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Name the Album: 20 Iconic Covers

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Name the Album: 20 Iconic Covers
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Each turn, you'll see an album cover and four titles. Only one is the real deal. Your job is to tap the right one and keep moving. It’s quick to play and simple to learn, but sneaky to master.

Look for clues in the design. The color palette or fonts can tell you the decade. Look at the details—a specific prism, a rose, or even a crosswalk can point you to the right answer. Trust your gut more than the names.

Watch out for common traps like sequels and greatest-hits albums. If the title seems off but the art feels right, go with the art. Miss a card? No biggie. Just take a breath and move to the next one.

Ready to prove you're an album art guru? Hit start and let's go.

1/20

1. What's the album?

[B] Bat out of Hell | Richard Corben's motorcycle erupting from hell gave Meat Loaf the ultimate theatrical poster. Rock opera needed comic book energy.

2/20

2. What's the album?

[D] Post | Björk's orange puffer jacket became iconic 90s futurism. Shot at Heathrow Terminal, blending technology with fairytale whimsy perfectly.

3/20

3. What's the album?

[A] Diamond Dogs | Guy Peellaert's disturbing dog-human hybrid got censored for showing genitalia. Bowie's dystopian Orwell tribute pushed every boundary possible.

4/20

4. What's the album?

[C] Violator | Anton Corbijn's single rose against darkness became Depeche Mode's most recognized image. Sometimes one flower says everything synthpop needs.

5/20

5. What's the album?

[A] Licensed to Ill | Rick Rubin's jet has "3MTA3" on its tail. Read it backwards in a mirror for Beastie Boys humor.

6/20

6. What's the album?

[C] Nevermind | Spencer Elden swimming after a dollar bill at four months old accidentally created grunge's most famous anti-capitalism statement.

7/20

7. What's the album?

[B] Abbey Road | Paul barefoot sparked death conspiracy theories. Really, he just kicked off uncomfortable shoes during Iain Macmillan's quick photo session.

8/20

8. What's the album?

[D] Blonde on Blonde | Jerry Schatzberg's blurry photo captured Dylan freezing in Manhattan winter. Motion blur matched the album's dreamy, mercury sound perfectly.

9/20

9. What's the album?

[A] Born in the U.S.A | Annie Leibovitz photographed Bruce's backside facing the flag. Many missed the working-class critique, seeing only patriotic pride.

10/20

10. What's the album?

[C] The Dark Side of the Moon | Hipgnosis created rock's simplest masterpiece using Newton's prism experiment. Science class became album art's best-selling design ever.

11/20

11. What's the album?

[D] The College Dropout | Dropout Bear slouching on bleachers visualized Kanye's academic rejection. That mascot evolved through three albums before retiring victorious.

12/20

12. What's the album?

[B] Houses of the Holy | Children climbing Giant's Causeway required eleven photo shoots. Hipgnosis turned volcanic columns into science fiction without computers.

13/20

13. What's the album?

[A] Like a Virgin | Madonna's wedding dress plus "Boy Toy" belt buckle confused conservative America intentionally. Virgin bride meets downtown rebel, controversy guaranteed.

14/20

14. What's the album?

[D] Master of Puppets | Cemetery crosses controlled by strings visualized manipulation themes. Don Brautigam's artwork made military graveyards feel uncomfortably suburban.

15/20

15. What's the album?

[C] Bitches Brew | Mati Klarwein's Afrofuturistic painting fused with Miles Davis's electric revolution. Jazz fusion got its perfect psychedelic ocean dreamscape.

16/20

16. What's the album?

[B] Ready to Die | Baby model Keithroy Yearwood represented innocence before street life. Biggie's debut juxtaposed birth photo with death title brilliantly.

17/20

17. What's the album?

[C] Sticky Fingers | Warhol's working zipper damaged neighboring albums in record bins. Functional fashion meeting rock caused actual storage problems everywhere.

18/20

18. What's the album?

[A] Graceland | Ethiopian artist's patterns surrounded Simon's Tennessee pilgrimage story. Memphis mansion met Johannesburg rhythms visually before you heard them.

19/20

19. What's the album?

[D] OK Computer | Donwood collaged highway overpasses into digital anxiety. Radiohead's pre-millennium tension looked like corrupted travel brochures from nowhere.

20/20

20. What's the album?

[B] Achtung Baby | Sixteen Trabant car photos formed U2's Berlin reinvention grid. Zoo TV aesthetic began with East German automobiles arranged democratically.

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