LET'S ARGUE: Worst Album Covers of All Time
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ค. 2024
- The albums featured in this episode are Talking Heads 77, Creed's Weathered, Angelic 2 the Core, Green Day's Father of All, Dr. Dooom's First Come First Served, Iron Maiden's Dance of Death, Wasnatch's Front to Back, David Bowie's Reality, Ariel Pink's "Round and Round," Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Mosquito, At the Gates' Slaughter of the Soul, Fleetwood Mac's Mystery to Me, Total Xanarchy, Boris' Amplifier Worship, and The Bends.
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Let's agree: Anthony is actually a character created by Cal, not vice versa
I… agree
I... agree
I think we all know
Joji is a character created by Filthy Frank
I... agree
Dance of Death by Iron Maiden is literally the bowling alley screen when you get a strike
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I’m laughing way too hard that😂
I assumed it was a Second Life screenshot
the song is amazing tho
Anyone know the title of the track that plays during the outro/Patreon segment?
That Bowie cover looks like they had a competition on Deviant Art where users got to vote on which fan art would be the cover
I absolutely guarantee you a user-voted DeviantArt contest would not have had a single entry that shitty making it into the top ten. It would have been a huge improvement. Unfortunately instead of some random high schooler he gave the job to some artist/designer buddies of his who collectively had the talent and artistic vision of a blocked nasal passage.
It looks like David Bowie's cyberspace avatar if he was in Johnny Mnemonic.
That Creed album should have been called "Treed"
Is this what it feels to have 300IQ ?
This is so goddamn underrated it’s a crime
@@miguelpereira9859 The debut is better than Toxicity, am I right?
@@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6 I missed your comment but I would put them in the same level
@@miguelpereira9859 And steal this album.
"I thought the picture was fire and I'm not even a furry"
Denial is only the first step, Anthony.
Chill out, what ya yellin' for? Lay back, it's all been done before. And if you could only let it be, you will see that I am the funniest TH-camr of all time. Admit it, my dear follower gab
We welcome Fantano
furthony suitano
@@AxxLAfriku not funny
This isn't any level of furries tbh
This became a "Let's Agree" really quickly.
Came to the comments to make sure this was here
Up until he said he didn’t care for “The Bends.” Not so sure I can agree with that one.
@@johnrosario4280 really? You like that album cover? I’m not judging lol just honestly surprised
@@obdeisibcirrus993 Nah, I'm not talking about the album cover. Fantano was saying he didn't care for the album itself, meaning, the music. THAT's the part I can't agree with. I'm indifferent about the cover, but I don't think it's one of the worst or anything.
@@johnrosario4280 I like the Bends but I can name 7 Radiohead albums I like more.
When you're colorblind the 77 album cover is just brown.
Exactly
Your pfp fits
The Dance of Death cover is literally just a first draft that the artist sent to the band to show them how the general composition of the image would look. The band took one look at it and just said "thanks, we'll just use that", instead of waiting for the artist to actually complete it. IIRC the artist more or less disowned it because it's literally just a shitty, unfinished first draft.
Lol wtf
Damn, did you watch the same video I did where that exact story is on the screen the entire time Melon was talking about the album cover?
@@powerfulghost Didn't notice that. I went down into the comments and typed it out as soon as he said "Dance of Death".
thanks for typing about it cuz i cant read the tweets on the screen lol
@@fyllingenoy131 what
The David Bowie album looks like that one guy who was always trying to cut courage the cowardly dog’s hair
Freaky fred
@@christiancolon8748 he's been naaaaughty
Ya know, I don't think he was really cutting hair. That episode is disturbing
My friend became a cosemtologist because of freaky fred.
let’s agree: if anthony had a mow hawk we couldn’t call him melon, we’d call him pineapple
No. Dev Meami is the pineapple
Big Money Salvia WAS the pineapple, but pineapple summer is long gone.
Reminder that he isn't called a melon because he's bald.
That's what an UK producer called him on Twitter because he got the genre of his album wrong.
RSB-Miasma ye zombey i think, but it’s fitting because he’s bald and he like a lil melony boy
Ravenkliff rip pineapple summer bounce on yo boys d till death
But where was Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water??
He was talking about the worst not the absolute best
O aye a limp croissant reference
The CD itself was even better, the drawn Gorillaz-almost- like white eye band members with the thumbs in a circle , with the hole of the starfish in center
Was machst du hier ???😂
Is that a Flaccid Pancake reference?
The Bowie cover kinda reminds me of that one image where the kid found an old drawing they did of anime George Washington
Yeah, all of these were trash. Definitely agree. A few of them could've been good if they removed some elements or really focused on a particular part of the cover though!
I'm just picturing some graphic design artist in the early 2000's, high off his ass on blow, feeling a great sense of accomplishment for that horrible Creed cover art. He was definitely wearing JNCO Jeans.
Lmao
He wasn’t doing coke. It was definitely whip-its.
The JNCO Jeans statement was one of the most accurate takes I have ever heard in my whole fucking life.
The angels are not trying to pull Feldman from hell fantano, they are trying put him back in to the depths of it.
Its not even hell, its just a big hole in the ground where they throw trash into so they can burn it
that explains the horniness... they're putting him in a hole
I thought Corey was trying to get out of there Lickety Splickaty
Anthony : "That green and red contrast is like someone pissing into your eyes"
The Moroccan flag : "Am I a joke to you ?"
Yes
i'm moroccan and I agree
*the entire Christmas season has entered the chat*
Also: Kirin J literally pissing into his eyes... Love that cover and album tho
The flag is a darker green and red, and does have a black stroke on the star. But even then it does still hurt to look at after a while.
The David Bowie cover looks like the Gacha pfp of a 10 year old-serial killer fantasising-I was born in the wrong generation-type quirky girl who spews the worst opinions ever in the comment sections.
I think this should be a monthly/bi-monthly series. There's SO many bad ones.
YES!!!
There is a Korean band called SURL I like and their album single covers are really nice
@@screamingbanshee1282 this is about bad not good covers
That David Bowie anime character weird lookin thing album cover is the worst for me lol
Looks like freaky fred from courage the cowardly dog
Agree
It looks fine from far away
Isn’t it supposed to be a nod to “The Little Prince”? I sort of remember that one of the editions of the book had a cover somewhat like this.
Which is a shame cause the album's good
4:36 it looks like a sex mod for oblivion
Funny thing about that Iron Maiden cover is that it wasn’t even finished. The artists showed the band a rough draft and they loved it just how it was.
That's crazy, did you watch the same video I did where that exact story is literally on the screen at 4:09???
@@powerfulghost ha you’re right. It’s right there XD
An interesting story about the Iron Maiden cover is that the original artist actually created that cover as a mockup, the band requested that they just use the unfinished version, so the artist asked to have his name removed from any credits as to not tarnish his reputation, because the band refused to let him finish the cover.
Also it's worth mentioning that in person the Talking Heads 77 original pressings are really more like a neon pink/lime color which looks much nicer than whatever dull picture used here.
very uninteresting
@@cysamons521 Did I ask?
That story is literally in the video.
@@powerfulghost Um... no, it isn't? Where?
@@k-dogg711 4:09 read the tweet on-screen.
This is Corey Feldman’s world we’re just living in it
It's long been established that red and green is the most jarring color combination on the eyes. It's precisely why Wes Craven chose those colors for Freddy Krueger. And probably why Talking Heads chose them for the 77 album cover.
I completely misread that and thought you were saying freddy kreuger chose the colours for the album, jesus christ
"A sexy cover isn’t why an album sells. You tell me - The White Album? What was that? There was nothing on that goddamn cover.” -- Bobbi Flekman
Let’s agree: Melon might be a furry
Lol
Calsona
@@billnye5471 Calzona
Melon SHOULD be a furry
no because Melons are fruit not animals
The original cover of Scorpions' Virgin Killer is literally CP
bruh I just looked it up, the fact that that was actually released is insane
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Killer#Artwork
Blind Faith (an 11 yo) and Bow Wow Wow's See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy! (Annabell Lwin was 14) also qualify
Hell yeah dude
I’m gonna get arrested just for googling this
“I bring peace. I bring love” -David Bowie
I mean the Yeah Yeah Yeahs egg cover is pretty iconic
Yeah, I fucking love it
“i’m not even a furry” - anthony fantano, 2020
I will never understand the hate for The Bends.
Because its a more derivative OK computer. If kid a came before OK then I would still not like it as much as that, but I would a least appreciate what it provided alternatively. Its a good album, but I feel its notoriety comes from the time it came out and not the music itself.
@@enjoshi-godrez8775 It's not a "more derivative" OK wtf. It's a stepping stone towards OK Computer, context matters. But yeah, not a innovative record for most of it. I do think "Bullet Proof" is super creative tho.
@@movimentodoscacos ok I admit its incredibly unfair to say its derivative because, yes, it come before OK computer. But a lot of bands first records are not as creative as their later output, but still offer something they don't. The bends sounds like the transition point, but not the transition itself.
Ah yes the abhorred The Bends, one of the worst albums of all time according to music fans and critics... lol
I've always really liked the album cover too
Anthony : I am not the hugest fan of the bends
Not 5 seconds later : Plays a whack version of My Iron Lung
4:09 looks like it was made in the sims 3
Angelic 2 The CORE cover artwork PERFECTLY fits the music it represents
Yeah it's two angels staging a coup against God by dragging Corey Feldman and his awful voice up from the dregs of hell to end existence as we know it.
No disrespect to Eddie, but the covers to Van Halen’s “Balance” and “Van Halen III” are two of the worst covers I’ve ever seen
Balance is actually a fire album not gonna lie, but yeah that is one of the worst for sure
@Conrad Nickelson s'cool, I just had low expecations going into it and it surprised me
The way the album title is superimposed over the cannon just looks super cheap.
@@k-leb4671 Looks like it's made in PowerPoint
Dance of Death looks like something out of Xavier Renegade Angel:0
Deep cut right there
How dare you
The David Bowie one looks like fanart you'd find on DeviantArt from 2010
Idk man, i really like The Bends as an album cover. I think it comes off as really unnatural, but instills this feeling of elation and nostalgia. It's really weird but i like it
yep
Man, Radiohead fans really be wildin
and its definitely very memorable and unique everytime i see that image i instantly know what band and album its from
There covers definitely got way better after the Bends though
That Creed album cover looked like some kind of lovecraftian monster. 😂
The Bends album cover is great. Radiohead album art never disappoints.
Black Flag’s “What The...” is pretty up there for me
It’s amusing at least
let’s argue: argue seems a little aggressive and we should change the name to lets discuss
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I...agree
Let’s Fight
Let's agree
Let's Kiss
Lets agree: The shaggs invented music
My pal foot foot liked this
That’s a dumb thing too say. They created music in general
*Playboi Carti
*Punk rock
I...agree!
2:54 he looks like an oblivion NPC
kinda looks like the adoring fan
"Dance of Death" was a sketch the artist sent to the band, and they ran with it. He wasn't done with it.
yeah, I don’t love the cover for The Bends, but I really can’t imagine another cover for it, its the best one to represent the music, and I love the music.
Anthony finally has his own "I'm not a furry...but" moment
Man I remember listening to Dance of Death with my sister when I was a wee little lad and every time I saw that album cover I became incredibly uncomfortable. Just so much uncanny valley awfulness packed into such a tight space. Fucking horrendous.
The Dr. Dooom "First Come First Served" cover is a parody of super gaudy rap album covers, so it is a success. Also, the album is BRILLIANT.
Yeah kinda sad that Anthony doesn't know about cool keith.
I actually really like the Talking Heads 77' album cover personally. The unappealing, surreal colour contrast on top of an otherwise fairly minimalistic, pleasant looking cover complement's the album's sound, perfectly. It elevates the uneasiness and bizarreness. A familiar sound, yet something 'off' throughout the record - thanks to Byrne's nervous and insane vocal deliveries. Incredible album nonetheless.
The bends is a 9/10 album and the cover art is 10/10, Melon is definitely smoking something
Fr the bends is so good bruh how he dissed it like that
I feel like the Dance Of Death cover would look great if it was in 2D and hand-drawn
anthony “the only thing i don’t like about this cover is the” fontano
If Virgil's Pop smoke album civer is not on here, i'm gonna hit my toe
Oh boy get ready for the stubbing.
It’s relatively not that bad tho
Riley Neupauer just lazy and disrespectful
@@rileyneupauer3993 i mean if it was made for 50 dollars by an inexperienced Graphic Designer then i would see why, but we are talking about VIRGIL ABLOH, a world renowned graphic designer/art director that was hailed for his artistic value. So to see him make that cover was just a cash grab
I don’t like Radiohead, but I like the album art of The Bends. It sticks out and is very unique and memorable. It has a late 90s charm and I will always have a nostalgia for seeing it.
u don’t like radiohead... pls tell me how the touch of a woman feels
I've always liked the cover too, I don't get the hate for it.
Plus the dummy looks like it has decompression sickness, it fits.
That last part of your comment is you liking Radiohead
@@dinecas5002 yes i am touch starved
spicy I’m right there with you; I enjoy The King of Limbs
love that you showed Big Bear's doin thangs for a second when talking about Kool Keith's "Dr. Dooom" record hahaha
Holy shit, please make another one, I love looking at album covers
The Maiden "Dance of Death" cover was apparently an unfinished mockup or proof-of-concept of the planned artwork. The band saw it and loved it so much that they insisted that the it be used as the actual, final album cover.
Oh god that makes it even worse lol
The Bends cover is iconic. Definitely not one of the worst of all time.
Ikr. First time I saw it I was like How weird, but I could not stop looking at it.
He got out of there quick after that hot take. 😂
The cover is not iconic. Iconic things set a standard or get imitated. That cover is awful, and I love a lot of that album. That cover is about as iconic as one Jaden Smith.
@@seymourglass26 i feel so hurt its my personal fav cover bruh
@@seymourglass26 I'd argue its fairly iconic. I see it turn up in quite a lot of places, with the majority of people who encounter it immediately knowing what band and album it's from.
Either way, nowhere near as bad a lot of other album covers.
I remember Wes Craven choosing the red-green contrast for Freddy's sweater specifically because it makes people feel uncomfortable. While that works great for a horror film, why would you use it to sell an album?
0:06 the papyrus font is a nice touch
5:45 Bowie has the Joseph joestars haircut
Other way around
Are we not gonna talk about "Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water" ?
i. love. that. cover.
i dont care what people say it's just so gross and it gives off that vibe i cannot find again
its cool
That's a whole other category, it's awful everything.
good lord, that is bad
its not that bad (by that i mean that it doesnt make me want to throw up)
when i was younger my dad would play that album and the cover scared the shit out of me, thanks for making me remember that thing
Anyone here after the Drake album with the pregnant chicks?
clb. mostly because of how much it costed
I see The Bends in the thumbnail. This could get interesting
How was Virgin Killer by Scorpions not on this list? That has gotta be the worst without any competition.
Born this Way by Lady Gaga is awful too.
He cant even show it cuz its cp
It's not an awful cover, it's just offensive as shit.
Well i love the Best Of album cover with the ass with the Scorpion tattoo.
you can't show that on youtube
Ha, I just looked up the Born This Way cover and oh my god that's hilarious. What a freaking joke that cover is.
the most upsetting thing about Dance Of Death is that most Iron Maiden album covers are so good and then there's that shit...
oh my god the vibrato on that last bass note was the dopamine hit i needed today
Hit like if you want anthony to make an album of just his opening bass riffs
I genuinely believe First Come, First Serve is one of the best album covers ever. The rat burger suprise is classic.
Yeah man one of my all time favourites
The Bends album looks how I feel listening to it
The My Iron Lung parody at the patreon screen was on point lol
Let’s agree: fantano should make either a serious album or funny cal chuchesta album again
I'm gonna say it
Literally every Metallica cover after the black album looks terrible.
The Lulu cover is pretty iconic at this point. No one said art had to be good to be memorable.
Load and Reload look nice tbh, and Garage Days is cool
@@deri101 its jizz, piss and blood
@@sirspookybones1118 yeah i know, still cool covers imo
Death magnetic cover is pretty good
This was super fun. Thanks!
the bends is unironically an amazing album cover
"The dummy looks like it's gone to sleep" ohhhhhh
LETS AGREE: Melon should make a collaboration album with Cal so we can say that Melon ruined it and give it a 5/10.
Nice memed "My Iron Lung" at the end
Hot Take: I actually love Dance of Death's cover. I find it hilarious and a huge slap in the face to TRVE metal fans that always want the same rehashed detailed muddy illustrations that come with most metal covers. Do I think it's a beautiful cover? absolutely not, It's objectively a horrifyingly bad cover.. But if the album cover was there to serve a purpose I believe it did spectacularly.
i agree
That was bad Radiohead take Anthony 😟😔...
Dance of Death is especially insulting when you consider how most other Iron Maiden album covers are actually cool pieces of art. Not even just the earlier classic albums, but stuff like Seventh Son or Brave New World look good.
Similarly, late 90's/early 2000's album covers--particularly "Negatron" or "Kronik" etc--from the metal band Voivod. It was almost like, if you didn't know any better, you could've very easily picked up those CDs on the false pretense that they were some hot new Eurodance group.
At least their old-school surrealist techno-apocalyptic comic book artwork was more forthcoming in letting listeners know that the record's grooves likely contained heavy metal music.
@@hamupinhere I absolutely love the artstyle of speed metal era voivod covers, the crazy crackhead cyberpunk was awesome.
In the iron maiden thing, it's also insulting because they didn't let the guy finish the render, and they aren't known for doing drugs so they don't even have a good excuse for it.
@@hamupinhere Kronik is one of the ugliest covers ever, I agree
Loving that 8-bit my iron lung at the end lmao
Lol opening the segment on the Creed cover with that initial reaction gets me every time - 'Jesus Christ what is this...'
Also I've seen an earlier(?) version of the Dance of Death cover without all the CG shit, it's just the Grim Reaper standing in a smoke filled room. It's not amazing I guess (a bit bare for an album cover) but it is so much better than what ended up being used, lol.
Virgil Abloh’s Pop Smoke cover (Has he made other bad covers trying to be artsy?)
He made the cover for pray for Paris by westside Gunn, also a badly made album cover
I like who Corey is the only one he doesn't name in the description. I mean, if you don't know the mastermind behind Angelic 2 the Core there's really nothing we can do to save your soul.
Shoutout all the papyrus font Anthony put in the video
i really want to sample anthony playing bass with the almost lo-fi mic
Do 'I Hate Mars Bars'.
No.
Yes.
Maybe
@@uzi_the_drone No.
isnt this supposed to be for IHE?
'Strong streaming' Thank you, Melon.
That at the gates font looks like the fear factor logo
Talking heads, dat Christmas vibe doe. Dance of death ought to be a Saberspark review. He would love that, im sure
Drake's Care Package artwork made me laugh out loud the first time I saw it.
If Danny Brown's "The Hybrid" had a different album cover I'd listen to it more
I love that frog on Amplifier Worship.
Fantano, have you ever reviewed progressive psytrane? i think that would be really interresting. You could check out: Neelix, Phaxe, and Durs for example. and im sure other people would love to hear your opinion on that genre!
I cannot believe that Doin Thangs by Big Bear was not included on this list. Now that is an album cover that deserves to make both the best and the worst album covers lists
We all know Viper’s covers are way worse. Any No Limit is amazing
That Talking Heads album cover reminds me of David Lynch, specifically the Twin Peaks logo and the colors they used. It’s not that bad, maybe a different font would make it better.
I knew you'd stick up for Doom. I love your fresh attitude. Normally I agree with you about 87% of the time.your personality is 100%. Love those bass intros 😎🤘
I love it when Melon be playin the bass