The Most Iconic Album Covers of All-Time

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  • @AlfoMedia
    @AlfoMedia  Před 4 lety +965

    I've seen a bunch of comments asking about it, so here's an answer: I had never seen ARTV's videos before today. Just checked him out and he seems like a good guy. Fiverr must've contacted both of us at the same time about the redesigns and we both ended up making videos revolving around them. No big controversy. Watch his video, watch mine, watch both, doesn't matter lol. Have a happy Thanksgiving folks 💘

    • @user-wo5tc9ux7u
      @user-wo5tc9ux7u Před 4 lety +13

      Artv's trash

    • @ARTV-
      @ARTV- Před 4 lety +154

      @@user-wo5tc9ux7u happy thanksgiving!

    • @ARTV-
      @ARTV- Před 4 lety +132

      I just discovered you through the comments on my video now saying someone uploaded the same video. Oh well, not our fault we had no idea :) Cheers to you man, nice job on your video here too.

    • @AlfoMedia
      @AlfoMedia  Před 4 lety +90

      You too! Happy holidays, sir

    • @tintinabello
      @tintinabello Před 4 lety +20

      The greatest crossover of all time

  • @ChipmunkAsylum
    @ChipmunkAsylum Před 4 lety +1188

    I’m pretty sure Abbey Road is the Beatles most iconic album cover, and one of the most imitated photos in music history.

    • @AllenScheck
      @AllenScheck Před 3 lety +43

      Agreed. Probably harder to analyze than Sgt Pepper though.
      Could easily do a while video on just the Beatles' covers.

    • @stepladder3257
      @stepladder3257 Před 2 lety +4

      History*

    • @Ihavetoomanyvolvos
      @Ihavetoomanyvolvos Před 2 lety +33

      I feel like Weezers blue album inspired the creation of abbey roads cover. 4 dudes lined up in a row.

    • @jandcstopmotion7774
      @jandcstopmotion7774 Před 2 lety +10

      That or dark side of the moon are the most iconic album covers for sure

    • @yourcommentisntfunnyv2709
      @yourcommentisntfunnyv2709 Před 2 lety

      @@Ihavetoomanyvolvos I agree!

  • @victorconb9848
    @victorconb9848 Před 4 lety +2810

    The Madvillainy cover, iconic

    • @x99ribs
      @x99ribs Před 4 lety +33

      The villain

    • @raine4665
      @raine4665 Před 4 lety +45

      I just got that album on Vinyl and I’m so happy

    • @xubstsyzgsgssvifndudhxush2043
      @xubstsyzgsgssvifndudhxush2043 Před 4 lety +103

      I mean for the year 2004 where lots of hip hop albums were flashy and flexing with women and money the grimey shot of mf dooms face was pretty cool and new so i'm glad i'm not the only one who thinks that album cover is iconic.

    • @gman2253
      @gman2253 Před 4 lety +49

      Madvillain,low end theory,enter the 36 chambers,i think these are the most recognisable hip hoo albums

    • @ethanworkman8828
      @ethanworkman8828 Před 4 lety +4

      Ur basic

  • @zicomitchell
    @zicomitchell Před 4 lety +1638

    Led Zeppelin 1's image of the Hindenburg crashing is legendary. Really set the tone for their discography

    • @cooperbillings457
      @cooperbillings457 Před 4 lety +45

      That's exactly what I was thinking, every cover they had for their albums set the tone of the songs on their albums, minus Precense tho

    • @Paulito-ym4qc
      @Paulito-ym4qc Před 4 lety +18

      i get that's not what you meant, but it sounds like your implying that their discography was a wreck, which is pretty funny to me, since it's really not, and that's what you wanted to say

    • @chgo-kj7cj
      @chgo-kj7cj Před 4 lety +13

      Zeppelin 4 was Also epic cover

    • @ianblack7006
      @ianblack7006 Před 3 lety

      They are a shit group though

    • @realzian8082
      @realzian8082 Před 3 lety +18

      @@ianblack7006 L

  • @peanutbutterpikachu
    @peanutbutterpikachu Před 4 lety +2063

    The pet sounds cover is adorable. They're feeding goats and that's just wholesome.

    • @xwhite2020
      @xwhite2020 Před 4 lety +189

      It could be adorable and artistically well done.
      It clearly is not artistically well done

    • @synthmalicious7541
      @synthmalicious7541 Před 4 lety +108

      it’s only iconic because it is coupled with one of the best sounding albums of all time. Like, imagine if Sgt. Peppers just featured a picture of them like in Beatles For Sale.

    • @sonnyx-ride1879
      @sonnyx-ride1879 Před 4 lety +15

      Says the lover of goats
      .
      I agree with u

    • @KianOntong13
      @KianOntong13 Před 4 lety +12

      also the green is great

    • @chrazye5682
      @chrazye5682 Před 4 lety +21

      The color scheme is hideous

  • @jo_nm9484
    @jo_nm9484 Před 4 lety +1615

    Every other artist: *_A R T_*
    Tyler the Creator: *-B U B B L E F O N T-*

  • @GibusWearingMann
    @GibusWearingMann Před 4 lety +804

    "It's pretty much American Idiot for boomers." This is completely correct and I still hate it

  • @Tik1800
    @Tik1800 Před 4 lety +987

    Michael Jackson’s thriller is pretty iconic. I’d say the BAD album is too

    • @moesephjoseph
      @moesephjoseph Před 4 lety +78

      undoubtedly. They were both the most published music images of that time and recognizable to pretty much everyone. I just think he generally prefers Prince over Michael, because how're you gonna mention one without the other here? lol

    • @nickchettle6441
      @nickchettle6441 Před 4 lety +7

      Definitely

    • @capekbgt712
      @capekbgt712 Před 3 lety +3

      abolutely

    • @kevynoliveira
      @kevynoliveira Před 3 lety +16

      Dangerous too

    • @soovi4522
      @soovi4522 Před 3 lety +21

      The cover for Blood on the Dance Floor is incredible

  • @jerry-dh7qf
    @jerry-dh7qf Před 4 lety +735

    I feel like currents and ok computer definitely deserve a mention

    • @tristan5494
      @tristan5494 Před 4 lety +56

      jerry boop boop boop boop
      *paranoid android noises*

    • @HotStrange
      @HotStrange Před 4 lety +57

      Kid A and Lonerism, too.

    • @Karmy.
      @Karmy. Před 4 lety +19

      In The Aeroplane Over The Sea too...

    • @blizzmuzic
      @blizzmuzic Před 4 lety +9

      When Radiohead and Tame Impala are my two favorite bands 👁 👄 👁

    • @Designed1
      @Designed1 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Karmy. ah yes, the anne frank fan-fic album

  • @Dragonkinglover
    @Dragonkinglover Před 4 lety +2740

    Playboi cartis die lit album cover is the elvis presley album cover of the 2010s

    • @qb9music
      @qb9music Před 4 lety +308

      Honestly shocked Die Lit wasn't mentioned cause that album cover is fucking amazing

    • @cillianclarke8987
      @cillianclarke8987 Před 4 lety +69

      LETS ARGUE

    • @theodoore
      @theodoore Před 4 lety +62

      I literally downloaded some of his songs just for the album cover, it's just that good

    • @mauricioperdomo293
      @mauricioperdomo293 Před 4 lety +42

      definitely going to be an iconic album cover

    • @marcyoung9019
      @marcyoung9019 Před 4 lety +27

      Alexander Andersson I take rodeo

  • @valentijn3608
    @valentijn3608 Před 4 lety +950

    The igor cover art is simplistic but yet so memorable and it suits the vibe of the album. Barely brought up in conversations about the album, yes I find it one of the (if not the) most iconic thing about the album.

  • @martin-mc7kn
    @martin-mc7kn Před 4 lety +439

    tame impala’s covers are so gorgeous/amazing and perfectly represent the album titles

    • @jamilecrocodile718
      @jamilecrocodile718 Před 4 lety +24

      Gorillaz' ones really fit the albums as well

    • @trendylyrics8040
      @trendylyrics8040 Před 3 lety +10

      Currents album remind me of Physics books😂😂

    • @dibyajyotitarai518
      @dibyajyotitarai518 Před 3 lety +2

      @@trendylyrics8040 Are we talking HC Verma here, homie ?

    • @davidcopson5800
      @davidcopson5800 Před 3 lety +4

      It feels like you're only going backwards saying that.

    • @feluk-
      @feluk- Před 3 lety +2

      currents and innerspeaker are AMAZING but the others are eh

  • @Robbity
    @Robbity Před rokem +220

    I think Weezer’s Blue Album really fits this criteria. Those four boys on a solid color background is one of the most iconic album covers of all time. Wow!

    • @yelladude6969
      @yelladude6969 Před rokem

      Wow! 😁

    • @Hayych.
      @Hayych. Před rokem +22

      They really do make me think, what were those homies dissing his girl for?

    • @notpea
      @notpea Před rokem +3

      blue and pinkerton have the best weezer album covers imo, they just resonate with the tracks so much.

    • @utsukushiishiibuya
      @utsukushiishiibuya Před rokem +2

      it really captures that crunchy, raw, fun feeling of the album

    • @PH10MILK
      @PH10MILK Před rokem +2

      @@notpea almost every weezer album cover is great though, all the coloured albums minus red are such raw images and stuff like pacific daydream, even if its a mid album, has a pretty good album cover, and as ok humans biggest fan the album cover for it is so good, even if hurley and raditude have awful album covers weezer makes up for it with near nonstop beautiful pieces of art to represent their songs

  • @sleepportrait2161
    @sleepportrait2161 Před 4 lety +231

    “I could sit and find meaning in this image of a banana, but I’ll let it S L I D E for now”

  • @matthewdyck5503
    @matthewdyck5503 Před 4 lety +233

    Yo wheres In the Court of the Crimson King? That one of the most iconic album covers of all time

    • @zacharymorin5696
      @zacharymorin5696 Před 4 lety +5

      That’s what I was thinking

    • @user-wx2ek3uv1i
      @user-wx2ek3uv1i Před 3 lety +30

      King Crimson has some the best album covers of all time. They're either minimalist abstract pitcures that pop and stand out, or awesome realist paintings with an incredible amount of meaning that represent the lyrics, all while looking exactly like the sound of the music more than anyone else.

    • @wispycirrus9907
      @wispycirrus9907 Před 3 lety +16

      @@user-wx2ek3uv1i for real though. Every single album cover by them looks exactly like the music. Not a day goes by where I don't think about the cover art for itcotck, itwop, larks' tongues, red, the 80's trilogy, or the power to believe. Their album art is masterful.

    • @featherycoffee1401
      @featherycoffee1401 Před 3 lety +2

      @@wispycirrus9907 I love em man but those acronyms are ridiculous

    • @hogndog2339
      @hogndog2339 Před 2 lety +3

      King crimson aren’t nearly as mainstream though so they aren’t considered “iconic”

  • @josephancion2190
    @josephancion2190 Před 4 lety +228

    HOLY F I HAD NEVER NOTICED THAT LONDON CALLING WAS A PARODY OF "ELVIS PRESLEY" !
    My life is a lie.

    • @jamesmaguirk2944
      @jamesmaguirk2944 Před 4 lety +15

      Joseph Ancion it makes London Calling even better imo

    • @micahwright5901
      @micahwright5901 Před 3 lety +1

      I didn’t know either.

    • @user-zd6cn4zw8e
      @user-zd6cn4zw8e Před 3 lety +9

      I am currently enjoying my three moments of superiority knowing that before you

  • @caehum
    @caehum Před 4 lety +221

    All of MJs album covers from Off the wall until blood on the dance floor are godlike, you cant go wrong with the king of pop

  • @frostedblake3352
    @frostedblake3352 Před 4 lety +737

    Because The Internet cover was iconic the second it dropped, color palette is gasss

  • @declanwarner4835
    @declanwarner4835 Před 4 lety +362

    In the aeroplane over the sea

  • @maxh7085
    @maxh7085 Před 4 lety +135

    The cover for king crimson's debut album is one of my favourites. It captures the tone of the album and the band perfectly.

    • @limptoast
      @limptoast Před rokem +5

      Honestly my favorite album of all time is the court of the crimson king along with the cover. Just beutiful.

  • @dingbing1539
    @dingbing1539 Před 4 lety +714

    Dude forgot “Demon Days” from Gorillaz.

    • @Paulito-ym4qc
      @Paulito-ym4qc Před 4 lety +55

      after abbey roads the most iconic four band members cover imo

    • @DeathbyPixels
      @DeathbyPixels Před 4 lety +5

      That’s what I was about to say!

    • @WingsOfElysium
      @WingsOfElysium Před 4 lety +5

      @@Paulito-ym4qc Hot Space by Queen?

    • @Paulito-ym4qc
      @Paulito-ym4qc Před 4 lety +20

      @@WingsOfElysium it's definetley up there, but it's not as well known. like with demon days or abbey road people will draw fanart of characters in those motives withouth even knowing they're from those albums. don't get me wrong, i love queen, but the impact of that cover is by no means as grand as gorillaz/beatles. (coverwise)

    • @ani5903
      @ani5903 Před 4 lety +1

      DUDE YEAHHH

  • @zackarysmith3328
    @zackarysmith3328 Před 4 lety +507

    The Magdalene cover makes me extremely uncomfortable

    • @jade78797
      @jade78797 Před 4 lety +55

      @Bella for me it's because of the uncanny valley effect

    • @jrurbbehdidiwdnndjduw85eos73
      @jrurbbehdidiwdnndjduw85eos73 Před 4 lety

      @@DMVGREY what does that have to do this?

    • @toilet64_
      @toilet64_ Před 4 lety +7

      Album is so overhyped lmao

    • @na9oooooooor
      @na9oooooooor Před 4 lety +1

      Zackary Smith had to google that...scary as fuck

    • @Accorinrin
      @Accorinrin Před 4 lety +6

      Have a look at the mutant by arca cover

  • @harleyharding7330
    @harleyharding7330 Před 4 lety +201

    The Stone Roses self-titled album is pretty iconic I feel.

    • @ninabooth1202
      @ninabooth1202 Před 4 lety +2

      I love that album so much probably the best introduction on any album let alone a debut

    • @HotStrange
      @HotStrange Před 4 lety +2

      1000%

    • @bogdanadzic9305
      @bogdanadzic9305 Před 2 lety +1

      @Harvey Smith nab 2 3 good songs rest are mid af

  • @RuhrRedArmy
    @RuhrRedArmy Před 4 lety +442

    Gosh, why don't we have more animated album covers considering most of us stream these days?

    • @kamjustkam9652
      @kamjustkam9652 Před 4 lety +7

      Nothing is real bandana - freddie gibbs & madlib
      Smino - Noir
      some pretty cool ones

    • @madcowboy5700
      @madcowboy5700 Před 4 lety +4

      Lil uzi very kinda did that with ea

    • @yungboomer6467
      @yungboomer6467 Před 3 lety +25

      It’s not practical

    • @WhaleManMan
      @WhaleManMan Před 3 lety +11

      Because its really distracting while listening to music.

    • @tysopiccaso8711
      @tysopiccaso8711 Před 2 lety

      @@WhaleManMan nah

  • @jamesmaguirk2944
    @jamesmaguirk2944 Před 4 lety +76

    I’d add the London Calling album cover, specifically in how it calls back to the Elvis Presley debut cover and flips it on its head with punk energy.

  • @misterepicpantsyo8687
    @misterepicpantsyo8687 Před 4 lety +139

    Not even two minutes in and we get Pet Sounds cover slander I expected better here 😔

    • @LucaDickson
      @LucaDickson Před 4 lety +7

      it's ok, but not worthy for such a great album

  • @doodie4083
    @doodie4083 Před 4 lety +90

    Demon Days, Wolf, Abbey Road, communist daughter, Random Access Memories, The Money Store, MBTF, Man on the moon, No Love Deep Web, Rolling Stone, Odd future tape v1 and 2, Cherry bomb, Plastic beach, The Magic Whip, Blur, To Pimp a Butterfly, Blonde, Death of a Bachelor, Pretty Odd, The Black Parade, American Idiot, Nevermind, Bizarre Ride II, Tribe Called Quest, Gorillaz, Discovery, Flowerboy, Graduation, College Dropout, DAMN., Yeezus, list can go on

    • @frauleinzuckerguss1906
      @frauleinzuckerguss1906 Před 4 lety

      Reading "The Black Parade" in this list gave me the same feeling as when I suddenly hear a single g-note

    • @NUCLEAR2715
      @NUCLEAR2715 Před 4 lety

      Madvilliany cover is dope tho

    • @151reese
      @151reese Před 2 lety

      bro why you gotta sleep on Late Registration

  • @frauleinzuckerguss1906
    @frauleinzuckerguss1906 Před 4 lety +35

    Demon Days by Gorillaz has a pretty iconic album cover imo. I mean pretty much all of Gorillaz' album covers are awesome and I love them but I can't deny that Demon Days is way more widely known than for example Plastic Beach.

  • @KingBenny
    @KingBenny Před 4 lety +95

    Kid cudi's man on the moon is soooo good especially the expanded one

  • @cillianclarke8987
    @cillianclarke8987 Před 4 lety +65

    I could honestly have watched an hour long video of this.

  • @mirrorball1752
    @mirrorball1752 Před 3 lety +84

    The reputation album cover is also one of my favs. There's a whole story behind it, every single detail is important.

    • @-Scrapper-
      @-Scrapper- Před 2 lety +3

      the one with taylor staring at us like a goose

    • @mirrorball1752
      @mirrorball1752 Před 2 lety +3

      @@-Scrapper- not how i would describe it

    • @-Scrapper-
      @-Scrapper- Před 2 lety +4

      @@mirrorball1752 Isn't it just her name spammed everywhere with different fonts idk

    • @yutisima
      @yutisima Před rokem

      @@-Scrapper- yeah and Born in the USA is an ass in front of an american flag, but simplicity is not a negative aspect

    • @cri5anto370
      @cri5anto370 Před rokem +1

      It’s my favorite. The repeated TAYLOR SWIFT. As if it were newspaper headlines. Every rep song has some sort of commentary on how joe saw past everything happening to her. Kanye, rumors and just about all the negativity in her life. Her name in the headline font is not covering the whole album cover just half her face and the side and to me it means she’s passed all of it “ my reputation’s never been worse so you must like me for me”. And she’s literally Past it all LOVER is definitely her seeing the good in just accepting it and moving on because she’s in love and it’s been proven to her that joe doesn’t care about what they say of her and he LOVES her

  • @qwertyfra1
    @qwertyfra1 Před 4 lety +157

    loveless' cover is both "original" and "thematic", its probably the best album cover of all time

    • @aguynamedjosh1
      @aguynamedjosh1 Před 4 lety +34

      qwertyfra1 it looks exactly how the music sounds.

    • @draevonmay7704
      @draevonmay7704 Před 4 lety +3

      It’s my favorite. I have it on my duvet cover on my bed, and I programmed my LED lights to have a gradient of its colors across my room.

    • @arunistrying
      @arunistrying Před 4 lety +1

      I agree 100% it fits the album perfectly

    • @LucyWest370
      @LucyWest370 Před 3 lety

      What about news of the world by queen

  • @name8731
    @name8731 Před 4 lety +428

    Hang on, I'm 10 minutes in an Alfo video about albums and there's nothing about MBDTF. What's just happened?!?

    • @ognjengaric2687
      @ognjengaric2687 Před 4 lety +8

      KaNyE fElL oFf
      That's what happened

    • @andremartinez4411
      @andremartinez4411 Před 4 lety +34

      Bro Kid's See Ghosts, Yeezus, The Life of Pablo, MBDTF and Graduation are all iconic covers.

    • @hyunseoklee4027
      @hyunseoklee4027 Před 4 lety +9

      @@ognjengaric2687 well last year he dropped 2 aotys in kids see ghosts and daytona (exec. Producer) and a potential aoty in ye. This year he made the highest selling gospel rap album of all time off of 2 week sales. He was the highest earning celeb of 2019, and he went from $53 mil in debt in 2017 to $600 mil in 2020. Pretty sure hes doing fine mate.

    • @napster3075
      @napster3075 Před 4 lety

      @@hyunseoklee4027 He's also a billionaire now

    • @hyunseoklee4027
      @hyunseoklee4027 Před 4 lety

      @@napster3075 100%

  • @LeBeautiful
    @LeBeautiful Před 4 lety +43

    That to pimp a butterfly!!!

  • @Corabeth111
    @Corabeth111 Před 4 lety +43

    Even when I had no concept of Neutral Milk Hotel, the In the Aeroplane Over the Sea album cover really stuck itself in my head

  • @harrylamont6007
    @harrylamont6007 Před 4 lety +63

    Kid A is my personal favourite

  • @SeanMacadelic
    @SeanMacadelic Před 4 lety +147

    13:10
    the figures who appear on the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover redesign are as follows:
    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band:
    John = Kanye West
    Ringo = Drake
    Paul = Taylor Swift
    George = Lil Nas X
    From Left to Right:
    1. The Beatles (Headless)
    2. Barack Obama
    3. Beyonce
    4. Bojack Horseman
    5. Elon Musk
    6. Margaret Atwood
    7. Ai Weiwei
    8. Bell Hooks
    9. M.I.A.
    10. Millie Bobbie Brown
    11. Bernie Sanders
    12. Martha Nussbaum
    13. Judith Butler
    14. Rupaul
    15. Lil Peep
    16. Xxxtentacion
    17. Kendrick Lamar
    18. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
    19. Donna Haraway
    20. Miley Cyrus
    21. Avicii
    22. Bjork
    23. No-Face (Spirited Away)
    24. Billie Eilish
    25. Greta Thunberg
    26. Marina Abramovic
    27. Yanis Varoufakis
    28. Slavoj Zizek
    29. Jamie Oliver
    30. Kylie Jenner
    the redesign was created by TrippieSteff

  • @viewsfromtheloge
    @viewsfromtheloge Před 4 lety +23

    One of my favorite things about music honestly is the album covers...love the Video 🙌🏻

  • @notethan_
    @notethan_ Před 4 lety +40

    Muse - Absolution album cover physically gives me chills

  • @trayvonmonden1902
    @trayvonmonden1902 Před 3 lety +22

    OutKast: “Stankonia” album is iconic

  • @AlphaAxle
    @AlphaAxle Před 4 lety +202

    Fiverr literally sponsored the same video from ARTV. They didn’t even change the 12 chosen albums wtf

  • @richardlevin4488
    @richardlevin4488 Před 4 lety +554

    The pet sounds cover is not that bad, my guy

    • @JafacaksWasTaken
      @JafacaksWasTaken Před 4 lety +81

      Was thinking the same, it's a fitting image and the green and yellow contrast is easy on the eyes

    • @cai6972
      @cai6972 Před 4 lety +21

      It's less than aight

    • @KarlHavoc56
      @KarlHavoc56 Před 4 lety +93

      I wouldn't wear it on a t-shirt, that's for sure

    • @synthmalicious7541
      @synthmalicious7541 Před 4 lety +41

      Again, it’s only because Pet Sounds is one of the best albums of all time. They could’ve done so much better with that cover art.

    • @LucaDickson
      @LucaDickson Před 4 lety +6

      it's ok, but not fitting

  • @Zelgaro
    @Zelgaro Před 4 lety +30

    Bjork's "Post" is my favorite. It's so colorful and full of life

  • @o-mega7515
    @o-mega7515 Před rokem +17

    another one of the most incredible album covers is King Crimson's debut album, "In the court of the crimson king". It definitely fits the music thematically, but it is incredibly abstract, especially for its time.

  • @brahminsoup
    @brahminsoup Před 4 lety +37

    The OOZ has gotta be one of my favorites.

  • @spebtm8017
    @spebtm8017 Před 4 lety +30

    Gorillaz - Demon Days
    Who hasn't seen it?

    • @ztrike4402
      @ztrike4402 Před 4 lety +1

      I know a lot of people who haven't but yeah. VERY iconic album cover.

  • @aaliyahruth475
    @aaliyahruth475 Před 4 lety +2

    Really great video!! To me, album art is so important. If I’m searching for new music to listen to it it be online or at my local record shops, I always go for the ones with the album art that intrigues me the most and go from there. There’s so much cool story telling in album art. One of the main reasons I love buying albums is having the jacket of the album up close and seeing the story in your face.

  • @steveleopard6761
    @steveleopard6761 Před 3 lety +26

    Master of puppets cover has a lot of depth to it, and is one of the most recognized metal albums in all time

    • @infiniteammo675
      @infiniteammo675 Před rokem

      Id say And Justice For All edges it out. MoP is still excellent tho

  • @jdamourep
    @jdamourep Před 3 lety +10

    The re-imagined NWA album cover looks really good.

  • @antboy9252
    @antboy9252 Před 4 lety +154

    Alfo: You have to come up with an image for your album, and it has to be super thoughtful
    The Beatles, Weezer, and Metallica: No

    • @eyenbrows8188
      @eyenbrows8188 Před 4 lety +8

      Hey, pinkerton has a great ass album cover

    • @samyrandome425
      @samyrandome425 Před 4 lety

      And Jay-Z

    • @slendeaway7730
      @slendeaway7730 Před 4 lety +6

      Hey Metallica has some good ones

    • @antboy9252
      @antboy9252 Před 4 lety +4

      Slendeaway I'm talking about Black Album

    • @lukebradford
      @lukebradford Před 4 lety

      @Izzy Don't forget Chinese Democracy. Great album, questionable cover.

  • @The_End.
    @The_End. Před 4 lety +85

    Some of my favorite album covers:
    Currents - Tame Impala
    Rodeo - Travis Scott
    Birds in the trap sing mcknight - Travis Scott
    Dark side of the moon . Pink Floyd
    In utero - Nirvana
    My dark beautiful twisted fantasy - Kanye West
    Kids see ghosts - Kanye West & Kid Cudi

  • @SayNeverSayNever180
    @SayNeverSayNever180 Před 4 lety +2

    I'm so happy you finally got sponsored 💕 but this was a really great video dude! Also that's really cool Fiver reached out to their artists on their platform like that.

  • @hemispheres789
    @hemispheres789 Před 4 lety +16

    The Number of the Beast is the perfect example of a perfect album cover. Meaningful, beautiful, badass, and iconic. Holy Diver’s cover art is great too

  • @northofnorth
    @northofnorth Před 4 lety +16

    Unknown Pleasures is such a masterpiece in every single way it’s unbelievable to think it was both Joy Division’s debut and Peter Saville’s first album artwork

  • @verygreasyboy5019
    @verygreasyboy5019 Před 4 lety +19

    Weezer’s “Pinkerton” album art compliments the music so well.

  • @idelsagil9129
    @idelsagil9129 Před rokem +2

    Blondie - Parallel Lines 6:59
    David Bowie - Aladdin Sane 7:22

  • @davidescamilla1539
    @davidescamilla1539 Před 4 lety +15

    10 years from now we will get a video about the most iconic YT thumbnails

  • @Mark.mp3
    @Mark.mp3 Před 4 lety +58

    I love the pet sounds cover actually lol

  • @nickm8591
    @nickm8591 Před 4 lety +15

    Ween’s “The Mollusk” has pretty great album art, it perfectly captures what the album is

  • @echoestoofar3953
    @echoestoofar3953 Před 4 lety +21

    I feel like iridescence album cover isn't as iconic, but as it compliments the music in the album perfectly

  • @Maddie-rv6sp
    @Maddie-rv6sp Před 3 lety +4

    i loved the nirvana and purple rain design! but honestly all of them were so creative! I love the arts

  • @metagodd
    @metagodd Před 4 lety +16

    loveless by mbv. the album cover really visualizes the sounds in the album itself

  • @OpaqueVisions47
    @OpaqueVisions47 Před 4 lety +18

    Just a heads up even though someone has probably already mentioned it. Blondie's singer is Debbie Harry, not Harris. Great video though.

  • @finninman5045
    @finninman5045 Před 4 lety +17

    I feel like black sabbath’s self titled could easily have been in here- matches the sound of album perfectly

  • @Malos_
    @Malos_ Před 4 lety +43

    I refuse to accept the fact that a punk band hasn’t used the falling man from 9/11 as an album cover

    • @goo_90
      @goo_90 Před 2 lety

      I think Radiohead is taking notes

  • @TheGOGOSFAN
    @TheGOGOSFAN Před 3 lety +9

    I think the covers of Michael Jackson's "Bad", "HIStory", "Blood on the Dance Floor" and especially "Dangerous" are amazing covers that really stand out and are always overlooked.

  • @thashicray
    @thashicray Před 4 lety

    This is the dopest video I've seen in a while. GREAT JOB ALFO MEDIA!!!

  • @geoffreybrunell5592
    @geoffreybrunell5592 Před 3 lety +36

    Pet Sounds was unfortunately released just before album covers started being treated as a form of art. I believe if it had been released a year or two later, it would have had a truly iconic cover.

    • @SirAnthonyChirpsALot
      @SirAnthonyChirpsALot Před rokem +1

      I don’t know. “With the Beatles” already put a lot of creativity and sharp design into an album cover

    • @geoffreybrunell5592
      @geoffreybrunell5592 Před rokem

      @@SirAnthonyChirpsALot The Beatles are one of my favorite bands but I don't love their pre-Rubber Soul albums as much as their later albums. So, at first I was skeptical of your claim about the cover of With the Beatles, but I did some research into it. I do have to admit that more thought and effort was put into its design than I had assumed. Though I think it was still only somewhat of an outlier at the time it was released. It still fit into the norm of album covers in the early 60's just being a simple photo of the band members, even if it was edited in a certain way. I think Revolver's cover is what really lit the spark for album covers to have more creative designs.

    • @50gary
      @50gary Před rokem

      Rubber Soul, was an outtake photo that was distorted, immediately upon seeing that particular photo all four said "that's it" and it is. Artistic, iconic, and intimate, the distorted images foretold the emerging psychedelic influence.

  • @allenstewart8535
    @allenstewart8535 Před 4 lety +81

    Honestly i think three cheers for sweet revenge by my chemical romance is a pretty iconic deep album cover

  • @smgawesome2185
    @smgawesome2185 Před 4 lety +22

    The blue album by Weezer is pretty fire

    • @peanutbutterpikachu
      @peanutbutterpikachu Před 4 lety +4

      SMGawesome it's also the meme of 2019. All of weezer's color albums are pretty good. They look fresh on each one.

    • @stejac133
      @stejac133 Před 4 lety +2

      its not super special and eye grabbing but it fits so well. Weezer really is just a bunch of normal guys and a picture of them just standing and staring at the camera shows that so well. its fitting and kind of funny in a weird way

  • @toddk798
    @toddk798 Před 3 lety +9

    I think Iron Maiden's early 80's album covers should be mentioned since thousands of kids bought their music based on nothing but the art. Also if you've ever had a vinyl copy of Jethro Tulls' "Thick as a Brick" I'ts unforgettable.

  • @JacoboTeijelo
    @JacoboTeijelo Před 4 lety

    You make a great point here. Thank you for sharing this because not only is it interesting but it's also useful.

  • @rustfade2190
    @rustfade2190 Před 4 lety +51

    well if we're talking about iconic covers that might make you uncomfortable death grips' no love deep web cover is up there

    • @hw29472
      @hw29472 Před 4 lety +11

      Anyone else think the black bar censored version is even better as long as you have seen the uncensored version? Seems somewhat cooler knowing what's being hidden.

    • @liperigonful
      @liperigonful Před 4 lety +2

      Rustfade why would you get uncomfortable just by seeing something as simple as a penis? i dont get what’s wrong with that

    • @trilossiaman837
      @trilossiaman837 Před 3 lety

      @@liperigonful are you serious?

  • @whoispocket
    @whoispocket Před 4 lety +21

    The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me. Amazing album with incredible art. The band actually persisted on getting that photograph for their album after being rejected multiple times by the photographer. He eventually gave in and said that if they wanted it that bad, then they must be really passionate about it. I think the photographer gave the album a listen before finally agreeing to let it be the album art. The only requirement was that there could be no text covering the image.

    • @user-wo5tc9ux7u
      @user-wo5tc9ux7u Před 4 lety +2

      Good album cover but I really like deja entendu's cover as well... Maybe a little bit more

    • @theoptiml
      @theoptiml Před 2 lety +2

      That album cover has alway stuck with me. It’s incredible Imo and sets the tone perfectly for the record

  • @julenliantrehe6780
    @julenliantrehe6780 Před 4 lety +8

    London Calling by The Clash is also amazing.

  • @philippisler6641
    @philippisler6641 Před 4 lety +11

    Pac‘s all eyez on me cover is legendary

  • @Cheaplinx
    @Cheaplinx Před 4 lety +20

    To pimp a butterfly has a pretty lit album cover because it conveys what the albums theme is. Being black in America

  • @Stedders_
    @Stedders_ Před 4 lety +46

    London Calling ?

    • @nl3064
      @nl3064 Před 4 lety

      @@goo8243 Because it's literally the same as the Elvis one. They copied 'Elvis Presley'.

    • @nl3064
      @nl3064 Před 4 lety

      And it's in B&W, clearly further invoking Elvis.

    • @Sabbathfaax
      @Sabbathfaax Před 4 lety +4

      @@nl3064 it's literally meant to be a parody of the Elvis cover but okay

    • @nl3064
      @nl3064 Před 4 lety

      @@Sabbathfaax That's what I'm saying, it's not "iconic", it's not even it's own thing - it's an imitation/parody/homage/copy/ape/lampoon whatever. And it's not anymore known than any other common average cover picture.

    • @Sabbathfaax
      @Sabbathfaax Před 4 lety +6

      @@nl3064 fuck no it's incredibly iconic and partly BECAUSE it's based on the Elvis cover. The whole parody in itself exerts so much punk energy. At this point the cover has even transcended the original cover in recognition. The picture of Paul Simonon is easily one of the most iconic pictures of musicians of all time, so much so that the original smashed bass has now been preserved in the museum of London

  • @Joeandpeace
    @Joeandpeace Před 4 lety

    the re-designs were amazing to see!

  • @littlebilly6946
    @littlebilly6946 Před 4 lety +8

    I think taboo could fit perfectly in the identity category especially considering the themes of the album

  • @imanualmahida8278
    @imanualmahida8278 Před 3 lety +5

    Dark side of the moon and st. Pappers album covers are irreplaceable.. They are just perfect ❤❤

  • @mikepenis9771
    @mikepenis9771 Před 4 lety +43

    My favourite album covers of all time, in no particular order:
    Death Grips - Exmilitary
    Alice in Chains - Self Titled (Tripod)
    The Smiths - Meat is Murder
    David Bowie - Blackstar
    Have a Nice Life - Deathconciousness
    Kanye West - The Life of Pablo
    Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape
    Joy Division - Closer
    The Clash - London Calling
    Ol Dirty Bastard - Return to the 36 Chambers

    • @_profile
      @_profile Před rokem

      death grips no love deep web album cover 😳

    • @giddycadet
      @giddycadet Před rokem

      Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F#A#oo (I can't type half those damn symbols)
      DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ - Charmed
      King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinity
      deadmau5 - For Lack of a Better Name
      Bell Witch - Longing

    • @beef6996
      @beef6996 Před rokem

      @@giddycadet float along fill your lungs and polygondwanaland's are great too

  • @featherycoffee1401
    @featherycoffee1401 Před 3 lety +2

    I love the Meliora cover. It's so gorgeous and there are many different covers within than one cover. It's so gosh darn cool.

  • @emher4984
    @emher4984 Před 4 lety +9

    Weyes blood's TITANIC RISING has an AMAZING artcover

  • @thevfxmancolorizationvfxex4051

    Roger Dean is probably the greatest album cover artist of all time.

  • @Elisegaming295
    @Elisegaming295 Před 4 lety +7

    Great video overall, just ooone thing missing...
    Where was Out of the Blue’s album cover from ELO, that spaceship is the definition of Mr. Blue Sky

  • @eyuin5716
    @eyuin5716 Před 4 lety +2

    Hey, these redesigns are pretty good!

  • @pimleentjens5218
    @pimleentjens5218 Před 4 lety +8

    This video is very inspirational :D. I remember as a kid, with the last report card of the year we didnt get money, no, we went to the record store as a family as tradition every year and picked out one record each. My brother and I usually picked something based on the album artwork, listened to it in store, and if we liked it we got to buy it. It was such a wonderful experience, and later in life I got into creating art myself. I graduated in Game art and am now studying Illustration & animation, to try and become an illustrator & animator for the sake of music (album covers, music videos, posters etc). Nothing has brought me more joy then the diversity there is to find, and lately I've been going back into the habbit of trying new music just based on the art, giving it a shot and if I like it, it's a stayer. I do this via r/albumartporn on reddit, save what I visually like, and look it up on spotify. It has brought me a few gems already. Last but not least I really like the modern look the born in the usa album redesign has ^^, Would love to see more videos about album covers in general and their relation to the music of the given project. Thanks for all the good stuff!!

    • @wilhelmvg9978
      @wilhelmvg9978 Před 4 lety +1

      Pim Leentjens Thanks for bringing me back to when my mom would buy me a CD twice a year.. good times. I too would choose based on the album art.

    • @Moodboard39
      @Moodboard39 Před 7 měsíci

      working on it too, i do art but never did album covers, im almost a photographer

  • @GreenToMe2000
    @GreenToMe2000 Před 3 lety +10

    My favorite album covers ever are Dookie by Green Day, Insomniac by Green Day and Famous Monsters by the Misfits

  • @axll283
    @axll283 Před 4 lety +6

    Justices Cross is Crazy, the best way to describe the feeling it gives me is if I died that is all that I will see for the rest of eternity.

  • @ani5903
    @ani5903 Před 4 lety +15

    so we’re just gonna forget the demon days cover?

  • @LuckyMushroomProductions
    @LuckyMushroomProductions Před 4 lety +45

    Bruh The Thriller album cover is the most iconic tbh

  • @frakeyjones1336
    @frakeyjones1336 Před 4 lety +89

    The life of Pablo

    • @ruzgaryasar4041
      @ruzgaryasar4041 Před 4 lety +4

      Large Frank chaotic good cover

    • @AmusingMusic
      @AmusingMusic Před 4 lety +32

      Toxic Potato ok boomer

    • @samylemzaoui2298
      @samylemzaoui2298 Před 4 lety +9

      The only Kanye cover I don't like. It's just trying too hard to be hated

    • @KotaWebb
      @KotaWebb Před 4 lety

      Samy Lemzaoui trying to be hated? you’re fucking dumb

    • @adamabraham2537
      @adamabraham2537 Před 4 lety

      The life if pablo album cover is a rip off madonnas nothing fails.

  • @mattlord97
    @mattlord97 Před 4 lety +6

    You know the Elvis artwork is iconic when another album parodies it and ends up being just as, if not more, famous.

  • @vercetti_03
    @vercetti_03 Před 3 lety +5

    Illmatic is pretty iconic too. The way kid Nas is transparent and looking at you frowning, while the background is the streets of New York. It kinda shows how Nas' life is a reflection of his environment.

  • @peter3737
    @peter3737 Před 4 lety +11

    Billy Joel - The Stranger has a great cover

  • @smallcherryseeds4951
    @smallcherryseeds4951 Před 4 lety +14

    “American Idiot for Boomers.” Is the best thing I have ever heard.

  • @plantdaddy2371
    @plantdaddy2371 Před 4 lety +16

    Unpopular opinion but honestly my all time favourite album cover is The E.N.D. by the Black Eyed Peas

    • @_trashmandan_2903
      @_trashmandan_2903 Před 4 lety +1

      It’s really nostalgic

    • @notmyresident6240
      @notmyresident6240 Před 3 lety

      @@_trashmandan_2903 I strongly dislike that album, but I agree that its cover is pretty iconic and the most well known BEP cover

  • @ThatOneGuy7550
    @ThatOneGuy7550 Před 4 lety

    Amazing video, Alfo!

  • @Lkrona
    @Lkrona Před 4 lety +18

    Honestly I feel like “1984” by Van Halen is one of the most iconic album covers ever but don’t see anyone talk about it.