Weird Cover Colour Combinations (WCCC)
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:44 pm
I might not be a very artsy-fartsy type of person. In fact, drawing was my single worst grade throughout all of my years at school. Nevertheless, I can tell whether a painting is pleasing to the eye, or just makes you wish you'd looked right next to it instead, and really appreciated the texture of the wallpaper. The following covers end up in the latter category.
Crysys - Hard As Rock (Long St Records)
Had this cover been in black & white it would have been great. In fact, any other colour would have been a vast improvement. This reminds me more of an amusement park ad, candy store commercial or child's toy sale sign than a really good hard rock record. The Swedes on the board might notice the similarities between this record and the logo of GB Glace, the largest ice cream company here in Sweden. Maybe that's what bugs me, but probably not. It's just ugly.
Dresden - Too Many Skeletons (Incas Records)
Naughty Venom/Megadeth/speed/thrash/punk crossover kind of music? Check. Evil looking alien/skeleton-looking B-17 airplane on cover? Check. How about we make it purple! With yellow wings! What a great idea! Check! Evilness and naughtiness? Gone. This could have been a great tribute to the cool zombified airplane scene in Heavy Metal (the movie), but turned out to be a prop (pun intended) from a Disney flick instead.
Malibu Barbi - Rude Girls (Neon Angel Records)
I'm not really sure what bugs me about this one. Perhaps it's the fact that the ocean is pink. Or maybe because the mermaid (or is it a mermaid? It's got a human ass by the looks of it. And a g-string! How was that put on?) is white and grey? This is like asking a colour blind kid to do a landscape painting. The sky might as well be green. Dali would be proud!
Sorry about the blurriness, taken by my mobile phone. Feel free to add more WCCC in this thread! We could all do with a good laugh.
Crysys - Hard As Rock (Long St Records)
Had this cover been in black & white it would have been great. In fact, any other colour would have been a vast improvement. This reminds me more of an amusement park ad, candy store commercial or child's toy sale sign than a really good hard rock record. The Swedes on the board might notice the similarities between this record and the logo of GB Glace, the largest ice cream company here in Sweden. Maybe that's what bugs me, but probably not. It's just ugly.
Dresden - Too Many Skeletons (Incas Records)
Naughty Venom/Megadeth/speed/thrash/punk crossover kind of music? Check. Evil looking alien/skeleton-looking B-17 airplane on cover? Check. How about we make it purple! With yellow wings! What a great idea! Check! Evilness and naughtiness? Gone. This could have been a great tribute to the cool zombified airplane scene in Heavy Metal (the movie), but turned out to be a prop (pun intended) from a Disney flick instead.
Malibu Barbi - Rude Girls (Neon Angel Records)
I'm not really sure what bugs me about this one. Perhaps it's the fact that the ocean is pink. Or maybe because the mermaid (or is it a mermaid? It's got a human ass by the looks of it. And a g-string! How was that put on?) is white and grey? This is like asking a colour blind kid to do a landscape painting. The sky might as well be green. Dali would be proud!
Sorry about the blurriness, taken by my mobile phone. Feel free to add more WCCC in this thread! We could all do with a good laugh.
I like to think that the cover "designer" had no idea what Godzilla is supposed to be and just put up a random wacky looking monster on the cover.
