Music isn’t just about the music. Yes, the sounds are certainly the most essential element, but a lot of other things go into making an album a classic. Almost since the full-length album format ...

Two albums placed back-to-back on this list of the 50 greatest country covers epitomize how important album art was and is. Both covers speak to what's inside the physical package. For Travis ...

This list spotlights the true legends who made it to their 10th album and were still near the top of their game. In some ...

For most music lovers, the cover art is the visual gateway to their sonic sojourn. Before the first beat drops or word is uttered, that first impression is often the packaging for the album or ...

it is also the best work he has done before starting the band Danzig as far as I am concerned. Like the album itself, the cover speaks volumes, continuing into the horror theme show mixed with ...

Today's album art mostly serves as thumbtacks for NahRight posts or, at best, just another category on iTunes for OCD sufferers to perfect. But once upon a time, it mattered. Dating back to its ...

For close to a half century, prog has been the breeding ground for rock’s most out-there, outsized and outlandish ideas: Thick-as-a-brick concept albums ... cover story, here’s the best ...

XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this feature. When it comes to the essence of an album, oftentimes the cover art is just as captivating as the music. Since the popularization of hip-hop ...