Our final bracket in the Worst Album Cover Of The Year Tournament is the Southeast Bracket, where we collect all of the covers that were so bad, they couldn’t really fit in anywhere else. The two covers above pretty much encapsulate the two extremes of bad art that crossed our transom this year–on one side, you have Toby Keith’s oh-so-lazy Santa makeover, while on the other, you have Status Quo’s attempt to get in on the Indiana Jones bandwagon way before The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull hit theaters. Which one is the worst, though? That’s up to you to decide.
The Worst Album Cover Of The Year Tournament Celebrates Christmas With Indiana Jones
December 6th, 2007 // 26 Comments
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As one of the five Status Quo fans in the US, I have to say that this particular cover is indeed craptacular. Not that it will make any difference to the buying public.
It seems unfair to vote for Toby based on his simian face, but oh well.
Oh, I’m torn.
Maybe inside that decaying mansion there’s a really good cover with melting faces and the like?
With Toby’s cover, I feel like having a nonfat peppermint cappuccino.
Yum.
Santa hat over a hat? Toby has my vote…
This ought to be Toby in a landslide.
oh come on. TK’s cover isn’t so much bad as it is just generic Christmas fare. Status Quo’s is truly head-scratching.
I could stare at these covers all day and never figure out which is worse!
I pity the man that might have both albums in his collection….
@JudgeFudge: Agreed. I have no idea how to vote on this one. I am going to close my eyes and click randomly.
@rhythmchyc: With Toby’s cover, I feel like having a nonfat peppermint cappuccino.
Hahaha, all too true.
Hohoho there, Senior. You wouldn’t be thinking of steppin over that border there, wouldja?
The Quo get a pass for the self-depreciating album title and the fact they let one of their friends draw the cover (right?).
The worst thing about TK’s sleeve is I think that Santa hat has been photo-shopped over his stetson. Like, having him actually put a real Santa hat on was too much effort?
The Status Quo cover isn’t good, but I like the concept. Even a failed Indiana Jones attempt is respectable.
But Toby Keith’s just looks so half-assed. And the hat, over the hat… what were they thinking?
Considering Status Quo’s music, though, that title is pretty damn funny.
As much as I love Quo, they should be disqualified for ripping off their album title from a far worse Canajun band:
[entertainment.circuitcity.com]
@El-Zilcho: That’s how i felt, too. Stealing from Indiana Jones and failing is way better than stealing from the Target catalog and failing.
Toby has a Wal-Mart Christmas sale vibe going on, while Status Quo at least attempted artwork.
…and batting ninth, all the way from Palookaville with his painted on beard and very “Ford Tough” frilly shirt…It’s Toby!
This is like picking between the #8 and 9 teams in the b-ball brackets. Both equally bad but at least Quo put in some effort. Maybe that’s why they should win this one…
Alliteration as subliminal marketing: A Toby Keith Klassic Kristmas.
Toby Keith gets my vote for being a complete asshole. I don’t feel the need to explain my reasoning further.
As much as I loathe Toby Keith (A LOT), I can’t call his album cover the worst. It’s hard to hate something that had zero effort put into it. Just makes me shrug and say “whatever”. Status Quo, on the other hand, tried VERY hard and still produced something that looks like a 6th grade art project. Plus, TERRIBLE pun in the title. Cringe!
@Jasonbob7: The lack of any and all effort is what makes it so bad. I can’t hate someone for trying and failing in the same way I can hate on how little effort went into the Toby Keith cover.
Doesn’t that santa hat look photoshopped on? That might good for *some* effort…
I just realized that this band (Status Quo) is referenced in the Teenage Fanclub song. I really have never heard their music.
look, the toby keith cover is lazy but its a bloody christmas album.
the satus quo cover is just so… offensive. a twenty year old parody with an illegible image and horrid typography? much more offensive.
As usual the yanks have no sense of humour! Status Quo have been told for years they only know three chords, so the album is called in search of the fourth chord.
I typed this slowly so you can understand.
Happy New Year!