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MFP
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Posted: May 18 2013 at 15:39 |
The Pineapple Thief - All The Wars
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Kati
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Posted: May 22 2013 at 21:27 |
I do not know what the criteria is for one to consider the best album cover. For me the utmost best by far, in terms of artistic originality and creativity is DeeExpus, true painted artwork. I am in love with this cover. The use of colours are extraordinaire, plus I can keep looking at it while discovering new things meanwhile being mesmerized by it too. To me it makes no sense that they are not named above with the other bands as they have certainly in my view the best and most outstanding artwork of all.
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Posted: May 22 2013 at 21:45 |
Gerinski wrote:
That's a great work, congratulations! (sorry that I was a bit more critical with the music) | Hello Gerinski Thank you very much for your wonderful compliment, I am not a pro nor ever will try or claim to be one I just am happy to draw and love to do so in my free time I read your review, it's unfortunate that you don't like it as much as me, however I must be fair/honest, your review was well written plus you do have a great articulate gift :) Even I although I might disagree I cannot dislike you at all, you have great insight and skills, the thoughts you manage so well to put in writing :) It's ok, maybe next album, you will like hopefully
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Ian
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Posted: May 22 2013 at 22:07 |
Or maybe this one
Edited by Nogbad_The_Bad - May 22 2013 at 22:08
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Ian
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Kati
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Posted: May 22 2013 at 22:22 |
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Posted: May 22 2013 at 22:26 |
Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:
Or maybe this one
| I really want to like this one, it's pro, yet it feels wrong, the cartoons and background, I don't know, something not quite right, inc the name placement. My favourite is unbeatable
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Posted: May 22 2013 at 22:45 |
Do you prefer their previous one?
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Kati
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Posted: May 22 2013 at 23:11 |
Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:
Do you prefer their previous one?
| Nogbad_The_Bad, you know what, I actually do like this one more. Those cartoon smiles are so infectious, magnetic that even I am grinning and smiling looking at it lolol love those face expressions
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Kati
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Posted: May 27 2013 at 22:51 |
MFP wrote:
The Pineapple Thief - All The Wars
| MFP, my comments above are not in reply to your comment here. I unfortunately have not seen The Pineapple Thief album artwork, thus cannot comment. Hugs to you,
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Posted: May 27 2013 at 23:00 |
From the list, I voted Flower Kings.
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Posted: May 27 2013 at 23:07 |
Those are my two favs of recent album jackets; those beautiful surealistic paintings....
Whole that The Didact package is majesticaly designed: a booklet with one fantastic image per each song, also a nice T-shirt.
...and Atlas Volt's debut.
Edited by Svetonio - May 27 2013 at 23:22
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Posted: May 27 2013 at 23:35 |
infocat wrote:
jude111 wrote:
<span style=": rgb248, 248, 252;">I don't think any album cover from the past year garnered more attention than this one, and for good reason:</span><span style=": rgb248, 248, 252;"></span> <span style=": rgb248, 248, 252;"> </span> | God is that one lame. I still can't believe its not just a joke! | As I said in an another thread, Mr Bowie was / is always a fashionable artist. This time he used to settle that Concept art piece for his new album cover. TBH, I hate Concept art with a passion
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Posted: May 27 2013 at 23:49 |
A perfect "retro" design for that 70's style Prog album by John Potter: Cellestial Adventures
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Svetonio
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Posted: May 28 2013 at 00:22 |
Kati wrote:
I could vote Echolyn in terms of one of the ultimate best albums, band everything, but artwork this I can't, I cannot even describe it as simplistic art, to be honest I do not know how to classify it but it is certainly not artistic enough for me to be one of the best 2012 album covers tho' |
T hat Echolyn's album cover is in style of '80s Transavantgarde art movement developed by art historian Achille Bonitto Oliva. The movement was a really fresh air in Art on the end of 20th century and it's ok that the bands get some of that for their album jackets.For example, the style of The Last Curlews (solo album by Brett Kull from Echolyn) album ilustration by Tara Jane O'Neil reminds me on the works on paper by Francesco Clemente who was / is the very best painter of Transavantgarde:
...also, Tara's artworks for her book Who Takes A Feather shows that influence so evidently:
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Posted: May 28 2013 at 01:07 |
Kati wrote:
I do not know what the criteria is for one to consider the best album cover. For me the utmost best by far, in terms of artistic originality and creativity is DeeExpus, true painted artwork. I am in love with this cover. The use of colours are extraordinaire, plus I can keep looking at it while discovering new things meanwhile being mesmerized by it too. To me it makes no sense that they are not named above with the other bands as they have certainly in my view the best and most outstanding artwork of all. |
I agree, this is a nice oil pastels work. But, the letters are badly selected; that type of the letters are not visualy corresponding with the painting at all and the whole image is ruined.
Edited by Svetonio - May 28 2013 at 02:16
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Posted: May 28 2013 at 01:10 |
The most beautiful cover art from these is certainly The Pineapple Thief's, the ugliest is Galahad's one. Wilson's cover art looks like some pupil's painting.
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A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon!
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Gandalff
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Posted: May 28 2013 at 01:17 |
From the others:
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Roger Dean never disappoints!
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A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon!
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Kati
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Posted: May 28 2013 at 02:10 |
Svetonio wrote:
infocat wrote:
jude111 wrote:
<span style=": rgb248, 248, 252;">I don't think any album cover from the past year garnered more attention than this one, and for good reason:</span><span style=": rgb248, 248, 252;"></span> <span style=": rgb248, 248, 252;"> </span> | God is that one lame. I still can't believe its not just a joke! |
As I said in an another thread, Mr Bowie was / is always a fashionable artist. This time he used to setlle that Concept art piece for his new album cover. TBH, I hate Concept art with a passion
| Awww Bowie can do no wrong, he is my ultimate favourite artist, a true musical chameleon, all round musician and ultimate entertainer. Vocals are not most important to me as I focus mostly on instrumentals, to be honest many vocals don't impress me much. I do think David Byron and Freddie's vocals were outstanding and instrumental, recent artist's that I like is Daniel Gildenlow, his vocals are so good plus can sing up to 4 octaves. All this said, many can sound like them, but to date no one sounds like Bowie he is unique. This album cover might not be the most artistic but it's brilliant ha! The cover makes a statement and peaks one's interest, it's Bowie people plus for me the hottest man alive.
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