This was a really good show. A terrific topic! I ran into problems with Facebook when I wrote album reviews for Blind Faith and Led Zeppelin Houses Of The Holy, where they took the album cover photos down on me. Later on they have been put back. The naked children on the Zeppelin cover weren't actually naked, but were wearing body suits, and the weather at Devil's Causeway, near the North Sea in Ireland, was very cold that day. I would also mention Roxy Music's Country Life album, where the two models on the cover were removed here in North America, and all there was on the record was a picture of some bushes?? WTF??? I bought an import copy so I could get the real cover. Now it is no longer censored. I remember the controversy over the Guns N Roses cover. That artwork is spectacular, in my opinion. Canada is a bit more lenient than the US in regards to some things. We don't have a lot of Baptists here, or Evangelical Christians. We do have Mennonites and Amish though, but they don't buy rock albums! Another censored album cover is Golden Earring's Moontan, the album with "Radar Love" on it. The original artwork, with a painting of an alien-looking topless woman, was removed for years, in favour of a picture of a woman's ear with an earring with a price tag hanging off of it. It sucked. There are many more. You guys brought up a few I wasn't aware of. Very interesting and enjoyable, and thought-provoking, which I guess is the most important thing. The powers that be don't want people thinking for themselves these days, or even thinking, really. It's not a good thing.
One album cover that was over the top was the group Mom's Apple Pie with the granny holding a pie with a slice taken out.Another one was Uncle Sam with the bottom half of a nude woman holding a razor blade.And Dream Theater's album that came out the day the Twin Towers went down and their album cover had the twin towers in flame was removed right away
Great White - Hooked, Hurricane - Slave To The Thrill, Poison - Flesh & Blood, Poison - Open Up and Say Ah!, Guns N Roses - Lies, Stryper - To Hell With The Devil.....Multiple Scorpions covers, lol.
Hello to Brendon and Anthony. Did you know the front sleeve of Queen's single Las Palabras Da Amor from 1982 featured a baby on the front cover. No one knows if the baby is female or male, or infact who the baby is, as they will be an adult of 41 now. If you google for the single you will see the picture. I think its fascinating if we could ever find out who it is. I wonder if they even know that their on the cover of a Queen single.
@@BrendonSnyder yes thats true, keeps us busy trying to figure it all out. Van Halen's Jump is another mystery. Apparently thats a real child not a painting as I used to believe it was.
The Hurricane album “ Slave to the Thrill “ ( I think ) with the lady on the cover , I have both they took the lady off the cover . Then I thought why ? Now I think “….. that looks a bit iffy “
Hello Brendon and Anthony!!! I bought the Black Crowes' Amorica original cd in 1994 too. Amor means love in Spanish. And so, I always took the title and image as The Crowes way of showing their admiration for women and the USA. Also it was somewhat of an ironic statement as it was released during peak of their success outside of the Seattle grunge movement. Maybe I'm wrong, but regardless, IMO the music is awesome. Great topic! Rick and Lynette
I have a UK first pressing of The Police Sychonicity. This cover was rejected for US release. The US release is slightly different because the UK copy has a nude image on the back of the album cover. I like having it because it unique. The best thing is holding the record up to the light, the black vinyl appears translucent purple. For me, I don't buy an album if the cover or even the lyrics conflict with my values. It is about being true to myself, so I can truly be happy with my music. This is an interesting topic. Thanks for the variety in your videos.
Great subject, I remember the 1980’s hearing in Washington DC with Tipper Gore, Al’s now ex-wife fighting the record industrial and seeing Dee Snider testifying in front of congress over stickers on albums over lyrics. They all look so silly now trying to push their rules on the rest of us. Isn’t it up to the parents to parent their children.
And the funny thing about those Parental Advisory stickers is that it was largely reported that the stickers encouraged young people to buy music with those warnings, especially rap music, and made it easier for them to find "anti-establishment" type music.
John Denver showed up at that court case. Dee Snyder and the other rock musicians were surprised. What is he doing here? Is he supporting Tipper Gore? Turns out John Denver was against politicians making judgments about music. He told them his song Rocky Mountain High was banned from being played on some radio stations because the word high in the title and the lyrics. They thought it was a reference to drug use, which was not true. He made a difference by being there and supporting the other rockers.
Hey once again always enjoy your videos and like you said I just love hearing TALK about music and releases and bands etc... Enjoyed your Livestream the other day also! Great topic here with the "controversial covers" I will say as a big fan of the Pretty Reckless I think her doing that cover was because she was as she described it close to "death" being very close to Chris Cornell their band was with them when he died on that tour, so she cancelled that out, then as they recorded the current album their manager and lifeline as she calls him died in a motorcycle crash and she just went underground, with a lot of demons and had to figure it out if she could continue she did say that was the reason for feeling totally re-born and it happening because of death, she wanted to show how it is at birth (nothing on) and then at death in a grave. But that was her concept of it and she had mentioned it to some magazine earlier or an interview.
Good point about these controversies or complaints going back in time forever. James Gang "Bang," Montrose's "Jump On it," Rolling Stones "Sticky Fingers" cover, et al.
One story I meant to add, but forgot. This goes back years ago. I was in Sam The Record Man, which was a big franchise here in Canada for years. This particular store was in the large mall in St. Catharines, where the only still-existing record store that I know of still is, Sunrise Records. I was in the store shopping, and a bunch of teenage boys came in. Apparently they were from New Jersey, on some sort of a bus trip or school excursion or something like that. This was when that song "Me So Horny" was popular, by 2 Live Crew. Near the front of the store was a display of new releases, and that CD was on the rack. These kids were freaking out, as it was the "uncensored" version, which I take it wasn't available in the U.S. They wanted to know how many copies the store had, as they wanted to buy them all, and apparently they did! I've always seen that track as a bit of a funny novelty song, but these kids were just going nuts over finding it without all the naughty bits taken out.
Golden Earring was never as big here in the US so I don’t recall the different version but I now have the original album cover as gatefold from the recent reissue.
@@BrendonSnyder Don't you remember their huge hit "Radar Love"? The original album cover had a nude woman kinda like what you might see in an old Las Vegas show. The album cover was totally changed by MCA very quickly in the U.S. You can see them at Discogs.
To me Scorpion's "Virgin Killer" is one of the most controversial album covers, but the most controversial would be ICE T's Body Count "Cop Killer" album. They had to rename, change cover art work and remove the titled song.
Brendon and Anthony. If you want to see a cover that goes beyond some of those featured here and into "how in the hell did they get away with this" territory, check out an obscure AOR band called Boxer. The album is called "Below the Belt", issued in 1975. I discovered it in independent Mom & Pop record store when it was already a few years old, around '78-ish. The front cover has a fully nude woman with her arm and legs held outwards, and only a man's arm wearing a boxing glove to cover her crotch. Flip it over to the back cover and it's the same pose, but without the arm/boxing glove. So they had a full Playboy-style boobs & bush shot on their album, with the song titles listed off to the side. I was around 13 or 14 when I discovered this and didn't know stuff like this was even allowed outside of Playboy or R rated movies. Just for the sheer shock value, I wanted to buy it to show to friends, who might otherwise think I made it up! The clerk was a lady, who I had seen many times at this store, so I was embarrassed to even take it to the front counter, and even wondered if she would refuse to sell it to me. I picked out a couple other albums to buy and stuck Boxer in the middle, stupidly thinking this would make it less noticeable. So checking out the lady looked the album over, just sort of laughed at it and said something like "everyone who buys this says the music is terrible, do you still want it?" I said yes, feeling two foot small because she obviously realized I was just buying it for the racy cover. lol. It's a bit mind boggling to me that an unknown band could get away with such a risque cover while bigger name artists caught flack for milder ones...If you've never seen this cover just Google the band name and title with Nude album cover front and back"...I looked up some info on this album and on Wikipedia it says that there was a tamer alternate cover for the US market that covered up the bush shot , but this seems to have come later. The one I bought, and another copy I saw later, were both on the shelf at Chicago-area record stores, and I've seen it at record collectors shows that are not the imported UK version.
When I was young I ordered the Ohio players honey album because it had the named woman covered in honey when you opened the album.nice album to have when you are in junior high.
The U2 lp cover of Songs of Innocence is a great example? It was the guy's son. And it was a powerful statement about love, family, and father and son from what I understand and is pretty deep in that context. Including, The child is father to the man. Which I think is a biblical saying. I am looking forward to getting both those cds, Innocence and Experience.
The first ones that came to mind when I read the title of the video was Type O Negative's "Slow Deep & Hard" and "The Origin of the Feces" (original version)... lol.. both brilliant albums too
Yeah those are certainly questionable but they’re still art and should be seen as such even if people don’t agree. I’m not a fan of the “Origin” album cover but I’d rather it be true to the artists intent then edited or altered for the masses.
An 80's German band named Bullet released their second album, "No Mercy", which had a provocative front cover (frontal midsection nude shot with a chained padlock covering the crotch). When it was released, I had no intention of buying it for that reason. But shortly after, I heard the music (the title track and "Down By the Neonlights") and ended up purchasing the cassette. It's among my favorite albums to this day, all killer/no filler, sounding like a perfect Scorpions/Icon hybrid. I still don't like the album cover, however (LOL).
the one that got me was alice coopers " pretties for you " i bought mine that had the sticker over the womans privates. of course i peeled the sticker off. only to see a pair of white panties??
Wow I didn’t even know that one got censored at the time. I like how The Rolling Stones used stickers on their album Undercover so that it appeared censored until you peeled them off.
Great video and subject, love it! I'm sorry to say but the male version of Karen is Neil, after Neil Young wanting his music off Spotify cos Joe Rogan was on there! 😅
The Street Survivors album wasn’t controversial, but was changed because of the plane crash that killed two pictured band members, one of whom happened to have been photographed caught in a flare up during the cover shoot.
The Beatles had a very controversial album cover for their Yesterday & Today album dubbed the "Butcher album cover" which features the band wearing meat cutter coats with doll parts and raw meat drapped over them!
Controversial album covers...check out "Demons and Wizards", in the upper left corner, the water fall and rock , what do you see? Not only jackets but songs , ZZ TOP " Pearl Necklace" , ..." She was gettin bombed and I was gettin blown away, she took me in her hand and this is what she had to say , " I want a Pearl Necklace!!" "
Some people get offended for no good reason whatsoever. And then others think anything is good to get attention or money (the Nirvana baby/guy). And it's all going to lead to more and more frustration, anger and hatred. It's very hypocritical to go after record covers when you see what can easily be found on the web. Sad thing! Cheers.
I remember going into a Walmart when I was a teen, with the intention of buying Tool’s Undertow CD. I searched for the Red Ribcage cover everywhere, but couldn’t find it. Then I see a cd with a giant bar code cover. I mean really? A sculpted red ribcage is too much? I never bought music from Walmart again.
Brendon -- You and Anthony are clearly having a blast with these conversations and making videos. I know you're in the store during open hours, but it'd be great if you both had clip-on mics. Maybe it's just my old ears, but I struggle to hear you without turning the volume way up.
I agree, I'm a 66 yr young lover of classic rock and enjoy this channel but there are a few that the people speaking don't realize that a lot of us can't hear them or struggle to hear them!
Hi guys I really enjoyed this video on a great subject, personally I'm not offended by any album covers. What would people think of Jimi Hendrix original cover of Electric Ladyland which I'm happy to say I have a pristine copy of. From Rob in England 🇬🇧.
Must be a European jacket, I have a Holland copy of "Electric Ladyland". Yes, the States has a hang-up with nudity. The repress of "Pros and Cons of Hitch Hicking" the modles ass is blacked out.
I think we were all slightly excited by Amorica when it came out 😂. I’m in the UK and I’m sure my copy has the hair so maybe it’s worth more?! Great and unusual topic
In Europe - and I mean the continent - we don't have problem with sexy covers. It never was a problem. Only in the anglo saxon countries there were a lot of problems, was it not about the cover, it was about the lyrics. We in Europe never did understand that.
That's a very interesting topic ! I didn't know the slayer cover was censored, black metal bands have actual controversial album covers.. well..not for me but for christians. The one by scorpions, that girl was 13 years old and a few years ago she recreated that photograph. Is there a double standard in music industry ? YES !! I also like pop music and those women get away with sexual imagery because it's taken as "empowerment" or because it's their idea for their own albums and videos. The audience is way more "brainwashed" by pop music to be more sexualized than in rock and heavy metal, even a lot of pop songs are very explicit about sex. I don't have a problem with all that, I do have a problem with that double standard.
Awesome subject, I really think it comes down to what ever YOU yourself thinks about whatever. When I purchase music I purchase it for one reason ONLY: THE MUSIC!!!! I want to hear what my favorite artists are doing currently. Nothing phases me!! I’m only there to listen to the music and that’s it. When I listen to music nothing else matters (and that’s not a Metallica reference lol) unless I listen to that song. Art is Art. Leave it as is. Let’s just change all the art in the world we NOW deem controversial. Let’s go mess up someone else’s vision of the time whenever it was they created that work. No way!!! If the Mother of the girl on the blind faith album said it was okay to take the picture so be it. End of my long-winded opinion on the topic. 🤘🏻✌🏻🇩🇪
I too buy for the music first but a great album cover can make the music better. Likewise a bad album cover can do the same. Ultimately, it does come down to the individual and what they think and feel. Glad we at least have that choice to make decisions for ourselves. Not everyone is a lucky throughout the world.
Yes it is pretty sad how everything seems to be offensive to someone somewhere. Everyone needs to cool out, chill, and take a step back to realize it’s not the end of the world. Just because someone doesn’t agree, it doesn’t need to be cancelled.
A0. Parental Advisory is a plague B0. There are people complaining about the Beyonce album cover. It's those who are screaming "THIS IS SATANIC MUSIC!" It's goofy, it's stupid as shit and it's laughable.
as a christian, i will argue FOR (not against) slayers RIGHT to put a butchered or torn up bible on their album cover if they choose... because how can i argue for MY right to free speech, & accompanying freedoms, if i wont stand for THEIR right to free speach & freedom of expression... enjoyed the discussion, thanx fellas
Interesting topic guys. I know of a few other examples not mentioned here. These arent necessarily my opinions just things I’ve read about them. These are covers that make you scratch your head. Like The Scorpions “Virgin Killer”. They have since stated that they were not talking about what the title sounds like but it’s definitely a head scratcher how that was ever deemed acceptable. Then there are those like “Flesh and Blood” by Poison that by today’s standards seems tame. Original cd and vinyl pressings have blood streaking from the words “Flesh and Blood” on the front cover. Then there are those that needed to be changed. Biggest example is Dream Theater’s “Live Scenes From New York”. The original cover had fire around the World Trade Center towers and it was also released ironically on 9/11/01. Even though it was certainly not the band’s intention for this album to be associated with something so horrific, that cover definitely needed to be changed. And I believe the original “Lies” cover by Guns and Roses was changed as well due to the graphic nature of some of the newspaper articles. The UK lp has the model fully nude as well. Love the video.
Good show what about scorpions covers Virgin killer original German animal magnetism love drive and if you put original houses of the holy on Facebook you might cop a suspension
That's a very interesting topic ! I didn't know the slayer cover was censored, black metal bands have actual controversial album covers.. well..not for me but for christians. The one by scorpions, that girl was 13 years old and a few years ago she recreated that photograph. Is there a double standard in music industry ? YES !! I also like pop music and those women get away with sexual imagery because it's taken as "empowerment" or because it's their idea for their own albums and videos. The audience is way more "brainwashed" by pop music to be more sexualized than in rock and heavy metal, even a lot of pop songs are very explicit about sex. I don't have a problem with all that, I do have a problem with that double standard.
Another great video Brendon and Anthony
Thank you James!
Good to see you both ! Really enjoyed guys.
Thanks so much! 🙏
This was a really good show. A terrific topic! I ran into problems with Facebook when I wrote album reviews for Blind Faith and Led Zeppelin Houses Of The Holy, where they took the album cover photos down on me. Later on they have been put back. The naked children on the Zeppelin cover weren't actually naked, but were wearing body suits, and the weather at Devil's Causeway, near the North Sea in Ireland, was very cold that day. I would also mention Roxy Music's Country Life album, where the two models on the cover were removed here in North America, and all there was on the record was a picture of some bushes?? WTF??? I bought an import copy so I could get the real cover. Now it is no longer censored. I remember the controversy over the Guns N Roses cover. That artwork is spectacular, in my opinion. Canada is a bit more lenient than the US in regards to some things. We don't have a lot of Baptists here, or Evangelical Christians. We do have Mennonites and Amish though, but they don't buy rock albums! Another censored album cover is Golden Earring's Moontan, the album with "Radar Love" on it. The original artwork, with a painting of an alien-looking topless woman, was removed for years, in favour of a picture of a woman's ear with an earring with a price tag hanging off of it. It sucked. There are many more. You guys brought up a few I wasn't aware of. Very interesting and enjoyable, and thought-provoking, which I guess is the most important thing. The powers that be don't want people thinking for themselves these days, or even thinking, really. It's not a good thing.
In the words of Nigel Tuffnel, " what's wrong with being sexy?"
Haha…nicely said!
One album cover that was over the top was the group Mom's Apple Pie with the granny holding a pie with a slice taken out.Another one was Uncle Sam with the bottom half of a nude woman holding a razor blade.And Dream Theater's album that came out the day the Twin Towers went down and their album cover had the twin towers in flame was removed right away
Great White - Hooked, Hurricane - Slave To The Thrill, Poison - Flesh & Blood, Poison - Open Up and Say Ah!, Guns N Roses - Lies, Stryper - To Hell With The Devil.....Multiple Scorpions covers, lol.
Yeah all of those for sure! There are so many out there.
Hello to Brendon and Anthony. Did you know the front sleeve of Queen's single Las Palabras Da Amor from 1982 featured a baby on the front cover. No one knows if the baby is female or male, or infact who the baby is, as they will be an adult of 41 now. If you google for the single you will see the picture. I think its fascinating if we could ever find out who it is. I wonder if they even know that their on the cover of a Queen single.
There are a lot of those types of cover with pics that the subject is unknown. I’ve often wondered the same.
@@BrendonSnyder yes thats true, keeps us busy trying to figure it all out. Van Halen's Jump is another mystery. Apparently thats a real child not a painting as I used to believe it was.
Another way back In the day that got alot of controversial was KISS 'S Love Gun cover!!!
Oh was it? I’ve not heard of that one. Maybe just at the time it ruffled features but no alternate covers were featured.
The Hurricane album “ Slave to the Thrill “ ( I think ) with the lady on the cover , I have both they took the lady off the cover .
Then I thought why ? Now I think “….. that looks a bit iffy “
Hello Brendon and Anthony!!! I bought the Black Crowes' Amorica original cd in 1994 too. Amor means love in Spanish. And so, I always took the title and image as The Crowes way of showing their admiration for women and the USA. Also it was somewhat of an ironic statement as it was released during peak of their success outside of the Seattle grunge movement. Maybe I'm wrong, but regardless, IMO the music is awesome. Great topic! Rick and Lynette
Given their propensity toward the summer of love, hippies, etc. that makes a lot of sense.
or the most shocking…THAT one Scorpions album cover
Oh right, Virgin Killer! I totally forgot about that one!
@@BrendonSnyder There was more than just this one. And Roxy Music album covers too.
@@BrendonSnyder again like the blind faith. that never hit me at the time.
I have a UK first pressing of The Police Sychonicity. This cover was rejected for US release.
The US release is slightly different because the UK copy has a nude image on the back of the album cover. I like having it because it unique. The best thing is holding the record up to the light, the black vinyl appears translucent purple.
For me, I don't buy an album if the cover or even the lyrics conflict with my values. It is about being true to myself, so I can truly be happy with my music.
This is an interesting topic. Thanks for the variety in your videos.
Great subject, I remember the 1980’s hearing in Washington DC with Tipper Gore, Al’s now ex-wife fighting the record industrial and seeing Dee Snider testifying in front of congress over stickers on albums over lyrics. They all look so silly now trying to push their rules on the rest of us. Isn’t it up to the parents to parent their children.
And the funny thing about those Parental Advisory stickers is that it was largely reported that the stickers encouraged young people to buy music with those warnings, especially rap music, and made it easier for them to find "anti-establishment" type music.
John Denver showed up at that court case. Dee Snyder and the other rock musicians were surprised. What is he doing here? Is he supporting Tipper Gore? Turns out John Denver was against politicians making judgments about music. He told them his song Rocky Mountain High was banned from being played on some radio stations because the word high in the title and the lyrics. They thought it was a reference to drug use, which was not true. He made a difference by being there and supporting the other rockers.
Hey once again always enjoy your videos and like you said I just love hearing TALK about music and releases and bands etc... Enjoyed your Livestream the other day also! Great topic here with the "controversial covers" I will say as a big fan of the Pretty Reckless I think her doing that cover was because she was as she described it close to "death" being very close to Chris Cornell their band was with them when he died on that tour, so she cancelled that out, then as they recorded the current album their manager and lifeline as she calls him died in a motorcycle crash and she just went underground, with a lot of demons and had to figure it out if she could continue she did say that was the reason for feeling totally re-born and it happening because of death, she wanted to show how it is at birth (nothing on) and then at death in a grave. But that was her concept of it and she had mentioned it to some magazine earlier or an interview.
i think of the Cannibal Corpse album covers
Mayhem EP has a cover photo of a suicide scene of their own previous band member
Good point about these controversies or complaints going back in time forever. James Gang "Bang," Montrose's "Jump On it," Rolling Stones "Sticky Fingers" cover, et al.
Bon Jovi's Sippery When Wet... the original cover was a girl in a wet tshirt. It was changed to the black cover
One story I meant to add, but forgot. This goes back years ago. I was in Sam The Record Man, which was a big franchise here in Canada for years. This particular store was in the large mall in St. Catharines, where the only still-existing record store that I know of still is, Sunrise Records. I was in the store shopping, and a bunch of teenage boys came in. Apparently they were from New Jersey, on some sort of a bus trip or school excursion or something like that. This was when that song "Me So Horny" was popular, by 2 Live Crew. Near the front of the store was a display of new releases, and that CD was on the rack. These kids were freaking out, as it was the "uncensored" version, which I take it wasn't available in the U.S. They wanted to know how many copies the store had, as they wanted to buy them all, and apparently they did! I've always seen that track as a bit of a funny novelty song, but these kids were just going nuts over finding it without all the naughty bits taken out.
How about the differnt album covers for the Golden Earring "Moontan" album? Then there was the Mom's Apple Pie LP which was quickly censored?
Golden Earring was never as big here in the US so I don’t recall the different version but I now have the original album cover as gatefold from the recent reissue.
@@BrendonSnyder Don't you remember their huge hit "Radar Love"?
The original album cover had a nude woman kinda like what you might see in an old Las Vegas show.
The album cover was totally changed by MCA very quickly in the U.S. You can see them at Discogs.
To me Scorpion's "Virgin Killer" is one of the most controversial album covers, but the most controversial would be ICE T's Body Count "Cop Killer" album. They had to rename, change cover art work and remove the titled song.
Brendon and Anthony. If you want to see a cover that goes beyond some of those featured here and into "how in the hell did they get away with this" territory, check out an obscure AOR band called Boxer. The album is called "Below the Belt", issued in 1975. I discovered it in independent Mom & Pop record store when it was already a few years old, around '78-ish. The front cover has a fully nude woman with her arm and legs held outwards, and only a man's arm wearing a boxing glove to cover her crotch. Flip it over to the back cover and it's the same pose, but without the arm/boxing glove. So they had a full Playboy-style boobs & bush shot on their album, with the song titles listed off to the side. I was around 13 or 14 when I discovered this and didn't know stuff like this was even allowed outside of Playboy or R rated movies. Just for the sheer shock value, I wanted to buy it to show to friends, who might otherwise think I made it up! The clerk was a lady, who I had seen many times at this store, so I was embarrassed to even take it to the front counter, and even wondered if she would refuse to sell it to me. I picked out a couple other albums to buy and stuck Boxer in the middle, stupidly thinking this would make it less noticeable. So checking out the lady looked the album over, just sort of laughed at it and said something like "everyone who buys this says the music is terrible, do you still want it?" I said yes, feeling two foot small because she obviously realized I was just buying it for the racy cover. lol. It's a bit mind boggling to me that an unknown band could get away with such a risque cover while bigger name artists caught flack for milder ones...If you've never seen this cover just Google the band name and title with Nude album cover front and back"...I looked up some info on this album and on Wikipedia it says that there was a tamer alternate cover for the US market that covered up the bush shot , but this seems to have come later. The one I bought, and another copy I saw later, were both on the shelf at Chicago-area record stores, and I've seen it at record collectors shows that are not the imported UK version.
When I was young I ordered the Ohio players honey album because it had the named woman covered in honey when you opened the album.nice album to have when you are in junior high.
The U2 lp cover of Songs of Innocence is a great example? It was the guy's son. And it was a powerful statement about love, family, and father and son from what I understand and is pretty deep in that context. Including, The child is father to the man. Which I think is a biblical saying. I am looking forward to getting both those cds, Innocence and Experience.
The first ones that came to mind when I read the title of the video was Type O Negative's "Slow Deep & Hard" and "The Origin of the Feces" (original version)... lol.. both brilliant albums too
Yeah those are certainly questionable but they’re still art and should be seen as such even if people don’t agree. I’m not a fan of the “Origin” album cover but I’d rather it be true to the artists intent then edited or altered for the masses.
An 80's German band named Bullet released their second album, "No Mercy", which had a provocative front cover (frontal midsection nude shot with a chained padlock covering the crotch). When it was released, I had no intention of buying it for that reason. But shortly after, I heard the music (the title track and "Down By the Neonlights") and ended up purchasing the cassette. It's among my favorite albums to this day, all killer/no filler, sounding like a perfect Scorpions/Icon hybrid. I still don't like the album cover, however (LOL).
the one that got me was alice coopers " pretties for you " i bought mine that had the sticker over the womans privates. of course i peeled the sticker off. only to see a pair of white panties??
Wow I didn’t even know that one got censored at the time. I like how The Rolling Stones used stickers on their album Undercover so that it appeared censored until you peeled them off.
Great video and subject, love it! I'm sorry to say but the male version of Karen is Neil, after Neil Young wanting his music off Spotify cos Joe Rogan was on there! 😅
The Street Survivors album wasn’t controversial, but was changed because of the plane crash that killed two pictured band members, one of whom happened to have been photographed caught in a flare up during the cover shoot.
The Beatles had a very controversial album cover for their Yesterday & Today album dubbed the "Butcher album cover" which features the band wearing meat cutter coats with doll parts and raw meat drapped over them!
Controversial album covers...check out "Demons and Wizards", in the upper left corner, the water fall and rock , what do you see?
Not only jackets but songs , ZZ TOP " Pearl Necklace" , ..." She was gettin bombed and I was gettin blown away, she took me in her hand and this is what she had to say , " I want a Pearl Necklace!!" "
Some people get offended for no good reason whatsoever. And then others think anything is good to get attention or money (the Nirvana baby/guy). And it's all going to lead to more and more frustration, anger and hatred. It's very hypocritical to go after record covers when you see what can easily be found on the web. Sad thing! Cheers.
I remember going into a Walmart when I was a teen, with the intention of buying Tool’s Undertow CD. I searched for the Red Ribcage cover everywhere, but couldn’t find it. Then I see a cd with a giant bar code cover. I mean really? A sculpted red ribcage is too much? I never bought music from Walmart again.
This discussion begins and ends with Scorpions Virgin Killer
That certainly is one.
"The Sound Exchange" is your shop located in Wayne New Jersey (at the Foodtown Packanack Shopping Center"???
Lorde - solar power has a very nice cover😍🤩 A removable sticker covers the interesting part
Yes I’ve seen that one too and may feature it in a future video.
Great topic. Great video.
We had a lot of fun with it.
Brendon -- You and Anthony are clearly having a blast with these conversations and making videos. I know you're in the store during open hours, but it'd be great if you both had clip-on mics. Maybe it's just my old ears, but I struggle to hear you without turning the volume way up.
I agree, I'm a 66 yr young lover of classic rock and enjoy this channel but there are a few that the people speaking don't realize that a lot of us can't hear them or struggle to hear them!
Respectfully, the audio is pretty clear and loud. I wonder if it is the device you are listening on?
Hi guys I really enjoyed this video on a great subject, personally I'm not offended by any album covers. What would people think of Jimi Hendrix original cover of Electric Ladyland which I'm happy to say I have a pristine copy of. From Rob in England 🇬🇧.
Must be a European jacket, I have a Holland copy of "Electric Ladyland".
Yes, the States has a hang-up with nudity.
The repress of "Pros and Cons of Hitch Hicking" the modles ass is blacked out.
I think we were all slightly excited by Amorica when it came out 😂. I’m in the UK and I’m sure my copy has the hair so maybe it’s worth more?! Great and unusual topic
Most countries outside of America got the “uncensored” version of Amorica’s album cover.
In Europe - and I mean the continent - we don't have problem with sexy covers. It never was a problem. Only in the anglo saxon countries there were a lot of problems, was it not about the cover, it was about the lyrics. We in Europe never did understand that.
That's a very interesting topic ! I didn't know the slayer cover was censored, black metal bands have actual controversial album covers.. well..not for me but for christians. The one by scorpions, that girl was 13 years old and a few years ago she recreated that photograph.
Is there a double standard in music industry ? YES !! I also like pop music and those women get away with sexual imagery because it's taken as "empowerment" or because it's their idea for their own albums and videos. The audience is way more "brainwashed" by pop music to be more sexualized than in rock and heavy metal, even a lot of pop songs are very explicit about sex. I don't have a problem with all that, I do have a problem with that double standard.
Hi brendon I got banned on Facebook for putting led zeppelin houses of the holy stupid crap
Yeah that’s another one that makes no sense!
I’ve always loved Savatage album covers. Always got me into the music. :)
None of their albums have been altered or banned as far as I know. But great band none the less.
Awesome subject, I really think it comes down to what ever YOU yourself thinks about whatever. When I purchase music I purchase it for one reason ONLY: THE MUSIC!!!! I want to hear what my favorite artists are doing currently. Nothing phases me!! I’m only there to listen to the music and that’s it. When I listen to music nothing else matters (and that’s not a Metallica reference lol) unless I listen to that song. Art is Art. Leave it as is. Let’s just change all the art in the world we NOW deem controversial. Let’s go mess up someone else’s vision of the time whenever it was they created that work. No way!!! If the Mother of the girl on the blind faith album said it was okay to take the picture so be it. End of my long-winded opinion on the topic. 🤘🏻✌🏻🇩🇪
I too buy for the music first but a great album cover can make the music better. Likewise a bad album cover can do the same. Ultimately, it does come down to the individual and what they think and feel. Glad we at least have that choice to make decisions for ourselves. Not everyone is a lucky throughout the world.
I have no problem with any album art. People these days are offended by everything. Sad really,,,
Yes it is pretty sad how everything seems to be offensive to someone somewhere. Everyone needs to cool out, chill, and take a step back to realize it’s not the end of the world. Just because someone doesn’t agree, it doesn’t need to be cancelled.
You didn’t even mention (or didn’t want to) the worst one of all Scorpions Virgin Killer! Yikes that’s repulsive
It’s all just art.
Does that record store sell Mayhem's "dawn of the blackhearts" album? Points for displaying that album cover on the wall.
That bootleg really went too far, can't unsee that. But more importantly it was very disrespectful to the family.
Roxy Music, Houses Of The Holy.
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A0. Parental Advisory is a plague
B0. There are people complaining about the Beyonce album cover. It's those who are screaming "THIS IS SATANIC MUSIC!" It's goofy, it's stupid as shit and it's laughable.
as a christian, i will argue FOR (not against) slayers RIGHT to put a butchered or torn up bible on their album cover if they choose... because how can i argue for MY right to free speech, & accompanying freedoms, if i wont stand for THEIR right to free speach & freedom of expression... enjoyed the discussion, thanx fellas
People are Losers. They just like to find reasons to be mad about stuff.
Amorica is not because of more it's because of amore which means love in Italian. Glad I could help.
That’s the great thing about art, each person can interpret and see it in their own way making for a more personal experience.
Interesting topic guys. I know of a few other examples not mentioned here. These arent necessarily my opinions just things I’ve read about them.
These are covers that make you scratch your head. Like The Scorpions “Virgin Killer”. They have since stated that they were not talking about what the title sounds like but it’s definitely a head scratcher how that was ever deemed acceptable.
Then there are those like “Flesh and Blood” by Poison that by today’s standards seems tame. Original cd and vinyl pressings have blood streaking from the words “Flesh and Blood” on the front cover.
Then there are those that needed to be changed. Biggest example is Dream Theater’s “Live Scenes From New York”. The original cover had fire around the World Trade Center towers and it was also released ironically on 9/11/01. Even though it was certainly not the band’s intention for this album to be associated with something so horrific, that cover definitely needed to be changed.
And I believe the original “Lies” cover by Guns and Roses was changed as well due to the graphic nature of some of the newspaper articles. The UK lp has the model fully nude as well.
Love the video.
Naked woman not named.
Context
Exactly!
Good show what about scorpions covers Virgin killer original German animal magnetism love drive and if you put original houses of the holy on Facebook you might cop a suspension
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woke
That's a very interesting topic ! I didn't know the slayer cover was censored, black metal bands have actual controversial album covers.. well..not for me but for christians. The one by scorpions, that girl was 13 years old and a few years ago she recreated that photograph.
Is there a double standard in music industry ? YES !! I also like pop music and those women get away with sexual imagery because it's taken as "empowerment" or because it's their idea for their own albums and videos. The audience is way more "brainwashed" by pop music to be more sexualized than in rock and heavy metal, even a lot of pop songs are very explicit about sex. I don't have a problem with all that, I do have a problem with that double standard.