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The.Crimson.King 
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 Posted: May 18 2013 at 21:08 |
Voted for Fireballet, not only because the art was so awful but the album within betrayed the great prog they released on "Night on Bald Mountain"...
OTOH, I've always loved the covers for "The Future Now" and "Weasels Ripped my Flesh"...
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 20:15 |
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Anyway. If I gotta pick. It's the supertamp one. sh*t those are the worst breasts I've ever seen!! Lol |
Nick, I strongly suggest you check out the late 80's Van Damme flick `Cyborg', where he takes on these futuristic pirates! About 30 mins in JCVD's companion takes her top off, and I kid you not, you'll be screaming at the screen for her to put it back on. Now, I'm not some guy with massive expectations on how a lady should look, I appreciate the female form in all shapes and sizes, but it just wasn't a good idea here! 
Oh, and for my vote, probably Brainstorm's drag-tastic `Smile A While' cover gets my tick here, luckily the album is a total knockout!
Edited by Aussie-Byrd-Brother - May 18 2013 at 20:17
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 19:41 |
There is an interview with Hammill where he states that he was commuting around London looking like this for 3 days, whilst having the photo-shoot organised - he did say 'some of the looks I got' (words to that effect, anyway)  . Guts - the man has guts !!
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progbethyname
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 19:40 |
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^ yup. Bit of an Akex Grey complex going on there. Lol
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Barbu
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 19:35 |
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 19:29 |
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Some of them are just tasteless but professional, while some other look bland and unprofessiona.
And, frankly, the cover for Omega's album looks like it had been made by a band from an obscure suburb in Kansas, with a very, very low budget, shooting their group picture in a 2 dollar photo studio!
Fireballet and Brainstorm hadn't put great efforts in their coverart, but they tried something. It's goofy, but Omega just looks like they hastily paste a promotional picture on an astrological map from their school book!
I was also close to vote for Acid Mothers Temple, whose cover seems to be made with Photoshop in one (1) minute!
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 19:29 |
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I actually like the Samla & National Health ones quite a lot.
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Ian
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 19:15 |
progbethyname wrote:
Anyway. If I gotta pick. It's the supertamp one. sh*t those are the worst breasts I've ever seen!! Lol |
Dude, I'm led to believe that is a rather large bloke sporting his tattooed 'man-boobs'.........(makes it even worse  ).
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 19:04 |
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Oh and the Minotauros - Fly Away cover is actually quite hilarious and clever. Can't hate that one. :)
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progbethyname
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 19:01 |
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Anyway. If I gotta pick. It's the supertamp one. sh*t those are the worst breasts I've ever seen!! Lol
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 18:56 |
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Dave, there sure sre some real shockers in this lot - I only have 10 of these titles - I would say I can't stand the cover to Brainstorm's 'Smile A While' - I just don't dig blokes dressing up as women, not even in fun - just doesn't sit well with me. The music is awesome though. However, one of the most pointless covers I've ever seen is the 'Hawklords' album - the one with the grey cover with pink writing. Bizarre.
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 16:29 |
I actually like some of those. 
But the Fireballet and Missing Link are truly bad. I'll go with the latter here, because the former could at least be considered an attempt at humor.
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 16:09 |
hellogoodbye wrote:
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Great album, though! That is, if you can get into The Residents. 
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 15:57 |
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I really like that Octopus cover, never seen it before.
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 15:40 |
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There's some really bad ones here, but I have to vote Hinton because:
- It's terrible
- It's posted way too often!
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 14:19 |
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Hinten's butts are some of the least pleasing I've seen
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 14:05 |
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It's kinda beautiful in it's own right.
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 14:02 |
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^ I was half expecting that one.
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 13:58 |
Ahhh man.......I can't believe I forgot about Wakhevitch impressive phallus with golden barbed wire wrapped around 
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