BAD ALBUM COVERS, VOL. 5! || Crash Thompson

[@cinematicsterling6897]

petting a cat: DOIN THANGS driving a car: DOIN THANGS covering up a murder: DOIN THANGS

[@federicogonzalez8751]

Watching this video: DOIN THANGS

[@1rhpsfan]

@@federicogonzalez8751 Listening to Swamp Dog: DOIN THANGS BTW, Swamp Dog, better than Viper.

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

Okay, Crash...unironic suggestion here. How To Get Into Swamp Dogg. I'm not even kidding.

[@Jaspertine]

Love, Loss and Auto-Tune is a good place to start.

[@machine-shopbilly6584]

Viper when releasing 500 albums in an hour: doin thangs

[@1rhpsfan]

Not thing anybody cares about but.... DOIN THANGS.

[@Replicaate]

I always thought that Gaga cover was more hilarious than 'scary' - like she saw a Judas Priest album and was like "cool cool, but what if I *WAS* the Painkiller bike?" and because she's Gaga she went and did that.

[@NYPDWeatherman]

Buckethead: I have the most albums released ever. [Viper has entered the chat]

[@TheAbstruseOne]

I can't believe Jon Bon Jovi managed to find gold cowboy boots. On second thought, it's Jon Bon Jovi, I can totally believe that.

[@kylehegedus5498]

Well, he’s a cowboy.

[@rapabsinthe786]

@@kylehegedus5498 On a steel horse he rides.

[@kylehegedus5498]

@Jobless Mermaid He’s wanted dead or alive.

[@AdequateEmily]

Say what you will about Viper, very few titles will ever be as great as “Mutually Assured Destruction is Fuckin’ Stupid II”. Up there with 2Everything is 2Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift.

[@kylehegedus5498]

Me getting my first COVID vaccine a few days ago: DOIN’ THANGS

[@notaugustus2076]

Welcome to the club.

[@crazydud3380]

Hopefully we are all DOIN that THANG!

[@thetonytaye]

Pfizer gang where you at??

[@Beaglegirl19]

@@thetonytaye Right here. I got mine at the end of December/start of January.

[@crazydud3380]

@K Mcd Dude, if that is your stance on this issue, you are likely going to hate this channel!

[@bryangarcia5599]

The Bon Jovi one is just a parody of the cover art of the 1959 Elvis Presley compilation _50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records, Volume 2._ An extremely _ill-advised_ parody, admittedly.

[@joshuayeager3686]

The funny thing is that Elvis album cover has been parodied by multiple artists and I don’t think anyone has ever done it successfully while the original has been listed as one of the greatest album covers of all time. It’s all about the proper visual.

[@bryangarcia5599]

@@joshuayeager3686 True. Also, there’s the simple fact that no one who parodied it was, well, _Elvis._

[@miserirken]

Imagine you're in your local gay bar like every morning, and suddenly you're surrounded by literal ass bears doing thangs. wwyd?

[@thetonytaye]

33:44 Well damn. I guess we owe Weezer an apology for complaining about them rushing out their albums huh.

[@Flamingbro69]

How the hell did you preview the video this early?

[@Flamestar320]

@@Flamingbro69 Patreon supporters get to view premiering videos a little early, I believe.

[@Flamingbro69]

@@Flamestar320 Oh ok

[@eliasmg9144]

I'm still mad at ok human, don't @ me

[@Flamestar320]

@@eliasmg9144 I really like _OK Human,_ but more power to you.

[@ArtemyMusha]

Funny thing about the Dokken album, their next studio album after that was called "Erase The Slate" - they were very much aware that trying to break into grunge was a bad idea even if they had someone less conniving than George Lynch. I mean, good lord, the logo on Shadowlife isn't even the actual Dokken logo, it looks like someone tried to recreate the Dokken logo with a default system font and gave up after typing it out.

[@CaptainSkullDemon]

Seeing what Judas Priest's album cover was _supposed_ to be made me very sad. 😔 *We should've had that, Wal-fart. How dare you.* 😠😑

[@CaptainSkullDemon]

@Alex André Rather than spending an eternity thinking of a creative way to comically insult them, I merely said the first thing that manifested in my head at the time. Yes, it was somewhat subpar, but I only have so much time in the world, and I wasn't about to waste any more than I needed there. 🙄 Have a nice evening, though.

[@Flamingbro69]

26:29 Ngl, "La Camisa Negra" is kind of a bop

[@rincallinen7312]

I do have an appreciation for Juanes, especially “La Paga”. But I just had to suggest that album cover because of the obvious sleeve tattoo.

[@heywoodjablome5380]

Late last year, Viper was found to have kidnapped a homeless woman and held her against her will for 10 years. The creepy goes even deeper

[@lazybones7326]

walking around the block: DOIN THANGS balancing a checkbook: DOIN THANGS hiding a body: DOIN THANGS

[@lena7623]

Apparently Swamp Dogg is legit. I'm gonna have to go listen to him now! EDIT: I have returned to inform anyone seeing this that Swamp Dogg is indeed legit! More than many will ever be! Go listen to 'I'll Pretend' if you want your heart broken in the best ways!

[@eareimaj]

Oh Viper. You should totally should see what he got arrested for.

[@mickeypasture5145]

I have been a NASCAR fan since I was 7, and I never once thought about The Beach Boys.

[@blakgumshoo]

Commenting on this video... 🐻 DOIN THANGS 🐻

[@ShangriLaSlayer]

Makes sense that he's called Viper when his music and album covers absolutely bite......

[@matthewroberts3125]

Me anticipating the next Rock Coliseum.... *DOIN THANGS*

[@Someguywhocooks]

Me taking a shot every time Crash said Doin thangs... DOIN THANGS

[@marcen12]

@@Someguywhocooks Me taking a shot every time I see a comment about *DOIN THANGS* *DOIN THANGS*

[@crescentfreshsongs]

Doin Thangs is my favorite album cover and title ever, absolute masterpiece of ridiculousness. I never want to hear the actual album, because it can't possibly live up to the art.

[@thetonytaye]

Okay, I’m convinced that Big Kuntry King caused the pandemic.

[@CableB_]

Does anyone feel like doing Money Laundry after looking at that album cover.

[@Flamingbro69]

Me watching this video: DOIN THANGS

[@yotamkipnis1802]

Yesss I hoped to see Riot there! Fun fact - Riot's Johnny (officially known as Tior) was the earliest Metal mascot, except for, perhaps, Motorhead's Snaggletooth.

[@jtm-inc2912]

So Viper is like the Tommy Wiseau of rap... Except even creepier...

[@BernardChelgren]

I have 2 words for this video: DOIN THANGS!

[@Insaneian]

You DO realize that the Bon Jovi box set "100,000,000 fans" cover is a direct parody/homage to an Elvis Presley record with a similar name, right? THAT'S why they're in Gold Lame suits.

[@saintdane05]

That stupid horse reference makes me want to make crash review 100gecs even more

[@Velocisaurusman]

Fun Fact: One of the current guitarist’s in Riot V is also the guitarist of Moon Tooth.

[@ryanchapman543]

HEY, CRASH! This was a great installment of "Bad Album Covers". I would like to extend "props" to you for showing an album cover from Pansy Division. I'm straight, but they're a great band. I first knew them through their tour dates with Green Day, Rancid, and your state heroes in The Ataris. "DOIN' THANGS!"

[@tylerbailey9329]

Holy shit, I was just rewatching Fantano's Bad Album Covers 😂

[@nickudeschini4812]

Sad thing is that Wolf are a pretty awesome band. That album cover is inexcusable

[@necrodamus5481]

true that. their best album imo was The Black Flame. theyre so damn awesome that i got a patch on battle jacket.

[@Jayfive276]

I feel like Viper is an artist in the same way the 8 year old me recording songs off my mums old stack system on cassette and then recording links between them made me a radio presenter. But like with Wisaeu, like with Breen you have to ask yourself how much is he in on the joke? Especially given a bunch of vapourwave labels are now collabing with him.

[@KinchStalker]

The mascot's head on the Narita album cover reminds me way too much of that botched amateur restoration of a Spanish Catholic fresco from the early 2010s that made Christ look like a monkey.

[@TheCamSays]

1:29 You don’t have to apologize. This is pretty much ADHD in a nutshell: chaotic energy.

[@Flamingbro69]

Honestly, it’s just awesome to see another Bad Album Covers Episode.

[@alexddragame]

Thanks for the almost 40 minutes of insanity and fun, that was worth a wait =)

[@Flamingbro69]

Still an absolutely perfect time for this to premiere when I was binge watching this series.

[@krisherdown]

The Bears Doin Thangs. That cover really put a smile on my face. Hey, if you're gonna call yourself Big Bear, lean into it. *glares at blackbear wasting that name*

[@eversosleight]

To be fair, Colonel Sanders is a Christmas icon in Japan. It's tradition to eat kfc over there on Christmas day. Interesting history behind it. Anyway, love the coverage of these beauties 😅👍

[@idontnotdothings2193]

"this album cover's goal was to scare away the straights" me: damn, maybe I am a straight 😔

[@Karmy.]

Loving the Good News album art in the background, which is actually a fantastic album cover

[@Flamestar320]

Man, it's been quite a while since the 4th volume of these covers came out, _way_ back in 2018. I'll probably be binging the other volumes before I watch this one to increase the hype!

[@alanhicks4801]

I own the first album ( Mustard Plug , ska punk from Grand Rapids Mi, They were pretty good ! )

[@salswordfish]

Say what you will, but Viper's Jpegmafia diss has stayed in the peripheral of my waking consciousness since 2019. He is also important in a strange way to the DIY nature of a lot of modern hip-hop. He's not quite as significant (or BASED) as Lil B, but still.

[@michaelavanessian8558]

Y'know, the comparison to Lil B makes sense. Especially since they both share a propensity for major creepazoid behavior.

[@galleryofrogues]

That Mustard Plug album is great tho

[@samuelmercier3635]

My wish was granted, and it was just as great as I hoped. Thanks Crash!

[@jpaleologos1]

At least there's "Cathedral Spires" to remember Ripper-era Priest by.

[@goblingirl7248]

This man has the best “I’m so done with your shit” face that I have ever seen in my life lmao

[@tpags7398]

Fun Fact! Jon Bon Jovi actually tried to buy the buffalo bills this year and got pissed when he couldn’t. Now he won’t come to buffalo anymore... oh no... how sad.. 😳

[@TimmyTickle]

It was actually about 5 years ago... he (and the Canadian consortium he was a part of )were outbid by the couple who own the Sabres. (They also outbid Donald Trump. Supposedly, if Trump had been the successful bidder, he never would have ran for President.)

[@Beaglegirl19]

Oh man, this was a load of fun. I hope we do another one of these soon. Great video, Crash.

[@billiejoeeyelash]

The Jugulator cover is like if the CD cropping for Insomniac by Green Day was done in MS Paint. I know, I wanted to use the "it looks like a Five Finger Death Punch cover" joke but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to because of the bin.

[@eliasmg9144]

Tbf the insomniac comparison is more fitting in this case

[@rattailtony2900]

Johnny legit looks like a My Hero Academia background character lmao

[@JeremyLeal1695]

You know that Bon Jovi album cover is bad, when their most popular album’s cover is literally a wet garbage bag and yet somehow it looks a million times more.....appealing for lack of a better term. Also, as much as the Ripper era of Priest is maligned, i will defend Jugulator as a decent album. Demolition sucks though

[@Katie_Woo]

I remember my dad buying the Bon Jovi box set with the gold suits and as a huge Red Dwarf fan I just asked “why are they all dressed like Ace Rimmer?...well at least Jon has the right hair for it.”

[@PIEMAN106]

Viper doesn't even make albums anymore. There's a whole group of internet users who title, edit, and make music videos who just throw together things and pay Viper to upload and release the music.

[@Themoushtaceleague96]

I’ve had the weirdest three days and I needed this. Thanks Crash (I also agree dokken isn’t great)

[@trickvondoom2354]

What did I have to interrupt to watch this video? DOIN THANGS

[@kylehegedus5498]

Me waiting for the next FIMI...........DOIN’ THANGS!!!!

[@86cnrs]

Will our buddy Swamp Dogg return for Bad Album Cover Vol. 6?

[@Flamestar320]

I hope. That guy's happiness is some of the most infectious stuff I've ever seen. He might surround it with varying oddities in the album art, but you can't complain about his smiles.

[@CrashThompson]

...the video straight up ends with Swamp Dogg... :|

[@TheCamSays]

@@CrashThompson Are you mad or are you disappointed?

[@Flamestar320]

@@CrashThompson I honestly thought for a second that you actually got Swamp Dogg to make an appearance in your video before I watched it. I kinda want to see that happen someday, that would be awesome!

[@kylehegedus5498]

C’mon Crash, cut Big Bear some slack. He’s just DOIN’ THANGS!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@theDENIMMAN]

Nascar's 50th anniversary had a lot strange promotionals A mike love beach boys album is par for the course

[@brockpettifer5757]

9:50 the weezer pimp cup returns

[@nathanchalmers9857]

How dare you. Dokken’s 80s albums were fantastic. There are some good tracks here and there on their later albums.

[@twkreviews6683]

A+ for the Nightmare Creatures reference.

[@NightmareLyra]

Narita is a place in Japan, not Vitenam. You can even see Mt. Fuji in the background of that cover. Also I honestly dig it, to me it seems inspired by illustrations of yokai, which are really weird and cool spirits in Japanese folk lore, and he doesn't look like a cute seal boy unless you already know he is one from other albums

[@MrFutago87]

21:07 Anyone remember Olcadan from Soul Calibur 3? Getting the same vibe here.

[@jimmy3people0]

20:20 that reminds me, Wipeout 2097 was renamed "Wipeout XL" when it released in the US because apparently they were worried americans would think it was the 2097th Wipeout game.

[@ShOscar]

Out of all things to expect, i was very surprised to see Juanes being mentioned. he's very popular in Colombia and Latin America in general. my mom owns a few Juanes CDs. but yeah, the cover for "Mi Sangre" ("My Blood" in English) is pretty corny, especially the tattoo sleeve. i used to think the tattoos were real when i was little LOL. Also, "La Camisa Negra" from that album is a banger.

[@benburke3015]

My main exposure to Viper before this was Mic the Snare's So Bad it's Good Music pt.2 vid. Good to know I'm not missing out on anything. Good lord.

[@rushguy1]

I feel the exact same way about the Jugulator cover. I was 12 years old when that album dropped, and seeing the full piece of artwork with said murder robot leaping out of the lava blew my friggin' mind. It was easily one of the coolest things I'd ever seen at the time. But man, seeing the cropped version the band had to use for the cover was disappointing as hell. The full piece, though? Probably Priest's best album cover. Easily my favorite of the covers Mark Wilkinson did for the band.

[@tylerbailey9329]

Where'd you get that Moron Police vinyl? 😍

[@grim1683]

I had to go on Spotify to count how many albums Viper had to see if he actually had 1500 albums because that’s insane but he actually has a lot of albums. Like so many albums that I still can’t believe it. How does Viper have so many albums???

[@paisleepunk]

most of his albums are chopped and screwed from his original material (about 20 albums in total)

[@DavidDykes-dm9lc]

Man, you are funny as hell!!!! I immediately subscribed after the first video, keep up the great work Crash!!! 👍👍

[@Douglas_Stevens]

I have an idea for another video. Bands that had to change the original artwork due to backlash

[@oamusic4710]

Trick is actually a great album, Change and Sarah make me cry whenever I hear them

[@thewizards3140]

As a former George Strait fan, I appreciate you going out of your way to point out how much The Chair sucks.

[@MelvinDukowski]

Calling Viper a scuzz ball isn't even surprising cause he was/is a drug dealer

[@lilo5437]

Random fact: Dokken in Dutch is another word for “to pay money”

[@1rhpsfan]

8:23 Robert Englund wasn't returning their calls at this point.

[@carybeweary7209]

Ah me and my friend were sharing bad album covers on Discord two days ago! It's so funny!

[@YouknowwhoIam0]

26:29 hey that's that Juanes album that has La Camisa Negra, pretty decent track

[@IAmMisterTterevel]

I would've consider Viper "Outsider Music" but he's so outside of that, he's pretty much in fucking outer space now!

[@Jayagebee]

All these videos and no Fistful of Metal by Anthrax? xD

[@laurisaarinen1126]

7:27 what the everliving hell was that Prince parody cover?! I could actually guess all the same things about that Dokken album...

[@ashers3517]

It boggles my mind that you don't have more subscribers. You seriously Rock dude! (No Pun Intended)

[@BrandonCroker]

Very fun vid, Crash. Also, I agree with you. We need to have Taylor recreate that image. 34:23

[@hellonurd8957]

21:07 When Pokemon start bodybuilding.

[@hikikimorimasqueerade8743]

00:00 Intro 01:11 #1 (Mustard Plug) 01:26 #2 (Doin Thangs) 04:27 #3 (Backslidin) 06:20 #4 (Shadowlife 09:08 #5 (My Turn To Eat) 10:42 #6 (Raise Your Fist and Yell) 11:05 #7 (Sometimes Like This I Talk) 11:26 #8 (100,000,000 Bon Jovi fans Can’t Be Wrong) 13:47 #9 (Jugulator) 17:01 #10 (Music To Massage Your Mate To) 18:56 #11 (Road Apples) 21:06 #12 (Action of Light) 23:38 #13 (Narita) 25:13 #14 (Born This Way) 25:57 #15 (Babez for Breakfast) 26:10 #16 (The Secrets of the Island) 26:29 #17 (Mi Sangre) 26:49 #18 (Trick0 27:16 #19 (Christmas Day with Colonel Sanders) 27:33 #20 (Let The Bad Times Roll) 28:08 #21 (Wolf) 28:53 #22 (Salute Nascar) 29:38 #23 (Baby G.O.A.T) 30:02 #24-??? (Viper… just, just Viper) 37:49 Outro

[@UdoShan]

7:26 Speaking of bad album covers, HOLY CRAP WHAT THE HELL WAS DANGEROUS TOYS THINKING?!!! Good grief I listened to the first two albums the put out (Self Titled and Hellacious Acres) and then that was the last I heard from them. And them I find that they parodied Prince. BADLY!!!

[@pumpkinspicetrashbag]

29:38-29:48 we have our own The Last Jedi “director’s sound design intent” moment here, folks

[@SereneMidnight12]

Viper is kinda like the music equivalent of those anime shovelware games that are just plopped on Steam without a second thought, and are only popular for the meme factor.

[@micharosa6201]

5:42 - I'm preety sure this looks like smile with almost angry eyes

[@orcatwar9810]

YEEEEEESSSSS!!!!! MORE BAD ALBUM COVERS

[@joshuayeager3686]

Gonna be off work the next two days. . . . . . . Doin’ Thangs

[@tylerhackner9731]

Was just watching Fantano’s video on this 😂

[@carried.1526]

When the Bon Jovi album came up all I could think of was the Austin Powers character who loved GOLD!!!

[@ducko5404]

Great video as always. I needed these laughs! But regarding Jugulator it’s one hell of an album. Halford or not. It kicks some serious ass.