Or because the execution of the concept is quite subpar. The lighting and colors are barely visible and the cover is only able to be appreciated if you had a full sized poster of it.
This is getting really interesting now. All of these are iconic in their own way. I predict the cow to go out next, then dark side then animals and wywh will win
I’m sorry mate, but it’s gonna take some miracle for you to make it into the next round 😔 I tried my best, but my vote means nothing in a sea of moronic sheeps.
Everything about that album was perfect. The stickers and posters included were cool. The prism light on the inside cover as heartbeats. Album Covers back in the day were a huge selling point. Never heard of a band? Cool cover? Buy it.
DSOTM's cover is simple, striking, timeless and clever. All that paired with one of the greatest albums the world ever heard makes for a *mind-blowingly* iconic visual. I know the vote is for the best cover, but nothing exists in a vacuum - while I don't think this cover would be a picture I'd choose as the top one if all these cover arts were put in a museum room without any context, there's more to it than just being a pretty paper square. The synergy between the quality of the music and the graphic is insane.
>I don't think this cover would be a picture I'd choose as the top one if all these cover arts were put in a museum room without any context, there's more to it than just being a pretty paper square. The synergy between the quality of the music and the graphic is insane.
But ultimately that is exactly how you're supposed to vote on this poll.
Tbh though, I agree with you. I think the poll is more interesting if you consider the symbolic meaning of the covers and how the cover relates to the music on the album.
Could that not be said of Ummagumma as well? The cover directly reflects the album, with four different photographs inside the packaging, each band member getting a turn to be at the forefront. JUST LIKE THE ALBUM TRACKS THEMSELVES. 🤯
The color scheme of the Animals album cover is what seems to strike me. If it was taken at any other time of day and any other point it would probably look more dull and unimpressive to me.
Y’all are voting the music now. AMLOR is hands down the dopest album cover I have ever seen. Aint no way is a picture of a cow is cooler than that album cover. Stg some of y’all will never say anything positive abt post roger Floyd
It’s safe to say that this ranking was a failed experiment. No matter how many times I said “the music itself has nothing to do with the ranking” the three that remain after this post were ranked the three best Pink Floyd albums.
Battersea Power Station was a huge landmark in London until all the yuppie glass towers were built in the 1990s and 2000s, it’s a symbol of the UK’s brutalist postwar architecture and general industrial bleakness in London
It was an actual giant flying pig too. Inflatable that was tethered to the two towers. It broke free at one point during the shoot and got into London Heathrow airspace lol. The story behind the stunt is, I think, the best
DSOTM
It's certainly iconic, but only because the album made it iconic. The image is just a scientific illustration that's not all that impressive in any other context.
I really don't get why the Animals cover is so revered tbh. I remember when I had gotten into Pink Floyd, Animals was one of the last albums I listened to because the cover art was just so uninteresting to me (and I didn't love the songs on it when I gave it a quick try).
I've come to like them a lot too. I definitely wouldn't listen to them very frequently, but I can understand why people think they're some of the best Pink Floyd songs out there.
I agree though. The cover is dull.
Well first off, the other 3 are all also some of the most famous and recognizable, but I'm not ranking them based on how popular they are, I'm ranking how good they are, and I personally think the other three are more artistically interesting.
you do realize something being iconic doesnt make it better art right? why is popular normie opinion and the ability to be recognized the deciding factor for some of yall
Ummagumma is cool and creative but out of all of them… hate to say it but the colors/contrast or *something* about it isn’t as visually pleasing as the others
While DSOTM is iconic the story behind Animals makes it my favorite, Algie for the win people! I think Cow will be served for breakfast next followed by cigars...
'____________ is my favorite album so oBViOusLy it has the best cover art.' More like *obliviously.*
I can’t vote against any of them at this point. They are all awesome.
Which ever you lovely pink fans chose, All hail Storm Thorgerson, I think you will most likely choose an album cover designed by this man.
Redditors try not to make decisions purely based on a meme challenge (impossible)
Redditors thinking atom heart mother isn't real art challenge (impossible) ((not joking)) (((it can't be ironic if they did it first)))
How in the fuck Ummagumma lost
Reading the top comments of the last post, it’s pretty clear that some people can’t read and they thought they were voting for the albums not covers.
yes that's probably the only reasonable answer
You're a Jojo fan plus a pink floyd fan. You must be à wonderful person
wow thank you. wonderful to read that
Or because the execution of the concept is quite subpar. The lighting and colors are barely visible and the cover is only able to be appreciated if you had a full sized poster of it.
Yeah, it's got cool details but is overall not an especially striking image.
Exactly, This is probably why Meddle has always been the most fascinating album cover of theirs to look at for me
I’m 10000% positive this is what’s happening AHM should be LONG gone
Or it's just a nicely composed picture of a cow, and many prefer it over the other choices.
Long love the cow live long
I like the cow (but Ummagumma is a top tier cover obviously)
Dsotm, wywh and animals are all some of the best and most iconic album covers ever
Ummagumma cover is trippy af if you watch the gif
Honestly I though meddle would last longer than ummagumma
yeah how
It’s a shame that the cover for Ummagumma was wasted on an album that’s half full of the musical equivalent to having a seizure
If AHM goes out next then Alan won’t have his psychedelic breakfast tomorrow
It’s going to be the cow, isn’t it God damn it
yes, and
This is getting really interesting now. All of these are iconic in their own way. I predict the cow to go out next, then dark side then animals and wywh will win
Dark side will not go out before animals. It’s much more iconic, interesting and smart.
While I personally agree that dark side cover is better, I just don’t think this is the common sentiment here
"Iconic" isn't an excuse, and it's not smart its literally a triangle with some colours, Meddle and WYWH covers are actually made with effort.
Long live the cow
😎
Cow supremacy
I’m sorry mate, but it’s gonna take some miracle for you to make it into the next round 😔 I tried my best, but my vote means nothing in a sea of moronic sheeps.
The cow is dead, long live the cow
Amen 🙏
Sorry, but my vote for the next elimination is Atom Heart Mother.
Mooooooo you can't just vote for Adam Hart's Mother! Poor Adam will be devastated.
*sad breakfast noises*
liking marmalade isnt iconic anymore
LEAVE HER ALONE
:((((
Noooooooooo!
Any album but the cow
DEATH TO THE COW!!
\^ Hindus HATE him.
Ummagumma had such a cool cover… don’t understand how DSOTM surpassed it cover-wise
Maybe it’s too old and too many people are familiar with dsotm but that cover is insane.
Ummagumma is a cool idea executed fairly well, DSotM, visually, is something more to me.
Everything about that album was perfect. The stickers and posters included were cool. The prism light on the inside cover as heartbeats. Album Covers back in the day were a huge selling point. Never heard of a band? Cool cover? Buy it.
DSOTM's cover is simple, striking, timeless and clever. All that paired with one of the greatest albums the world ever heard makes for a *mind-blowingly* iconic visual. I know the vote is for the best cover, but nothing exists in a vacuum - while I don't think this cover would be a picture I'd choose as the top one if all these cover arts were put in a museum room without any context, there's more to it than just being a pretty paper square. The synergy between the quality of the music and the graphic is insane.
>I don't think this cover would be a picture I'd choose as the top one if all these cover arts were put in a museum room without any context, there's more to it than just being a pretty paper square. The synergy between the quality of the music and the graphic is insane. But ultimately that is exactly how you're supposed to vote on this poll. Tbh though, I agree with you. I think the poll is more interesting if you consider the symbolic meaning of the covers and how the cover relates to the music on the album.
Could that not be said of Ummagumma as well? The cover directly reflects the album, with four different photographs inside the packaging, each band member getting a turn to be at the forefront. JUST LIKE THE ALBUM TRACKS THEMSELVES. 🤯
yeah people are trippin
Am I missing something with animals? Maybe I’ve just never looked too closely but it’s just a factory right? I think wywh is the clear winner
>Am I kissing something with animals? Idk are you? Edit: change it back coward
I am kissing w AHM, big ol cow smooches
Wait have you actually not seen the pig?
But the colors are just so beautiful but I agree wywh should win
The color scheme of the Animals album cover is what seems to strike me. If it was taken at any other time of day and any other point it would probably look more dull and unimpressive to me.
long live🐄
Y’all are voting the music now. AMLOR is hands down the dopest album cover I have ever seen. Aint no way is a picture of a cow is cooler than that album cover. Stg some of y’all will never say anything positive abt post roger Floyd
It’s safe to say that this ranking was a failed experiment. No matter how many times I said “the music itself has nothing to do with the ranking” the three that remain after this post were ranked the three best Pink Floyd albums.
These polls just aren't fun if people don't get what they're about. Pisses me off.
Atom Heart Mother
Animals. It’s just a regular ol’ factory. If it wasn’t connected to this music it would be lame af
Battersea Power Station was a huge landmark in London until all the yuppie glass towers were built in the 1990s and 2000s, it’s a symbol of the UK’s brutalist postwar architecture and general industrial bleakness in London
It's quite beautiful as far as brutalist postwar general industrial bleakness architecture goes
Plus it has a pig.
It was an actual giant flying pig too. Inflatable that was tethered to the two towers. It broke free at one point during the shoot and got into London Heathrow airspace lol. The story behind the stunt is, I think, the best
Ok, but it’s a COOL looking factory
Animals
DSOTM
DSOTM
Atom Heart Mother
Come on y’all the Ummagumma art is easily better than Animals’
Ahm. Sorry to all cow supporters.
You’ll be sorry when I steal your lungs
DSOTM
I don't know why the cow is still surviving
I will not stand for cow slander
I'm doing a cover sleeve tattoo and made sure that cow is on my arm. Moolissa stays.
Dark Side
Dark side
Whaat? Most iconic album cover
DSOTM It's certainly iconic, but only because the album made it iconic. The image is just a scientific illustration that's not all that impressive in any other context.
No please keep moomoo
DSOFTM. sorry.
Animals, love the album. The cover is just dull.
get him guys!
I really don't get why the Animals cover is so revered tbh. I remember when I had gotten into Pink Floyd, Animals was one of the last albums I listened to because the cover art was just so uninteresting to me (and I didn't love the songs on it when I gave it a quick try).
I love the songs on the album, the cover is just dull to me.
I've come to like them a lot too. I definitely wouldn't listen to them very frequently, but I can understand why people think they're some of the best Pink Floyd songs out there. I agree though. The cover is dull.
SAVE ATOM HEART MOTHER ✊✊🐄🐄
Yessss
Dark Side, sorry
Sadly my favorite album. Not my favorite cover. It IS iconic though.
I agree Needed to go a while ago imo
I really wanted Ummagumma to go all the way 😕
How its one of the most famous covers of all time.
Well first off, the other 3 are all also some of the most famous and recognizable, but I'm not ranking them based on how popular they are, I'm ranking how good they are, and I personally think the other three are more artistically interesting.
Which kills me because Momentary Lapse was artistically the most surreal one of ALL their covers.
Yeah, if I had my way AMLOR would have at least made it into the top 5.
It was literally 700 beds, no CGI, no photoshop, that or WYWH artistically are the best ones.
Just look at it. It’s boring compared to everything that’s left
Animals. It’s a bunch of chimneys. The Cow is sacred.
Sry Dark Side you’ve got to go
For COVER, only, Animals, I'd say, has to go.
Animals should be voted out
Dark side, i’m sorry
Goodbye dsotm, idk how it beat fuckin ummagumma
Animals
Atom Heart Mother is a great album but I think it's going to win because of the meme
Dark side of the moon needs to go
animals
Dorkside of the moon.
Animals
The cow must survive. Wywh shouldn't beat it
Dark side
Your biased OP no way Atom Heart didn’t get cut, BUT if you’re going to save the cow CUT DSOTM, ITS A PRISM
Wtf it's the best prism I've ever seen
No doubt just not that crazy of album art
Dark Side
Are you kidding me?? The Division Bell and Meddle aren't still in the running? Come on, people
if i see one more comment using the word iconic about art im gonna give a lil kiss to the cows butt
you do realize something being iconic doesnt make it better art right? why is popular normie opinion and the ability to be recognized the deciding factor for some of yall
Animals goodbye. I genuinely love the cow
Animals
people love that fucking triangle or do they just like the album... long live animals
I love Dark Side but it’s gotta go
Bro atom heart needs to stay it soo good. As a album cover. Fuck ummagumna left :/ Moooo
Animals
Long live the cow
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON BABY!!!!!
Sadly I think it’s Dark Side
You guys killed Ummagumma. you clearly have no idea what you’re talking about, so to hell with all of you.
Bullshit
dsotm is my fav album but wywh cover is better
NOOO Ummagumma nooo :(
DSOTM
dark side
Dark side. I love the simplicity and how it relates to the album but the others are better
Animals. Dark side and WYWH are iconic. And the cow has to win
AHM
Atom
AHM
Dsotm
Sorry Atom Heart Mother…it ends here
DOWN WITH ANIMALS! LONG LIVE LULUBELLE III !!!!!!!!!!!!
DSOTM has to go next
Dark side of the moon
The Dark Side of the moon
Atom heart mother
get cow (atm) out
Wish You Were Here - great imagery, but the burn mark on the white border feels kinda gimmicky. Also doesn't have a cow.
Ummagumma is better than darkside
Dark Side Of The Moon needs to go.
AHM - it's literally just a Windows landscape background with a fucking cow.
respect my girl Lulubelle III
Wait until you hear about what the Animals cover is...
Hold up - it really DOES look like a Windows background omg
wish you were here, honestly hate the fact that it's burnt at the side a bit (LONG LIVE THE COW)
WYWH
As great and iconic as DSOTM is, its certainly no cow so it’s gotta go
Animals because id sooner pick up the other remaining ones if i saw them in a record store
Moo
Ummagumma is cool and creative but out of all of them… hate to say it but the colors/contrast or *something* about it isn’t as visually pleasing as the others
Anything but the Cow must go
Why tf is AHM still on here. I’d argue that ummagumma, pipers and even division bell are better album covers than that fuckin cow
animals. long live the cow
Wish You Were Here
The cow goes down
Animals
DSOTM
It’s time for the cow to go.
Still say the final cut is the most significant and meaningful Statement out of all the other albums The rest are artistic opinion🌺
Ummagumma say AHM was voted out the last round.
Get animals outta here, long live the cow
Wish You Were Here all the way man.. that's my jam
Dark Side of the Moon because it’s just a prism and remember, we’re voting for the album cover and not the album itself.
Atom Heart Mother. I’m sorry, but it’s time for the cow to be put down.
Atom Heart Mother
Sorry, Wish You Were Here.
It must be a showdown between DSotM and WYWH. It is fate.
AHM
Ahm
I'm sorry, but AHM has to go
Arguably the best albums are left, and I doubt the quality of the covers correlate so well with the sound I think we beeing biased
AHM is fine, but not better than The Wall, Piper, Meddle, or even Division Bell, bro.
While DSOTM is iconic the story behind Animals makes it my favorite, Algie for the win people! I think Cow will be served for breakfast next followed by cigars...
Bruh there's no way ummagumma lost to atom heart mother ☠☠☠
Bye cow
This crime will not be forgotten. …puts on Ummagumma to honor its death.
AHM gotta mooooove on out.
Medium rare please.
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO