Note: I sort of typed this up fast, so I am sure the typos are many. I didn't think this would be this hard, but I drew a blank for quite awhile. I also wanted to stay away from putting 10 Beatles albums on there just because that wouldn't be much fun. I am still toiling away with the bad album cover list. I don't have time now to pop on the album covers, but I will try and do it sometime this weekend.
10. Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
Most people think of the Born in the U.S.A. cover with Bruce and the Flag behind him when they think of Springsteen album covers. I always like this one. I always thought this was the more striking cover with the white background and Bruce with his guitar. It just went with the whole theme of the album.
9. War - U2
I have this one on vinyl and it's very jarring to see a close of a young boys face with such angry eyes and a bloodied fat lip. This was when U2 was political without apologies and without trying to jade music fans. This could be one of the more important albums and covers from the 80s.
8. Nevermind - Nirvana
I can't help looking at this cover and wondering how they did that. So I looked it up and basically they just threw that baby in the water and shot a whole roll of film in about 30 seconds. I also found out that kid is like 17 now and has no shortage of pickup lines.
7. Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band - The Beatles
You can look at this one forever and try and figure out who each face is. Or you can try to pick out all the Paul is Dead symbology. Or you can just get distracted by all the bright colors. There's a little bit of everything in this one. Most of all it captures the circus feel of the entire album.
6. Back in Black - AC/DC
I sort of had to choose between this and Metallica's Black Album for this one. It's bold when a band trys to just sell the album with a blank, black cover. It was never more appropriate though then when AC/DC released this album following the death of its lead singer. It didn't hurt that this ended up being probably their best album.
5. Get a Grip - Aerosmith
All I really have to say is cow utters. How many bands could get away with that? Maybe it's just funny to me because I grew up in the midwest, but come on cow utters.
4. Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf
This one always catches my attention when going through my collection of CDs. I'll pull it out and just look at it even if I have no intention of listening to the album, which more often than not I don't. But it does capture the essence of rock 'n roll with the crazy looking guys driving his motorcycle off the cliff and into the pits of hell.
3. Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones
It takes a lot of balls to put a male crotch on the front of your album and then have a very noticeable bulge in the front to boot. Even if you don't want to look, you almost compelled to do so. But it's sort of the sophomoric humor that has helped the Stones stay alive for 150 years now.
2. Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin
Well to some degree the Zeppelin was always a little weird and this cover sort of epitomizes that with all the nude 'childlike' creatures crawling over the beach and rocks. This is one of the covers that I think every body recognizes when they see it, even if they don't know the title of the album.
1. Abbey Road - The Beatles
I think this has morphed into the most iconic of the many images the Beatles put out there. It just sort sums up the fact that this was it for them. They're all dressed differently walking single file across the street. I've always imagined they hit the sidewalk and all went off in different directions. It's just very serene.
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Hmm wait until you see my worst list. :) I like your last point on Abbey Road. It did really represent the individality that was tearing them apart. That probably is the next roll is them going elsewhere.
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