Holy shit I looked it up and the Ken album is a gospel record. I guess that's why the close-up look is so weird; he's staring in reverence at God or something...?
Damn, this is one of the genuinely funniest things I've seen in months. And not in the "Heh, I internally laughed at this because it's funny in principle but my mouth stayed in its usual scowl", no this had me laughing out loud. Good job dude, very funny concept and very well executed. If there's one thing I may touch upon, it's that the individual transitions between the covers can be a bit abrupt at times. Not the ones where it was intended for comedic effect, just certain segments seem to come out of nowhere.
I remember that the lead singer's last name was Stryken, or did I get that wrong? I only heard one song from it, entitled "Rock On". They were NO Stryper musically or otherwise, & disappeared after this release....
As people have said before, I'm surprised that you don't have more subscribers. Your vids are an endless source of entertainment for me. I was actually on the floor laughing while watching this. Keep up the fantastic work, Crash!
Dude. I just spent a good chunk of my Sunday binge watching a handful of your episodes. Sir, you ROCK (all caps, natch) and you earned yet another subscription.
pretty good video. i was just talking to one of my friends last week about how album art can define a good album most of the time. and there have been albums i've listened to in the past that have a chaotic mess of a cover and be about the same musically. mostly stuff from the 80's of course, but i end up going back for more of it and digging the artwork and music for some odd reason, best example in my opinion is Cheap Trick's "The Doctor" album or The Cars "Door To Door"
I think what makes album covers more significant than book covers is that they are typically the only visual representation a piece of music has. Excluding music videos or other promotional material, the album cover is the most obvious visual form a song appears as. And a general impression of a song is partially shaped and inspired by its cover. The good and iconic covers say something about their featured songs. And if done poorly, it usually gives a bad impression before we even listen to the tracks. So yeah, I definitely thought this was an interesting video.
I saw the Stryken album in a copy of 'CCM' in 1986. They were apparently strychnine in Christian rock. I later read one of their members disavowed Christian metal.
Do you have any records from them? For the past two days I’ve been looking everywhere on the internet for them and I can only find pictures of two different album covers, a song list for one of them, and three albums listed on a used record shop’s website.
@@weeaboogurra9275 I know my uncle has a few of the vinyls. I've been a bit busy and haven't asked about them, but next time I get a chance, I'll see if I could ask about them, maybe convert them to MP3s or something
Some suggestions for possible later installments: Stewmac - Bustin' Nutz Big Bear - Doin' Thangs Shut Up And Dance - Dance Before The Police Come (this is my personal favorite) Dick Black And His Band - A Taste Of Dick Black
I got curious about the Christian country band Butch Yelton and Upbound. There is indeed little information out there. They did have other recordings. Since the date of release of "Swing that Gospel Axe" is unclear, it's not possible to determine whether the other release "Cookin' Country Gospel" predated or post dated the one with the more famous cover but there was, in fact a release of an album titled "I love country music and you" in 1981, under the name Roy Lee Felton and Upbound. Pretty sure that happened after. They were from Illinois, of course, not Canada. That third album is mentioned here, down the page, right after "Country Cookin' Gospel" www.slipcue.com/music/country/countrystyles/hippiebilly/XYZ_01.html A page about the band lostmediawiki.com/Butch_Yelton_and_Upbound_(lost_recordings_from_Christian_country_music_band;_1970s)#cite_note-1 Here's the obituary of bass player William E. Foley, who died at the age of 62 in Adair IL in 2016. He went on later to be a tour bus driver for other country music acts and stuck around the country music scene. www.martinhollisfh.com/obituary/3623739 Butch Yelton was still alive and on Facebook as recently as 2016. He went on to write songs for a bunch of other people. facebook.com/roylee.yelton Danny Weaver, the pedal steel player has an active Facebook account facebook.com/danny.weaver.144 He appears to have played in a band called Pork and the Havana Ducks (also an Illinois based country band) around 1978 to 1981. Mary Foley has a sufficiently commonplace name that it's not really practicable to search. The only material which clearly relates to her is in connection to her work with Upbound. I feel sad about the fifth, currently identified member, who I'm guessing was the percussionist. Poor guy, the one person who no-one remembers well enough to put a name to. Danny Weaver and Mary Foley both had writing credits. He obviously didn't.
wooden shelf The artist is Ken. The album is called "By Request Only". Fun fact: the title actually comes from the fact that you couldn't buy this album in stores. Ken was a church performer that would drive around the country to different churches and sing songs. People started requesting copies of him singing so he whipped this album up and just sold them out of the back of his van. Hence, you could only get this album, "By Request Only".
Awesome. the album cover that left the biggest impression on me is Queen's News if the world album. scared the shit out of me at 5 or 6 years old. I've owned it since my teenage years and still love it, but still am creeped out about it. great series man.
This was absolutely-fucking-hilarious! As good as "Rat On!" was, I thought for a second Big Bear's "Doing Thangs" was going to show up XD Good god is that cover art a cluster fuck!
Hey Crash! This is completely unrelated but for a while now I've been wondering your thoughts on Shinedown. I'd love to hear your opinions on them. Thanks!
+TaylorGrey I can't remember the exact name, put it's a piece of Kevin MacLeod's stock music. Search around for his catalog, I'm positive you''ll stumble across it.
Good stuff, Crash. Do you think you'll ever do a video on Christian music sort of like your nu metal list? Considering your background, I think it would make for some good stuff (and I notice that you bring Mae up a lot in particular).
Graham Kristensen Oh absolutely. Someday I certainly will. Fun fact: when I was thinking up ideas for a Top Ten list to do I very nearly went with a Top 10 Christian Bands list. I decided to go with Nu-Metal more-or-less because I wanted to try out all my new equipment. No guarantee's but the next Top 10 I do might very well be on Christian bands.
These lists are great, and very enjoyable. Can you do a list of the most detailed album covers ever? Some suggestions would be 'Somewhere in Time' by Iron Maiden, Tango in the Night' by Fleetwoodmac, Rust in Peace' by Megadeth, In the Nightside Eclipse' by Emperor, Opus Nocturne' by Megadeth, Judas Priest - Painkiller and Dissection - Storm of The Lights Bane'. As no one has done this on youtube at all.
I think most emo albums covers are unironically great! They fit the DIY, personal nature of the music so well. Most emo album art wouldn't work for any other genre, but you immediately know when you see an emo record
i don't laugh at very many youtube videos unless it's people getting hurt or people being jackasses, but i ALWAYS laugh at your videos. i seriously hope you break soon so people will finally understand what i mean when i'm quoting your videos! (((:
My parents are lesbians, maybe I'll ask them about the Lesbian Power Authority, but I can't help thinking that if I do I'll be digging myself into a Eyes Wide Shut type scenario.
Just to say, The "Lesbian Power Authority" was the working title for Steven Universe.
Bruh
Worst Album Cover/Name ever?
Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog flavored water. Enough said.
TheGoldenFreezer fuck you
Good, you said something smart.
@@gS0yeUE0udz7d why?
The Pancake Reviewer
He’s a Nu Metal fan, look at his profile picture
@@gonk4509 got a like from me.
As a lesbian I can confirm that The lesbian power authority is real and we’re coming for you
How is he still hearting comments on this video?
@@daishoryujin95 for real ohmygod
That story about the Upbound album cover was amazing...
"I wanna hear a gay Misfits cover band"
So do I :)
The misfists!
Holy shit I looked it up and the Ken album is a gospel record. I guess that's why the close-up look is so weird; he's staring in reverence at God or something...?
Dylan Baldwin maybe
Maybe he saw the Holy Ghost
Dylan Baldwin Yep, you nailed it. He was trying to be spiritual with that close up.
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Watch out for that murderer, lady!
Oh no, she has her AirPods in, she can't hear us!
Damn, this is one of the genuinely funniest things I've seen in months. And not in the "Heh, I internally laughed at this because it's funny in principle but my mouth stayed in its usual scowl", no this had me laughing out loud. Good job dude, very funny concept and very well executed. If there's one thing I may touch upon, it's that the individual transitions between the covers can be a bit abrupt at times. Not the ones where it was intended for comedic effect, just certain segments seem to come out of nowhere.
Fun Fact: Stryken actuslly was around since the late 70s with the name Stryker, but they changed there name to Stryken when Stryper became popular.
Also the singer went on to become a pastor and fathered 16 children. 😲
I remember that the lead singer's last name was Stryken, or did I get that wrong? I only heard one song from it, entitled "Rock On". They were NO Stryper musically or otherwise, & disappeared after this release....
Creed definitely had some of the worst covers
weathered. maybe my own prison
@Alexander Scales Such as...?
As people have said before, I'm surprised that you don't have more subscribers. Your vids are an endless source of entertainment for me. I was actually on the floor laughing while watching this. Keep up the fantastic work, Crash!
I guess eugene wasn't careful with that axe...
Woo, cool new idea for a video series. Swamp Dogg had me laughing a lot. Looking forward to more.
Ok. How do you have less than 500,000 subs?
maxmillion222 He needs to be on his way, hes fucking hilarious
maxmillion222 Thanks guys! I appreciate that. Spread the word around. Maybe we'll get there. :P
The Rock Critic Holy fuck you scared me with the Rat On! I loved it though!
+The Rock Critic
Try Matando Gueros.
Brujeria.
You'll have nightmares.
The Rock Critic Real quick, who is Swamp Dogg?
I read that Stryken were actually named StrykeR, but they changed the name because of controversy for the Stryper situation. So yeah, it's StrAIken.
Nice Death Grips mention hombre. Great video as always.
The Whole Enchilada Thanks!
I saw most of these album covers years ago before TH-cam and I have to say you did a great job bringing these old album covers back to life. Thanks.
At 1:46. I did not judge the album by it's cover I did not-Oh hi mark.
Dude. I just spent a good chunk of my Sunday binge watching a handful of your episodes. Sir, you ROCK (all caps, natch) and you earned yet another subscription.
This was the first one of your videos I ever saw and I've loved your channel ever since
+Jackson The Epic Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Circa Survive has some of the most amazing album art that I have ever seen. I believe they are all done by an artist named Esao Andrews.
You may have just turned me into a Swamp Dogg fan, Crash.
Great video Crash, the lesbian power authority sound like a scary bunch of people holy fuck hahahahaha
pretty good video. i was just talking to one of my friends last week about how album art can define a good album most of the time. and there have been albums i've listened to in the past that have a chaotic mess of a cover and be about the same musically. mostly stuff from the 80's of course, but i end up going back for more of it and digging the artwork and music for some odd reason, best example in my opinion is Cheap Trick's "The Doctor" album or The Cars "Door To Door"
On account of bad album covers from bands people have actually heard of, the debut Queens Of The Stone Age album was pretty awful!
Bruh the debut QOTSA album cover is amazing. Def their best.
I think what makes album covers more significant than book covers is that they are typically the only visual representation a piece of music has. Excluding music videos or other promotional material, the album cover is the most obvious visual form a song appears as. And a general impression of a song is partially shaped and inspired by its cover. The good and iconic covers say something about their featured songs. And if done poorly, it usually gives a bad impression before we even listen to the tracks. So yeah, I definitely thought this was an interesting video.
I saw the Stryken album in a copy of 'CCM' in 1986. They were apparently strychnine in Christian rock. I later read one of their members disavowed Christian metal.
My grandfather was actually in Butch Yelton and Upbound. They all lived long lives. My grand father was the second from the right.
Do you have any records from them? For the past two days I’ve been looking everywhere on the internet for them and I can only find pictures of two different album covers, a song list for one of them, and three albums listed on a used record shop’s website.
@@weeaboogurra9275 why didn't you buy the used copy?
@@weeaboogurra9275 I know my uncle has a few of the vinyls. I've been a bit busy and haven't asked about them, but next time I get a chance, I'll see if I could ask about them, maybe convert them to MP3s or something
19:42 Sounds like Dani Filth's audition tape.
Pushon Bhattacharya Lol! Okay, now that's funny.
The left Ken kinda resembles Troy McClure playing Jebediah Springfield
+CM DeVoe (HvyMetalPaladin) You aren't wrong!
The Rock Critic Who is this Swamp Dog guy?
What the hell... I can't even unsee most of the covers after seeing this video.
good video btw
Album cover with the blond hair dogs looks awesome.
It looks like it was done by William Wegman
"Swing the Gospel Axe" sounds like a reference from the dark ages in which they would chop off the heads of homosexuals and "witches"
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I appreciate the gay positive atmosphere. Thank you 😂❤
ALBUM COVERS FOR THE ALBUM COVER GOD! RATS FOR THE RAT THRONE!
Please do more of these, man, these are hilarious!
Some suggestions for possible later installments:
Stewmac - Bustin' Nutz
Big Bear - Doin' Thangs
Shut Up And Dance - Dance Before The Police Come (this is my personal favorite)
Dick Black And His Band - A Taste Of Dick Black
I got curious about the Christian country band Butch Yelton and Upbound. There is indeed little information out there. They did have other recordings. Since the date of release of "Swing that Gospel Axe" is unclear, it's not possible to determine whether the other release "Cookin' Country Gospel" predated or post dated the one with the more famous cover but there was, in fact a release of an album titled "I love country music and you" in 1981, under the name Roy Lee Felton and Upbound. Pretty sure that happened after.
They were from Illinois, of course, not Canada.
That third album is mentioned here, down the page, right after "Country Cookin' Gospel" www.slipcue.com/music/country/countrystyles/hippiebilly/XYZ_01.html
A page about the band lostmediawiki.com/Butch_Yelton_and_Upbound_(lost_recordings_from_Christian_country_music_band;_1970s)#cite_note-1
Here's the obituary of bass player William E. Foley, who died at the age of 62 in Adair IL in 2016. He went on later to be a tour bus driver for other country music acts and stuck around the country music scene. www.martinhollisfh.com/obituary/3623739
Butch Yelton was still alive and on Facebook as recently as 2016. He went on to write songs for a bunch of other people. facebook.com/roylee.yelton
Danny Weaver, the pedal steel player has an active Facebook account facebook.com/danny.weaver.144 He appears to have played in a band called Pork and the Havana Ducks (also an Illinois based country band) around 1978 to 1981.
Mary Foley has a sufficiently commonplace name that it's not really practicable to search. The only material which clearly relates to her is in connection to her work with Upbound.
I feel sad about the fifth, currently identified member, who I'm guessing was the percussionist. Poor guy, the one person who no-one remembers well enough to put a name to. Danny Weaver and Mary Foley both had writing credits. He obviously didn't.
Aww it can't just be me who really digs Stryper, can it?
I think Stryper are very talented and people who rag on them are just cowards.
I laughed for a solid 5 minutes at the end of the Swamp Dogg cover. That was glorious.
16:16
The Rolling Stone magazine got dangerously close to showing literal David Cassidy balls on their May 11, 1972 issue cover.
Interesting note about 'Whipped Cream And Other Delights": Soul Asylum did their own take on that cover with 'Clam Dip And Other Delights'.
“Albums on the other hand? WOOOO” Lmao
Vol. 2 you gotta touch Black Flag's "What The..."
He Reviewed that album
Jayson HatesGooglePlus Yeah, reviewed the actual album, but I don't remember him ever touching on the cover.
At 12:13, is that actually a picture of Danzig? Where’d you find that picture it looks very low quality and I can’t even tell what era that’s from
19:39 you sacared me with that scream lol
Anyone know what the cover at 0:53 is? It reminds me very heavily of Tool with all the eyes everywhere.
That is Tool, possibly concept art for Lateralus
Lovin' this series! Can't wait for Vol. 2
This was hilarious... especially the last part lmao
Dance of Death by Iron Maiden hasn't exactly aged well. Love the album but the art... oh boy.
Wait is the artist ken and the album by request only
OR
Is the the album ken and the artist request only
Because the by really massed me up
wooden shelf The artist is Ken. The album is called "By Request Only".
Fun fact: the title actually comes from the fact that you couldn't buy this album in stores. Ken was a church performer that would drive around the country to different churches and sing songs. People started requesting copies of him singing so he whipped this album up and just sold them out of the back of his van. Hence, you could only get this album, "By Request Only".
thanks
7:00 I But they do. And the next. Love those AC⚡️DC Jokes.
Please do more of these if you can, it was very good
Awesome. the album cover that left the biggest impression on me is Queen's News if the world album. scared the shit out of me at 5 or 6 years old. I've owned it since my teenage years and still love it, but still am creeped out about it. great series man.
7:37 I was expecting a Steel Panther joke in this video at some point
I think the Burn This Town cover looks kinda cool
except for the guy on the cover
I see the Alex Grey artwork, specifically the Tool associated Alesx Grey artwork. Nice choice!
What's the song playing during the background during the Living with Lesbians part?
12:13 please do danzig for the next rock coliseum
What's the name of the first piano song not the x filed but the other one ....
Ooooooh ouch! That hat with the shirt..... it’s doing something to my A.D.D. . But I must say you’re videos are really entertaining. Good stuff
This was absolutely-fucking-hilarious! As good as "Rat On!" was, I thought for a second Big Bear's "Doing Thangs" was going to show up XD
Good god is that cover art a cluster fuck!
That Nelson album cover looks like it was done by William Wegman! Weimaraners in blonde wigs! 🤣🤣🤣
Am I the only one feel bad for Ken for no reason :D
Hey Crash!
This is completely unrelated but for a while now I've been wondering your thoughts on Shinedown. I'd love to hear your opinions on them.
Thanks!
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Jesus Christ.
19:41
Crash: *Ear-piercing scream*
that village people album looks like something from JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURES
Yo Crash, what's that nice guitar jangle piece playing in the background, when you were looking at the Lesbian Power Authority cover?
+TaylorGrey I can't remember the exact name, put it's a piece of Kevin MacLeod's stock music. Search around for his catalog, I'm positive you''ll stumble across it.
awesome new show crash! i love finding these types of albums! =)
Yes! Please make more. That was hilarious!
14:08 It looks like something little Strong Bad would do!
Do vol 6
Good stuff, Crash. Do you think you'll ever do a video on Christian music sort of like your nu metal list? Considering your background, I think it would make for some good stuff (and I notice that you bring Mae up a lot in particular).
Graham Kristensen Oh absolutely. Someday I certainly will.
Fun fact: when I was thinking up ideas for a Top Ten list to do I very nearly went with a Top 10 Christian Bands list. I decided to go with Nu-Metal more-or-less because I wanted to try out all my new equipment. No guarantee's but the next Top 10 I do might very well be on Christian bands.
Graham Kristensen And... I assume you meant to type "Mae" here? :P
Yeah, that was a typo.
I'm calling it before I even watch it, The Black Keys "Brothers", Muse "Drones", Queens of the Stone Age "Queens of the Stone Age" will be here
Thought this video would be 'meh'. Glad to say I was wrong! Very entertaining and original.
do a quickies on dopamine
I don't think the "butch yelton and upbound" is a real album or band, these no information on them but I can't find the song from this album either.
Next, review sleazy glam band names. They are pretty hilarious : Kid Wikkid, Dik Trickle, etc.
There was a NASCAR driver named Dick Trickle...no joke. Could be the insperation
Jon 'O' Rhea,
so you know about death grips? what are your thoughts on their music?
These lists are great, and very enjoyable. Can you do a list of the most detailed album covers ever? Some suggestions would be 'Somewhere in Time' by Iron Maiden, Tango in the Night' by Fleetwoodmac, Rust in Peace' by Megadeth, In the Nightside Eclipse' by Emperor, Opus Nocturne' by Megadeth, Judas Priest - Painkiller and Dissection - Storm of The Lights Bane'. As no one has done this on youtube at all.
What song in the background is playing at the Stryken part?
Zigfrids Minets It's actually a 16-bit remix of "Dr. Feelgood" from a Sega Genesis game called Crue Ball.
The Rock Critic Thanks!
0:08 Freakout dance music!
Does he have a series on the best album covers?
I'm gonna decide if I subscribe based off of the new LOG review.
0:31 YES
The Frivolous five. It's just a herb Albert note for note cover record... I request gold star removal.
Woah I know a lesbian named Sarah too
Luckyfoxoval Smith don't we all?
As do i
Luckyfoxoval Smith love your profile pic
Emo album covers and normally awful and I love them
I think most emo albums covers are unironically great! They fit the DIY, personal nature of the music so well. Most emo album art wouldn't work for any other genre, but you immediately know when you see an emo record
@@tragicunicorn12 Yeah! It’s very easy to spot
14 minutes or so. What's the song?
Actually, the guy from the Village People is Lakota.
i don't laugh at very many youtube videos unless it's people getting hurt or people being jackasses, but i ALWAYS laugh at your videos. i seriously hope you break soon so people will finally understand what i mean when i'm quoting your videos! (((:
Jacob Clark Thanks! That makes two of us.
thanks for responding man! dream come true, i've been noticed by someone that makes quality content :P
Tbh I don’t care album covers I just like the music
Do a quicky on Tame Impala's Currents, you won't be disappointed.
10:04 James Charles Sr. made a cameo on the right.
why isn't that dire straights cover on this
My parents are lesbians, maybe I'll ask them about the Lesbian Power Authority, but I can't help thinking that if I do I'll be digging myself into a Eyes Wide Shut type scenario.
5 minutes in one album cover wow
Stryper are awesome and I like the Against the Law album.
Dude. Do you have a "Rush" shirt on??? You already ROCK!!! 👍🎉🎊🎉 feel free to talk "Rush" anytime here!!!🐍➕🔀