Most bands use their album covers to show their creativity or preview the general theme of the album. However, for some reason, several bands prefer consistency in their cover art. This does not necessarily mean that the band is unoriginal or boring. Maybe they simply decide to give more attention and time to their music instead of the artwork. Or maybe they are just lazy. Who knows? Anyways, here is a list of the best bands that decided to use the same template in the design of many of their album artwork.
Top 5 Bands with Repetitive Album Cover Designs
5. Weezer
The picture of the band members standing in front of a solid color background has been common among most of Weezer’s studio albums. On the other hand, the California-based band has not hesitated to release albums with very unique cover artwork. The artwork for Raditude, and Hurley certainly stand up from the others.
4. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
The only consistent thing about the Gimme Gimmes is inconsistency. It is obvious that the band puts some effort in creating an original picture for the cover artwork of their albums. However, it seems that they use the exact same template for the band logo and album title at the top of the cover. Even the artwork for their compilations and EP’s look the same.
3. Nekromantix
What’s so special about flattop haircuts? I don’t know, but Kim Nekroman and company have been showing off their classic hairdo in most of their studio albums. Although the typical cover art for the Nekromantix features the band member’s heads on a black background, their new album shows a sign of change with a cartoon design. Don’t forget to see them live.
2. Teenage Bottlerocket
Hey, at least this band took the time to give an original name to each album. I hope their fans don’t get bored of the band’s logo because it seems that they will use it for a long time. By the way, what’s the deal with their EP artwork? They seem to have a common theme…
1. The Soviettes
How do you design the cover artwork for a new Soviettes album? Step 1: find the previous album artwork. Step 2: change the color and find a new random icon. That’s it. If you are color blind, it is very likely that you won’t be able to differentiate each of the band’s albums. And I’m not exaggerating; even the inside and back cover artwork have use same template. Just different band photos here and there, but in general, it’s the same design. But, if you think that this makes the Soviettes a boring band, you are very wrong. This is one of the fastest and hardest rocking punk bands of the decade. So, don’t forget to get all their albums: LP, LP II, LP III, and, of course, their rarities album titled Rarities.
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| All four Soviettes album covers |
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| And the back covers |
What other bands with repetitive album cover designs can you think of?
