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The Worst Album Cover Of The Year Tournament Is Under Attack By The Photoshopped Purple People Eaters

jharv | December 20, 2007 2:00 am
jharv | December 20, 2007 2:00 am

inspacenoonecanhearyouturnpurple.jpgThe final battle in our Bad Photoshop bracket is dominated by a certain color, but which pukey purple powerhouse will go on to be crowned the winner? Personally, my bet’s on Perry Farrell payload of pure puce poo-poo, one of the few covers in our tournament that can make the vile violet of Blake Lewis’ Audio Daydream look pleasing to the eye.

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The Worst Album Cover Of The Year Tournament Brings M.I.A. To Toby Keith’s Christmas Dinner

noah | December 19, 2007 10:00 am
noah | December 19, 2007 10:00 am

revolutiontobystyle.jpgThe last day of our second-round battles in the Worst Album Cover Of The Year Tournament brings us to the Southeast Bracket, where the behatted Toby Keith faces off against Technicolor revolutionary M.I.A. Man, this is one battle that I wish would be fought via in-person debate, and not proprietary poll software. Could you imagine? There would be things flying around the room 10 seconds in! Anyway, voting’s after the jump.

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The Worst Album Cover Of The Year Tournament Is On The Long And Winding Road (To Metal Poisoning)

jharv | December 19, 2007 2:00 am
jharv | December 19, 2007 2:00 am

lickthepavement.jpgAnd here it is, the final battle in the second round of our tournament. Will the winner be Helalyn Flowers and their unsantiary habits when it comes to sharing tasty metallic treats? Or will it be Brad Paisley, who at least knows enough to keep the chrome on his hideous font out of his mouth? Cast your vote for over-Photoshopped goth or under-designed country after the jump!

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The Worst Album Cover Of The Year Tournament Practices The Male Gaze

noah | December 18, 2007 10:00 am
noah | December 18, 2007 10:00 am

greasedandtrussed.jpgThe two pictures above will probably clue you in as to what bracket in our Worst Album Cover Of The Year Tournament is being featured today. And the covers themselves are pretty much self-explanatory, although I suspect that the Nuge is going to beat the Bangers & Cash cover by a mile thanks to its slam-you-over-the-noggin humorlessness and the fact that so many of our commenters think that the B&C cover should be voted “so best.” But what I want to know is this: Does posting this double-whammy give me license to put up a bunch of videos by Bratmobile and Tiger Trap later this afternoon? It’s either that or a lye shower as far as washing the “ugh” off me goes.

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The Worst Album Cover Of The Year Tournament Takes A Bite Out Of Bow Wow And Omarion

jharv | December 18, 2007 2:00 am
jharv | December 18, 2007 2:00 am

hellisotherfaces.jpgMuch like Spank Rock and Benny Blanco’s greasy hindquarters, many of you think that Hell Rell’s For The Hell Of It happens to be one of the best album covers of 2007. (I happen to agree with you on this one.) Surely this means that the two faces of R&B/hip-hop evil will win this round in a walk? Or will the bullet-mouthed Diplomat have enough ammo to take out Bow Wow and Omarion?

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The Worst Album Cover Of The Year Tournament Advises You To Put On Some Sunglasses

noah | December 17, 2007 10:00 am
noah | December 17, 2007 10:00 am

ohmygodthatperrysshameless.jpgWe turn now to the “Bad Photoshop” bracket of the Worst Album Cover Of The Year Tournament, which should probably be temporarily named the “My Eyes” bracket in honor of the aesthetic travesties facing off in this installment of the contest. Yiiii! In one corner, we have Satellite Party’s Ultra Payloaded, which shows that Perry Farrell’s facility for titling albums is almost as bad as his ability to not abuse the drop shadow. And in the other, we have Britney Spears, who continues her quest to be the queen of Google News with the blink-and-you’ll-be-blinded cover of Blackout. Which deserves to make it on to the next round? Vote after the jump!

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The Worst Album Cover Of The Year Race Turns Its Back On Blake Lewis

jharv | December 17, 2007 2:00 am
jharv | December 17, 2007 2:00 am

coheedthedaydream.jpgToday’s second entry in the Bad Photoshop bracket pits Coheed And Cambria’s No World For Tomorrow against Blake Lewis’ Audio Daydream, two covers that have led to more great jokes from the comments section than perhaps any others in our tournament so far! Seriously, Trapper Keeper gags, flashbacks to the days of school photos, a K-Pax shout-out, Frank Frazetta and Double Dragon and Matt Foley references… these two monstrostities have really inspired y’all. But alas, only one may advance to the next round.

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The Worst Album Cover Of The Year Tournament, Round II: A Whole New Collection Of Abominations

noah | December 14, 2007 10:00 am
noah | December 14, 2007 10:00 am

grenadaabominations.jpgRound two of our Worst Album Cover Of The Year Tournament opens with two formidable contenders: Ted Nugent’s regular Love Grenade cover and Megadeth’s cover for United Abominations, which, according to one of our commenters, doubles as the debutante ball for the new-look Vic Rattlehead. Who apparently was formed from a lot of anti-UN anger and even more lens flare. Voting is after the jump, although why do I have the feeling that, were the Nuge and Dave Mustaine to get wind of this little battle, they’d elect to solve it with guns, and not ballots? (And why do I have a feeling that we might be seeing an upset in this little battle once the smoke clears?)

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The Worst Album Cover Of The Year Tournament, Round II: Can The Giant Baby Defeat The Whole World?

jharv | December 14, 2007 2:00 am
jharv | December 14, 2007 2:00 am

oneforolsson.jpgPJ Olsson’s gargantuan winged infant narrowly beat Texas hip-hopper Chingo Bling (by just eight votes!) in the first round of our Worst Album Cover Of The Year Tournament, but can the (big) little fella go on to crush ex-Kisser Peter Criss, who’s marshaled the forces of the entire planet behind him? Decide whether it’s Olsson’s angels or Criss’ united nations after the jump!

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noah | December 13, 2007 11:45 am
noah | December 13, 2007 11:45 am

As promised, here’s the updated bracket for our Worst Album Cover Of The Year Tournament, so all of you prognosticating types can figure out who’s going to make it to the next round. Which starts tomorrow. More »