RANT- Great Albums with Terrible Cover Art, Part 2!

[@inmyhouse11]

It would be a blast to go out for beers with these guys. Lots of laughs

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Trust me, it would be a riot!

[@clintbronson5]

Pete!!!!!!!!!!

[@mautnerr]

I thought just about the same hahahahah!

[@hartmutpeter215]

"Ma" is similar to "Hoodoo Man" by "Birth Control".

[@mikeryanmikeryan4740]

@@seaoftranquilityprog That would be fun. Me and Chris can talk about how Zakk Sabbath sucked over a beer.

[@old4mat]

11:25 "It's just a closeup of his face." Describes every country album cover ever.

[@billthebutcher4435]

I love how Chris is so passionate about everything. In every video he gets fired up. It's awesome.

[@LuisGarcia-ee2tr]

Chris comments are so salad and acid!!!!

[@Maximillian200HP]

I love Chris, he's my favorite guest.

[@jake6887]

My vinyl version of 'Look at yourself' by Uriah Heep get more ugly trough the years.

[@DonHornsby]

That is classic!

[@markrago7217]

Here here

[@trikkke11]

@@markrago7217 Where ? Where ?

[@markrago7217]

@@trikkke11 Ahhhhh, a comedic troll. LOL Seriously though, that actually made me giggle a little. Your comment gets my full approval and endorsement.

[@ledzep9501]

Yes, because you get older in the mirror...

[@mycubiclepenguin868]

Absolutely love this series Pete! Any show with the four of you is a blast.

[@sultanachoudhury4461]

Paranoid still makes me queezy. Such an iconic album soiled with such an amateurish cover.

[@iluvpepi]

When Metallica‘s “Black Album” came out, all I could think of was “Spinal Tap”.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Only AC/DC got this right with Back in Black, a masterpiece album cover compared.

[@iluvpepi]

@@LarryFleetwood8675 great point 👏🏼

[@alanthorne3921]

Yes I said that about Spinal Tap in round one.In the film the look of disbelief on the band when they were shown the album with no band name title etc was priceless.’It worked for The Beatles White Album’.And when the Black Album came out I thought did Metallica ever see the Spinal Tap film where it was absolute pisstake on heavy metal.If it hadn’t sold squillions the joke would have been on Metallica

[@GrahamS67]

"How much more black could it be? None! None more black"

[@Paul07791]

ACDC got it right because there was a point to it and it was pre-Tap. ...Mind boggling how Metallica thought this was somehow edgy.

[@LeatherRebel75]

Back in the 90's, there was a lot of ugly early-Photoshop created albums that just looked like horrible plastic garbage. That Morbid Angel album is a good example.

[@nectarinedreams7208]

Photoshop has nothing go do with it

[@michaelpurnell5203]

This group of guys is my absolute favorite, y’all got my dying every time lmao

[@bornstubborn1]

4:50 Actually it was not photoshopped, there's a documentary somewhere on youtube showing the shooting of that photo. That's a real guy jumping over real huge bonfire.

[@muldoon67]

I Googled the 'Virgin Killer album cover'......... regrets it.

[@djentyman4002]

Yeah not easy to stomach that album cover

[@sirspookybones1118]

Oh its that album. Yeah, that was a bad idea

[@Trifixion22]

That and the Blind Faith cover are just disgusting.

[@TimmyTantrum]

I have a lot of great friends, but I wish I had group of music lovers in my life to have conversations like this. I have one, maybe two friends who I could talk about music at this level, but only for very specific genres. Perpetually jealous, wish I could participate in these videos. Great convo, guys!

[@johnmichaelwilliams6694]

Laughed so hard I snorted martini out of my nose. Some great choices of awful album covers and hilarious commentary from everyone! Already looking forward to the next Hollywood Square rant! Thanks to Ryan, Nick and Chris for forming the three ring circus and to you, Pete, for being the Ringmaster in keeping this series going. Best laughs of the day.

[@LeatherRebel75]

The Jugulator album cover was a major screw up by the label. The correct full sized image could be seen under the CD. That image was supposed to be the album cover. Unfortunately, some idiot at the label cropped the image and stretched the original bitmap image to a blurry mess. As a graphic artist, I look at that cover and just shake my head.

[@luiscontreras4718]

Ooooh, just saw that on my CD. Man, what a fuck up 'cause the art is pretty cool. @LeatherRebel75, thanks dude!

[@impalaman9707]

The last one--"Goat Head Soup"--I thought that was a picture of Mick with water on the brain! His head's about to explode--hilarious!

[@kayfimt7769]

I could listen to these guys all day.

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Good, you'll be seeing plenty of them!

[@JakeSwan94]

@@seaoftranquilityprog Hope so. Y'all are so funny. I can't stop laughing

[@ocif614]

Great part 2! I like to see more videos from this group. Chris Alo always makes me laugh so hard, love the guy. Keep on rockin' guys!

[@colinwoods4435]

A Hawkwind shirt - so good to see this much overlooked group getting some airtime. Space Ritual is one of my desert island discs. Lemmy just rocks the bass on that record.

[@ukrocksounds3419]

Also space ritual has a awesome cover.

[@patrickcrowther9195]

One thing about the first Toe Fat album, once you’ve seen it, you’ll never forget it.

[@j.j.4150]

Such cool company you guys are! Just very enjoyable to listen to you discuss.

[@kayfimt7769]

Riot is just the king of this. Great great band, but boy the covers for the first three albums are hard to take.

[@kforcer]

You're so right. Thundersteel has a great cover though. And a lot of their later album covers, from the 90's on, are pretty cool, even if the shark on Nightbreaker doesn't necessarily have much to do with the album (as far as I know).

[@aidenswords5809]

Fire down under, great cover, great album

[@FourBudgies87]

"High N Dry" by Def Leppard. A guy diving into a pool with a bunch of weird old people looking up. I love the album but I never understood WTF the album cover was supposed to be.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Yes, and such a cool cover used for the album before.

[@snowdog202]

In my top 3

[@mahogany174]

Joe I would say ‘On Through the Night’ is a far worse cover.

[@davidl570]

@@mahogany174 Eh, I think it's kind of cool! But to each their own.

[@daveytrain6494]

The entire Riot catalogue

[@alexandergilles8583]

Riot, 70’s scorpions, UFO, and foreigner are the kings of consistently bad covers 😂

[@ukrocksounds3419]

Love early riot with guy on vocals. Covers are bad.

[@borispider]

If I'm not mistaken, governator Schwarzenegger is one of the bodybuilders on the Grand Funk cover !

[@LuisGarcia-ee2tr]

Maybe. Ahhhh that' s very cool

[@popculture70]

When I was about 11 or 12, my parents left me at a babysitter's house. I spent the evening listening to her Love Drive album. Great album cover! Great babysitter!

[@Trifixion22]

Weird thing to ask, but I gotta do it: Was she hot?

[@chrismuimbwa6424]

It is amazing how many amazing albums we missed out when kids because the cover was not drawn by a crafted hand. Our seeking out method was "open the unsealed metal magazine, list all underground albums in there rated with a 1/10, find them". Same with album covers, my favorites are usually bashed. These are the original Virgin Killer and Deliverance's "Devil's Meat" , they are so brutally genius that everybody who sees them wonders if that is not moral but legal to do ! Cool fun show Pete and guys , I really enjoy it!

[@papiolo2574]

The cover of Grand Funk's "All the Girls in the World Beware!!!" is kind of odd and I wouldn't wear anything with it's design personally. I get the joke but it's not really representative of their music. Edit: Wow! My Bad!! Pete actually picked it! Wasn't that far into the video yet. I honestly wouldn't have thought.

[@Tonymanero1960]

All is forgiven when the album includes Bad Time. I was a Grand Funk fan from the power trio days,...but,...that song is a pop masterpiece(in my humble opinion).

[@scottmcgregor562]

Followed by Grand Funk Survival.

[@raylee3642]

Great programme! Toe Fat! I would just like to add my thanks to you and your guests for keeping me occupied during the lockdown (and beyond) here in England and introducing new/old artists and their albums to me, looking forward to the SAHB show.

[@independenceltd.]

I love the "Lovedrive" album cover. It's hilarious. No one ever stuck their hand in gum somewhere they weren't expecting to find it? Parking with a hot chick and your hand down her top? That's comedy. I love it even more than Pete's Cactus tee.

[@mikenealon4042]

love it too

[@mikenealon4042]

animal magnetism with the banned back cover

[@mickshrimpton6494]

Exodus bonded by blood ...that album deserved waaaay better

[@tmed827]

Lillian Axe Poetic Justice- How does a picture of a granny enhance the music.

[@squid667]

They guy on the No prayer for the dying cover is the band's manager If I am not mistaken. This record cover was my very first encounter with Iron Maiden. It was in 1993 and I was 5 years old. I saw it sitting in the local record and photo development store and was very taken with it. Based on the cover alone I decided that it had to be the most amazing CD in the whole store. And I wanted it. But I also undertood very well that there was no way in the red guy's basement bbq pit that anybody would buy that for a little kid. I tried to read the text on the front cover, but the elaborate typography and my non existent English skills did not make it easy. For years I thought their name was Ikon Maxiden. It would take many years before I found out what it actually was. When I turned 16 I got a gift card for a local record store chain and traded it in for Piece of Mind and Powerslave.

[@FourBudgies87]

"Taking Over" by Overkill is one of the band's best albums but the cover is horrible. It doesn't look like a thrash album cover at all it looks like a Poison album cover.

[@Canuck1000]

True! It is an excellent thrash album, but the cover is okay (I would not say horrible though).

[@davorbrijacak]

I have to be in minority then, because I think that while it's a bit cheesy it does give that thrash image with them drew cartoonish holding guns. I guess Feel the Fire does it better though and it's best when they have their bat skull mascot guy on the cover.

[@johnpost5133]

Completely agree. Horrible cover

[@Thetourist2112]

Speaking of bad album covers from the Scorpions how about Fly to the Rainbow? Guy had propellers for feet. Lol.

[@billvrabel1502]

so bad that it's good lol

[@dawnpatrol700]

It's fitting for that strange album though. I love that album. They were smokin some good stuff

[@dawnpatrol700]

I bought Fly to the rainbow in a bargain bin circa 83, not knowing what to expect. I'd heard Speedys Coming, but that definitely was not representative of the album. I think they were tripping on acid during the making of this album. That being said, I love the music to death

[@EnemyKnown]

Those are all good choices I would say Metal Church - Hanging in the balance. I actually found a better picture of what the Jugulator cover should have been and what they chose was a terrible. It was a full painting that the creature was rising up out of pit.

[@grahamtaylor8912]

I love the grin on Petes face whenever he is shown or presents a bad cover, lol.

[@zandig666]

Im with Alo here 😂😂 xmas ornaments hung off ozzys sweater 😂😂😂🤟🤟

[@BanniNL1]

Really liking this rant series... some additions that are missing in action: Status Quo - Ma Kelly’s Kiss - Reissuing creatures with the band photo without make up Black Crowes - Amorica (also a very great cover if you want) Queen - The Works (go sit here during the coffee break) Yardbirds - Roger the Engineer

[@JamesGreen-bf4jy]

Off the top of my head I can think of Deep Purple - Bananas Iron Maiden - Dance Of Death Helloween - Chameleon (yeah I know but I dig it so there) Raven - The Pack Is Back

[@MosoKaiser]

AFAIK, the pixelation on the Jugulator cover was intentional. The Taiwanese (IIRC) pressings, at least, use a different cover variant with the art unpixelated. Plus, the inside of the inlay also has the original art.

[@tim-burrr]

Metal Church. "Hanging in the Balance" . Whats that all about?

[@bigstevebeer]

The music is awesome , in my top 20 favorite ever.

[@paulburrows7908]

Yeah, but at least the album is awesome.

[@tim-burrr]

Yup! File it under "Awesome album with awful cover"

[@metalchurchreverend1173]

Dammed if you do....same idea

[@tobymummert3035]

I never understood UFOs "The wild, the willing and the inocent" album cover at all. It's my favorite UFO album and I bought it back in the summer of 1981 the year it was released. I love that whole entire album. I am now age 55 and to this very moment I still do not know what that album cover is all about. Can someone help me please?

It looks like a guy playing guitar while resting his head on a ladder rung while a nude woman is trying to climb another ladder. Makes perfect sense to me!

[@georgegsroomofrock9868]

I love the look on Chris face when you showed the Toefat album covers!🤣

[@iainholmes2735]

I love these artwork shows. For me, the Lovedrive cover really works. It's like something that appears briefly in a waking dream. Surreal, in the true sense of the word. 'Lights Out' is even better.

[@BoneTicklers]

I always imagined that Metallica's Black Album was a play on the Beatles White Album.

[@davorbrijacak]

Smell the Glove.

[@DonHornsby]

@@davorbrijacak Let's turn it up to eleven.

[@jason-budney7624]

Ozzy's Ozzmosis album cover is the new ugly Christmas sweater! lol

[@BlackieNuff]

It was the Iron Maiden reissues (I forget the year), where they reworked the No Prayer album art so it's just Eddie reaching out... I liked both versions, the "grave digger" version is kinda goofy, but it was the "original" so, it has its place. The debut album got a similar workover as well, which admittedly looks way more bad ass than the original "punky" version - much darker and more menacing.

[@alexandergilles8583]

The elephant in the room of this category is Virgin Killer. We all know it’s the worst, but nobody wants to acknowledge that cover’s existence (for obvious reasons)

[@CousinCreepy]

Same with the horrible Blind Faith album cover. What were they thinking??

[@einaringvarsson1246]

I actually had a Tyr t-shirt back in the day, believe it or not.

[@hanksta34]

How about the "Yes Album" with that green tinted negative and mannequin? Or, The Who Sell Out.

[@smokindelp7574]

Agree on the Yes for sure. I quite like the cover for The Who Sell Out though. The bean bath is definitely a sight for sore eyes, but the cover as a whole is pretty genius. I definitely admire their work on it.

[@Aweso1974]

I’ve always liked the cover for ‘The Yes Album.’ Probably just because it was my introduction to Yes and I’ve always thought of it as an iconic album cover. Kinda like Black Sabbath’s ‘Paranoid.’

[@corleth84]

Geez... I actually think 'Who sell out' is awesome...

[@Pwrcritter]

Yes as much as I like fragile the cover art is questionable.

[@Pwrcritter]

@ my bad, Yes.

[@TebiCr]

I know you mentioned on the previous show but Black Sabbath Sabotage is kind of unbelieveably bad, Iron Maiden Dance of Death is a good album but the cover sucks, not a metal or hard rock album but a damn pretty good album is The Doobie Brothers/ The Captain and Me but the cover album I never like it

[@anthonyrivers1619]

I would argue "Fly on the wall" - TERRIBLE cover, but underrated album, esp. Side Two! Gritty!

[@Trifixion22]

That album would really benefit from a remix. Keep the grittiness but make it sound less muddy and you've got a really solid AC/DC album. Maybe a new cover as well LOL.

[@anthonyrivers1619]

@@Trifixion22 Lol! No kiddin! Like Angus as a fly holding a guitar sittin on a wall!

[@steveseim]

Good call on *Blind Faith* - fortunately they've put out a reissue with the band's photo on the cover.

[@davidl570]

...................and it's also pretty bad.

[@bamalam88]

Just saw an article that said Reinventing the Steel will be reissued with a different album cover.

[@integrity101]

The first Van Hagar album. Stomp 442 by Anthrax too. *edited in* Agh!!! Dammit. LOL i was curious if anyone would pick Reinventing The Steel. Reinventing The Steel is definitely a tip of the hat to Judas Priests British Steel because both albums focus on HOOKS. The RTS album cover is a real moment (unlike Vulgar) captured at Dimebags house when *ALL FOUR* guys were hanging out finishing up the record. The guy jumping through the fire is Dustin, Philips tech guy. They were drinking by the fire & bet him $400 to jump through the fire in his boxers. Dimebag picked the album cover. As Dime said, its about drinking booze, jamming & hellraising. So basically the cover represents what the band did on their very influential platinum home videos. It certainly isnt an amazing cover but i never understood all the complaints(CFH cover anyone?). Quick rant.....As for the music..... RTS is far & away Pantera's greatest work. They took their time on that album and delivered a masterpiece. There has been a lot of revisionist history regarding RTS but it was a huge success. it gave Pantera their first and only original top 40 hit in America. Metal Edge readers voted RTS album of the year in 2000 & just recently here in early 2020 Revolver readers voted RTS as the *fourth greatest FINAL album of all time.* it was also voted #306 on Martin Popoffs top 500 albums of all time book. I highly recommend anyone that hasn't listened to RTS much to give it another spin. It is a modern, more mature vulgar with the hooks of the early 90s albums & the heaviness of the later albums all with a pinch of Sabbath thrown in. Back to the cover, its no classic but i see it as AVERAGE. Certainly nothing to be embarrassed about.

[@mycubiclepenguin868]

That's a great album? ;)

[@integrity101]

@@mycubiclepenguin868 Good point. LOL

[@themobseat]

Great show guys! I would add: Kiss "Unmasked" and "The Elder." Van Halen "Diver Down." Black Sabbath "Forbidden." Metal Church "Hanging in the Balance." Judas Priest "Rocka Rolla." Type O Negative "Slow, Deep, and Hard."

[@dawnpatrol700]

I love all the Scorpions covers, except Virgin Killer, a little disturbing, and they have a Japan best of that's almost as disturbing. Lovedrive is a great cover, Taken By Force (graveyard cover) is my second fave

[@kevinturchin]

Scorpions covers are a total mixed bag. Animal Magnetism is so weird it’s good. Right up there with Smell the Glove by Spinal Tap. Lol

[@grahamtaylor8912]

Best of Scorpions is alright.

[@JimmyMon666]

@@kevinturchin Animal Magnetism I think is pretty good, it really conveys the album title fairly well. Just raw sexual energy. Though I'm not sure the dog belongs there LOL.

[@kevinturchin]

Jimmy M Right? WTH is the dog doing there?

[@dawnpatrol700]

@ he was chewing gum while nibbling on her boob, it got stuck, and he tried to pull it off lol

[@smokindelp7574]

Deep Purple's Bananas is probably my vote for the best album with a bad cover. Rock on, folks! 🤘

[@aluiziocouto9404]

Jesus! Bananas' cover is really awful. The album is good.

[@markrago7217]

It is a weird cover, decent album.

[@esteeb67]

I get it, but the absurd always tickles me. Compared to Whoosh! though... that is a brilliant cover.

[@MMingE]

Bad album name too. I remember them getting a lot of flack for naming the album that.

[@markrago7217]

@@esteeb67 Whoosh has cool cover art, in my humble opinion. I think it's a pretty solid album of music too.

[@rogermaybank8623]

My top three. Exodus Bonded By Blood Anthrax Fistful Of Metal Black Sabbath Seventh Star

[@bobjoe7508]

Love the shout out for Violent Restitution, that album rules. I also have to throw in the Firehouse debut album, which is hilariously bad photoshop. The record label totally spent the entire budget on production, and like $5 on the cover art.

[@jamesfox7878]

Seventh Star was originally supposed to be a Tony Iommi solo album but the record label insisted on the Black Sabbath name because it might move more units. It was released originally as Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi. It did have Glen Hughes on vocals... Guess I should've watched a bit further... sorry, guys!

[@PerfectMask1]

Great show. After Pete's description I gave that Birth Control album a listen, really good 👍

[@metalwarrior81]

Gotta respectfully disagree with Chris about Seventh Star. I think Tony Iommi looks fuckin' badass on that cover.

[@chriswoosley3883]

he does look badass, i just skip his parts

[@benpace5010]

@The Greater Good If you don't like that video then don't watch it!! we don't need people like you bringing hate to this awesome channel. Who's with me?

[@jimmycampbell78]

@The Greater Good, its just all a bit unnecessary. They are just music fans chatting and discussing their opinion. People seem to think their own personal opinion is the most important and they can give abuse to anyone who disagrees with them. Its a common thing today. Its rife on Twitter but I don’t come to Sea of Tranquillity for people sneering and being snide in the comments. I don’t get anything out of it and I don’t know what you do.

[@user-ei9ns9hq6b]

@@benpace5010 how can you know if you like a video unless you watch it first, genius?

[@user-ei9ns9hq6b]

@@jimmycampbell78 why doesn't he just disable the comment section altogether then? Makes more sense than selectively and painstakingly censoring comments based on "feelings"

[@thevomit5851]

Gotta disagree with Formulas Fatal to the Flesh, that's actually one of my favourite covers of all time. It's really abstract, like some sort of demonic M.C Escher painting. Fits the title well too. Also love the music on that album and I think it's an underrated album.

[@brizzieleif5258]

I really like the Hipgnosis album covers, the idea is to provoke some thought while you're listening to the music. The Toe Fat album might actually be big toes, but agree its not a great cover. Hipgnosis are known for recycling ideas to clients. The concept for Wish You Were Here was Absence and the concept for Zep's Presence album was surprise surprise Presence. Apparently, the album cover concept for Pink Floyd's best of album Echoes was pitched to Dream Theater first and one of the band members has the original sketch. The Scorpions must have the most banned album covers, Virgin Killer for obvious reasons, In Trance - the girls exposed boob was darkened. Apparently Taken by Force was replaced by a group photo because of children playing with guns on the cover and then Lovedrive. Metallica's black album is too Spinal Tap.

[@Canuck1000]

Don't forget that Gamma Ray covered Birth Control's Gamma Ray! Looking forward to next week's show!

[@rongabrieljr.8784]

I have to agree, the Blind Faith cover is disturbingly awful.

[@johnorjefftroutman3996]

Someone at their US record label must have thought so too, because the LP was issued with an alternate cover with a picture of the band.

[@Ianmackable]

@@johnorjefftroutman3996 The alternate cover was just the back cover, moved to the front.

[@johnorjefftroutman3996]

@@Ianmackable Ah, I'd forgotten that. Thanks.

[@mutant_blues]

Uriah Heep - Very 'eavy Very 'umble

[@ledzep9501]

How about...great covers but bad albums?

[@alexandergilles8583]

Never say die’s cover look really cool but.....yeah

[@Scandolo]

Pete says at the end of the video that it is coming up soon

[@KickflipGnasty]

I've noticed there are a lot fewer examples of those though. Offhand, the only famous example that comes to mind is Never Say Die.

[@BlackieNuff]

I would have to say Savatage's SIRENS from 1983 ; not the original cover (with the blue ship, though that was pretty weak too), but the final one with the artwork from a book called "The Borribles Go For Broke". I found all kinds of amazing art by Boris Vallejo and similar fantasy artists that would have been far more fitting, but assuming there was a lot of copyright and licensing bs to contend with, that was out, but at least some inspiration could have been taken from those for something more cool/appropriate. Hell, the original "blue ship" version might have even been better.

[@Rextum]

Axl, Yngwie and Gene should form a band together. Called ”bloated bellies and bigger egos”😎

[@rlanger3108]

And 1/3 would be talented.

[@Maximillian200HP]

@@rlanger3108 you mean Yngwie, right?

[@Maximillian200HP]

Also add Lar's Ulrich to that lineup.

[@blayne2070]

Blood, Sweat, and Tears' Child is Father to the Man is a pretty bizarre album cover.

Was fascinated by that cover (as a child, no less). Always found it kind of cool for that era.

[@darkhymnsfromthecoldnorth]

That Morbid Angel album is so much better than a lot of people say it is. Terrible cover indeed though! Cheers, guys.

[@DonHornsby]

I love these videos. And yes, it would be a kick to go out for a beer with all of them. Awesome.

[@marclahn7072]

Forgive the length of this, but I feel the need to address this... First, "Goats Head Soup" is an excellent album cover! It's unique, mysterious and interesting. It doesn't matter that the ethereal images don't have anything to do with "goats" or "soup" (that's why we've got the cool insert of "actual goats head soup!" -- who can forget that grotesquely cool surprise insert that we scared our parents with), it's a cool, unforgettable cover because of its ethereal strangeness. One of the reasons why the 70s was so great, is this very kind kind of interesting and mysterious ambiguity within, not only the music, but the aesthetic of music as well. I couldn't imagine "Goats Head Soup" or "Houses of The Holy" or "Mob Rules" or Bowie's "LOW" with any other cover art. I just couldn't. To me, they're all perfect. And while some obvious covers are great (like say, British Steel or Killers) others are def not (Fly on The Wall / Raise Your Fist and Yell) I personally liked the "Goats Head Soup" cover from day one (got it when I was about 9 years old in 1975) Yes, it was strange, but I liked that strangeness. Added to the mystique of the band. And aesthetically, I just dig it anyway. The different colored-tinted veiled heads of each member, with Mick on the cover looking like a ghostly woman from ages ago. Only the other Mick (Taylor) pulling off any kind of weird 'female' imagery, as the rest of the band was either too manish, quasi-ugly or simply unshaven to pull it off. Heh! But again, this needing of a "hit you over the head" kind of obvious approach to a cover...it only works if there's true "wit" or cool artwork involved (In Rock, Draw The Line). And I def do like them if they're witty, artistic, genuinely humorous or play against type ("Dressed To Kill" is fantastic!) In general, I just think album covers work best when they're engaging and interesting on "multiple levels" not just a one note, painfully obvious thing. **And here's a subject for another show ---> albums that have great "answer back" punchlines to the cover art....eg "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" / "Through The Past Darkly" But back to the point (and finally), think of how excellent and legendary these two LP covers are: KISS - Love Gun AC/DC - Highway To Hell ∆ They could've both gone the lame, obvious route with an gun and a road (with some sort of elaborate nonsense surrounding the images) ---and that would've roundly sucked! But instead you've got two brilliant, iconic covers that look cool as hell, and say all they need to, in a slightly more subtle but very effective way. ∆ U.S./International version, not the Aussie

[@williamgainford9332]

Manowar got all their ideas from that grand funk t shirt

[@unchattytwit]

The Toefat albums are strange but put that together with all the weirdness of the early 70's and it just adds to the interesting , exciting music that was going down at that time. Anything could be played, painted etc all intriguing to the free(ish), young Senkigtully 1. Rock on compadres.

[@jamesjezard4553]

I heard that the guy jumping through the fire on that Pantera album was one of Phil Anselmo mates and that actually happened at a house party and that image was captured and he just said "that was so cool him doing that so let's put him on the cover".

[@TimmyTantrum]

Point of Entry by Priest. As time goes by I like that album more and more to the point where I'd genuinely describe it as great, but good lord, that cover... (Dis)honorable mentions, in my opinion: Saga- Wildest Dreams (boy band?) The Kinks- Low Budget (referring to the cover art, apparently) Whitesnake- s/t or 1987 (just so bland, does not betray how explosive that album is) Lillian Axe- s/t (it's a nothing album cover, would not pop out at all on a shelf. Maybe one reason the band didn't get big. A shame for a great debut) TNT- Tell No Tales (another case of "don't put the band on the cover") Yes- Talk (heavily underrated album, crap album cover with a terrible "updated" Yes logo)

[@gwts1171]

My picks for today - Atomic Rooster "Nice & Greasy" and Overkill "Taking Over". Yeesh. Also, I was never much of a fan of Hipgnosis. All four of those shirts are cool, though!

[@hanksta34]

ELP? Yeah

[@Donald.W.Rissler-ARTS]

I'm going with Riot's 'Thundersteel' as one of the worst amateurish covers on a good album. Looks like an intern was coloring in the concept sketch over lunch with the 6 remaining crayons in the kidzone.

[@robsongremio]

A couple of details made all the difference. The original artwork from 'No Prayer for the Dying' is ridiculous. The reissued version is one of my favorites from Maiden. PS: Ryan talking about great thrash metal with terrible album cover reminded me of Artillery's 'Terror Squad'.

[@Maximillian200HP]

I'm in a group on Facebook for "Crappy 80s Metal Art" and the Messiah one got posted a while back.

[@mariosbesalis3405]

The guy with the Hawkwind t-shirt it is certain (also the others) that doesn't know that the Cradle of Filth album "Midian" is based on Clive Barker's novel "Cabal" and on "Nightbreed" movie, where strange creatures such as those on the cover appear. The guy down and left is propably ignorant of celtic folklore and drawings (knots). The cover of "Tyr" is based on geometrical motives of pre-Cristian era. It's the very image of an epic cover with the dark clouds and then the misty mountains (on the back cover)!

[@aljoriz1424]

I hope the reason no one’s mentioned Metallica’s Load is because they don’t like the album, that cover is horrific. Also, Talk by Yes is one of my favorites but the cover is atrocious

[@TimfromMKE]

I'm a huge Scorpions fan but I agree some of their album covers are awful.

[@Rockerlady]

Someone should have been arrested for the Virgin Killer one.

[@davorbrijacak]

@@Rockerlady Interviewed by Chris Hansen beforehand.

[@alexandergilles8583]

The 70s ones are comically bad

[@Rockerlady]

@@davorbrijacak 😂

[@matthewjachimiec]

Other than Virgin Killer I think a lot of their covers from the 70’s and 80’s are great! They have a certain aesthetic to them that makes me nostalgic.

[@snowdog202]

My top picks would be 1.) Riot - Fire Down Under, 2.) Def Leppard - High And Dry, 3.) Black Sabbath - Paranoid, 4.) Fates Warning - No Exit, 5.) RUSH - Hemispheres

[@deanpesaturo6401]

Maybe Away from Voi Vod drew the Jugulator cover. Blind Faith doesn’t have a prepubescent little girl doing a split on broken glass. Yes?

[@scottmcgregor562]

Little known band from the 70s called Boxer. Their album Below the Belt. Well let's just say the cover was banned in the states so I got it on import.

[@lemming9984]

I have this album. Yeah, it's a bit sexist, near the knuckle, but very 70s!! RIP Ollie Halsall.

[@scottmcgregor562]

@@lemming9984 provocative is probably a better description.

[@tomsimmons7192]

Chris Alo for President!!!!!!

[@JoCooL69]

Metal Church's "Hanging In the Balance" is one terrible album cover but quite a good album

[@franciscojaviermunozgarcia2609]

Entertaining the video, thank you. Between tastes and colors there are no authors written, each one has their own. For example I love the cover of "OZZMOSIS", I like that of TYR, I like that of "Lovedrive" and needless to say that of the Iron Maiden album "No Prayer For The Dying" (I think it's Eddy with Jimmy Swaggart ).

[@Jusnzl]

Based on the recent video you did with Martin Popoff, I checked out the band Demon, and the cover to 'The Unexpected Guest' album I was like....WTF is that?! Terrible cover lol. Also always great when Chris Alo is on, I keep hoping he'll do his own channel or podcast some day. He has so many great stories dealing with bands, and boy does he go for the kill when he doesn't like something :D

[@szkcs]

what about Bestiality by The Handsome Beasts (1981) ? now THAT'S a bad cover!

[@ukrocksounds3419]

Yep thats the worst. The music is surprisingly good.

[@mahogany174]

Gets my vote! Shockingly bad.

[@chivesarchives]

Chris should have his own channel...he's the best part of these videos..it's like having Joe Pesci review my favorite music.. having said that..can you please get him to say " funny?..how am I funny?..am I a clown?"...lol..I'll be happy to buy him a beer if he's ever on long island...cheers🍺

[@thomaswery3087]

did you guys ever see the album cover for a band called Uncle Sam the album is Heaven or Hollywood.and the cover is a naked woman from the waist down holding a razor

[@jerryattwooll4864]

Another great programme, Pete. Something to keep our spirits up during this time thanks to you and all your guests. Some inspired choices though I thought one or two were a bit harsh. Yours though were superb choices. I must admit that I'd really overlooked that Blind Faith album cover (no I don't own a copy, but I've seen it so many times). Those Toefat album covers are dreadful and that last one you picked is possibly the worst I have ever seen. Great show, loved it.

[@diannecarpenter7718]

Thank you for your Rant: Great Albums with Terrible Cover Art, Part 2!! 🎤🎸🎵🥁

[@alspacrat]

Aren't the heads on the Toe Fat album, um, toes? I think that's what Hipgnosis tried to do. And, by their admission, it failed.

[@jeffd5759]

Scorpions Fly to the Rainbow lol

[@ledzep9501]

Come on man, this album art is really cool and bizarre... I like it a lot

[@jeffd5759]

I agree it is definitely bizarre lol what the hell is it?

[@davorbrijacak]

Scorpions had some really bad/weird ones.