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8 August 2019
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Also good albums with bad covers?
I can’t think of anything right now but maybe you can.
Well, there is a type of album cover that I don’t really understand, but only considering how good some of these are.
I just never liked that bear. Especially in Late Registration, because I love the s**t out of that album and it deserved better.
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Gone Troppo , Cloud Nine , Magical Mystery Tour , Reality, Wings At The Speed Of Sound , David Bowie/Space Oddity, Buddha Of Suburbia… on a scale of “awful” to “cringe” to merely “meh”
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10.57pm
8 August 2019
Offline Hey the Space Oddity cover isn’t bad. It’s not mind-blowing or anything but it’s kind of dorky, kind of charming. His weird hair, that blue dots background, I think it’s a decent cover… The album is pretty bad tho.
Reality and Buddha of Suburbia are much worst covers.
And I’m a firm believer that Magical Mystery Tour is as weird as it is on purpose. Yeah, it isn’t that polished, but I like how… scary (?) it looks. Like, it’s not JUST corny with the animal suits and the weird yellow colour, but I think it represents kind of an uneasiness in songs like Blue Jay Way or I Am The Walrus because those animal costumes are kind of disturbing. I always thought it was intentional how low production and dirty it looked, considering the movie is like that.
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5 December 2019
Offline Cosmos’ Factory (bland and kind of low-quality to me), Diamond Dogs (I literally cannot stand this cover it gives me absolute nightmares), Everybody’s in Showbiz (too busy), Hollywood’s Bleeding (I just feel like Post could’ve done better– it’s not bad just kind of disappointing I guess?), His ‘n’ Hers (creepy, hate it), Innuendo (I just hate clowns), Sheer Heart Attack (ugh)…..aaaaaand that’s all I can think of right now for album covers I don’t like.
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26 January 2017
Offline Gotta disagree on the Kanye bear. I love that bear.
To answer the question, I’d have to point towards The Replacements, one of my favourite bands. Although the Let It Be cover is awesome,
Their other covers are… less appealing. I mean, the Hootenanny and Pleased To Meet Me ones are tolerable – if cheesy – at best,
But the cover to Tim is just horrifically ugly. Whose idea was this?
Note: please don’t let these monstrosities put you off listening to their music. It’s very good, I promise
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6.55am
8 August 2019
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Hey this cover could actually be pretty nice. The font is the only ugly thing on it, but if you only leave the hands and the background it could be kinda cool.
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6.59am
26 January 2017
Offline Hmmm, maybe. I think it’s a pretty lame title as well, to be honest. They were easily cool enough to get away with it, mind.
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5 December 2019
Offline Their choice of colour palettes make me upset 
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“Sorry Ma” is probably objectively pretty ugly too, but I like it.
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Offline lovelyritametermaid said
Diamond Dogs (I literally cannot stand this cover it gives me absolute nightmares)
Same 
It’s almost as bad as this one:
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8 August 2019
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OH SHUSH That Beatles cover is priceless!!
Or between $5000 and $30,000 – for First State copies, depending on mono or stereo…
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Offline lovelyritametermaid said
Their choice of colour palettes make me upset
Ugh, right? It’s an assault on the eyes and the sensibilities. I’m quite sensitive to clashing color combinations so maybe I’m being a bit snowflakey 
but OOF.
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26 January 2017
Offline I love Aja, but I’ve never been a fan at all of the album cover
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8 August 2019
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I love Aja, but I’ve never been a fan at all of the album cover
I don’t get it…
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26 January 2017
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8 August 2019
Offline Huh… Well it isn’t so bad. It’s kind of low effort, sure, but not obnoxiously on-the-nose as many of the covers previously posted.
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15 November 2018
Offline I’m a bit surprised no one’s mentioned The Next Day…
I agree that, while Space Odyssey is very good, the cover is awful. And Cloud Nine is kinda weird too.
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5.32pm
26 January 2017
Offline I like The Next Day cover. It’s provocative.
On the topic of Bowie, though, how on Earth haven’t we mentioned Reality? Looks like my guy just discovered clipart..
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he was humming to the neon of the universal sound.
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8 August 2019
Offline 50yearslate said
I’m a bit surprised no one’s mentioned The Next Day…
The Next Day is a decent cover. I don’t know what it means but it isn’t ugly, it’s kind of a creative “reminiscing the past but still moving forward” kind of thing, probably.
I agree that, while Space Odyssey is very good, the cover is awful. And Cloud Nine is kinda weird too.
Why do people keep bringing Space Oddity up?, is an average cover at worst. It’s not great but… why does it bother people so much? I think it’s decent.
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On the topic of Bowie, though, how on Earth haven’t we mentioned Reality?
We have.
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Gone Troppo , Cloud Nine , Magical Mystery Tour , Reality, Wings At The Speed Of Sound , David Bowie/Space Oddity, Buddha Of Suburbia… on a scale of “awful” to “cringe” to merely “meh”
Jules said
Reality and Buddha of Suburbia are much worst covers.
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