All Time Worst Rock Album Cover

Fleetwood Mac have a lot of horrible covers.
Except for Bare Trees.

 

Because you simply can't post it too many times:

 

That sounds like the title of a Purple bootleg

 

Or like one of the innermost lairs of Paisley Park.

 

And you can find the bonus track right below where the cover cuts off.

 

Re the back--"Dude! Don't push her over the railing!"

 

That's that album Chevy Chase made after he spent six months in Mexico.

 

It didn’t seem that bad when it was released. Still a great album

 

The last U2 album. A "Waiting For The Sun" shot by Henry Diltz overlooking the Pacific in Maui would have been better. Madonna's first 12" single is pathetic. A child put it together. Beatles Rock N Roll Music double caused Lennon to throw up. The Beatles For Sale EP cover in the black outfits would have been better or even better on Beatles VI but Capitol had no idea what to do with Beatles 45rpm sleeves or covers. Kiss' Asylum is up there, just horrid.

 

I really hate Cannibal corpse covers and others like these

 

As @Mother from Melbourne points out, this is a serious jazz album, cover notwithstanding (I blame the 70s). Duane Allman plays on it.

Bonus: Herbie's 1966 album was called, and I am not making this up, Our Mann Flute.

 

Not going to post the rather nasty picture but has to be one of the worst covers:
Type O Negative- The Origin Of The Feces.

 

Yikes. They should have titled it "Hemorrhoids."

 

I didn't like U2's Songs of Innocence. It looked like something that would turn a pedophile on. I don't know what the hell they were thinking. They used to be my favorite band.

 

Nothing wrong with not liking it. But it's a father and son.
I suspect it's a kind of retribution for the US freaking out over the original cover for Boy, which we in the US got in a lame cover compared to the more visceral original. Nothing erotic was intended, obviously. But (no offense to you) that's where the panicy phobic US was at the time. Violence is ok, but nudity is a no-no. Even innocent nudity.
Sheesh.

 

Cover Stories: U2, 'Boy'

And love to Larry and his son for making this profound, poetic, beautiful cover.
If only we all had fathers who were that cool and loving to express affection, disturbed people be damned. Enough with the former version of macho masculinity. Strong men love their sons with genuine healthy affection.
Songs of Innocence (U2 album) - Wikipedia

 

What a shame about this lazy ass album cover work. Honestly, what was Warner Bros. thinking? Didn't the debut album sell fairly well? Jeez. even going with something obvious would have been better than this ugly thing. How about a pic or painting of the band burning a pile of greenbacks. Or how about a painting of a partially ripped "million dollar reserve note" with the band's name and album title on it. Anything (er well, ALMOST anything) would have been better than this.

 

You know, I have to wonder about the discussion that took place when deciding upon the cover art for this album. Who thought that this was a good idea? Even by 70s standards this is in poor taste. Herbie could have been built like Arnold Schwarzenegger., and this still would have been so wrong.

 

The average buyer doesn't know it is Larry's son. How bout kneeling next to the downed Joshua Tree cover tree at sunset. Much better.

 

The average buyer already got it for free!

 

This is a great example especially since all the Blondie album covers up to that point are pretty great. This sticks out like a sore thumb. There is not one good thing about this cover.

 

At least the tour was good...

 

I saw them at JFK in Philly open for Genesis in '82 on the Tracks Across America Hunter Tour. They were great...even Ms. Harry's cool colored hair underneath her regular color.

 

JoJo Gunne / Jumpin The Gunne (1973)...often noted as the beggining of the end for the short lived early 70s group

 

Not even the worst Montrose cover.