deathrey Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 I don't think we have had this thread before - delete this if we have. I was inspired by the best film posters thread but music was always more my thing so what are some of your favourite album artworks? Mine is all decidedly stuck in the 90's, a bit like my music taste. I always loved the cover of Dirt by Alice in Chains  Cypress Hill - Black Sunday was also another favourite. The album artwork is very gothic and it doesn't actually suit the album but I always remember my cousin having a big poster of it on the wall and thinking it looked so so cool, I'd only ever heard Insane in the Brain at that stage.  Nirvana - In Utero is another favourite. I know Nevermind is probably the more iconic one but I always preferred this cover. It reminds me of a decrepit, fucked up angel statue I saw in the Vatican museum.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Gus Mears Posted April 13 Paid Members Share Posted April 13 Continuing the Deathrey trend of vaguely funerial scenes. Banging album. Banging cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bus Surfer Posted April 13 Paid Members Share Posted April 13 (edited) I'm sure the music isn't to the majority of people's tastes, but I've always loved the album cover for ICP's Riddlebox. The design was drawn by Shaggy in the 90s and the simple but effective colour work just pops off at you. I'd doodle it all over notepads and school books all the time. Edited April 13 by Bus Surfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Could do this all day but here's a few favourites. Have tried to stick with imagery I find genuinely impressive or weirdly evocative other than just "Here's the albums I like...: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 This will never ever be beaten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 (edited) Spoiler Well.. my name is Merzbow. Spoilered because it makes your eyes go all funny. Also, because in the pre-internet era this probably tricked so many people in to picking it up thinking it's some easy listening Jazz. Edited April 13 by Merzbow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paid Members SpiritOfTheForest Posted April 13 Paid Members Share Posted April 13 (edited) Always this one for me. One of my all time favourite albums and the atmosphere of the cover art (Theodor Kittelsen's "Fattigmannen") matches the music perfectly. It's gorgeous.   At this stage I could spam this thread with hundreds of black metal covers that are paintings or depict beautiful environments but I'm going to limit myself to one more - one completely different to the Burzum cover above. Acid Bath are a wonderful band and sorely underrated and When The Kite String Pops is one of the best albums ever. For this album, they used a painting by John Wayne Gacy and it fits so incredibly well. Demented genius. Like I said, going to try to limit myself to these 2 as album covers are some of my favourite things and there are so, so many I adore. Edited April 13 by SpiritOfTheForest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted April 13 Paid Members Share Posted April 13 You could make a cause for almost all Flaming Lips album artwork, but especially this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members FLips Posted April 14 Paid Members Share Posted April 14 Went for covers by artists I really like. Just think they’re neat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegeta Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 I don't know how to post images on here. But always loved the misfits covers for their albums, love famous monsters and cuts from the crypt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westlondonmist Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Van Halen Balance, something about this album cover, it's fucking strange but brilliant.  Def Leppard have good album covers in general Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted April 16 Awards Moderator Share Posted April 16 The eyes have it. A one-album wonder, but the artwork is as lovely as their work. Mad weirdo Graham Coxon has a self-portrait on the front of Blur’s best album. I mean, come on. Iconic and in keeping with the album. Two Feet is probably the most intriguing artist about today, and this album cover reflects that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe_Knuckleball_Schwartz Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Â The entire artwork through the booklet has always resonated with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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