This year brought us a lot of good things… Britney Spears released a new song, “3″, Lady Gaga brought us “The Fame Monster”, and Rihanna gave us “Rated R”. In addition, we can also look forward to Alicia Keys’ newest album, “The Element Of Freedom”.
Musical genius aside, here are the album covers of the year that made us want to vomit.
1. Chris Brown – Graffiti
What exactly is going on in this picture? What’s going on with those tight leggings? Got a new weapon to trash your next victim? Tool.
2. Bruce Springsteen – Working on a Dream
In this day and age, you would think that The Boss would’ve come up with something more clever that involved tight jeans and an American flag, but no, we get this Photoshopped disaster.
3. Cymbals Eat Guitars – Why There Are Mountains
As this boy sits on his bed with his dog, in the middle of a forest with a window coming out of nowhere, is totally beyond us. And there are no mountains. This makes absolutely no sense. Moving on.
4. Ear Pwr – Super Animal Brothers III
Two fat, shirtless men playing with Legos. Need I say more? And the moobs! Oh, the moobs are just disgusting on these two slobs.
5. Fischerspooner – Entertainment
Is this what Adam Lambert will grow into? Some wretched creature with guyliner and a lamp on his head. Stop it now. This is no longer funny.
After the jump, for more awfulness!
6. Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
This looks like some cheap graffiti. Clearly they phoned this one in…or copied someone else. Which could it be?
7. Jello Biafra – The Audacity of Hype
The Audacity Of Hype? Seriously? They had to crap all over Barack Obama’s photo with this garbage? We get it, he’s the devil. Next!
8. Joss Stone – Colour Me Free
Colour her a contortionist! Someone put Joss in a small cell and locked her up. Should you color her out of that pickle? Nope. This is plain terrible.
9. Keith Urban – Defying Gravity
It’s obvious that Keith has something to prove here. Maybe he thinks he can walk on walls since successfully knocking up Nicole Kidman?
10. Kid Cudi – Man on the Moon: The End of Day
And we all thought that Kanye West had a head as big as the moon. We were wrong! We’ll get you some Tylenol for that massive headache you’re going to get when you figure out that your record isn’t going to sell.
11. Mannie Fresh – Return of the Ballin’
Since he’s “ballin’”, you see that he can afford to spell out the year, make, and model of those nice cars in the background. He desperately wants us all to know that he can afford these nice rides. He’s the illest thing around, yo. Too bad no one’s heard of you.
12. MSTRKRFT – Fist Of God
It’s a fist made of butts. How clever. I hope it sounds better than it looks, really.
13. Neil Young – Fork in the Road
“I’ve got candy in the house. Want some?” Creepy.
14. Sum41: All the Good Sh*t: 14 Solid Gold Hits, 2001-2008
Is this all of their good tunes wrapped into a package that looks like it got rejected by Journey? Why yes, yes it is. Kudos to you guys.
That’s all I’ve got. What did we leave out?
source: The Worst Album Covers of 2009 – [pitchfork]
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I have no complaints about the Green Day cover. It looks like a Banksy, actually. It might be a Banksy. :) I agree about the Chris Brown cover, though.
-meream
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i think some of the covers are very bad, some are actually good, but i am not sure about your analysis. is it serious or funny? which ever it is you missed.