Interesting Album Art

HAPPY WEEKEND, my dear Afrologik readers and/or followers!

On Friday’s, I like to keep my articles light and short (even though last Friday’s was a bit deep. Kinda). So, today, I’m going to revisit my first love — music!

Usually, when I write about music, it’s a listicle of my favorite artists and/or songs, and any one of several reasons why I choose to listen to them. But really, how many times can I write about and share pictures of artists and bands, along with brief descriptions of why I enjoy them? It gets boring to write, so I’m sure that it becomes boring to read (not too boring… Afrologik keeps everything interesting!).

For this light and short Friday article, I am going to cover a different side of music. One that is not often discussed: ALBUM COVERS!

At first, I was going to list the 10 most interesting and/or iconic album covers — but somehow, 10 turned into 40 (no idea how that happened). Obviously, I’m not going to write about 40 album covers, so I broke them down into genres.

These ARE NOT the only album covers that I find interesting. In fact, many did not make the cut. It was very difficult to narrow my list down to 10 (which is why there are 40)

*Keep in mind that this list is only based on the album cover art — not the album’s content.

So, here goes…

Afrologik’s 40 Most Interesting Album Covers

Hip Hop

(Left to right)

The Roots – Things Fall Apart

Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly

NWA – Straight Outta Compton

Public Enemy- It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back

A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory

Common – Like Water For Chocolate

Eric B. & Rakim – Paid In Full

Ice Cube – Amerikkka’s Most Wanted

Digable Planets – Blowout Comb

R&B/Soul

(Left to right)

Prince – Around The World In A Day

Amy Winehouse – Back To Black

D’Angelo – Voodoo

Donny Hathaway – Everything Is Everything

Stevie Wonder – Innervisions

Minnie Riperton – Perfect Angel

Erykah Badu – But You Caint Use My Phone

Michael Jackson – Off The Wall

Isaac Hayes – Hot Buttered Soul

Funk

(Left to right)

Funkadelic – Maggot Brain

James Brown – In The Jungle Groove

Baby Huey – The Baby Huey Story

James Brown – Revolution of the Mind

Funkadelic – Lets Take It To The Stage

Ohio Players – Pleasure

Parliament – The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein

Childish Gambino – Awaken, My Love

The Brides of Funkenstein – Funk Or Walk

Jazz

(Left to right)

Miles Davis – Bitches Brew

John Coltrane – A Love Supreme

Herbie Hancock – Head Hunters

The Crusaders – Street Life

Rock

(Left to right)

The Beatles – Abbey Road

Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon

The Doors – Platinum Collection

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic

The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced?

Nirvana – Nevermind

Lenny Kravitz – Are You Gonna Go My Way

Guns N Roses – Appetite For Destruction

INXS – Kick

What are some of your favorite album covers?

“Thank God for artistry and creativity as an outlet”

~Ceelo Green