Popular Post Blackstar Posted December 2, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, evilfacelessturtle said: That just reminds me of Iron Maiden's awful CGI cover for Dance of Death: This must be the worst album artwork that I've ever seen in my life Edited December 2, 2023 by Blackstar 6 1 6 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allwaystired Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 26 minutes ago, Blackstar said: This must be the worst album artwork that I've ever seen in my life The baby on the wolf is fantastically bad. This must have been done on purpose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Blackstar Posted December 2, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2023 6 minutes ago, allwaystired said: The baby on the wolf is fantastically bad. This must have been done on purpose? I don't know the story behind it, but found this: In myriad lists ranking Iron Maiden album covers, the bottom rung is nearly always occupied by Dance Of Death. It’s as surprising as the sun rising and setting. The astonishingly bad cover art looks like somebody on a six-day bath salts binge broke into a department store and set up an orgy of mannequins wearing animal masks from the Halloween aisle. Dickinson ultimately referred to it as “embarrassing.” The artwork designer, David Patchett, reportedly disassociated himself from the finished product, alleging that the band used his “unfinished prototype.” https://www.loudersound.com/features/10-things-you-never-knew-about-iron-maidens-dance-of-death-album 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweersa Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 8 hours ago, Towelie said: Melissa? I was thinking the same thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonizedmind Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Blackstar said: This must be the worst album artwork that I've ever seen in my life It's like PS1 IM game quality 😸 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post colonizedmind Posted December 2, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Blackstar said: This must be the worst album artwork that I've ever seen in my life Fuck it! We're bored....there's been some corkers over the years. I see your I.M and I raise you.... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Its Tino Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 If we’re talking album art, I’d be remiss not to bring up the single greatest piece of artwork in the history of mankind… Megadeth’s Rust in Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 18 minutes ago, colonizedmind said: Fuck it! We're bored....there's been some corkers over the years. I see your I.M and I raise you.... Isn't the first one just a hoax? It would at least be funny, if it was real. The back cover of the second one is even worse: https://www.discogs.com/release/12744199-Alan-Franklin-Come-Home-Baby 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonizedmind Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 6 minutes ago, Blackstar said: Isn't the first one just a hoax? It would at least be funny, if it was real. The back cover of the second one is even worse: https://www.discogs.com/release/12744199-Alan-Franklin-Come-Home-Baby It's the money on the tray that gets me every time 😭 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitchisback Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 2 hours ago, ToonGuns said: I find UYI pretty iconic. Personal view of course. I love the UYI album art. I even have a tattoo and I get compliments on it all time, but pveople rarely recognize it as GNR lol Great covers tho 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 8 minutes ago, colonizedmind said: It's the money on the tray that gets me every time 😭 I just came across this. Probably the only one that competes with the Maiden one: But the Maiden one must definitely be the worst I've seen from a widely known artist. (Sorry for the O/T everyone - that's the last one from me) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonizedmind Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Blackstar said: Isn't the first one just a hoax? It would at least be funny, if it was real. The back cover of the second one is even worse: https://www.discogs.com/release/12744199-Alan-Franklin-Come-Home-Baby Let's just say he has a thing for the wilderness and leave it at that....your latest Is more nether regions than countryside 😸 3 minutes ago, Blackstar said: I just came across this. Probably the only one that competes with the Maiden one: But the Maiden one must definitely be the worst I've seen from a widely known artist. (Sorry for the O/T everyone - that's the last one from me) I've never heard the solo works of Ron Burgundy! Thanks for the heads up! 👍 Edited December 2, 2023 by colonizedmind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnuld Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 3 hours ago, ToonGuns said: I find UYI pretty iconic. Personal view of course. I love the UYI covers. So cool. Fit the album title so well. Use your Illusion is such a great album title. The Alt CD covers were pretty cool as well. Especially the grenade cover. The Best Buy CD cover looks like it’s printed off an early 2000s inkjet. The single covers are extremely mediocre. The Perhaps 8 ball is by far the best. The Hard Skool cover is so cheesy. Just like that dumb school bell. I don’t know how they managed to make a pretty cool rocker into queso city. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoochild Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Blackstar said: I just came across this. Probably the only one that competes with the Maiden one: But the Maiden one must definitely be the worst I've seen from a widely known artist. (Sorry for the O/T everyone - that's the last one from me) For me this is more interesting than the thread itself. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ratam Posted December 2, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2023 AFD cover is classic, representative of the 80's era, but now look outdated. Instead UYY cover look more modern and still today look modern. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DeNfr Posted December 2, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2023 On 11/29/2023 at 1:18 AM, Old_school_gnr_fan said: Been a GN'R fan for 36 years, and I think "The General" is easily one of the ten worst songs the band has ever officially released. fan since 1989 here, and I think it's one of their best. I'm incredibly proud of these last singles, + Monsters. proud to be a real GNR fan. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnuld Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 21 minutes ago, DeNfr said: fan since 1989 here, and I think it's one of their best. I'm incredibly proud of these last singles, + Monsters. proud to be a real GNR fan. I think what most old school fans struggle with is separating the early work from Axl’s modern work. It’s two completely different entities. While the CD work has elements of the previous work it’s not the same thing. Not the same band, not the same style. If CD was a brand new album by a brand new artist it would be considered one of the most ambitious and best debut albums of all time. Same with the follow up singles that comprise CD2. It’s the connection to the previous history that makes the mind think this music is bad when in reality most of it is quite good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_rose Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Arnuld said: I think what most old school fans struggle with is separating the early work from Axl’s modern work. It’s two completely different entities. While the CD work has elements of the previous work it’s not the same thing. Not the same band, not the same style. If CD was a brand new album by a brand new artist it would be considered one of the most ambitious and best debut albums of all time. Same with the follow up singles that comprise CD2. It’s the connection to the previous history that makes the mind think this music is bad when in reality most of it is quite good. Very well put. Chinese Democracy is criminally underrated almost entirely because people see it as "GNR without Slash". If it was its own standalone album, even just Axl Rose, I think it would be considered a modern classic. Maybe I'm bias, I dunno, but I listen to way more CD/CDII material now than the OG era. Edited December 2, 2023 by invisible_rose 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnuld Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 5 minutes ago, invisible_rose said: Very well put. Chinese Democracy is criminally underrated almost entirely because people see it as "GNR without Slash". If it was its own standalone album, even just Axl Rose, I think it would be considered a modern classic. Maybe I'm bias, I dunno, but I listen to way more CD/CDII material now than the OG era. I listen to the modern era more as well. I just enjoy the more modern flourishes. I like the hip hop elements, drum loops, synths ect…I understand that many people hate this and consider it trend chasing and not very “GNR” but I like the complexity 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trin9498 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 11 hours ago, bangit said: You would hope so but.... The CD cover has always been a major letdown for me! Remember the debates about it at the time. Agree. The CD cover is flat out ugly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axljungle Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 The red star cover it’s be better than Chinese Democracy official cover 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangit Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 22 minutes ago, Trin9498 said: Agree. The CD cover is flat out ugly It is. At the time I remember being like, wtf this is the most anticipated rock album in years and that is the fucking cover 🤣 convinced it was a joke. Anyway, fortunately the music is great. Mostly. 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonizedmind Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Voodoochild said: For me this is more interesting than the thread itself. Hopefully you're not getting too inspired for your own album cover 😸 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Voodoochild Posted December 2, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2023 5 minutes ago, colonizedmind said: Hopefully you're not getting too inspired for your own album cover 😸 Soon is the word 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AxlRQ93 Posted December 2, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2023 6 hours ago, F*ck Fear said: The Spaghetti Incident is their best artwork WELL, the cover may indeed suck but the mixing is imho the best of any of the albums. Raw as fuck 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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