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Chicapah 
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 Topic: WORST Prog Album Covers?
Posted: March 16 2006 at 11:35 |
 White Queen wrote:
I've always thought that Genesis had bad album covers. |
You'll be hard-pressed to find a bigger fan than myself but I agree when it comes to Nursery Cryme and Foxtrot. Back in the day when an album cover was sometimes a huge factor in the decison of whether or not to give and unfamiliar band a try, these two covers appeared to be drawn and colored by a 12 year-old and may have deterred a lot of record buyers from discovering the incredible music inside. Even the ghastly "Yes Album" looked more inviting to me IMHO.
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boo boo
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Posted: March 16 2006 at 05:07 |
Rust wrote:
Close to the Edge could have been more creative, considering the imagination and creativity of the music, Roger Dean seemed preety uninspired. 
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I think they wanted something very simple, like the cover for The White Album.
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Posted: March 16 2006 at 05:06 |
hamham wrote:
in the court of the crimson king, it's such a silly and awful cover :( |
Are you insane?
Its one of the best album covers ever made, in my opinion.
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boo boo
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Posted: March 16 2006 at 05:04 |
Space Chief wrote:
This may not be as bad, but i've never figured out exactly what the hell it is.
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Its a human ear and visualized sound waves.
And thats a great cover, n00b!
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Pneubauer
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Posted: March 16 2006 at 01:03 |
Trick of the Tail has a great cover too... trespass is cool, as for wind and wuthering... Im not sure... the bird/leaves tree thing is kinda... neat.. probably the weakest of the lot, but still nowhere near 'bad'
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razifa
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Posted: March 16 2006 at 00:21 |
To Me The WORST cover is this one
I can-t understand why these boys decided for such a terrible cover.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: March 16 2006 at 00:21 |
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Juicy Lucy's cover with Zelda Plum on it... ewww.
Not prog I know, but worthy of a mention nevertheless!
I'm trying to think of a bad prog cover... can't think of any.
I guess Aerosol Grey Machine maybe considered a bit uninspired, but the album was put out quickly, so it's understandable.
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Rust
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Posted: March 16 2006 at 00:06 |
Close to the Edge could have been more creative, considering the imagination and creativity of the music, Roger Dean seemed preety uninspired.
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We got to pump the stuff to make us tough
from the heart
Its astart
What we need is awareness we cant get careless
Mental self defensive fitness
Make everybody see in order to fight the powers that be
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stan the man
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Posted: March 16 2006 at 00:03 |
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true as a lobster in a pteredaktyl's underpants. 
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Rust
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Posted: March 15 2006 at 23:53 |
I used to think Meddle was a crop field, that aliens "meddled" with and put crop circles into. 
I still can't figure out Saucerful but I love it.
Worst would have to be Going For the One, what in the hell is a naked man doing on a Yes album cover? 
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We got to pump the stuff to make us tough
from the heart
Its astart
What we need is awareness we cant get careless
Mental self defensive fitness
Make everybody see in order to fight the powers that be
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lunaticviolist
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Posted: March 15 2006 at 23:48 |
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My recent purchases: 
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stan the man
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Posted: March 15 2006 at 23:08 |
Its an ear with sound waves I read it on a website which i cant find   it kind of looks like an ear side ways but I know what you mean on the lizard salamander.
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true as a lobster in a pteredaktyl's underpants.
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Meddler
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Posted: March 15 2006 at 23:07 |
"Tonight You're Mine"?
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con safo
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Posted: March 15 2006 at 22:24 |
FragileDT wrote:
White Queen wrote:
I've always thought that Genesis had bad album
covers. |
How? Nursery Cryme is a great cover. Foxtrot's cover is very extensive
(including the fact that Nursery Cryme is far in the backgroung.) Selling
England is a dipiction of the lawnmower in "I know what I like" and a
depiction of the theme of "Selling England" in general. The Lamb's cover is
about Rael obviously and very interesting. I don't know, just my opinion. |
yes i quite enjoy Genesis' covers.
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FragileDT
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Posted: March 15 2006 at 21:59 |
White Queen wrote:
I've always thought that Genesis had bad album
covers. |
How? Nursery Cryme is a great cover. Foxtrot's cover is very extensive (including the fact that Nursery Cryme is far in the backgroung.) Selling England is a dipiction of the lawnmower in "I know what I like" and a depiction of the theme of "Selling England" in general. The Lamb's cover is about Rael obviously and very interesting. I don't know, just my opinion.
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One likes to believe
In the freedom of music
But glittering prizes
And endless Compromises
Shatter the illusion
Of integrity
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hamham
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Posted: March 15 2006 at 21:39 |
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in the court of the crimson king, it's such a silly and awful cover :(
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White Queen
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Posted: March 15 2006 at 21:17 |
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I've always thought that Genesis had bad album covers.
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Ultaigh
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Posted: March 15 2006 at 21:16 |
As did I, though, I still don't see an ear.
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coffeeintheface
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Posted: March 15 2006 at 21:10 |
stan the man wrote:
The cover of meddle is probibly one of my
favorites. It is part of an ear by the way. The worst is
LOVE BEACH you cant get any cheesier then that. |
I always though the thing on the cover of "Meddle" was a lizard or a salamander .
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stan the man
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Posted: March 15 2006 at 20:48 |
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true as a lobster in a pteredaktyl's underpants.
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