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I thought it would be fun to start a thread about album covers. They don't have to be ultimate favorites, just ones you feel are cool in some way or other.

Daft Punk - Alive 2007

(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff26/stuabrtow/Daft-Punk-Alive-2007-419432.jpg)

I like this one because I like black and I like neon. Also, it doesn't have the name of the music group on it! Bonus points for using font resembling what could be used for a title shot in a '60s horror flick. Squeeee.

I'm sure schild will be all over this thread within an hour or two unless he went to bed at a reasonable time, but that never happens.

I'd already seen it, but I'm watching Rock Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6c/Rush_Hemispheres.jpg)

(http://home.intekom.com/veroland/images/cdcovers/Dimmu_borgir_spiritual_black_dimensions.jpg)

Album itself isn't that great, though. Couple good songs.

(http://steelkaleidoscopes.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/zappa2_.jpg)

... and of course:

(http://steelkaleidoscopes.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/sgtpepper.jpg)

(http://www.southern.com/southern/band/BIGBL/pics/17724L.jpg)

Why I love f13 over other gaming sites?

Because people here know who Big Black is.  :grin:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/lonestar627/Misc/flesheaters.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/lonestar627/Misc/trex.jpg)

[EDIT] Guess I'll add one corny metal album cover too.  :wink:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/lonestar627/Misc/dontbreaktheoath600x600.jpg)

I'm not sure why, but that Big Black album makes me think about the NOFX one with the guy and the sheep: NSFW! (http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff26/stuabrtow/NOFX.jpg)             



(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff26/stuabrtow/led_zep_I.jpg)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1b/Hiatt_Master.jpg)

Hyu?

Oh God no. I hate to associate such a kickass band with him.

No, I just remember talking about Big Black/Steve Albini with Righ, Signe, and CmdrSlack before. That's much better than, say, hanging out at VN with a bunch of "Disturbed" fans.

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y222/Abagadro/17882L.jpg)

All recent stuff, but Wolfmother's debut album is pretty much my favorite from the corny metal family of covers.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/93/Millencolin-Kingwood-front.jpg)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3a/TheyMightBeGiants-AUsersGuide.jpg)

(http://www.metallibrary.ru/bands/discographies/images/within_temptation/pictures/04_the_silent_force.jpg)

(http://jurgenfauth.com/wp-content/uploads/wolfmother-400.jpg)

Yeah, good one. That's my favorite Frazetta painting. Don't like Wolfmother much though.

The Wolfmother one truly rocks. I'd forgotten about it.

(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w116/moonspellfan/Discography/TheGreatSilverEye.jpg)

click for big
(http://www.workhardened.com/mastodon/lev/mast_levLPinLsm.jpg) (http://"http://www.workhardened.com/mastodon/lev/mast_levLPinL.jpg")
(http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000BLI38O.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)

and just because it's funny
(http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/notes/Trout_Mask_Replica.jpg)

(http://www.ori0n.it/files/copertine/cover-manowar-anthology.jpg)

One of the worst albums EVER though. God I hate that band.

(http://www.merrywidowsmusic.com/images/GCGCD.jpg)

(http://image.maniadb.com/images/album/149/149057_f_2.jpg)
(http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee142/neilbla/3476282xni1.jpg)
(http://www.democraticwarrior.com/forum/images/smilies/dog.gif)

Cute Muttley.

Trout Mask Replica is a great album.

(http://therisingstorm.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/monstermovie.jpg)

(http://www.truemetal.org/metalwallpaper/images/spaceritual.jpg)

(http://aperifle.sinosplice.com/Pink_Floyd_-_Animals-front.jpg)

(http://roxcalibur.com/pix/e12315.jpg)

(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g15/sirlawnmower/Porcupine%20Tree/pt-signify.jpg)

King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/b4/f7/aaf4793509a00f80d86e4110.L.jpg)

(http://www.utrum.cz/wp-content/uploads/2006/02/lateralus.jpg)

Too late!

(http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/3478/buiikikaesualbumcovervq4.jpg)

(http://img1.nnm.ru/imagez/gallery/7/e/a/c/3/7eac3ba0a61ccfe15b0a5cb002e4b5ad_full.jpg)

(http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5948/jj01tm2.jpg)

Muttley was my band's mascot. We also had Court of the Crimson King, Songs in the Key of Life and other psychedelic stuff up in the bandroom. Good times.

Did Stray just call Don't Break the Oath a cheesy cover? One of my favorites, and a great album to boot.

Here's one I loved as a kid, but it's kinda cheesy in retrospect. Also my first arena concert, and the massive stage Metallion blew my fragile mind.
(http://www.talkingnfl.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/judas_priest_-_defenders_of_the_faith_pats.jpg)

All the Maiden covers rocked:
(http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s9979.jpg) (http://www.maidenmidi.com/images/death1.jpg)
(http://www.maidenfans.com/imc/pictures/pictures05_powerslave/album05_powerslave_a_small.jpg)

I once silkscreened the first couple Venom albums. The third (iirc) was the coolest, though. Textured like an old tome.

(http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/12549.jpg) (http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/12550.jpg)
(http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/29255.jpg)

I love that one of the greatest metal albums of all time's image is hosted on a christian resources site.
(http://catholic-resources.org/Millennium/Music/reign.jpg)

Another classic album/cover:
(http://panther1.last.fm/coverart/300x300/1411810.jpg)

Tom Warrior!
(http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/5554.jpg)

Finally, when you listen to fools:
(http://www.black-sabbath.com/images/covers/mobrules.jpg)

Not that I was into metal as a kid.

Almost forgot these classics. I love these goddamned albums!

(http://www.squealer.net/_media/acdc/diskografie/acdc_-_if_you_want_blood.jpg) (http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/08/acdc.gif)

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61FeJqZsDLL.jpg)

And more. I've got to stop!

(http://www.rekord.net/cover/bigthumbs/rekord.2031.jpg) (http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Underground/9053/cramps.jpg)

(http://missskind.no.sapo.pt/dbimg/WhiteZombie-SupersexySwing19280_f.jpg)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/24/Butthole_Surfers_Rembrandt_Back.jpg/200px-Butthole_Surfers_Rembrandt_Back.jpg) (http://img.verycd.com/posts/0704/post-497192-1176102662.jpg)

(note - I'm only posting albums I owned! :))

(http://www.solarnavigator.net/music/music_images/Jimi_Hendrix_BBC_Sessions_album_cover_1998.jpg)

(http://krucoff.com/images/tarkus_cover.jpg)

I am totally my father's daughter.

I like almost all the Iron Maiden covers.  I have a small crush on Eddie.
(http://www.metal-metropolis.com/Iron_Maiden/iron_maiden_eddie_trooper.jpg)

What's not to love?

Fuck you Sky, you ganked ALL my album covers. Iron Maiden, Ac/Dc, Cramps. All of them.

So I'll submit this one :P

(http://www.abc.net.au/myfavouritealbum/albumart/img/stickyfingers.jpg)

Is that a picture of Derek Smalls before he went through airport security?

Good pick.

(http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s22950.jpg)
GWAR Cover done by the guy who does the warhammer stuff..

(http://home.att.net/~hoo5/Giger/elpi.jpg)

(http://www.headbanger.us/gallerie_c/bilder/carcass_heartwork_front.jpg)

(http://www.hrgiger.com/music/images/debbie.jpg)

(http://www.hrgiger.com/images/ibanez.jpg)

(http://pixhost.eu/avaxhome/avaxhome/2007-09-21/188_306.jpg)

(http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s94332.jpg)

Possably NSFW (http://00.img.v4.skyrock.com/001/blackblood04/pics/297538044_small.jpg) The artiest who does the cover work for this bad is really amazing.

And, Spinal Tap.

None more black:
(http://www.cs.rochester.edu/~ferguson/spinal-tap/smell-the-glove.gif)

Har! I was going to post that one too. Actually had to go off and do some work.

I like Giger, but those guitars are cheesy. Something more like this would've been cooler:

(http://www.lieberguitars.com/images/gigerEnlarge/guitar1.jpg)

I always wanted George Lynch's bones guitar:

(http://www.otheroom.com/namm2000/images/guitars/roman.jpg)

I was trying to find an image of Beefcake the Mighty T-bone bass...but no luck. I guess its just too old =(.

Covers I like that are sitting in my vinyl collection...

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/specialj99/bad-habits.jpg)

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/specialj99/kennedys.jpg)

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/specialj99/strangedays.jpg)

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/specialj99/crisis.jpg)

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/specialj99/overnitesensation.jpg)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6b/Pixies-Doolittle.jpg)

Was that "Brain Salad Surgery" by ELP back there?  I forgot that I had that and Tarkus in the closet. 

Two other of my old favorites (that I own).

(http://bp3.blogger.com/_Y2mEjzuto_M/Ry4wgq6pqFI/AAAAAAAAA0o/FJWWlLyFstU/s400/LittleFeatFeatsDontFail.gif)

(http://www.connollyco.com/discography/steelydan/royal_hi.jpg)

That's Chris Stein's git, right? The "Gigerstein"?

Yeah, the name is correct, i don't know who it belongs too.

ELP = Emerson, Lake, and Palmer.  You know... Carl Palmer of ASIA fame! 

Good call. Anything by Vaughn Oliver is  :heart:

http://www.leninimports.com/vaughan_oliver_gallery.html

I was referring to the guitar sky posted, i know who ELP is :P

(http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/1121/arisezt0.jpg)

(http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/7620/chaosad500x500pk0.jpg)

I really like Whelans artwork.  He did covers for some reissues of H.P. Lovecraft books which are incredible. 

(http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/976/themisfitsearthadye8.jpg)

(http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/4940/11723418136541651wx1.jpg)

I took a look at Whelan's Dark Tower work. Badass stuff.

(http://www.nealosis.com/demo/playlists/album/art/853.jpg)

Did someone post that already?

Anyways, I was about 14 when that came out. Not the greatest "art", but Rob was an original. Metal and dreads! Such a fucking cool combo at the time.

The biggest ever "band I discovered before everyone else" was The Stone Roses, whose guitarist John Squire is an artist - he does a wider variety of art (http://www.johnsquire.com/) nowadays, but at the time he had a Jackson Pollock influence ... plus fruit.

For the music that this goes with, listen to this from about 3:30 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6QnK0yql8s).

First album - gatefold opens up into a massive b/w photo of the band rehearsing.
(http://users.on.net/~svandore/pics/Stone+Roses.jpg)

9 min 53 sec EP version of a song:
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/38/74404107_3cfdd0f65d.jpg)

Photo inside second album:
(http://philspector.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/stone_roses_paint.jpg)

Everytime I hear him talk it makes me giggle.  Dee Snyder used to make me laugh, too.  They have speaking voices that belong to someone else.

Heh yeah. I don't remember seeing any interviews of him back then. You could barely make out what he really looked like either, even in person. He was his stage persona. Now that he promotes his movies though, he kind of comes off like a hippy.

Dee Snyder sounds like a character from Grease.

Jackson Pollock is art like a car wreck is music.

But...but... A car wreck IS music.

 :oh_i_see:

http://www.myspace.com/thestenchofredemption

WARNING:  This link posted to illustrate how a car crash is like music.  It's gonna be loud.

I like Jackson Pollock.  Lots.

Fuck me.  :ye_gods:

Deicide's not my thing, but they do have one of the baddest drummers ever.

Still not what I mean by car wreck though. I just meant actual, literal car wrecks. :wink:

I listen to plenty of death metal, but I really don't like Deicide.  There's really no music out there that's too heavy for me to tolerate, but it does definitely pass a threshold where there's no discernible pattern or flow and that's where it loses me.

Plus I don't like the guy's singing/whatever-you-want-to-call-it style.

Completely.  Deicide in my opinion sucks.  Glen Benton's anti-God thing just is annoying and old.  One track records tend to wear thin easily.  A handful of songs on their early records have some good guitar work intermixed with the repetitive blast beating and overly driven riffing.  I see they don't have the insanely muscle bound brother guitarists anymore, those two guys scared the hell out of me over how big they were.

edit: new keyboards suck

Yeah (http://www.myspace.com/morsprincipiumestmyspace), my (http://www.myspace.com/archenemy) metal (http://www.myspace.com/dtofficial) tastes (http://www.myspace.com/cradleoffilth) run (http://www.myspace.com/dimmuborgir) more (http://www.myspace.com/dethklok) along (http://www.myspace.com/chimaira) these (http://www.myspace.com/swallowthesundoom) lines (http://www.myspace.com/gojira).  More harmony, less  :ye_gods: .

I used to like Deicide.  And Sepultura.  These days anything with too much drama just makes me nervous.  Pretty soon I'll only have the stomach for Jimmy Cliff or sommat.  I startle too easily these days. 

Dammit.

Sepultura's not drama! Uh, or are they? Cavalera even does a lot of reggae now, so no need to listen to Cliff.

Hmm, since I posted an album cover, I'll just say that White Zombie is my style of metal. Whatever metal Mike Patton does as well. Even Metallica. I like metal bands with groove. A lot of bands can do it every so often (Pantera, Sep, sometimes Slayer, Machine Head), but their whole sound is based around it.

Its not so much that its the style of Deicide that is the problem, they just don't try hard enough. Good death, doom and drone metal is abundant today, so there's really no point in listening to underachieving has-beens. :)

Awesome death metal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjzIBI3jkKY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UpH3qhP_UE

Shhh. We're supposed to post album covers.

(http://users.on.net/~svandore/pics/worstalbumcovers21.jpg)

More: http://www.stevecarter.com/albumcovers.htm

I didn't know owner of the Oakland Raiders was into the Christian music scene!

Here's a cover I had kinda forgotten about:

(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff26/stuabrtow/massive_attack_-_mezzanine-front.jpg)

That also happens to be one of the greatest albums of the 1990s. This cover is greater than the album it covers:

(http://www.mixup.org.uk/photobooth%20archive/booth%20resources/photoboothsinpop/madness%20front.JPG)

I almost posted that one along with the Dead Can Dance cover.  Mezzanine is one of my favorite albums of all time.

pig destroyers new one

(http://www.isrrecords.com/oscommerce-2.2ms2-060817/catalog/images/scan0015.jpg)

genghis tron

(http://www.punknews.org/images/interviews/genghis_tron-board_up_the_house.jpg)


(http://www.theendrecords.com/label/images/stories/covers/sigh_gallows_reissue_large.jpg)

my first record (from dads collection, rocking it on my mono fischer price record player)

(http://bluestormmusic.com/store/images/ironbutterfly_inagaddadavida.jpg)

After Butchered At Birth, this is my favorite album cover.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/511E3JCHKYL._SS500_.jpg)

(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff26/stuabrtow/Girls__Boys_CD2.jpg)

(http://www.hardrockhouse.com/Old%20News/July04/cof.jpg)

(http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/570/786uo5.jpg) (http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/5504/covenantskyshaperux5.gif)

(http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5410/9f7a024128a0d2a8a694d01mz6.jpg)

(http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1572/2755mf6.jpg) (http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000018AQ.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)

I'm not gonna inline this De/Vision Album (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41XSRDHGR8L._SS500_.jpg). But the cover is awesome. Some might consider it NSFW?

I can't find a lot of the albums I have online :(

Edit: Also, you know why I don't like Metal covers? Because they look like crappy Magic: The Gathering art. But then there's stuff like this:

(http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/9021/723fk8.jpg)

Which is a fucking fist full of awesome right up in your damn grill.

MtG or not, some good (old school) metal album covers:

(http://cover6.cduniverse.com/MuzeAudioArt/Large/58/127558.jpg) (http://cover6.cduniverse.com/MuzeAudioArt/Large/59/563859.jpg)
(http://cover6.cduniverse.com/msiart/large/0000473/0000473844.jpg) (http://cover6.cduniverse.com/msiart/large/0000022/0000022440.jpg)
(http://cover6.cduniverse.com/MuzeAudioArt/Large/40/552940.jpg)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2f/Monster_Magnet_Powertrip.jpg)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/84/Pinkerton.jpg)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0b/Terriacover.jpg)