Interesting album covers

Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory (1999)

My personal favorite album from progressive metal band Dream Theater happens to have one of my all-time favorite album covers. It's an assembly of photographs united to form a human face set against an eerie dark backdrop. Simple yet effective; very fitting for the album's story-driven lyrical content. The cover art was designed by Dave McKean.

Derek and the Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)

Eric Clapton hid behind the alias of "Derek" for this album, which was basically a collection of love letters to Patti Boyd, the then-wife of George Harrison. I've always been intrigued by its cover art: it's stark yet colorful, with an air of mystery to it. It's like one of those photo albums tucked away on the shelf you want to open up and discover the stories inside it. 

Pink Floyd - Animals (1977)

One of the greatest concept albums of all time, it's only appropriate that Animals has an iconic cover. Upon first glance, you would think that it's a painting, but it's not. It's a real place: the Battersea Power Station in South West London. What really makes this picture is the pig floating between the two smokestacks. Those who know the music know its significance.

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1969)

Miles Davis dropped a bomb on the Jazz world when he released this album; it shouldn't be a coincidence that it had one hell of a cover. I honestly don't know what the cover art is trying to convey, but it's as shocking and brilliant as the music itself, which I can only describe as a soundtrack to a nightmare. Genius stuff. Ahead of its time. 

Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)

By far, Michael Jackson's wildest cover art out of all of his albums. There are so many things going on here, it's almost overwhelming. This came during a time when Michael was going through a lot of public scrutiny, and, as an artist who never shied away from expressing himself, released this. The cryptic images that litter the artwork still fascinate today. 

Iron Maiden - Powerslave (1984)

Now this is an epic album cover. Iron Maiden has always had a knack for great album cover art, but this one is my favorite. The band's mascot, Eddie the Head, is portrayed here in a different manner than all the other albums, woven into the scenery and theme with such convincing authority. The art itself is beautiful; it's not as creepy as Killers or The Number of the Beast, but just as metal. \m/

Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (1977)

Meat Loaf always has great cover art for his albums, but in choosing only one, I gotta go with the one that started it all. Bat Out of Hell has one of most classic covers in music history- the indelible image of a Herculean man bursting out of the depths of hell on a motorcycle. Can you get any more badass than that?