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« on: September 21, 2003, 08:44:35 PM » |
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VH1 has a new "best of" (big surprise). 50 Greatest Album Covers. Not too shockingly, they've omitted some greats, included some horrids. Here's the list. Discuss accordingly.
50. Hole - Live Through This
49. DMX - Blood of My Blood
48. The Doors - Strange Days
47. System of a Down - Steal This Album
46. Christina Aguilera - Stripped
45. The Police - Ghost in the Machine
44. Green Day - Dookie
43. Johnny Cash - American Recordings
42. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
41. Aerosmith - Get a Grip
40. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
39. U2 - Achtung Baby
38. Beck - Odelay
37. Supertramp - Breakfast in America
36. Van Halen - 1984
35. Dixie Chicks - Home
34. Blink 182 - Enema of the State
33. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Return to 36 Chambers
32. Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
31. Korn - Issues
30. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual
29. Marilyn Manson - Mechanical Animals
28. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
27. Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
26. The Black Crowes - Amorica
25. Tupac - All Eyez on Me
24. The Go-Go's - Vacation
23. 'NSync - No Strings Attached
22. Duran Duran - Rio
21. The Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground
20. AC/DC - Back In Black
19. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA
18. Prince - Purple Rain
17. The Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks
16. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
15. Lynyrd Skynryd - Street Survivors
14. N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
13. KISS - Hotter Than Hell
12. No Doubt - Return of Saturn
11. Bob Marley - Catch a Fire
10. Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
09. Snoop Dogg - Doggy Style
08. The Clash - London Calling
07. The Ramones - The Ramones
06. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
05. Madonna - Like a Virgin
04. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
03. Nirvana - Nevermind
02. The Who - Who's Next
01. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
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Nada Overlord
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« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2003, 12:37:42 AM » |
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This is one of about 100 (really) unfinished Nada list topics. I'll post ours and we can vote.
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Matt B
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« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2003, 05:12:55 PM » |
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That is a truly pathetic list. No Ohio Players albums?
The greatest album cover of all time is Blues Brothers - Briefcase Full Of Blues, closely followed by Sesame Street Fever. Everything else is just stupid.
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Matt B
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« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2003, 05:24:27 PM » |
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"Aerosmith - Get A Grip"... that just makes me mad. I really think they just picked 50 fuckin' names out of a hat.
I tried to look at that VH1 thing on a friend's television once, but I saw Dave Matthews so I changed the channel. TV scares me a little bit. That shit is more dangerous than weed.
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Sonja
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« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2003, 06:40:13 PM » |
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In typical VH1 fashion, I think they try to hit all the way around different genres and include things that definitely shouldn't be there.
But, in defense, watching it on TV is way more interesting. They give you the background on how the cover art came to be, have interviews and celebrity commentary.
I figured it would inspire some fun comments, anyway.
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Matt B
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« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2003, 08:55:59 PM » |
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I'll bet the shocking tale of the Amorica pubic hair controversy had you riveted...
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Matt B
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« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2003, 02:38:05 AM » |
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I'm really not dissing your topic, Sonja. That list is just inane. Abbey Road has one of the most imitated covers in the history of the entire damned record industry and I don't see it on there. Get A Grip has a close-up of a fucking udder!
If they're going to put an Aerosmith cover on their dumbass list, Draw The Line had that cool Al Hirschfeld cover (the caricaturist who gained fame in the '30s and '40s and inspired the excellent "Rhapsody In Blue" segment of Fantasia 2000) and Toys In The Attic is a gen-yoo-wine '70s artifact, deep brown and creepy.
A fucking udder. The udder of the cash cow that VH1 milks to keep their crap on the air. End of rant.
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chriscounty
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« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2003, 12:05:48 PM » |
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This isn't strictly an album, but does anybody remember that Beastie Boys LP Love American Style? With the red white and blue body painted girls?
That was some hot shit.
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Matt B
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« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2003, 03:04:01 PM » |
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Yeah! It gave you something cool to stare at while you played "33% God" over and over...
I also liked the "Sure Shot" 12" cover with the kid yelling "Ma, what are they givin' me?"
I love those guys.
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Sonja
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« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2003, 03:58:33 PM » |
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I definitely concur that it's a fucked up list...I'm just saying that I *do* like learning about whatever retarded album cover and how it came to be. It makes me better at Trivial Pursuit and shit.
Even stupid things are fun to learn about.
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« Reply #10 on: September 23, 2003, 05:03:47 PM » |
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Some good album covers that I like
Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Scorpions - Love at First Sting (banned version)
Sonic Youth - Goo
Treepeople - SOmething Vicious For Tomorrow/ Time Whore
The Strokes - Is This it (UK version)
Blur - Parklife
Outkast - Aquemini
Def Leppard - High N Dry
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« Reply #11 on: September 24, 2003, 05:42:42 AM » |
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High N Dry!!!!
I fuckin' love the Snizz.
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The Snizz
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« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2003, 11:35:04 AM » |
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Why thank you kind sir.
I just thought of one of the most disturbing album covers...
Dwarves - Blood, Guts and Pussy
I think the dude was like fucking a rabbit and they were all covered in blood.
Matt A do you still have that Dwarves single Fuckhead? Maybe it was somebody else I dunno.
"You're not me, you're you, you're fuckhead. Go fuckhead!"
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« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2003, 11:27:17 AM » |
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Here is a couple real gems from the outer genres of the hip-hop guy's tastes:
Dennis Coffey - Finger Lickin' Good (you must see it to believe it)
Jack McDuff - Sophisticated Funk (Chastity belt goes hi-tech)
and of course as earlier mentioned,
Ohio Players - Honey and/or Skin Tight
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