The Man On Fire
Rage Against the Machine by Rage Against the Machine - The stillness of this cover. A man on fire. No screams. Completely still.
Category
Controversial
Album covers that caused a stir. Banned, debated, misunderstood or just plain provocative. The covers that couldn't stay quiet.
Stories
White Noise
Mechanical Animals by Marilyn Manson - The cover that turned a rock star into an alien, then hid a message in plain sight.
The Mannequin
The Slim Shady LP by Eminem - A visual monument to the American Dream gone wrong. A dark pier, a borrowed daughter, and a moral compass that functioned like a high-end toaster in a bathtub.
That Was On Purpose
This Is Hardcore by Pulp - I was a young man in 1998. I saw the cover and noticed a semi-naked woman. I was mesmerised.
The Cover Nobody Saw
Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses - The cross and skulls design is the cover everyone knows. But there was another one. Most of the world never saw it.
Nothing
Yeezus by Kanye West - A clear plastic case. A piece of red tape. Nothing else. I looked at it and moved on. I was wrong.
The Birth of Prince
Lovesexy by Prince - Most call it audacious. I call it confidence. There's a difference.
Fifteen Seconds
Nevermind by Nirvana - The shoot lasted fifteen seconds. The baby was four months old. Thirty years later he sued the band that made him famous.
The Phoenix, The Harpy, The Pixels
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West - I thought it was just Kanye being Kanye. It was.
Unzip This
A Controversial look at the cover of Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
10050 Cielo Drive
A look at the controversy behind the cover of The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
Raw Deal
The cover that shocked America, got recalled within days, and became the most valuable Beatles collectible in existence.