Least Favorite Cover Art

some of my least favorite artworks of music people actually like and care about. this is not a commentary on the quality of the music itself, just how bad the cover art is.

Radiohead - OK Computer
65
it's just a mess guys
Weezer - Hurley
hurley is a cute lil boy, but the unfiltered boring photo with the awful cd case thing on the other side just doesnt work as a cover at all
D'Angelo - Voodoo
i dont like shirtless musclemen
Sparklehorse - Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot
reeks late 90s/early 2000s internet aesthetic with the awful rusted metal frame
Xiu Xiu - Always
possibly the worst ever, IMO. it's up there
Morrissey - You Are the Quarry
it just sucks. i cant describe it i just don't like it at all. is it the background? is it the font and color of the text? is it how morrissey looks like he's in a spirit halloween outfit? is it just how downright boring the composition and everything about the cover is? probably all that yeah
Denzel Curry - TA13OO
80
i cant really tell what i dont like about this cover is. it might be his eyes. or how it looks like his mouth is huge for some reason. just not a big fan
my bloody valentine - m b v
65
its clear they were going for a similar vibe to Loveless' cover, but i think this one just flops in comparison. the colors are too dark, you can't make out what's in the background at all, and the big blocky m b v text is just ugly. in loveless you could make out the resemblance of a guitar but it's shrouded in color and fuzz, and that perfectly reflects how the album sounds, but this ... what the fuck is in the background? houses? boxes? electronics? nothing? i just can't tell and it just doesnt work for me
MF Grimm - American Hunger
20
just an absolute disaster
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
cow <--- IGNORE THIS STUPID PAST KNEWNIE. PAST KNEWNIE KNEW NOTHING. COW IS PERFECT. COW IS EVERYTHING
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Henry's Dream
looks incredibly cheap and fake
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
looks incredibly cheap and fake [2]
Sigur Rós - Von
what the fuck [3]
Mac DeMarco - Here Comes the Cowboy
30
perfectly reflects the music - happy on its face, but there's nothing special or deep about it. it's flat, it's boring, it's nothingness
El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead
i literally can't make out whatever this is supposed to be. the red light in the background looks so basic and simple too. reeks of 2013 dubstep aesthetic to me
Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
40
i physically cant look at this cover bc it fills me with so much anxiety
JAY-Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne
it looks like fake plastic gold you'd see in paint stores
Rodrigo Amarante - Cavalo
this also applies to Mt. Eerie's Dawn. you cant just have all the lyrics in black text on a white background as your cover guys put some fuckin imagination into it okay
Huncho Jack - Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho
a lot of people seem to like this one, including melon, but this style just isnt for me. its a little too messy and rough for my tastes. nothing against the artist though, they're more talented than me im sure lmao
Trippie Redd - !
what the fuck [4]
Sturgill Simpson - Sound & Fury
did someone say overproduced? no? then i will! this thing sucks!
Prince - Originals
50
he looks way too sweaty, the prince spray paint looks cheap as hell, and the background is super super super simple but they somehow fucked it up with the messy like page turn? onto the cream brick wall? it just has no direction, it's all over the place, but it 's simultaneously way too simple and uninteresting.
Sleater-Kinney - One Beat
75
this one isn't TOO bad, but i only put it here because it sucks ass in comparison to some of SK's other covers (Dig Me Out, The Hot Rock, The Woods, No Cities to Love, pretty much all of their albums except their newest look miles better)
Merzbow - Muen
its his eyes. his gross red mushy eyes are what fucks me up the most.
Kanye West - JESUS IS KING
20
this is not the 50s kanye. you can have a picture as your cover. stop doing this
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Volume II
50
i could honestly put half of Aphex Twin's albums/EPs here but this is by far the worst one IMO.
Aphex Twin - Windowlicker
it's like a Viper cover but with a few extra grains of humor. still bad, though.
Portishead - Dummy
90
a bit too purple, a bit too small, i just can't really jive with this one. it's not atrocious, but it's far from good in my opinion
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
same issue as Portishead. a bit directionless, can't really make out what anything in it is, and i think the colors leave a lot to be desired. again, not the worst, but far from great
Hot Chip - A Bath Full of Ecstasy
i could make a better cover in 5 minutes
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King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black
so so SO uninteresting, such a wasted opportunity for an amazing cover. it's like you spilled coffee on an old piece of paper, then wrote in pen to try and cover it up
Pixies - Beneath the Eyrie
the pixies logo looks like an athleticswear company's logo, like i could head to Dick's right now and buy a box of sports bras with that logo on it. oh and what the fuck is that thing in the center. i dont like it
Talking Heads - Naked
tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky tacky [2]
shitty 90s CGI? in MY 2008 Meshuggah album cover? it's more likely than you think.
Wilco - Ode to Joy
its like they forgot to flatten the image and just used the first layer of a better cover
Osees - Singles Collection Volume 1 and 2
who wants to have this on their CD shelf
Arca - Arca
TOO CLOSE [4]
Meek Mill - Dreamchasers 3
im sick and tired of the super like CGI hyper-realistic phase modern rap covers have been going through for the past like decade. it looks like shit and i hate it
Tortoise - The Catastrophist
30
THE TEETH. THE TEETH!!!!!!
YNW Melly - We All Shine
he shirt too tight for he got damn body
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3d
and MHTRTC is criminal
3d
mezzanine?????????
1w
@knewnie BRO YOU HAVE TO HAD SANTANA SEASON BY SHIVA TO THIS LIST GO CHECK IT OUT AND YOU WILL SEE
1mo
Funny as fuck cause I actually love the atom heart mother cover
2mo
Lovehatetragedy cover is amazing
3mo
No way you hate the voodoo
3mo
A lot of these really aren't that bad
6mo
Psychodrama on here is a wild take, the fire looks fine and the text is cool
10mo
I am with you on the four Tacky x61 covers
11mo
i agree with most of these but music has the right, sftd, and dummy is BLASPHEMY
1y
voodoo should NOT be here that cover is sexy af
1y
this is amazing
1y
god damn you do not like babies
1y
sorry if your favorite album is here but God made me be this mean he whispered into my little ear and told me if i dont roast YOUR ๐Ÿ‘‰ favorite album he's gonna send me to superhell so i had very little choice ._.
1y
you did not have to be so mean to starless and bible black :(
1y
I love this list so much
1y
agree with the king of limbs
1y
Agree with a lot of this list but atom heart mother and sound of silver are all time classic covers
1y
''i dont like shirtless musclemen''

you, gurl, are one cringe individual
1y
I'm glad you fixed the bad cow take. I'm proud of you.
1y
@shogun_reviews you may have a point....................
1y
im fine with all of your takes, even if i disagree with some of them slightly, but don't diss the cow, that's too far.
2y
wait boob and ass Is tacky?
2y
Unpopular opinion: Diamond Dogs cover art looks dope.
also ICEDANCER poster on my wall!
2y
Mezzanine and The Fat of the Land have objectively awesome-looking cover arts.
Lullabies to Paralyze actually enticed me to buy the album blind and I think is a perfectly creepy cover for the type of album it is.
3y
lulu is ok
3y
at this point you could just add any album art in this list and find something to complain about in it
3y
Atom heart mother
โ€œcowโ€
Extraordinary machine
โ€œpeasโ€

this thing is great
3y
i see nothing wrong at all with the country life cover.
3y
Cow gang
3y
awesome stuff...it was fun...i hope there's a best cover art list
3y
fuck. I had so much fun looking at these, thank you
4y
cow
4y
tkol has a great cover!
4y
I disagree with a lot of these, but each to their own I suppose
4y
@kalle02 i genuinely wanna know why you think that. which albums do you think i'm wrong about?
4y
idc if you lgbtq+ you don't like voodoo cuz you too straight
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