7 worst album artwork covers

When an artist releases an album the music is only 75% of the effort. The other 25% is the album artwork. Now some people may say they don’t care about what the album looks like, it’s all about the music but that’s just idealistic rubbish! I’m sure we have all seen an album cover and thought “what the hell is going on there?”

Some albums get it very right and we remember them for ages e.g. Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of The Moon album cover became iconic, who doesn’t know what the cover of Michael Jackson’s Thriller looks like and recently Jay-z’s Blueprint 3 came with a very artist feel to it (You can tell we love Jay-z here at M.O.M.) but here are 7 album covers that in common terms FLOPPED HARD.

Sean Kingston – Tomorrow, 2009. First up we have Sean Kingston’s latest offering of catchy songs and dancey anthems. This album cover doesn’t score high on any list and why should it? It looks like a video game and not a good one at that. However if it was a video I assume it be you play as a skinnier more annoying version of Sean Kingston realising one mediocre album every two years.

Bobby Valentino – The Rebirth, 2009. Another 09 album with a more than disappointing album cover. By now I’m sure we all know what ‘Bobby V.’ looks like so why spread your face all over the cover? It looks like an advert for black hair products. Sorry Bobby I wont buy your album but maybe you can get a job at Dax?

T.I. – Paper Trail, 2008. Clifford Joseph Harris Jr or T.I. to you and me is currently serving time for weaponry charges but if the judge knew about the cover for 08’s Paper Trail he would have gone away for longer. It just looks like the cover to the Roots DVD in HMV.

The Darkness – Platinum Collection, 2008. Number one I didn’t even know The Darkness had enough songs for what can be called a platinum collection. But apparently they do and guess what? The album cover is bad. A bad imitation of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody and not just that but it is my personal belief that no grown man should have his nipples out on a album cover! But look at them; they almost follow you around the room!

Millie Jackson – Back to the S***, 1989. The R&B songstress is clearly not a lady!

Handsome Beast – Bestiality CD, 1996. You probably haven’t heard of these guys and its no surprise. One look at this album cover and you don’t want to hear anything these guys have to say! VIEWER DISCREATION IS ADVISED!

50 Cent – Get Rich or Die Tryin’, 2003. Ok this was a pretty good album BUT why does it need to be nothing but him with his shirt off? Ok we get it 50 you work out! Having a great record isn’t enough for some; they have to show off their fitness first membership as well!

Da Vinci

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