Great Albums, Terrible Covers

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A cool idea for the cover of an arguably great album, but this is pretty much what it always looked like to me.
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Reply #31 posted 04/27/06 1:26pm

u2prnce	CinisterCee said: In my opinion... stupid edit [Edited 4/27/06 13:27pm]
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Reply #32 posted 04/27/06 1:29pm

u2prnce	Axchi696 said: After the iconic All That You Can't Leave Behind album cover, I think this one is just awful; it makes the band look old and washed up. That cover is almost as bad as October. How could they force Anton to do such a crappy shot? There is no way he thought that looked good. [Edited 4/27/06 13:29pm]
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Reply #33 posted 04/27/06 1:31pm

u2prnce	CinisterCee said: GangstaFam said: I like that one a lot. Same here. I always thought that was a really cool pic. I like to look at old photos like that and wonder what the people's lives were like.
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Reply #34 posted 04/27/06 1:35pm

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Reply #35 posted 04/27/06 1:36pm

u2prnce	Hands down, the worst cover I've ever seen. A complete lack of everything a good cover should have.
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Reply #36 posted 04/27/06 2:29pm

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SquirrelMeat said:

I thought those covers were good actually.

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Reply #37 posted 04/27/06 2:31pm

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sextonseven said:

Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain

That's one of my favorite all time covers. Quite captivating!

I thought the next one was simply awful...

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Reply #38 posted 04/27/06 2:35pm

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u2prnce said:

Hands down, the worst cover I've ever seen. A complete lack of everything a good cover should have.

Reminds me of this...

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Reply #39 posted 04/27/06 2:52pm

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superspaceboy said:

sextonseven said:

Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain

That's one of my favorite all time covers. Quite captivating!

Someone else had told me they love that cover too, but I just don't get it. It's not a good picture of Alison and her image (at least now) is such a strong part of Goldfrapp. And that color scheme--brownish-yellow with pink type--horrible!

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Reply #40 posted 04/27/06 3:02pm

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sextonseven said:

superspaceboy said:

That's one of my favorite all time covers. Quite captivating!

I love that cover too.....it's kinda eerie lookin'. I love how her hair morphs into a bat in the middle.

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Reply #41 posted 04/27/06 3:03pm

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NDRU said:

dammme said:

I dont find that cover that especial.

My vote for Abbey Road cover

It might not be the best, but it's original, interesting, has symbolism, it's well planned, well executed, well photographed, psychedelic but not completely dated, and (what really seperates it from Magical Mystery Tour) it looks nice--the colors, the layout, etc.

Abbey Road is a great cover, too. A classic.

The Simpsons did a spoof of Abbey Road too.....they must be huge Beatles fans. lol

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Reply #42 posted 04/27/06 3:07pm

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This might have been nice if they hadn't used his passport photo.

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Reply #43 posted 04/27/06 3:08pm

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AnckSuNamun said:

sextonseven said:

I love that cover too.....it's kinda eerie lookin'. I love how her hair morphs into a bat in the middle.

I actually look to it for inspiration when making covers for my music. The album cover stands out IMO. And it's so unusual too like the music.

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Reply #44 posted 04/27/06 3:08pm

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NDRU said:

now that's just plain scary

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Reply #45 posted 04/27/06 3:10pm

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sextonseven said:

superspaceboy said:

That's one of my favorite all time covers. Quite captivating!

Fairly well done, but a bit gimmicky. Like the When Doves Cry Video.

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Reply #46 posted 04/27/06 3:10pm

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AnckSuNamun said:

sextonseven said:

I love that cover too.....it's kinda eerie lookin'. I love how her hair morphs into a bat in the middle.

Okay, maybe it's just me then, but it still hurts my eyes to look at it. barf

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Reply #47 posted 04/27/06 3:11pm

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Meloh9 said:

NDRU said:

now that's just plain scary

They look like they were forced to do that during pledge week.

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Reply #48 posted 04/27/06 4:24pm

CinisterCee	NDRU said: This might have been nice if they hadn't used his passport photo. lol
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Reply #49 posted 04/27/06 9:19pm

Sdldawn	NDRU said: A cool idea for the cover of an arguably great album, but this is pretty much what it always looked like to me. [Edited 4/27/06 13:13pm] yeah it was a good idea.. just turned out stupid looking
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Reply #50 posted 04/27/06 9:20pm

Sdldawn	Sdldawn said: NDRU said: A cool idea for the cover of an arguably great album, but this is pretty much what it always looked like to me. [Edited 4/27/06 13:13pm] yeah it was a good idea.. just turned out stupid looking If the album was just those pearls hanging..would have suited it better
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Reply #51 posted 04/27/06 9:37pm

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SquirrelMeat said:

I thought those two were cool.

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Reply #52 posted 04/28/06 10:34am

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Sdldawn said:

yeah it was a good idea.. just turned out stupid looking

If the album was just those pearls hanging..would have suited it better

That's a good idea. Simple. There's an alternate cover now, isn't there, with no hologram, I think it's black & white? Maybe it was for the single. Also much better.

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Reply #53 posted 04/28/06 10:36am

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NDRU said:

That was a great album? hmm

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Reply #54 posted 04/28/06 10:47am

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minneapolisgenius said:

NDRU said:

That was a great album? hmm

That's fair, but I think it's better than people think. It's easy to dismiss it with a cover so ridiculous--you think "look at them trying to be psychedelic, it's not them at all." I don't think the music's bad.

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Reply #55 posted 04/28/06 10:59am

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NDRU said:

minneapolisgenius said:

That was a great album? hmm

I like about two songs off that one. That wizard hat is just ridiculous though. It reminds me of the puppets in the Land of Make Believe on Mister Roger's Neighborhood. lol

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Reply #56 posted 04/28/06 11:14am

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minneapolisgenius said:

NDRU said:

I like about two songs off that one. That wizard hat is just ridiculous though. It reminds me of the puppets in the Land of Make Believe on Mister Roger's Neighborhood. lol

They look like they're painfully aware that the costumes were a bad idea.

"This seemed much more magical when we were peaking..."

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Reply #57 posted 04/28/06 11:36am

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NDRU said:

minneapolisgenius said:

I like about two songs off that one. That wizard hat is just ridiculous though. It reminds me of the puppets in the Land of Make Believe on Mister Roger's Neighborhood. lol

They look like they're painfully aware that the costumes were a bad idea.

"This seemed much more magical when we were peaking..."

I know. It's like when you dress up a cats in costumes or something. That same look on their faces. lol

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Reply #58 posted 04/28/06 11:40am

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minneapolisgenius said:

NDRU said:

They look like they're painfully aware that the costumes were a bad idea.

"This seemed much more magical when we were peaking..."

I know. It's like when you dress up a cats in costumes or something. That same look on their faces. lol

That's exactly it. It's cute they're so miserable.

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