Rankings and Tops are not only made for positive things, i.e. "best" so and so. It also works perfectly for "worst" things. At Rankmill we even wonder if Tops of "worst" are not a better way to define oneself and to find true soul brothers. Prefixmag.com has created a very funny example of such a worst list : The TOP worst album covers of 2009. Based on their list, we created our own, in order for you to have the possibility to make your own list and to share it. You can even add other covers if you think the choice is too limited and that a masterpiece of that category is missing!
We already created a list of Top best album covers, and most of the times these great covers also correspond to great albums. As we haven't had the opportunity to listen all the albums mentionned by Prefixmag, we do not know if that rule works both ways. Apparently no reading their comments, they consider some albums mentionned in their list as great albums. Whatever, their choice is particularly sharp. Where the hell were A.D. of these record companies when the final decision for covers was made? Perhaps, after all, that these covers were imposed by the artists and that you can be a great and accomplished musician, and still have a incredible lack of taste for design and images? Or that our tastes, at rankmill.com and prefixmag.com, are quite standard and classical. In such a case perhaps will we find these covers wonderful in 3 years... Be your own judge and create your Top!
Our definite #1 is "Walking on a dream" by Empire of the Sun : the cover would be perfect for an add for "Holiday on Ice meets Siegfried and Roy", the Las Vegas magicians. It will be hard to beat it in 2010!
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