This just brought back almost 20yr old memories of the Rock and Roll Confidential Hall of Douchebags which is sadly no longer online but does exist in the archive:
I recollect the "brick-wallers" and the train track photos, yes. I always thought they were a little hard on the bands who had not a lot of money or inspiration, and "hired" photographers (or just cousins with cameras) for covers, but they did have some very, uh, interesting covers in the mix as well.