Can be of all time, or just the 80's. Why do you like it?
Mine is "Happy Town" by Jill Sobule
With songs about prozac and depression amongst the many different topics on the album, the sprinkling of happy dust over the town by a pair of godlike hands is the perfect metaphor for the album.
Interestingly, the original album cover was banned by Walmart, forcing the change to this one... because instead of test tubes, it showed a split open prozac pill, sprinkling the town in dust.
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
Great thread Stitch...
Bon Jovi finally stop pretending they're hard rock: just sit down, have some tea do the cross word and remember their glory days! Excellent album too.
Of course George Michael and all he represents now is somewhat different to the guitar strumming, young gun of 1987. Popular with both genders as a solo artist, George was the closest thing to an Elvis or James Dean character we were ever likely to get: A voice of the youth, of second generation immigrants and the new working class. Just an all round cool bloke; the image has changed in recent years, but the talent lives on.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Here´s few:
The original, rejected Bon Jovi "Slippery When Wet" (1986)
I´ve always loved Hugh Syme cover art:
Slaughter: Stick It to Ya (1990)
Ed Repka knew how to make cool album covers for thrash bands:
Evil Dead: Annihilation of Civilization (1989)
And here´s pure heavy metal attitude:
Trance: Power Infusion (1983) Earthshaker: S/T (1983)
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
Ive never really thought about it before. Two that spring to mind are
MOTLEY CRUE: THEATRE OF PAIN
and
METALLICA: MASTER OF PUPPETS
Just because I think if you took the bands name and the album title OFF the album and held it up the imagery would be totally recognziable to anyone from the '80s.
Posted by journey (Member # 7316) on :
I don't really care much for the album, but I did always like this cover:
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
Worth a mention: IRON MAIDEN had some really good ones!
Posted by P a u l (Member # 1022) on :
Yazoo - Upstairs At Erics
U2 - War
Posted by eaglebauer valley (Member # 8308) on :
not my favourite ever - but this "husker du" album front cover for "new day rising" is pretty cool
Posted by kevdugp73 (Member # 5978) on :
I really love the album cover for Cyndi Lauper's "She's So Unusual", Prince's "When Doves Cry, and Van Halen's "1984"...they really capture the 80's spirit for me. * I have these three albums plus about 10 or so more in frames and hanging on my wall...
Posted by Sam Alice In cHAINs (Member # 3150) on :
Kiss 'Destroyer' Iron Maiden & Molly Hatchet had a lot of good ones
