Recent album covers

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Originally posted by akamaisondufromage I don't like THe Raven it just reminds me of The Scream and I just think its another in a long line...

Edited by jude111 - March 08 2013 at 22:50

Originally posted by infocat God is that one lame.  I still can't believe its not just a joke!

 

Edited by jude111 - March 08 2013 at 23:29

Originally posted by Guldbamsen We all have different views of what constitutes art, good or bad, but I must also confess to thinking that Bowie cover art extremely easy bought and unimaginative. He's essentially doing the same as Ian did with Thick as a Brick mark 2. I haven't heard the music yet though, but it has to be a true reflection/distance taken between the image of Heroes overslapped by the nothingness of that sticker. I seriously doubt it.

I think it's more like if Pink Floyd had made a new album, used the "Dark Side of the Moon" cover and crossed out their name at the top (if their name was on that cover) and put a block of white over the prism. That would be shocking and it would get all of us talking about what it means.

Warhol slapped a banana on a cover and it's still one of the most iconic album covers ever made.

It would be easy for me to say, "Oh, I could have thought of that." But I didn't though. One could say that about Picasso's art as well, or some of the found objects presented as art pieces by the likes of Duchamp.

Yes, it's not a still life of fruit or a reclining nude. But then, Bowie always was a modernist kind of guy. Of course, it's not a prog album cover - there are no elves and pixies


Edited by jude111 - March 15 2013 at 06:56

Originally posted by Guldbamsen I get what you're saying, and I don't really think I can judge the cover before I've investigated in the album's content - all I'm saying is that I found it rather dull and uninspired, is all.

Sorry, I didn't mean to come off so strongly,  I haven't heard the album yet either I edited my post to reflect my meaning more ;-)


Edited by jude111 - March 15 2013 at 06:43

Can't pick one since none do anything for me.
However Steven Wilson - The Raven that Refused to Sing's cover is just lame. I really enjoy most of his music (even though the lyrics can be a downer), and just seen his great concert at the Keswick, the LP (umm...CD) cover is just lame. As much thought and care as he puts into his music its as none is put forth in the cover - and I always thought FEAR OF A BLANK PLANETS's cover was a rip-off of Marillion's MARBLES to a degree

Lagartija's Particelle

Originally posted by fusaka echolyn - Echolyn It's a window. Kind of dirty. The shade is pulled. The shadow below it is of the fake Photoshop variety. I find this cover unremarkable. The Flower Kings - Banks of Eden Flower Kings album covers are hit or miss. This one's a hit. The colors and textures are really beautiful. The Pineapple Thief - All The Wars This one's pretty cool. Kind of a science experiment. Chemistry Set Apocalypse. The typography is kept simple and understated so as to not detract from the image. Galahad - Beyond the Realms of Euphoria I don't know. Reminds me of a glamor shot, sort of painted over by an art student. Nothing against art students. Spock's Beard - Brief Noctures and Dreamless Sleep Rather cliche, isn't it? So Photoshoppy, like most of their covers. Steven Wilson - The Raven that Refused to Sing This image is so ubiquitous. I see it everywhere. I'm kind of tired of looking at it and I don't even own it. It's kind of powerful in it's blank stare. The moon. Why doesn't the moon have a name? It's the moon. Like the planet. Is it even capitalized? I've always been drawn to the moon. The Frozen Gray Dwarf. I like it. Thieves' Kitchen - One for Sorrow, Two for Joy I like this one. Sort of a colorized woodcut. It has a genuine feel to it, not computer generated, though it may be, and that's ok because it's not obvious.

Originally posted by Kati   I like that album cover too, cstack3 Very much, infact that cover I saw before I was inspired to make this one unfortunately many/most don't know it's handpainted all of it nothing was photoshopped/copied, everything was hand drawn and painted from nothing only using paint wich comes standard with microsoft accessories on microsoft office (not to be mistaken with paint.net program) lol I am very limited :)

My pick is other for Riverside's Shrine of New Generation Slaves.