1975 or so

― I ain't that kind of player I just foul a lot (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:11 (fifteen years ago)

haha that looks like I'm running w/ Johnny's idea from a few posts up but I didn't see it until after I posted

― I ain't that kind of player I just foul a lot (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:12 (fifteen years ago)

I dunno, the Posner one seems very 2010 to me. It's photoshopped beyond belief.

― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:14 (fifteen years ago)

oh totally, I meant the album title/setting linkage and just that whole pose he's adopting. I have no idea who Mike Posner is fwiw

― I ain't that kind of player I just foul a lot (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:23 (fifteen years ago)

I think the Sufjan Stevens cover is otherwise okay, but the "3D" effects in the letters "ADS" look like they belong to a different aesthetic.

― Tuomas, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 13:27 (fifteen years ago)

Was going to say, should I have heard of Mike Posner?

― rhythm fixated member (chap), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 13:29 (fifteen years ago)

Seems to be signed to J Records and is some sort of club-pop dealie, no UK profile yet afaik

― I ain't that kind of player I just foul a lot (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 13:47 (fifteen years ago)

31 seconds before I take it off, more like.

― Harrison Buttwhistle (NickB), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 13:50 (fifteen years ago)

OH HAI MAJOR LABEL ALBUM COVER THAT TOOK ALL OF FIVE MINUTES TO DESIGN

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i298/thursdayswaiting/06324211347154241579.jpg

― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 2 October 2010 15:17 (fifteen years ago)

Further confirmation that KoL are the Eagles de nos jours.

― Neil S, Saturday, 2 October 2010 15:23 (fifteen years ago)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61JbX1SSfaL._SS400_.jpg

It looks like some "Super Hits" comp you'd find in a dump bin at Big Lots.

― Your cousin, Marvin Cobain (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 2 October 2010 15:49 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.metalinjection.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Soundgarden-Telephantasm-300x300.jpg

― Neil S, Monday, 4 October 2010 12:43 (fifteen years ago)

Looks a bit chillwave

― Morcheeba, simply happening. (PaulTMA), Monday, 4 October 2010 13:40 (fifteen years ago)

If you hate that one, wait til you see the new Soundgarden.

― kkvgz, Monday, 4 October 2010 13:49 (fifteen years ago)

I kinda like the sufjan cover but just one question....why didn't he record the age of ax first?

― Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile (dayo), Monday, 4 October 2010 13:58 (fifteen years ago)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41FlVolr4VL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

zzzzzzzzzz

― ilxor repping so hard for this = death knell (ilxor), Monday, 4 October 2010 14:58 (fifteen years ago)

Is that picture some sort of goatse reference?

― Harrison Buttwhistle (NickB), Monday, 4 October 2010 15:17 (fifteen years ago)

i kinda like the kings of leon one, looks like used vinyl

also simple isn't bad, who cares how long it took?

― 50.bison (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 4 October 2010 15:27 (fifteen years ago)

i think the problem with the kings of leon is it looks like a band member threw it together: iphone photo + display typeface that is standard install on microsoft word for mac.

there is also the unpleasant clash that they've aged the image and border (looks like they've done this following a "50 top tips to age images in the gimp" and these days the effect is almost like sepiatoning a photo in its playedoutness, but it could be worse), but they've forgot to age the crisp, white type, so looks completely out of place, like sand in eyes/vagina.

sorry i mentioned fonts, dan.

― caek, Monday, 4 October 2010 15:33 (fifteen years ago)

hate The Soof but like the cover - looks like The Fall circa Cerebral Caustic or something

hate Wavves even more than The Soof but I love that cover - like Royal Trux without nuance or the slightest bit of sophistication or elegance

hate kings of leon but i dig that cover - looks like 70s private press

what's that one in the middle of all of these that looks like a bad Robt Williams painting?

― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Monday, 4 October 2010 15:54 (fifteen years ago)

what's that one in the middle of all of these that looks like a bad Robt Williams painting?

of Montreal.

― Johnny Fever, Monday, 4 October 2010 15:57 (fifteen years ago)

caek was right about the Kings of Leon cover. I comprehend what they were going for, but the boring typeface choice and the way they neglected to age it in any way is all wrong. It could look like a private press '70s lp with a little more tinkering. That's what I was getting at with the "five minutes" thing.

It's like someone had the idea, went on flickr and found the first old-looking picture with palm trees in it, yellowed it, put some shading on a border and added text. BANG. Album cover ready.

― Johnny Fever, Monday, 4 October 2010 16:00 (fifteen years ago)

the fact they didn't age the type looks like a genuine mistake more than anything.

― caek, Monday, 4 October 2010 16:05 (fifteen years ago)

haaaaa I was just checking in here to see which fonts were enraging ppl now

― THE CHOMPING DUCK GETS HIS FATTY OUT FOR VADAR (HI DERE), Monday, 4 October 2010 16:12 (fifteen years ago)

FONTS ARE IMPORTANT

― Johnny Fever, Monday, 4 October 2010 16:13 (fifteen years ago)

I'm not a font nerd to the point of knowing the names of more than 3 or 4 of them by sight alone, but I'm always among the first to shout down poor choices.

― Johnny Fever, Monday, 4 October 2010 16:15 (fifteen years ago)

another problem with the kings of leon cover is the main image has really terrible compression artifacts and noise (the border and text is fine so it's not a problem with the jpg on this thread). that's not an attempt at a private press aesthetic. that's what happens when you take design input from a band member with an iphone.

font is quaint gothic aka desdemona btw

― caek, Monday, 4 October 2010 17:23 (fifteen years ago)

http://cdn.nahright.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Copywrite-The-Life-and-Times-of-Peter-Nelson.jpg

― 50.bison (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 4 October 2010 23:47 (fifteen years ago)

wow that is impressive in its awfulness

― get off my lawn (rockapads), Monday, 4 October 2010 23:55 (fifteen years ago)

The parental advisory logo makes any album its on look like it came out in 1992.

― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 5 October 2010 00:35 (fifteen years ago)

I used to be a bit snobbish about buying albums without a parental advisory sticker.

― Rob Liefeld pose (chap), Tuesday, 5 October 2010 00:40 (fifteen years ago)

the Orb one is OTM, I was keen to buy/hear it until I saw the image alongside strongo's review

― bitchmaid (sic), Tuesday, 5 October 2010 10:06 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.residentadvisor.net/images/reviews/2010/ith36cd.jpg

― EDB, Wednesday, 6 October 2010 16:35 (fifteen years ago)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41cxHudU6dL._SS500_.jpg

― I'm gonna mention ilxor in everyone of my posts until I get dn'd (ilxor), Wednesday, 6 October 2010 16:40 (fifteen years ago)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51%2Bwjo%2BYTJL._SS500_.jpg

― I'm gonna mention ilxor in everyone of my posts until I get dn'd (ilxor), Wednesday, 6 October 2010 16:41 (fifteen years ago)

The Boyle is borderline Altered Zones with that background!

― She Got the Shakes, Wednesday, 6 October 2010 16:57 (fifteen years ago)

She covers Lou Reed on the first song, so she's got the influences Altered Zones-approved, too.

― I'm gonna mention ilxor in everyone of my posts until I get dn'd (ilxor), Wednesday, 6 October 2010 17:11 (fifteen years ago)

a single cover

http://cdn.nahright.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/hypnotize-u-art-450x450.jpg

― surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally, Thursday, 7 October 2010 19:45 (fifteen years ago)

YIKES

― I'm gonna mention ilxor in everyone of my posts until I get dn'd (ilxor), Thursday, 7 October 2010 19:46 (fifteen years ago)

remember when pharrell was cool and understand fashion and design? those were fun days.

― http://tinypic.com/r/s0wvar/7 (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 7 October 2010 20:01 (fifteen years ago)

That Sugarland cover is REALLY bold as far as contempo country albums go. Not good, but I appreciate the effort.

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 7 October 2010 20:05 (fifteen years ago)

that hypnotize u cover is a fake, right? gis doesn't show me anything even remotely similar

― V79, Thursday, 7 October 2010 20:26 (fifteen years ago)

god that NERD one pisses me off to an irrational degree. that is the single that was produced by Daft Punk, btw. It's kind of terrible, mostly due to Skateboard P's sexytime crooning.

Boyle one looks v christmas or christian to me.

― A solo Beatle--Paul, George, John, Yoko, etc. (Whitey on the Moon), Thursday, 7 October 2010 20:28 (fifteen years ago)

Well it's kinda her Christmas album, so...

― I'm gonna mention ilxor in everyone of my posts until I get dn'd (ilxor), Thursday, 7 October 2010 20:29 (fifteen years ago)

im kinda loving the new n.e.r.d album cover http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/nerd452.jpg

not sure about the stuff on the left tho

― jónsi - go die (diamonddave85), Thursday, 7 October 2010 20:32 (fifteen years ago)

whoa that's pretty dope^

― surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally, Thursday, 7 October 2010 20:36 (fifteen years ago)

That Santana album is mindblowingly bad btw.

― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 7 October 2010 21:50 (fifteen years ago)

Sugarland cover seems to be based on the computer game
http://i56.tinypic.com/2zfk506.jpg

― my sex drew back into itself tight and dry (abanana), Friday, 8 October 2010 03:55 (fifteen years ago)

The Boyle is borderline Altered Zones with that background!

― She Got the Shakes, Wednesday, 6 October 2010 16:57 (2 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

think it's a reference to some weird rambling hippy zine from way back, 'The New Testament' or something?

― ROLLINS: MY DEMISE (DJ Mencap), Friday, 8 October 2010 08:49 (fifteen years ago)

She's bringing the wee feller the gift of MOR.

― Harrison Buttwhistle (NickB), Friday, 8 October 2010 08:57 (fifteen years ago)

http://factmag-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/terror.danjah.sleeve.04.10.2010.feed_.jpg

― r|t|c, Saturday, 9 October 2010 12:49 (fifteen years ago)

like i know it's all super deliberate but fuck you anyway

― r|t|c, Saturday, 9 October 2010 12:50 (fifteen years ago)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Q1d99G7tL._SS500_.jpg

― like an ant to a crumb (DavidM), Saturday, 9 October 2010 13:07 (fifteen years ago)

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/Mike_Watt.jpg
:(

― V79, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 16:33 (fifteen years ago)

Haha!

― Harrison Buttwhistle (NickB), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 16:37 (fifteen years ago)

Well, at least I can't imagine anyone objecting to the font choices there.

― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 16:50 (fifteen years ago)

OMG that is the worst...

― more than ever convinced ilxor is a sock (ilxor), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 16:54 (fifteen years ago)

Is there a pun or something in that image that I'm failing to decode?

― Harrison Buttwhistle (NickB), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 20:02 (fifteen years ago)

is that the baby from Eraserhead?

― andrew m., Wednesday, 13 October 2010 20:12 (fifteen years ago)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510KMFlx-fL._SS500_.jpg
http://blog.holidays.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/11042007.jpg
chicken lady loves life!

― andrew m., Wednesday, 13 October 2010 20:26 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/20100812_syd_barrett_an_introduction_cd_2010.jpg

― Morcheeba, simply happening. (PaulTMA), Thursday, 14 October 2010 14:06 (fifteen years ago)

The madcap barfs

― Harrison Buttwhistle (NickB), Thursday, 14 October 2010 14:08 (fifteen years ago)

trippy

― yaoi zowee (diamonddave85), Thursday, 14 October 2010 15:13 (fifteen years ago)

Is it supposed to be one of those "find all the song titles in this picture" type things? (meaning the album includes "See Emily Play," "Bike," and his 1990 four-track cover of "Man In The Mirror")

― The Ten Things I Hate About Commandments (Abbbottt), Friday, 15 October 2010 00:02 (fifteen years ago)

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/Mike_Watt.jpg

The photo is of an action figure of one of the weird little dudes from a Bosch painting

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/196/501641150_85b5fec8c1_o.jpg
http://petulantrumblings.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/boscha.jpg

― buildings with goats on the roof (James Morrison), Friday, 15 October 2010 04:43 (fifteen years ago)

cocorosie vs mike watt in worst cover of 2010 throwdown

― drive this seven inch cheese steak through my philadelphia heart (diamonddave85), Friday, 15 October 2010 16:37 (fifteen years ago)

Those Bosch figures are amazing! The Mike Watt egg-toad is from this I suppose:

http://www.apocalyptic-theories.com/gallery/lastjudge/bosch.jpg

― Harrison Buttwhistle (NickB), Friday, 15 October 2010 18:16 (fifteen years ago)

Good spot btw!

― Harrison Buttwhistle (NickB), Friday, 15 October 2010 18:17 (fifteen years ago)

On the Watt cover, which is mostly rendered awful by the use of Comic Sans: the cover of his last one is no better - a pretty photo of a sunset ruined by text set in Verdana. I know that's the font he's used on his Hootpage for the last million years, but it's NOT FOR PRINT.

― wronger than 100 geir posts (MacDara), Friday, 15 October 2010 18:26 (fifteen years ago)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512SF9M5F8L._SS500_.jpg

― ilxor being real fucking helpful in this discussion (ilxor), Friday, 15 October 2010 18:35 (fifteen years ago)

Verdana (even in print) >>>>>>>> comic sans (anywhere at all)

― joygoat, Friday, 15 October 2010 20:31 (fifteen years ago)

Only just.

Don't get me wrong, I love Watt. Just not his aesthetic choices. (See also: Greg Ginn's 'Goof Off Experts'.)

― wronger than 100 geir posts (MacDara), Friday, 15 October 2010 21:15 (fifteen years ago)

http://i55.tinypic.com/10nwajs.jpg

― Z S, Tuesday, 19 October 2010 00:02 (fifteen years ago)

an introduction to photoshop amirite

― drive this seven inch cheese steak through my philadelphia heart (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 00:39 (fifteen years ago)

I think comic sans is so universally reviled that the conscious usage of it as your album cover font is meant to be ironic and/or tongue in cheek. so A+++ mike watt, that is in fact an awesome album cover and fuiud.

― dayo, Tuesday, 19 October 2010 01:00 (fifteen years ago)

http://hangout.altsounds.com/geek/gars/images/2/3tbp.jpg

This cover is indeed terrible, unlike the music, which is atrocious.

― Bobby Short, Wayne Shorter (Hurting 2), Monday, 25 October 2010 06:13 (fifteen years ago)

Also this:

http://downloadbox.org/uploads/posts/2010-09/1285136603_serj-tankian-imperfect-harmonies.jpg

― Bobby Short, Wayne Shorter (Hurting 2), Monday, 25 October 2010 06:14 (fifteen years ago)

Hmmmm..that pink elephants cover looks pretty appealing, actually, except that I can't tell the band name from the album title.

― kkvgz, Monday, 25 October 2010 06:49 (fifteen years ago)

Wondering how much the Big Pink paid Disney for the use of that font.

― Harrison Buttwhistle (NickB), Monday, 25 October 2010 07:58 (fifteen years ago)

Someone at !K7 just read your post and gulped hard as their stomach dropped.

― She Got the Shakes, Monday, 25 October 2010 08:42 (fifteen years ago)

Aren't images of pink elephants from Dumbo too?

― Tuomas, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 07:09 (fifteen years ago)

Wow is this bad

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/10/RingoStarr_YNot.jpg

― Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 22:48 (fifteen years ago)

For a second I read that as sort of, "Ringo Star.... NOT!!!"

― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 28 October 2010 00:14 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.theprophetblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Jessica3.jpg

― salem witch bile (Tape Store), Thursday, 28 October 2010 01:25 (fifteen years ago)

has this been posted yet?
http://music.is-amazing.com/sites/music.is-amazing.com/files/imagecache/Covers/covers/jamesbl.jpg

― Algerian Goalkeeper, Sunday, 31 October 2010 16:29 (fifteen years ago)

To: You
From: Me

is cracking me up for some reason

― your favorite homoerotic savior imagery (Hurting 2), Sunday, 31 October 2010 16:41 (fifteen years ago)

lol, I read it as "Yew", which I thought was supposed to be some stupid way of pronouncing 'you'...?

― V79, Sunday, 31 October 2010 16:56 (fifteen years ago)

Is there an English equivalent of peopleofwalmart.com?
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ll00eqR8KpM/TIKS3SAaMDI/AAAAAAAAAKA/1GfV0wyTox8/s400/Crooks-Lovers-Front-35C5.jpg

― No, but I would risk my life to save 2 siblings or 8 cousins (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 3 November 2010 16:40 (fifteen years ago)

Cover Connection with:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YzBfxdTb4NY/Saw9LQpT5tI/AAAAAAAAABI/7xpIEW3x4g0/s400/FATBOY%2BSLIM%2B-%2BYou%27ve%2Bcome%2Ba%2Blong%2Bway%2Bbaby%2B-%2BFront.jpg

― She Got the Shakes, Wednesday, 3 November 2010 16:45 (fifteen years ago)

Buffalo Daughter has always had some nice looking cover art, but this is pretty poor by any standard

http://www.buffalodaughter.com/img/info/twpmd.jpg

(Also, the title is lame. Fortunately, the album itself is pretty tight.)

― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 7 November 2010 06:31 (fifteen years ago)

Yeah, without the sucky title it would just be a pretty boring album cover.

― textbook blows on the head (dowd), Sunday, 7 November 2010 10:45 (fifteen years ago)

I am very tired of looking at this already, and it's not even out yet.

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbmr3lDQH21qbxyupo1_500.png

― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 9 November 2010 20:36 (fifteen years ago)

I've noticed recently that basically NO ONE - apart from certain rappers and r&b divas - puts their own image on covers anymore.

such a marked change from previous eras. I think every single Lou Reed album (with one exception) features his face, for ex.

― the Whiney G. Weingarten Memorial 77 Clique (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 9 November 2010 20:38 (fifteen years ago)

WOW Buffalo Daughter is still making albums!

― Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 9 November 2010 21:00 (fifteen years ago)

well shakey thats because its more often than not a bunch of dweebs who aren't cool enough to get on a cover? otoh i think rap/r&b doesn't have enough interesting covers so i think both sides need to even this out a bit.

― hoy orbison (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 9 November 2010 21:33 (fifteen years ago)

I've noticed recently that basically NO ONE - apart from certain rappers and r&b divas - puts their own image on covers anymore.

http://img.amazon.ca/images/I/51%2Bwjo%2BYTJL._SS400_.jpg

― my sex drew back into itself tight and dry (abanana), Tuesday, 9 November 2010 21:34 (fifteen years ago)

lol

― the Whiney G. Weingarten Memorial 77 Clique (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 9 November 2010 21:35 (fifteen years ago)

she looks like she's thinking about eating a baby

― the Whiney G. Weingarten Memorial 77 Clique (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 9 November 2010 21:35 (fifteen years ago)

if i follow this star i can make it to bethlehem and find the baby jesus and eat him and become god

― hoy orbison (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 9 November 2010 21:36 (fifteen years ago)

― hoy orbison (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, November 9, 2010 4:33 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

the overwhelming majority of album covers from the 60s/70s/80s are pictures of the musicians looking dweeby or awkward though

― deej otm (some dude), Tuesday, 9 November 2010 21:46 (fifteen years ago)

yeah and maybe ppl noticed that a lot of the 60s-80s covers sucked.

― hoy orbison (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 9 November 2010 21:46 (fifteen years ago)

I don't think that's true at all

― the Whiney G. Weingarten Memorial 77 Clique (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 9 November 2010 21:47 (fifteen years ago)

hmmmm at "both sides" there

― Noel 1 Silence 0 (blueski), Tuesday, 9 November 2010 22:52 (fifteen years ago)

but yeah most pop stuff is still 'big face' no?

― Noel 1 Silence 0 (blueski), Tuesday, 9 November 2010 22:53 (fifteen years ago)

and country

― mizzell, Tuesday, 9 November 2010 23:05 (fifteen years ago)

Buffalo Daughter has always had some nice looking cover art, but this is pretty poor by any standard

(Also, the title is lame. Fortunately, the album itself is pretty tight.)

― Johnny Fever, Sunday, November 7, 2010 1:31 AM Bookmark

There's something especially bad about the way the title interacts with the visual though -- like they really needed to emphasize the terrible joke so as to make sure you get it.

― portrait of the artist as a yung joc (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 00:43 (fifteen years ago)

hard to blame 2010 for that tennis cover
http://www.sc-liquidations.com/images/051910%2877%29.JPG

― mizzell, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 14:45 (fifteen years ago)

Who the fuck are Tennis? Why would you call your band that?

― A brownish area with points (chap), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 14:46 (fifteen years ago)

― jumpskins, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 16:10 (fifteen years ago)

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/bestofsuede200.jpg

A bad case of the Munchies

― Neil S, Thursday, 11 November 2010 13:31 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.thecsperspective.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/The-Black-Eyed-Peas-The-Beginning-Official-Album-Cover.jpg
Apparently the Black Eyed Peas think they're YMCK.

― MarkoP, Friday, 12 November 2010 22:57 (fifteen years ago)

I dunno, at least it's better than their last cover.

― Doctor Casino, Friday, 12 November 2010 23:08 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.residentadvisor.net/images/reviews/2010/mship035.jpg

― EDB, Monday, 15 November 2010 17:10 (fifteen years ago)

^ could've had so much more potential, album name in mind

― Good news, everyone! (kelpolaris), Monday, 15 November 2010 18:43 (fifteen years ago)

instead it's a fucking monkey on a dinner plate

― Good news, everyone! (kelpolaris), Monday, 15 November 2010 18:43 (fifteen years ago)

It looks like it should turn into a spinny flash animation at any minute.

― Stop Non-Erotic Cabaret (Abbbottt), Monday, 15 November 2010 18:45 (fifteen years ago)

I just noticed the name of the group at hand and I hate it even more now.

― Good news, everyone! (kelpolaris), Monday, 15 November 2010 18:46 (fifteen years ago)

HA! Maura just posted this on tumblr.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lby1q3FgU31qz6gi1o1_500.jpg

― Johnny Fever, Monday, 15 November 2010 23:34 (fifteen years ago)

http://nodata.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/05774592687189831075-320x320.gif

― buildings with goats on the roof (James Morrison), Tuesday, 23 November 2010 01:09 (fifteen years ago)

Omg, wtf is that last one?

― Tuomas, Wednesday, 24 November 2010 17:46 (fifteen years ago)

amazing

― Noel 1 Kanye 10.0 (blueski), Wednesday, 24 November 2010 17:56 (fifteen years ago)

It's kind of Beryl Cook in execution if not in content.

― Krampus Interruptus (NickB), Wednesday, 24 November 2010 17:58 (fifteen years ago)

Seriously, is that some surreal racist fantasy, or what's going on there? What album is it?

― Tuomas, Wednesday, 24 November 2010 17:58 (fifteen years ago)

(x-post)

― Tuomas, Wednesday, 24 November 2010 17:59 (fifteen years ago)

That's the original cover for Kanye's new album.

― Joe Wasp (DJP), Wednesday, 24 November 2010 18:00 (fifteen years ago)

Seriously?!

― Tuomas, Wednesday, 24 November 2010 18:01 (fifteen years ago)

Okay, looks like you weren't kidding, wtf?? At first I thought the pic was some kind of racist "they're coming to steal our women" type of thing, except that the woman is an angel. Now I don't get it at all.

― Tuomas, Wednesday, 24 November 2010 18:05 (fifteen years ago)

does she have a Dalmation tail? higher rez image is needed for analysis!

― get off my lawn (rockapads), Wednesday, 24 November 2010 18:09 (fifteen years ago)

"Banned in the USA!!! They don't want me chilling on the couch with my phoenix!"

― Joe Wasp (DJP), Wednesday, 24 November 2010 18:11 (fifteen years ago)

looks like tony blair

― fit and working again, Wednesday, 24 November 2010 18:13 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.xxlmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/my_beautiful_dark_twisted_fantasy_kanye_west_526x526.png

Looks like she does. Is Kanye reaching out for the indie rock market now?

― Tuomas, Wednesday, 24 November 2010 18:14 (fifteen years ago)

(xx-post)

― Tuomas, Wednesday, 24 November 2010 18:14 (fifteen years ago)

he wasn't before?

― get off my lawn (rockapads), Wednesday, 24 November 2010 18:37 (fifteen years ago)

TBF - the angel looks like Cherie Blair, facially at least, so the Blairs at home enjoying a night in...

― Carl Jung Jeezy (Doran), Wednesday, 24 November 2010 19:17 (fifteen years ago)

Most of the current rap covers that just consist of bold red Helvetica font with the artists' names. SO LAZY!

― That's not a "laugh track", it's an audience and you're in it. (MintIce), Wednesday, 24 November 2010 23:19 (fifteen years ago)

most rap covers in being lazy shocker - news at 10.

― wheezy f baby (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 25 November 2010 09:47 (fifteen years ago)

only thing i like about the kanye is the painted red background, like a rubbish attempt at being a bit rothko

― wheezy f baby (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 25 November 2010 09:48 (fifteen years ago)

Kanye see what it is yet?

― Krampus Interruptus (NickB), Thursday, 25 November 2010 10:08 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/duranduran_allyouneedisnow.jpg

I'm cautiously looking forward to the album itself, but this is fugly.

― Lightning Is For Babies (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 25 November 2010 10:18 (fifteen years ago)

The new LA Vampires is not my cup of tea

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qEL6-JW9QKw/TOsNqzwNLqI/AAAAAAAAAcU/XxdfSd6kyns/s400/NNF211A.jpg

― jeevves, Thursday, 25 November 2010 10:22 (fifteen years ago)

LA Vampires ain't that terrible, the drawing reminds me of one of the stylus decade sketches I loved:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mibaji/4195044577/in/photostream/

― V79, Thursday, 25 November 2010 10:59 (fifteen years ago)

For a second I thought that Duran Duran album was called Autotuned is Now.

― like an ant to a crumb (DavidM), Thursday, 25 November 2010 11:02 (fifteen years ago)

obvious easy target choice i know but motion blur on someone sitting down, really?

http://cdn.buzznet.com/media-cdn/jj1/headlines/2010/10/cheryl-cole-messy-little-raindrops-album-cover.jpg

― Noel 1 Kanye 10.0 (blueski), Thursday, 25 November 2010 15:25 (fifteen years ago)

I like that it's called Messy Little Raindirges

― Krampus Interruptus (NickB), Thursday, 25 November 2010 15:42 (fifteen years ago)

she just slid in to the frame

― thrillionaire (electricsound), Thursday, 25 November 2010 22:14 (fifteen years ago)

I like that it's called Messy Little Raindirges

― Krampus Interruptus (NickB), Thursday, 25 November 2010 15:42 (6 hours ago)

ahahahahaha

― pro EVOO sucker (acoleuthic), Thursday, 25 November 2010 22:19 (fifteen years ago)

That actually would have been a fucking awesome album title.

― a confident, off-duty spy (staggerlee), Friday, 26 November 2010 04:59 (fifteen years ago)

"For a second I thought that Duran Duran album was called Autotuned is Now."

HA! Me too!

― MarsHottentot, Sunday, 28 November 2010 00:34 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.jpc.de/image/w600/front/0/8024391044322.jpg

― Mitchell Stirling, Thursday, 2 December 2010 01:51 (fifteen years ago)

for some reason that one actually kind of rules

― joygoat, Thursday, 2 December 2010 02:05 (fifteen years ago)

yeah that one is awesome

― .\ /. (dayo), Thursday, 2 December 2010 02:35 (fifteen years ago)

^^^ What they said.

― mini-skirt and gogol books (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 2 December 2010 02:37 (fifteen years ago)

it would rule if they'd painted it properly and not put motion blur on the static wheels

― i'm assuming that it's tity boi, host of the mixtape (sic), Thursday, 2 December 2010 13:36 (fifteen years ago)

was all like where's the subtlety but then i clocked the licence plate

― modrić in paradise (blueski), Thursday, 2 December 2010 13:38 (fifteen years ago)

ghostfail --

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/ghost_____.jpg

― i genuinely thought when i first joined that he was the admin (ilxor), Friday, 3 December 2010 00:07 (fifteen years ago)

oh man that is bad

I don't listen to him for the album covers tho

― goat, camel, horse, and water buffalo (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 3 December 2010 00:12 (fifteen years ago)

i do :(

― i genuinely thought when i first joined that he was the admin (ilxor), Friday, 3 December 2010 02:30 (fifteen years ago)

p dope imo, does it have legs tho

― ice cr?m, Friday, 3 December 2010 04:55 (fifteen years ago)

Kanye is a George Condo painting, no?

― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 3 December 2010 06:10 (fifteen years ago)

scrolling down i thought - but this is a dope font, ok this could be going somewhere, wait this is just dumb. and what happened to blue & cream?

― purblind snowcock splattered (a hoy hoy), Friday, 3 December 2010 16:06 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.clashmusic.com/files/imagecache/node_article_image/files/WHITE%20LIES%20RITUAL%20COV.JPG

― Jack BS, Saturday, 4 December 2010 19:29 (fifteen years ago)

oh for fu....

― Jack BS, Saturday, 4 December 2010 19:29 (fifteen years ago)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DTogieiU7ns/TPKIelVgm_I/AAAAAAAACK4/eimnB9HJfeI/s1600/white%2Blies_ritual.jpg

― Jack BS, Saturday, 4 December 2010 19:42 (fifteen years ago)

one braid goes one way the other goes the other way and these creepy twins are saying what do you want from me

― ice cr?m, Saturday, 4 December 2010 19:49 (fifteen years ago)

that's not *so* bad, if just a little boring and failing at the bore it was aiming fore (off-center = ruiner, random curtain, either shouldn't have attempted the same facial expression b/c they failed or done something else just a little more remotely interesting. like look at eachother out of the corner of their eyes)

i am an aritst

― Chester, Your Majesty (kelpolaris), Saturday, 4 December 2010 23:21 (fifteen years ago)

Ghostface has one great album cover, one amazing one that didn't get used, and a back-catalogue of shit-to-mediocre

― i'm assuming that it's tity boi, host of the mixtape (sic), Sunday, 5 December 2010 00:09 (fifteen years ago)

FACT weighs in on the topic here: http://www.factmag.com/2010/08/25/the-worst-sleeves-of-2010-so-far/

They also do a worst band names of the year; it's shocking how strong a correlation there is between awful band names and awful album covers: http://www.factmag.com/2010/10/17/the-worst-band-names-of-the-year-so-far/

― EDB, Sunday, 5 December 2010 01:53 (fifteen years ago)

Actually, might as well include their best of the year list, too, since there's definitely some absolutely terrible covers too: http://www.factmag.com/2010/09/13/the-best-sleeves-of-the-year-so-far/?pid=142

― EDB, Sunday, 5 December 2010 02:05 (fifteen years ago)

its not an album cover but

http://www.factmag.com/wp-content/themes/modularity_/images/header.gif

― ice cr?m, Sunday, 5 December 2010 05:46 (fifteen years ago)

and lol coco rosie a+ trolling

― ice cr?m, Sunday, 5 December 2010 05:46 (fifteen years ago)

Trolling? That CocoRosie cover is legitimately shitty.

― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 5 December 2010 05:49 (fifteen years ago)

I think you could swap those two lists and I wouldn't tell the difference. I mean, the Gorillaz cover is better than at least 7 of the ones on their supposed best covers list.

― one pretty obvious guy in the obvious (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Sunday, 5 December 2010 05:51 (fifteen years ago)

Yeah, that best of list was 9/10ths shit too.

― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 5 December 2010 05:52 (fifteen years ago)

http://drownedinsound.com/resized_images/500x500/65372.jpeg

― ia! ia! Cartman fthagn! (aldo), Monday, 6 December 2010 15:12 (fifteen years ago)

all I got from that list is that FACT loves album covers that don't have the band name or title on them, unless it's Vampire Weekend

― Yeezy reupholstered my pussy (DJP), Monday, 6 December 2010 15:17 (fifteen years ago)

loads of shit on here has been lifted for the pitchfork worst covers list

― straightola, Monday, 6 December 2010 17:13 (fifteen years ago)

cocorosie is def terrible.

― got electrolytes (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 6 December 2010 17:26 (fifteen years ago)

coco rosie is next level

― ice cr?m, Monday, 6 December 2010 22:45 (fifteen years ago)

― ice cr?m, Monday, 6 December 2010 22:46 (fifteen years ago)

it's intentionally bad though so i suppose they have succeeded in what they were going for.

― jed_, Monday, 6 December 2010 23:25 (fifteen years ago)

o i know you know that.

― jed_, Monday, 6 December 2010 23:26 (fifteen years ago)

such an s ban for ice cr?m

― modrić in paradise (blueski), Monday, 6 December 2010 23:43 (fifteen years ago)

i wish their visuals were more sierra's voice and not so bianca's

― modrić in paradise (blueski), Monday, 6 December 2010 23:45 (fifteen years ago)

dude u listen to coco rosie and ur sbin me smh

― ice cr?m, Monday, 6 December 2010 23:47 (fifteen years ago)

i went to see fennesz a couple months ago, and cocorosie was playing the same venue, outdoor stage instead of indoor (emo's in austin tx), and there's a common waiting area for the two stages. anyway... cocorosie fans wear costumes. a lot. and most of them are as completely baffling and hideous as those on the album cover. i'm not kidding.

― i genuinely thought when i first joined that he was the admin (ilxor), Tuesday, 7 December 2010 05:29 (fifteen years ago)

also, i bring a new sacrifice to this thread

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51kHBr2QeNL._SS500_.jpg

― i genuinely thought when i first joined that he was the admin (ilxor), Tuesday, 7 December 2010 05:30 (fifteen years ago)

It's a mess, but at the same time that's probably the hottest picture of Natasha Bedingfield I've ever seen.

― Lightning Is For Babies (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 7 December 2010 05:33 (fifteen years ago)

typeface by harold of haroldsfonts.com

― buffalo sportsfield (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 7 December 2010 06:06 (fifteen years ago)

Why is it such a thing now to have paint strips under your eyes?

― I will always think of you, while (quite) fondly, myself (Evan), Tuesday, 7 December 2010 06:24 (fifteen years ago)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uB-0D-gV8mY/STRktkRJVTI/AAAAAAAAR8Q/-t0Apc9R3Bc/s400/adam.jpg

― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 7 December 2010 07:07 (fifteen years ago)

not an actually terrible album cover, btw

― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 7 December 2010 07:07 (fifteen years ago)

it's intentionally bad though so i suppose they have succeeded in what they were going for.

The thing is, there are actually record covers that are intentionally ugly yet manage to make that ugliness look kinda cool or at least interesting. But the Cocorosie cover goes one step beyond that and comes back as merely ugly, with nothing cool or interesting about it.

― Tuomas, Tuesday, 7 December 2010 07:58 (fifteen years ago)

Much like CocoRosie's music. HA!

― Lightning Is For Babies (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 7 December 2010 08:03 (fifteen years ago)

ilxor otm about that ghost cover

― gimme schefter (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 7 December 2010 08:04 (fifteen years ago)

loads of shit on here has been lifted for the pitchfork worst covers list

― straightola, Monday, December 6, 2010 9:13 AM Bookmark

last year they used a shop i did of chris brown's grafitti cover and then changed it like half a year later after i pointed it out on an ilm thread.

― The Reverend, Tuesday, 7 December 2010 08:19 (fifteen years ago)

haaaaaaaa

― i genuinely thought when i first joined that he was the admin (ilxor), Tuesday, 7 December 2010 14:28 (fifteen years ago)

http://media.social.s-msn.com/images/blogs/002a0065-0000-0000-0000-000000000000_00000065-0821-0000-0000-000000000000_20101207032213_halford.jpg

― i genuinely thought when i first joined that he was the admin (ilxor), Tuesday, 7 December 2010 14:39 (fifteen years ago)

i thought that said "made of meth"

― caek, Tuesday, 7 December 2010 14:46 (fifteen years ago)

i almost feel like the most offensive thing about the grey oceans cover is the black borders.

― modrić in paradise (blueski), Tuesday, 7 December 2010 14:48 (fifteen years ago)

http://drownedinsound.com/resized_images/500x500/65372.jpeg

I actually think this is good.

While I'm disagreeing, Pitchfork's feature includes MGMT's album and I personally think it's one of the best covers of the year. I'd go as far as buying the vinyl version for a couple of dollats only to look at it regardless of how awful its inner contents are.

On the Fact list I'd disagree with the Gorillaz one, not precisely good but I like the diorama thing, the typography not so much.

― Moka, Wednesday, 8 December 2010 05:42 (fifteen years ago)

Mmmm... wrote 'dollats' instead of 'dollars'. Google image search tells me this is a 'dollat':

http://goinglikesixty.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/gas-grabber2.jpg

― Moka, Wednesday, 8 December 2010 05:44 (fifteen years ago)

damn harold's gettin around http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PcosHLgfGOg/TPV0f18LaFI/AAAAAAAAA-w/WYKDBOjfxAc/s1600/Spoon-BonusTracks08-09.jpg

― buffalo sportsfield (diamonddave85), Wednesday, 8 December 2010 15:35 (fifteen years ago)

quite like that

― modrić in paradise (blueski), Wednesday, 8 December 2010 15:38 (fifteen years ago)

i like it as well but why does it say SPOO. is that a band?

― irish xmas caek, get that marzipan inta ya (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 8 December 2010 15:48 (fifteen years ago)

maybe it is SOO?

― irish xmas caek, get that marzipan inta ya (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 8 December 2010 15:50 (fifteen years ago)

SoPo?
SOIPO?

At first I thought it was a Spoon b-sides and got a little excited.

― a confident, off-duty spy (staggerlee), Thursday, 9 December 2010 21:26 (fifteen years ago)

...

― BO (DJP), Thursday, 9 December 2010 21:28 (fifteen years ago)

yes that would be cool

― ice cr?m, Thursday, 9 December 2010 21:48 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/metal/various/haarpfilth.jpg

lol this is on Phil Anselmo's label, who'da thought he'd have poor taste in sleeve art

NB this is quite possibly a really good sludgy metal record, based on the split they did a while back with Thou who have some of the best metal art in the game

― Princess BigSam (DJ Mencap), Monday, 13 December 2010 11:54 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.pendragon.mu/pics_shared/artwork_pics_shared/artwork_500pixhigh/passion_500pixhigh.jpg

― Satantango! (Matt #2), Monday, 13 December 2010 14:57 (fifteen years ago)

their name really is pendragon, huh

― deej me how to whiney (dayo), Monday, 13 December 2010 15:08 (fifteen years ago)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jU-Od9VCtVo/TMnswHmeRrI/AAAAAAAAAVE/cjZFArpwvY0/s1600/games+that+we+can+play.jpg

I ignored this for the longest time because of the artwork. The artist does pretty cool stuff (http://www.christianoldham.com/3.html) I guess this one it's just not for me.

Ugh.

― Umm, I think that's my glass. (laser precise purpose maker era), Monday, 13 December 2010 19:29 (fifteen years ago)

How do you go from this

http://s.dsimg.com/image/R-944929-1269447749.jpeg

to this:

http://s.dsimg.com/image/R-2350153-1278795811.jpeg

― Umm, I think that's my glass. (laser precise purpose maker era), Monday, 13 December 2010 19:33 (fifteen years ago)

boring:

http://s.dsimg.com/image/R-2276332-1283272122.jpeg

ugly:

http://s.dsimg.com/image/R-2124924-1265382089.jpeg

― Umm, I think that's my glass. (laser precise purpose maker era), Monday, 13 December 2010 19:43 (fifteen years ago)

I kind of really like that Massive Attack cover? Same with the Jams Murphy.

― rihanna refurbished my dick (rennavate), Monday, 13 December 2010 21:57 (fifteen years ago)

http://poponandon.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cheryl_cole_flood.jpg

Okay, so that's actually a big nautical chain she's lying on, but that's NOT what it looks like at first glance.

― Lightning Is For Babies (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 14:35 (fifteen years ago)

That is amazing. Her Loreal contract will no doubt be under review after this dirty protest.

― Neil S, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 15:23 (fifteen years ago)

That Games cover actually intrigues me a bit, in that nearly all the flags I know there seem to be of notable disputed/defunct/potential-separatist entities (Northern Cyprus, Taiwan, Corsica, South Vietnam, the GDR, Kosovo, um the United Suvadive Republic)... except that there are regular Turkish, Mongolian and Czech* flags there as well.

*) OK I guess it can be seen as the flag of the defunct Czechoslovakia

― anatol_merklich, Wednesday, 22 December 2010 11:32 (fifteen years ago)

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