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Title: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: ryansartor on September 25, 2011, 11:35:47 PM: I nominate Drake's "Take Care". I actually consider myself a Drake fan. That being said, who is this for?
(http://media.prefixmag.com/site_media/uploads/images/post/d/drake/takecareFRONTCOVERFINALweb%20(1)_jpg_630x1483_q85.jpg)
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: Paul DeLouisiana on September 26, 2011, 08:01:36 AM: (http://pitchfork-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/albums/16951/cover-homepage_large.jpg)
(http://pitchfork-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/albums/16930/cover-homepage_large.jpg)
(http://pitchfork-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/albums/16509/cover-homepage_large.jpg)
(http://pitchfork-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/albums/16224/cover-homepage_large.jpg)
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: methanolcereal on September 26, 2011, 05:09:03 PM: Paul, those are all pretty bad (well, I don't mind the Wild Flag one).

I work at a Barnes and Noble in the music section, so my picks are little more... top 40

Off the top of my head, these are my front runners:

The Beastie Boys and Toro Y Moi are bad, but those have been posted so they escape my snark.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d9/Strokes_1.jpg)
The Strokes - Angles
Eye-raping colors.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3f/Selena_Gomez_When_the_Sun_Goes_Down.jpg)
Selena Gomez - When the Sun Goes Down
This is a terrible concept for a Disney-kid album and the font, photoshop job, and costume are all garish

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e3/Gold_Cobra_album_cover.jpg)
Limp Bizkit - Golden Cobra
Fred and the boys are back! The first full length with Wes Borland doing his thing! It looks like they let him draw the cover too.

(http://c438342.r42.cf2.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/pictureplane-thee-physical-260x260.jpg)
Pictureplane - Thee Physical
I can't think of anything.

And the worst album cover of the year:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Born_This_Way.jpg)
Lady Gaga - Born This Way
I glanced at it a couple times before I realized she was the motorcycle. Reminds me of that artist who was popular in the 80s that did all those stupid robot/people/car paintings. I remember a family friend had a giant print of one of them in their basement. Those were lame and so is this. It's not arty, or edgy, or subversive, or even goofy, it's just bad.
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: JonFromMaplewood on September 26, 2011, 05:11:30 PM: Wow. Nice work, Methanolcereal. Those are all exceptionally horrible. The Lady Gaga one is particularly ridiculous...almost Spinal Tap-ish.
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: Big Plastic Head on September 26, 2011, 09:24:11 PM: Those are all horrible.
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: cavorting with nudists on September 26, 2011, 09:50:59 PM: The world needs more album covers that take M. C. Escher's worn-out gimmick and do it, like, infinitely worse. Keepin' it fresh with the Strokes!
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: zaxxon25 on September 26, 2011, 11:10:44 PM: (http://www.greenmonkeyrecords.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sigrevcover-300-pixel.jpg)
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: nec13 on September 27, 2011, 01:19:25 AM: Quote from: methanolcereal on September 26, 2011, 05:09:03 PM

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3f/Selena_Gomez_When_the_Sun_Goes_Down.jpg)
Selena Gomez - When the Sun Goes Down
This is a terrible concept for a Disney-kid album and the font, photoshop job, and costume are all garish

That album cover is more than a little creepy. She looks like she came straight out of Bugsy Malone.
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: Christina on September 27, 2011, 11:58:00 AM: Quote from: nec13 on September 27, 2011, 01:19:25 AM
Quote from: methanolcereal on September 26, 2011, 05:09:03 PM

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3f/Selena_Gomez_When_the_Sun_Goes_Down.jpg)
Selena Gomez - When the Sun Goes Down
This is a terrible concept for a Disney-kid album and the font, photoshop job, and costume are all garish

That album cover is more than a little creepy. She looks like she came straight out of Bugsy Malone.

This is a weird trend in teen novels now:

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510CwNBcrpL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg)

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/413jheuR%2BIL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg)

Apologies for the lazy-ass cut 'n' paste from amazon.
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: Alex_from_the_woods on September 28, 2011, 02:34:51 PM: For me the Limp Bizkit cover wins hands-down. The fact that the band name isn't legible puts it over the top.
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: Christina on September 28, 2011, 02:39:45 PM: Quote from: Alex_from_the_woods on September 28, 2011, 02:34:51 PM
For me the Limp Bizkit cover wins hands-down. The fact that the band name isn't legible puts it over the top.

Is "gold cobra" Fred Durst's nickname for his weiner or something?
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: masterofsparks on September 28, 2011, 02:53:54 PM: The Toro y Moi one is just gross.
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: gravy boat on September 28, 2011, 03:26:20 PM: Enough of these kids; let's see what an old pro can do.

(http://www.thrashhits.com/wpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SebastianBachKicingandScreamingalbumcover450pxThrashHits.jpg)
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on September 28, 2011, 04:29:20 PM: I kinda like that Strokes cover, but I have a thing for late 70s/ 80s commercial illustration. Haven't listened to them since 2003, though.
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: JonFromMaplewood on September 28, 2011, 04:45:24 PM: Quote from: Auntie Christina on September 27, 2011, 11:58:00 AM

Apologies for the lazy-ass cut 'n' paste from amazon.

How do you sleep at night?
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: Paul DeLouisiana on September 30, 2011, 11:26:38 AM: The new front-runner:

(http://pitchfork-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/albums/17012/cover-homepage_large.jpg)
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: JonFromMaplewood on September 30, 2011, 03:07:48 PM: Quote from: Paul DePhiladelphia on September 30, 2011, 11:26:38 AM
The new front-runner:

(http://pitchfork-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/albums/17012/cover-homepage_large.jpg)

I have seriously been considering this is best album cover of the millenium so far.
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: dave from knoxville on September 30, 2011, 05:08:21 PM: Quote from: Paul DePhiladelphia on September 30, 2011, 11:26:38 AM
The new front-runner:

(http://pitchfork-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/albums/17012/cover-homepage_large.jpg)

I think this one is pretty cool. Imagine a wedding cake in that design.
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: fonpr on September 30, 2011, 09:58:41 PM: Quote from: dave from knoxville on September 30, 2011, 05:08:21 PM
Quote from: Paul DePhiladelphia on September 30, 2011, 11:26:38 AM
The new front-runner:

(http://pitchfork-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/albums/17012/cover-homepage_large.jpg)

I think this one is pretty cool. Imagine a wedding cake in that design.
It's not even a mastodon.

Just some kind of weird goat with mutiple mechanical jaws.

Rubbish.
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: BleephouseRat on October 02, 2011, 10:58:48 PM: Technically, I don't think the Sebastian Bach album qualifies for 2011 since it's just the soundtrack to the 1995 film by his brother Noah Baum Bach.
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: Big Plastic Head on October 02, 2011, 11:00:13 PM: Quote from: BleephouseRat on October 02, 2011, 10:58:48 PM
Technically, I don't think the Sebastian Bach album qualifies for 2011 since it's just the soundtrack to the 1995 film by his brother Noah Baum Bach.

I see what you did there...
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: Paul DeLouisiana on October 03, 2011, 09:16:25 AM: Quote from: BleephouseRat on October 02, 2011, 10:58:48 PM
Technically, I don't think the Sebastian Bach album qualifies for 2011 since it's just the soundtrack to the 1995 film by his brother Noah Baum Bach.

This is awesome.
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: davidgoeschatting on October 04, 2011, 10:22:26 AM: Quote from: Auntie Christina on September 28, 2011, 02:39:45 PM
Quote from: Alex_from_the_woods on September 28, 2011, 02:34:51 PM
For me the Limp Bizkit cover wins hands-down. The fact that the band name isn't legible puts it over the top.

Is "gold cobra" Fred Durst's nickname for his weiner or something?

Yes.
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: mostlymeat on October 04, 2011, 10:48:30 AM: Quote from: davidgoeschatting on October 04, 2011, 10:22:26 AM
Quote from: Auntie Christina on September 28, 2011, 02:39:45 PM

Is "gold cobra" Fred Durst's nickname for his weiner or something?

Yes.

That's awesome.
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: mostlymeat on October 04, 2011, 10:53:47 AM: Quote from: mostlymeat on October 04, 2011, 10:48:30 AM
Quote from: davidgoeschatting on October 04, 2011, 10:22:26 AM
Quote from: Auntie Christina on September 28, 2011, 02:39:45 PM

Is "gold cobra" Fred Durst's nickname for his weiner or something?

Yes.

That's awesome.

"During the production of the album, Borland came up with its title, Gold Cobra. Borland says that it does not have any meaning, and that it was chosen because it fit the style of music the band was writing for the album."

Bummer.
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: Kid Pain on October 04, 2011, 11:28:29 AM: (http://www.metalunderground.com/images/covers/Chickenfoot_-_Chickenfoot_III_cover.gif)
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: davidgoeschatting on October 05, 2011, 10:23:03 AM: Quote from: mostlymeat on October 04, 2011, 10:53:47 AM
Quote from: mostlymeat on October 04, 2011, 10:48:30 AM
Quote from: davidgoeschatting on October 04, 2011, 10:22:26 AM
Quote from: Auntie Christina on September 28, 2011, 02:39:45 PM

Is "gold cobra" Fred Durst's nickname for his weiner or something?

Yes.

That's awesome.

"During the production of the album, Borland came up with its title, Gold Cobra. Borland says that it does not have any meaning, and that it was chosen because it fit the style of music the band was writing for the album."

Bummer.

"Dudes...not sure what to call this album. I want to call it rap-rock throwback, but it doesn't quite capture what we're doing here. I wish I could articulate myself better in situations like this..."

"Well, to me our new stuff sounds like a gold cobra."

"Hold on. Say that again."
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: Lucas on October 06, 2011, 05:29:07 PM: (http://twinl0ve.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/jeff-bridges.jpg)

should be more

(http://ology.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/post-image/jeff-beck-emotion-commotion.jpg)

I dig that Mastodon one. I saw some other stuff by that artist a while back and loved it. Psychedelic animal totems are cool in my book.
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: fonpr on October 06, 2011, 08:39:32 PM: Quote from: Lucas on October 06, 2011, 05:29:07 PM
Psychedelic animal totems are cool in my book.

Fine point.

Still you gotta admit a mastodon totem would be more apropos.
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: Lucas on October 06, 2011, 11:14:13 PM: I saw them years ago and bought a shirt with a cool whale on it, but every time I wear it someone points out, "That's not a mastodon." yup
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: methanolcereal on October 13, 2011, 05:35:53 PM: Quote from: gravy boat on September 28, 2011, 03:26:20 PM
Enough of these kids; let's see what an old pro can do.

(http://www.thrashhits.com/wpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SebastianBachKicingandScreamingalbumcover450pxThrashHits.jpg)

Okay, this one might be slightly less bad than the Lady Gaga one.
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: Steve of Bloomington on October 13, 2011, 10:34:55 PM: Mr. Mutha effin X quire:

(http://pitchfork-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/albums/16995/cover-homepage_large.jpg)

and

(http://pitchfork-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/albums/17002/cover-homepage_large.jpg)
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: daveB from Oakland on October 14, 2011, 10:26:18 AM: Maria Minerva's Cabaret curious? Cabaret Couscous?

I can't look at it anymore, my eyes just aged twenty years. Maybe this should be re-titled "visual masochism thread".
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: Lucas on October 14, 2011, 11:46:58 AM: I think it's a still from that early CG video tape they'd play at furniture stores back in the day.. The next album will have a hummingbird, and 'III' will be a minecart ride!
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: Rick in Salt Lake on October 15, 2011, 10:14:15 AM: Quote from: Steve of Bloomington on October 13, 2011, 10:34:55 PM
(http://pitchfork-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/albums/16995/cover-homepage_large.jpg)

I am so tempted change my avatar to this picture... I think what makes the photo is that at the angle from which it's photographed her left leg looks amputated...

ETA: I couldn't resist it...
Title: Re: Worst Album Covers of 2011
Post by: akaJudge on October 17, 2011, 06:24:34 PM: Quote from: Steve of Bloomington on October 13, 2011, 10:34:55 PM
Mr. Mutha effin X quire:

(http://pitchfork-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/albums/16995/cover-homepage_large.jpg)

I had to stare at this for 3-4 solid minutes before I could even begin to figure out what's happening, and I'm still not 100% sure.