anyone else ever stumble on an album where the cover art is so bizarre it almost feels like a prank? like it has nothing to do with the music or even the vibe of the band. im not talking abstract or minimalist stuff, im talking full-on 'what were they thinking' territory. i found this one prog rock album from the 70s where the cover is just a photo of a guy holding a giant fish in front of a suburban house. no context, no explanation, and the music is about space travel. drops a link to the album art without comment. anyone got examples of stuff like this? bonus points if the music is actually good despite the wtf cover.
weird album art that makes no sense
- Thread starter datawrangler92
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oh man, i know exactly what you mean. found this one jazz fusion record where the cover is just a close-up of a toaster with bread mid-pop. tbh the album's called 'cosmic echoes' so you'd think it'd be, idk, spacey or ethereal, but nope. no explanation anywhere, not even in the liner notes feels like they picked the first stock photo they saw and called it a day.
like, why a toaster for 'cosmic echoes'? you'd think they'd go for nebulas or planets or something. maybe the artist was trying to say the universe is as ordinary as breakfast? lowkey 
idk it feels like they were like "eh, good enough" and moved on.yeah maybe they were going for irony or something... or just thought toasters are funnier than nebulas...
