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Guldbamsen 
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 12:02 |
Ok, for this one I thought I'd do things a little different  I have a thing for overt bad taste cover arts, so here I've gathered 25.
Tricky thing about the poll though, is that do you vote for the one you find the most funny, ugly - or both? Or the one you like the most? You choose people 
Here are the contestants: (sorry I couldn't find a smaller one with the right colours  ) |
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 12:30 |
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Missus Beastly is terrifically tacky, terrible, and tasteless. Also all-out amusing.
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The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 12:54 |
Worst?: It's between Guru Guru and Omega for me. Voted Omega, because. I actually like: Birth Control - Operation Eeeet da bebehs!!! Panta Rei - Panta Rei A tad creepy.
Pôle - Rizet So daggy and retro that it's actually cool in its own way. What kind of music is contained within?
Samla Mammas Manna - Måltid Hey one I've actually heard! Yeah, I like the cover
Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Weasels Ripped My Flesh Another one I've heard! The album art is a decent parody of that magazine cover or whatever it was.
Eulenspygel - 2 I've seen this one on a few "worst album covers" lists. I think the cover art is really good, but that's just me. Very strange. Makes me wanna check out the album some time.
National Health - National Health Slightly an "odd one out" inclusion to me but I guess I can understand if someone would find it a bit lame. I personally like the cover.
Edited by irrelevant - May 18 2013 at 12:55
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 12:59 |
 irrelevant wrote:
Worst?: It's between Guru Guru and Omega for me. Voted Omega, because.I actually like: Birth Control - Operation Eeeet da bebehs!!! Panta Rei - Panta Rei A tad creepy.
Pôle - Rizet So daggy and retro that it's actually cool in its own way. What kind of music is contained within?
Samla Mammas Manna - Måltid Hey one I've actually heard! Yeah, I like the cover
Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Weasels Ripped My Flesh Another one I've heard! The album art is a decent parody of that magazine cover or whatever it was.
Eulenspygel - 2 I've seen this one on a few "worst album covers" lists. I think the cover art is really good, but that's just me. Very strange. Makes me wanna check out the album some time.
National Health - National Health Slightly an "odd one out" inclusion to me but I guess I can understand if someone would find it a bit lame. I personally like the cover. |
Like I said, you're free to vote on whatever grounds you find adequate A lot of these I happen to like myself. The Operation art work is great - so is Nevergreen! and Måltid and Eulenspygel. Yep I could literally go on and on 
The music you'll find in that Rizet album is a blend of electronic experimentations, psych and avant-guarde. It bears absolutely no connotations to the cover art.
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 13:01 |
Progosopher wrote:
Missus Beastly is terrifically tacky, terrible, and tasteless. Also all-out amusing. |
I agree - I really dig that one. Reminds me a tad of the three boob woman from Total Recall
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 13:07 |
Guldbamsen wrote:
Like I said, you're free to vote on whatever grounds you find adequate A lot of these I happen to like myself. The Operation art work is great - so is Nevergreen! and Måltid and Eulenspygel. Yep I could literally go on and on
The music you'll find in that Rizet album is a blend of electronic experimentations, psych and avant-guarde. It bears absolutely no connotations to the cover art. |
Good to know people like some of these covers.
Hmmm, it certainly doesn't bear any connotations... Interestin'
Edited by irrelevant - May 18 2013 at 13:07
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 13:09 |
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I actually like the Catipilla, Birth Control, Eulenspygel, Octopus and Peter Hammill covers listed here. Fireballet gets the nod for worst of the bunch here, and there are some bad ones. Finally, I don't know quite what to think of The Lovers. Never quite saw a cover like it (except on DVDs in the back of the videoshop).
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 13:10 |
irrelevant wrote:
Guldbamsen wrote:
Like I said, you're free to vote on whatever grounds you find adequate A lot of these I happen to like myself. The Operation art work is great - so is Nevergreen! and Måltid and Eulenspygel. Yep I could literally go on and on
The music you'll find in that Rizet album is a blend of electronic experimentations, psych and avant-guarde. It bears absolutely no connotations to the cover art. |
Good to know people like some of these covers.
Hmmm, it certainly doesn't bear any connotations... Interestin'
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Unless it's a widely known fact that folks who play synths also smoke the pipe?
Edited by Guldbamsen - May 18 2013 at 13:10
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 13:12 |
progmatic wrote:
I actually like the Catipilla, Birth Control, Eulenspygel, Octopus and Peter Hammill covers listed here. Fireballet gets the nod for worst of the bunch here, and there are some bad ones. Finally, I don't know quite what to think of The Lovers. Never quite saw a cover like it (except on DVDs in the back of the videoshop).
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Yep Ya Ho Wa has some of the most bizarre covers. The one featured underneath with the people flexing their longbows next to the gangsta ride, is beyond ridiculous.
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 13:13 |
Guldbamsen wrote:
irrelevant wrote:
Guldbamsen wrote:
Like I said, you're free to vote on whatever grounds you find adequate A lot of these I happen to like myself. The Operation art work is great - so is Nevergreen! and Måltid and Eulenspygel. Yep I could literally go on and on
The music you'll find in that Rizet album is a blend of electronic experimentations, psych and avant-guarde. It bears absolutely no connotations to the cover art. |
Good to know people like some of these covers.
Hmmm, it certainly doesn't bear any connotations... Interestin'
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Unless it's a widely known fact that folks who play synths also smoke the pipe?
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There should have been more I tell ya, preferably while they play the synths.
Edited by irrelevant - May 18 2013 at 13:14
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 13:14 |
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I always loved that Peter Hammill's cover. And it's my favorite album by the man !
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 13:16 |
^ It's not too late for you Gabe. Now you know how to look when you make that avant-guarde Berlin School album...
Also if this poll didn't need to be in the prog section here, then I'd definitely have included this little saucy thing:
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 13:27 |
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I have always hated Indelibly Stamped!! I kind of like The Future Now; it's slightly unhinged like Peter Hammill himself lol.
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A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 13:31 |
^I don't know what to make of that Hammill cover He looks like a man who's spent the month in an insane asylum.
Edited by Guldbamsen - May 18 2013 at 13:36
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 13:33 |
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 13:35 |
^
Especially coming from you!
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 13:37 |
 YEP !
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 13:39 |
Wow - the music community hasn't been too friendly to ducks eh?
I feel the same way about flamingos. They're not funny.
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 13:40 |
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The Zappa cover is fantastic!
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 13:44 |
You know, now it's also possible to shave with mustard?
I'm not entirely sure why I thought of that.
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