The Most Iconic Album Covers of All-Time

[@AlfoMedia]

I've seen a bunch of comments asking about it, so here's an answer: I had never seen ARTV's videos before today. Just checked him out and he seems like a good guy. Fiverr must've contacted both of us at the same time about the redesigns and we both ended up making videos revolving around them. No big controversy. Watch his video, watch mine, watch both, doesn't matter lol. Have a happy Thanksgiving folks 💘

[@user-wo5tc9ux7u]

Artv's trash

[@artvjon]

@@user-wo5tc9ux7u happy thanksgiving!

[@artvjon]

I just discovered you through the comments on my video now saying someone uploaded the same video. Oh well, not our fault we had no idea :) Cheers to you man, nice job on your video here too.

[@AlfoMedia]

You too! Happy holidays, sir

[@tintinabello]

The greatest crossover of all time

[@ChipmunkAsylum]

I’m pretty sure Abbey Road is the Beatles most iconic album cover, and one of the most imitated photos in music history.

[@AllenScheck]

Agreed. Probably harder to analyze than Sgt Pepper though. Could easily do a while video on just the Beatles' covers.

[@stepladder3257]

History*

[@ihate_5x108]

I feel like Weezers blue album inspired the creation of abbey roads cover. 4 dudes lined up in a row.

[@jandcstopmotion7774]

That or dark side of the moon are the most iconic album covers for sure

[@yourcommentisntfunnyv2709]

@@ihate_5x108 I agree!

[@zicomitchell]

Led Zeppelin 1's image of the Hindenburg crashing is legendary. Really set the tone for their discography

[@cooperbillings457]

That's exactly what I was thinking, every cover they had for their albums set the tone of the songs on their albums, minus Precense tho

[@Paulito-ym4qc]

i get that's not what you meant, but it sounds like your implying that their discography was a wreck, which is pretty funny to me, since it's really not, and that's what you wanted to say

[@chgo-kj7cj]

Zeppelin 4 was Also epic cover

[@ianblack7006]

They are a shit group though

[@realzian8082]

@@ianblack7006 L

[@jo_nm9484]

Every other artist: *_A R T_* Tyler the Creator: *-B U B B L E F O N T-*

[@madmewmew9318]

I choked when I read this.

[@ry3276]

and yet it works so damn well

[@shayla4007]

i feel like it still fits tho

[@rute_awakening]

It’s called Cooper

[@E333e33eelis]

rute_awakening it’s called Cooper Black

[@GibusWearingMann]

"It's pretty much American Idiot for boomers." This is completely correct and I still hate it

[@4ssh0l32]

Why?

[@laaibahshahriar3473]

I love it tho lmfao

[@connorgooderl5656]

Him saying “I only said that to make someone mad” had me dead!

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

He's not wrong the American Dream for some is bullshit

[@victorconb9848]

The Madvillainy cover, iconic

[@x99ribs]

The villain

[@raine4665]

I just got that album on Vinyl and I’m so happy

[@xubstsyzgsgssvifndudhxush2043]

I mean for the year 2004 where lots of hip hop albums were flashy and flexing with women and money the grimey shot of mf dooms face was pretty cool and new so i'm glad i'm not the only one who thinks that album cover is iconic.

[@gman2253]

Madvillain,low end theory,enter the 36 chambers,i think these are the most recognisable hip hoo albums

[@ethanworkman8828]

Ur basic

[@peanutbutterpikachu]

The pet sounds cover is adorable. They're feeding goats and that's just wholesome.

[@xwhite2020]

It could be adorable and artistically well done. It clearly is not artistically well done

[@synthmalicious7541]

it’s only iconic because it is coupled with one of the best sounding albums of all time. Like, imagine if Sgt. Peppers just featured a picture of them like in Beatles For Sale.

[@sonnyx-ride1879]

Says the lover of goats . I agree with u

[@KianOntong13]

also the green is great

[@chrazye5682]

The color scheme is hideous

[@Dragonkinglover]

Playboi cartis die lit album cover is the elvis presley album cover of the 2010s

[@qb9music]

Honestly shocked Die Lit wasn't mentioned cause that album cover is fucking amazing

[@cillianclarke8987]

LETS ARGUE

[@fyodorrrrrr]

I literally downloaded some of his songs just for the album cover, it's just that good

[@mauricioperdomo293]

definitely going to be an iconic album cover

[@marcyoung9019]

Alexander Andersson I take rodeo

[@jerry-dh7qf]

I feel like currents and ok computer definitely deserve a mention

[@tristan5494]

jerry boop boop boop boop *paranoid android noises*

[@HotStrange]

Kid A and Lonerism, too.

[@Karmy.]

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea too...

[@blizzmuzic]

When Radiohead and Tame Impala are my two favorite bands 👁 👄 👁

[@Designed1]

@@Karmy. ah yes, the anne frank fan-fic album

[@sleepportrait2161]

“I could sit and find meaning in this image of a banana, but I’ll let it S L I D E for now”

[@ireadysucks3026]

sp00kman I am laughed

[@Tik1800]

Michael Jackson’s thriller is pretty iconic. I’d say the BAD album is too

[@moesephjoseph]

undoubtedly. They were both the most published music images of that time and recognizable to pretty much everyone. I just think he generally prefers Prince over Michael, because how're you gonna mention one without the other here? lol

[@nickchettle6441]

Definitely

[@capekbgt712]

abolutely

[@kevynoliveira]

Dangerous too

[@soovi4522]

The cover for Blood on the Dance Floor is incredible

[@valentijn3608]

The igor cover art is simplistic but yet so memorable and it suits the vibe of the album. Barely brought up in conversations about the album, yes I find it one of the (if not the) most iconic thing about the album.

[@mandaloriancrusader3746]

yea IGOR sounds exactly like how it looks

[@peanutbutterpikachu]

Mandalorian crusader every track on Igor is pink now.

[@yaboi3339]

right like it just...sOUNDS pink

[@skrawberriez8628]

I’d like to argue Flower Boy is a more iconic album cover from Tyler

[@samylemzaoui2298]

It's amazing but Flower Boy set the bar way too high

[@matthewdyck5503]

Yo wheres In the Court of the Crimson King? That one of the most iconic album covers of all time

[@zacharymorin5696]

That’s what I was thinking

[@user-wx2ek3uv1i]

King Crimson has some the best album covers of all time. They're either minimalist abstract pitcures that pop and stand out, or awesome realist paintings with an incredible amount of meaning that represent the lyrics, all while looking exactly like the sound of the music more than anyone else.

[@wispycirrus9907]

@@user-wx2ek3uv1i for real though. Every single album cover by them looks exactly like the music. Not a day goes by where I don't think about the cover art for itcotck, itwop, larks' tongues, red, the 80's trilogy, or the power to believe. Their album art is masterful.

[@featherycoffee1401]

@@wispycirrus9907 I love em man but those acronyms are ridiculous

[@hogndog2339]

King crimson aren’t nearly as mainstream though so they aren’t considered “iconic”

[@maxh7085]

The cover for king crimson's debut album is one of my favourites. It captures the tone of the album and the band perfectly.

[@limptoast]

Honestly my favorite album of all time is the court of the crimson king along with the cover. Just beutiful.

[@martin-mc7kn]

tame impala’s covers are so gorgeous/amazing and perfectly represent the album titles

[@jamilecrocodile718]

Gorillaz' ones really fit the albums as well

[@trendylyrics8040]

Currents album remind me of Physics books😂😂

[@dibyajyotitarai518]

@@trendylyrics8040 Are we talking HC Verma here, homie ?

[@davidcopson5800]

It feels like you're only going backwards saying that.

[@feluk-]

currents and innerspeaker are AMAZING but the others are eh

[@caehum]

All of MJs album covers from Off the wall until blood on the dance floor are godlike, you cant go wrong with the king of pop

[@abbyvii]

FR

[@schnittlauchakaharryschott9971]

I think Invincible is pretty special too (and also Michael and XScape)

[@abbyvii]

@@schnittlauchakaharryschott9971 all his albums are special:)

[@schnittlauchakaharryschott9971]

@@abbyvii Absolutely

[@samueltheuma1538]

THANK YOU (:

[@Robbity]

I think Weezer’s Blue Album really fits this criteria. Those four boys on a solid color background is one of the most iconic album covers of all time. Wow!

[@yelladude6969]

Wow! 😁

[@Hayych.]

They really do make me think, what were those homies dissing his girl for?

[@notpea]

blue and pinkerton have the best weezer album covers imo, they just resonate with the tracks so much.

[@utsukushiishiibuya]

it really captures that crunchy, raw, fun feeling of the album

[@PH10MILK]

@@notpea almost every weezer album cover is great though, all the coloured albums minus red are such raw images and stuff like pacific daydream, even if its a mid album, has a pretty good album cover, and as ok humans biggest fan the album cover for it is so good, even if hurley and raditude have awful album covers weezer makes up for it with near nonstop beautiful pieces of art to represent their songs

[@doodie4083]

Demon Days, Wolf, Abbey Road, communist daughter, Random Access Memories, The Money Store, MBTF, Man on the moon, No Love Deep Web, Rolling Stone, Odd future tape v1 and 2, Cherry bomb, Plastic beach, The Magic Whip, Blur, To Pimp a Butterfly, Blonde, Death of a Bachelor, Pretty Odd, The Black Parade, American Idiot, Nevermind, Bizarre Ride II, Tribe Called Quest, Gorillaz, Discovery, Flowerboy, Graduation, College Dropout, DAMN., Yeezus, list can go on

[@frauleinzuckerguss1906]

Reading "The Black Parade" in this list gave me the same feeling as when I suddenly hear a single g-note

[@NUCLEAR2715]

Madvilliany cover is dope tho

[@151reese]

bro why you gotta sleep on Late Registration

[@jamesmaguirk2944]

I’d add the London Calling album cover, specifically in how it calls back to the Elvis Presley debut cover and flips it on its head with punk energy.

[@josephancion2190]

HOLY F I HAD NEVER NOTICED THAT LONDON CALLING WAS A PARODY OF "ELVIS PRESLEY" ! My life is a lie.

[@jamesmaguirk2944]

Joseph Ancion it makes London Calling even better imo

[@micahwright5901]

I didn’t know either.

[@user-zd6cn4zw8e]

I am currently enjoying my three moments of superiority knowing that before you

[@frauleinzuckerguss1906]

Demon Days by Gorillaz has a pretty iconic album cover imo. I mean pretty much all of Gorillaz' album covers are awesome and I love them but I can't deny that Demon Days is way more widely known than for example Plastic Beach.

[@harleyharding7330]

The Stone Roses self-titled album is pretty iconic I feel.

[@ninabooth1202]

I love that album so much probably the best introduction on any album let alone a debut

[@HotStrange]

1000%

[@bogdanadzic9305]

@Harvey Smith nab 2 3 good songs rest are mid af

[@frostedblake3352]

Because The Internet cover was iconic the second it dropped, color palette is gasss

[@HighLordOfHouseIX]

Blake Ultra factual

[@synthmalicious7541]

How though

[@sammo2560]

Blake Ultra pity the album is shit

[@TxWIll]

And Donald is baked af

[@greybeard29]

sammo it’s a strong album. Probably the best to come out of gambino

[@KingBenny]

Kid cudi's man on the moon is soooo good especially the expanded one

[@-Scrapper-]

the kids see ghosts one

[@zackarysmith3328]

The Magdalene cover makes me extremely uncomfortable

[@jade78797]

@Bella for me it's because of the uncanny valley effect

[@jrurbbehdidiwdnndjduw85eos73]

@@DMVGREY what does that have to do this?

[@toilet64_]

Album is so overhyped lmao

[@na9oooooooor]

Zackary Smith had to google that...scary as fuck

[@Accorinrin]

Have a look at the mutant by arca cover

[@SeanMacadelic]

13:10 the figures who appear on the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover redesign are as follows: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: John = Kanye West Ringo = Drake Paul = Taylor Swift George = Lil Nas X From Left to Right: 1. The Beatles (Headless) 2. Barack Obama 3. Beyonce 4. Bojack Horseman 5. Elon Musk 6. Margaret Atwood 7. Ai Weiwei 8. Bell Hooks 9. M.I.A. 10. Millie Bobbie Brown 11. Bernie Sanders 12. Martha Nussbaum 13. Judith Butler 14. Rupaul 15. Lil Peep 16. Xxxtentacion 17. Kendrick Lamar 18. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 19. Donna Haraway 20. Miley Cyrus 21. Avicii 22. Bjork 23. No-Face (Spirited Away) 24. Billie Eilish 25. Greta Thunberg 26. Marina Abramovic 27. Yanis Varoufakis 28. Slavoj Zizek 29. Jamie Oliver 30. Kylie Jenner the redesign was created by TrippieSteff

[@TheReidofranGamer]

Terrible

[@_spacecowboy_]

Horrific. Should never even touch the album cover.

[@chrisrivera7814]

Too many women?

[@intensivecareunitpee5838]

@@_spacecowboy_ No, just the execution of the redesign was awful.

[@FranVianzon]

Disrespectful even

[@declanwarner4835]

In the aeroplane over the sea

[@wasanderesalsihrseid]

Yes

[@thecozykinoshow]

@@wasanderesalsihrseid lol

[@citrus4419]

Que extreme bass

[@asscancer9510]

/mu/

[@declanwarner4835]

Björn love the pfp

[@mirrorball1752]

The reputation album cover is also one of my favs. There's a whole story behind it, every single detail is important.

[@-Scrapper-]

the one with taylor staring at us like a goose

[@mirrorball1752]

@@-Scrapper- not how i would describe it

[@-Scrapper-]

@@mirrorball1752 Isn't it just her name spammed everywhere with different fonts idk

[@yutisima]

@@-Scrapper- yeah and Born in the USA is an ass in front of an american flag, but simplicity is not a negative aspect

[@cri5anto370]

It’s my favorite. The repeated TAYLOR SWIFT. As if it were newspaper headlines. Every rep song has some sort of commentary on how joe saw past everything happening to her. Kanye, rumors and just about all the negativity in her life. Her name in the headline font is not covering the whole album cover just half her face and the side and to me it means she’s passed all of it “ my reputation’s never been worse so you must like me for me”. And she’s literally Past it all LOVER is definitely her seeing the good in just accepting it and moving on because she’s in love and it’s been proven to her that joe doesn’t care about what they say of her and he LOVES her

[@dingbing1539]

Dude forgot “Demon Days” from Gorillaz.

[@Paulito-ym4qc]

after abbey roads the most iconic four band members cover imo

[@DeathbyPixels]

That’s what I was about to say!

[@WingsOfElysium]

@@Paulito-ym4qc Hot Space by Queen?

[@Paulito-ym4qc]

@@WingsOfElysium it's definetley up there, but it's not as well known. like with demon days or abbey road people will draw fanart of characters in those motives withouth even knowing they're from those albums. don't get me wrong, i love queen, but the impact of that cover is by no means as grand as gorillaz/beatles. (coverwise)

[@ani5903]

DUDE YEAHHH

[@viewfromtheloge]

One of my favorite things about music honestly is the album covers...love the Video 🙌🏻

[@misterepicpantsyo8687]

Not even two minutes in and we get Pet Sounds cover slander I expected better here 😔

[@LucaDickson]

it's ok, but not worthy for such a great album

[@qwertyfra1]

loveless' cover is both "original" and "thematic", its probably the best album cover of all time

[@aguynamedjosh1]

qwertyfra1 it looks exactly how the music sounds.

[@arunistrying]

I agree 100% it fits the album perfectly

[@LucyWest370]

What about news of the world by queen

[@name8731]

Hang on, I'm 10 minutes in an Alfo video about albums and there's nothing about MBDTF. What's just happened?!?

[@ognjengaric2687]

KaNyE fElL oFf That's what happened

[@andremartinez4411]

Bro Kid's See Ghosts, Yeezus, The Life of Pablo, MBDTF and Graduation are all iconic covers.

[@hyunseoklee4027]

@@ognjengaric2687 well last year he dropped 2 aotys in kids see ghosts and daytona (exec. Producer) and a potential aoty in ye. This year he made the highest selling gospel rap album of all time off of 2 week sales. He was the highest earning celeb of 2019, and he went from $53 mil in debt in 2017 to $600 mil in 2020. Pretty sure hes doing fine mate.

[@napster222]

@@hyunseoklee4027 He's also a billionaire now

[@hyunseoklee4027]

@@napster222 100%

[@Corabeth111]

Even when I had no concept of Neutral Milk Hotel, the In the Aeroplane Over the Sea album cover really stuck itself in my head

[@cillianclarke8987]

I could honestly have watched an hour long video of this.

[@The_End.]

Some of my favorite album covers: Currents - Tame Impala Rodeo - Travis Scott Birds in the trap sing mcknight - Travis Scott Dark side of the moon . Pink Floyd In utero - Nirvana My dark beautiful twisted fantasy - Kanye West Kids see ghosts - Kanye West & Kid Cudi

[@o-mega7515]

another one of the most incredible album covers is King Crimson's debut album, "In the court of the crimson king". It definitely fits the music thematically, but it is incredibly abstract, especially for its time.

[@notethan_]

Muse - Absolution album cover physically gives me chills

[@loris9920]

Cool af

[@LeBeautiful]

That to pimp a butterfly!!!

[@harrylamont6007]

Kid A is my personal favourite

[@edboggo5488]

Fuck yeah dude it gives me shivers (in a weirdly nice way)

[@schweppley1614]

Same

[@JRK2669]

Crap album cover like the album itself

[@schweppley1614]

Justin too bad everyone else likes it

[@rvinallen4034]

Same here

[@brahminsoup]

The OOZ has gotta be one of my favorites.

[@hemispheres789]

The Number of the Beast is the perfect example of a perfect album cover. Meaningful, beautiful, badass, and iconic. Holy Diver’s cover art is great too

[@richardlevin4488]

The pet sounds cover is not that bad, my guy

[@JafacaksWasTaken]

Was thinking the same, it's a fitting image and the green and yellow contrast is easy on the eyes

[@cai6972]

It's less than aight

[@KarlHavoc56]

I wouldn't wear it on a t-shirt, that's for sure

[@synthmalicious7541]

Again, it’s only because Pet Sounds is one of the best albums of all time. They could’ve done so much better with that cover art.

[@LucaDickson]

it's ok, but not fitting

[@Zelgaro]

Bjork's "Post" is my favorite. It's so colorful and full of life

[@Sylvain.20]

Exactly !!!

[@AlphaAxle]

Fiverr literally sponsored the same video from ARTV. They didn’t even change the 12 chosen albums wtf

[@furbees2662]

hold up, what?

[@santiagoblanes6340]

wha

[@fantoma4298]

Oh wow, you’re right... that’s crazy

[@AlfoMedia]

(just so it's clear, I had no idea about this and idek who ARTV is)

[@Maddie-rv6sp]

i loved the nirvana and purple rain design! but honestly all of them were so creative! I love the arts

[@TheGOGOSFAN]

I think the covers of Michael Jackson's "Bad", "HIStory", "Blood on the Dance Floor" and especially "Dangerous" are amazing covers that really stand out and are always overlooked.

[@northofnorth]

Unknown Pleasures is such a masterpiece in every single way it’s unbelievable to think it was both Joy Division’s debut and Peter Saville’s first album artwork

[@antboy9252]

Alfo: You have to come up with an image for your album, and it has to be super thoughtful The Beatles, Weezer, and Metallica: No

[@eyenbrows8188]

Hey, pinkerton has a great ass album cover

[@samyrandome425]

And Jay-Z

[@slendeaway7730]

Hey Metallica has some good ones

[@antboy9252]

Slendeaway I'm talking about Black Album

[@lukebradford]

@Izzy Don't forget Chinese Democracy. Great album, questionable cover.

[@nickm8591]

Ween’s “The Mollusk” has pretty great album art, it perfectly captures what the album is

[@metagodd]

loveless by mbv. the album cover really visualizes the sounds in the album itself

[@jdamourep]

The re-imagined NWA album cover looks really good.

[@trayvonmonden1902]

OutKast: “Stankonia” album is iconic

[@aaliyahruth475]

Really great video!! To me, album art is so important. If I’m searching for new music to listen to it it be online or at my local record shops, I always go for the ones with the album art that intrigues me the most and go from there. There’s so much cool story telling in album art. One of the main reasons I love buying albums is having the jacket of the album up close and seeing the story in your face.

[@davidescamilla1539]

10 years from now we will get a video about the most iconic YT thumbnails

[@SayNeverSayNever180]

I'm so happy you finally got sponsored 💕 but this was a really great video dude! Also that's really cool Fiver reached out to their artists on their platform like that.

[@steveleopard6761]

Master of puppets cover has a lot of depth to it, and is one of the most recognized metal albums in all time

[@infiniteammo675]

Id say And Justice For All edges it out. MoP is still excellent tho

[@toddk798]

I think Iron Maiden's early 80's album covers should be mentioned since thousands of kids bought their music based on nothing but the art. Also if you've ever had a vinyl copy of Jethro Tulls' "Thick as a Brick" I'ts unforgettable.

[@verygreasyboy5019]

Weezer’s “Pinkerton” album art compliments the music so well.

[@whoispocket]

The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me. Amazing album with incredible art. The band actually persisted on getting that photograph for their album after being rejected multiple times by the photographer. He eventually gave in and said that if they wanted it that bad, then they must be really passionate about it. I think the photographer gave the album a listen before finally agreeing to let it be the album art. The only requirement was that there could be no text covering the image.

[@user-wo5tc9ux7u]

Good album cover but I really like deja entendu's cover as well... Maybe a little bit more

[@theoptiml]

That album cover has alway stuck with me. It’s incredible Imo and sets the tone perfectly for the record

[@OpaqueVisions47]

Just a heads up even though someone has probably already mentioned it. Blondie's singer is Debbie Harry, not Harris. Great video though.

[@mattlord97]

You know the Elvis artwork is iconic when another album parodies it and ends up being just as, if not more, famous.

[@Elisegaming295]

Great video overall, just ooone thing missing... Where was Out of the Blue’s album cover from ELO, that spaceship is the definition of Mr. Blue Sky

[@finninman5045]

I feel like black sabbath’s self titled could easily have been in here- matches the sound of album perfectly

[@imanualmahida8278]

Dark side of the moon and st. Pappers album covers are irreplaceable.. They are just perfect ❤❤

[@idelsagil9129]

Blondie - Parallel Lines 6:59 David Bowie - Aladdin Sane 7:22

[@ajskells]

I think a great album cover that exemplifies an album in a great way is Under pressure from logic. I think it Shows how he’s the one that people he grew up with look up too. People he grew up with are proud to say that they knew him as a kid.

[@julenliantrehe6780]

London Calling by The Clash is also amazing.

[@spebtm8017]

Gorillaz - Demon Days Who hasn't seen it?

[@ztrike4402]

I know a lot of people who haven't but yeah. VERY iconic album cover.

[@edboggo5488]

Muh favs: The Empyrean - John Frusciante Kid A - Radiohead TRAFOZSATSFM - David Bowie To record only water for 10 days - John Frusciante Ye - Kanye West KIDS SEE GHOSTS (self titled album) Blood Sugar Sex Magik - RHCP IGOR - Tyler the Creator

[@echoestoofar3953]

I feel like iridescence album cover isn't as iconic, but as it compliments the music in the album perfectly

[@Malos_]

I refuse to accept the fact that a punk band hasn’t used the falling man from 9/11 as an album cover

[@goo_90]

I think Radiohead is taking notes

[@allenstewart8535]

Honestly i think three cheers for sweet revenge by my chemical romance is a pretty iconic deep album cover

[@peanutbutterpikachu]

MythicalTide I love that one.

[@wilhelmvg9978]

“Deep” lol, good artwork tho

[@implicitnoir]

MythicalTide agreed

[@nickj7335]

Ok emo

[@thewhanganuicritic1176]

For me, the best album redesigns were the Nirvana, NWA and of course Sgt. Peppers. Awesome list! You should do a list of your favourite album covers from this year and maybe sort them into Thematic, Identity or Originality as well.

[@vercetti_03]

Illmatic is pretty iconic too. The way kid Nas is transparent and looking at you frowning, while the background is the streets of New York. It kinda shows how Nas' life is a reflection of his environment.

[@featherycoffee1401]

I love the Meliora cover. It's so gorgeous and there are many different covers within than one cover. It's so gosh darn cool.

[@Moodboard39]

yes, just saw it

[@pimleentjens5218]

This video is very inspirational :D. I remember as a kid, with the last report card of the year we didnt get money, no, we went to the record store as a family as tradition every year and picked out one record each. My brother and I usually picked something based on the album artwork, listened to it in store, and if we liked it we got to buy it. It was such a wonderful experience, and later in life I got into creating art myself. I graduated in Game art and am now studying Illustration & animation, to try and become an illustrator & animator for the sake of music (album covers, music videos, posters etc). Nothing has brought me more joy then the diversity there is to find, and lately I've been going back into the habbit of trying new music just based on the art, giving it a shot and if I like it, it's a stayer. I do this via r/albumartporn on reddit, save what I visually like, and look it up on spotify. It has brought me a few gems already. Last but not least I really like the modern look the born in the usa album redesign has ^^, Would love to see more videos about album covers in general and their relation to the music of the given project. Thanks for all the good stuff!!

[@wilhelmvg9978]

Pim Leentjens Thanks for bringing me back to when my mom would buy me a CD twice a year.. good times. I too would choose based on the album art.

[@Moodboard39]

working on it too, i do art but never did album covers, im almost a photographer

[@JacoboTeijelo]

You make a great point here. Thank you for sharing this because not only is it interesting but it's also useful.

[@axll283]

Justices Cross is Crazy, the best way to describe the feeling it gives me is if I died that is all that I will see for the rest of eternity.

[@Stedders_]

London Calling ?

[@nl3064]

@@goo8243 Because it's literally the same as the Elvis one. They copied 'Elvis Presley'.

[@nl3064]

And it's in B&W, clearly further invoking Elvis.

[@Sabbathfaax]

@@nl3064 it's literally meant to be a parody of the Elvis cover but okay

[@nl3064]

@@Sabbathfaax That's what I'm saying, it's not "iconic", it's not even it's own thing - it's an imitation/parody/homage/copy/ape/lampoon whatever. And it's not anymore known than any other common average cover picture.

[@Sabbathfaax]

@@nl3064 fuck no it's incredibly iconic and partly BECAUSE it's based on the Elvis cover. The whole parody in itself exerts so much punk energy. At this point the cover has even transcended the original cover in recognition. The picture of Paul Simonon is easily one of the most iconic pictures of musicians of all time, so much so that the original smashed bass has now been preserved in the museum of London

[@Mark.mp3]

I love the pet sounds cover actually lol

[@traderjoes7976]

markallenwils same

[@KotaWebb]

Same it’s dope

[@pitbull635]

cooper black is fire

[@horseeatsdogfood5721]

Is nobody gonna mention “Crisis! What Crisis?” By Supertramp? Not only is the actual songs in it amazing but the album cover is also fantastic. For those who don’t know it’s a man in swimming shorts and sunglasses sitting on an orange and white chair under an umbrella of the same colour. That small segment is the only part of the album cover with actual colours. Meanwhile behind this relaxed man is a breaking down almost dystopian city of factory’s and other not great things. Not only does this correlate to the title but also reflects the denial of plenty of governments of modern day growing problems. It mirrors politicians and governments living in their own little paradise unaware of the “crisis” behind them or more in denial of the crisis. It’s a great album cover that conveys a message that still holds up today.

[@littlebilly6946]

I think taboo could fit perfectly in the identity category especially considering the themes of the album

[@hummingbirdexpress]

This is the dopest video I've seen in a while. GREAT JOB ALFO MEDIA!!!

[@emher4984]

Weyes blood's TITANIC RISING has an AMAZING artcover

[@lows000]

the pet sounds cover is amazing. it accompanies the sound of the music so perfectly, i don't know what other album cover i've seen that could perfectly match the sound of pet sounds the way its cover already does

[@PAQI_98]

Pac‘s all eyez on me cover is legendary

[@geoffreybrunell5592]

Pet Sounds was unfortunately released just before album covers started being treated as a form of art. I believe if it had been released a year or two later, it would have had a truly iconic cover.

[@SirAnthonyChirpsALot]

I don’t know. “With the Beatles” already put a lot of creativity and sharp design into an album cover

[@geoffreybrunell5592]

@@SirAnthonyChirpsALot The Beatles are one of my favorite bands but I don't love their pre-Rubber Soul albums as much as their later albums. So, at first I was skeptical of your claim about the cover of With the Beatles, but I did some research into it. I do have to admit that more thought and effort was put into its design than I had assumed. Though I think it was still only somewhat of an outlier at the time it was released. It still fit into the norm of album covers in the early 60's just being a simple photo of the band members, even if it was edited in a certain way. I think Revolver's cover is what really lit the spark for album covers to have more creative designs.

[@50gary]

Rubber Soul, was an outtake photo that was distorted, immediately upon seeing that particular photo all four said "that's it" and it is. Artistic, iconic, and intimate, the distorted images foretold the emerging psychedelic influence.

[@rustfade2190]

well if we're talking about iconic covers that might make you uncomfortable death grips' no love deep web cover is up there

[@hw29472]

Anyone else think the black bar censored version is even better as long as you have seen the uncensored version? Seems somewhat cooler knowing what's being hidden.

[@liperigonful]

Rustfade why would you get uncomfortable just by seeing something as simple as a penis? i dont get what’s wrong with that

[@trilossiaman837]

@@liperigonful are you serious?

[@sebastiancastaneda4451]

i feel like nobody who was behind those album covers did actually thought as much about them as this analysis, I bet they were more like “yeah this looks cool for the cover” xD

[@thevfxmancolorizationvfxex4051]

Roger Dean is probably the greatest album cover artist of all time.

[@smallcherryseeds4951]

“American Idiot for Boomers.” Is the best thing I have ever heard.

[@natedurinho]

The flower boy cover. Theres just something about it that captures the essence of the contents of the album perfectly

[@Cheaplinx]

To pimp a butterfly has a pretty lit album cover because it conveys what the albums theme is. Being black in America

[@frakeyjones1336]

The life of Pablo

[@ruzgaryasar4041]

Large Frank chaotic good cover

[@AmusingMusic]

Toxic Potato ok boomer

[@samylemzaoui2298]

The only Kanye cover I don't like. It's just trying too hard to be hated

[@KotaWebb]

Samy Lemzaoui trying to be hated? you’re fucking dumb

[@adamabraham2537]

The life if pablo album cover is a rip off madonnas nothing fails.

[@jimmyjazz4668]

I know London Calling was inspired by Elvis Presley but London Calling with Paul Simonon smashing his bass is the greatest album cover and one of the greatest albums of all time

[@GreenToMe2000]

My favorite album covers ever are Dookie by Green Day, Insomniac by Green Day and Famous Monsters by the Misfits

[@kyndal2062]

I'm wearing a shirt with the dookie album cover right now lol

[@potatowithgooglyeyes2458]

i love dookie

[@luciferigno2056]

loveless, velocity: design: comfort, and trout mask replica all come to mind for me

[@smgawesome2185]

The blue album by Weezer is pretty fire

[@peanutbutterpikachu]

SMGawesome it's also the meme of 2019. All of weezer's color albums are pretty good. They look fresh on each one.

[@stejac133]

its not super special and eye grabbing but it fits so well. Weezer really is just a bunch of normal guys and a picture of them just standing and staring at the camera shows that so well. its fitting and kind of funny in a weird way

[@Prodbyjah464]

Ik I’m late but this video now more then ever has been very interesting and influential to me, recently(since last year) I started listening to albums based off of the cover and how much I liked it without having listened to any of the artists prior music to base it off, 4 albums that encapsulates that perfectly were liquid swords by Gza, atrocity exhibition by Danny brown, random access memories by daft punk and kid a by Radiohead. I had no idea whether or not I’d like these albums but I chose to listen to them anyway just based off how much I liked the covers and I think that shows the power of album artwork.