They say you can't tell a book by its cover, but the same isn't true for the wild world of rock & roll - many of our most treasured purchases were made on the strength of the cover artwork alone. In the first of what will be a continuing series, we are dissecting the world of music genre by genre to spotlight the absolute best examples of album cover art. This week, it's rock & roll, and our selections run the gamut from slabs of 70s sleaze designed by pop-art superstars to homages to the early days, these eleven albums not only look great, but they helped set the course for cover design for years to come. So unpack your turntable, pop a new needle on, and let's dive into the crates for UGO's Top 11 Rock Album Covers.
DMX - Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
DMX was unafraid to analyze and rap about the scariest most unexplored places inside us all. In fact, he resided there. Proof positive was his works of '98: It's Dark and Hell Is Hot and Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood which stand as the only two releases by the same artists to both debut at number one in the same year. As disturbing as DMX's emotion filled tangents, stick up accounts and of course, the canine inspired yelps were to us, we were still mesmerized. And we also reveled in his hyper, chant filled anthems that were built for subwoofers, dance floors and sports stadiums. The Dog's sporadic personalities have crossed streams in various ways with unfortunate outcomes in his personal life. But during his heyday surrounding the turn of the century, there was no topping the many faces of DMX. And that is why he remains a study in the love and loyalty that coexists with the pain and carnage of the streets.
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