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Guldbamsen
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Topic: Cover Art Shabang Posted: May 10 2013 at 07:03 |
I forgot to vote
I'm going with Horrific Child on this one, but there are so many that I could've voted for. I just love the strangeness of this one. This is a bigger version of it:
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Posted: May 09 2013 at 07:52 |
Gerinski wrote:
Guldbamsen wrote:
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As a Spanish I have a soft spot for Maquina's Why? surrealistic yet minimalist croissant cover, but my vote goes to Brain Salad, although I also love the classicism of Novalis'. |
I am actually still making up my mind about this, but you mention at least two of my faves in your post Gerard I too am really smitten by the classicism of Novalis Sommerabend - in fact I'd venture as far as to say that the style is a clearcut rendition of the art nouveau creeping up in music covers around a decade before this album. Whatever tag one wishes to throw at it - it sure is beautiful. |
I can't help loving the art nouveau / modernist aesthetics, call me an old-fashioned. Posters, shops, buildings, furniture... it was a great design movement, and of course being Catalan with Gaudi being a top (if not THE top) modernist architect and living in Belgium with Victor Horta a close runner-up, I have some bias towards this wonderful movement.
Regarding Maquina's Why? croissant cover with the alarm clock, just say that although there is a strong popular belief that it represented a symbolic call to Spain to 'wake up from the dictatorship of Franco', its author bassist Jordi Batiste explained that it was not so intentional, he just wanted to do something surrealist in the style of Dali, he took some croissants he bought from the bakery and started playing with them, pinched them with screwdrivers, electric switches etc until he came up with the alarm clock and he liked it. The popular interpretation was nice but reality was more mundane. |
Well in that case then I guess you can call me old-fashioned as well I love the arts from around the same time. Something quite beautiful and illustrious happened back then - something that didn't only show its face in music.
Thanks for the insight into that Maquina cover too. I had no idea. Just goes to show that we learn something new every day - well we can try now can't we Thanks again Gerard.
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Gerinski
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Posted: May 09 2013 at 07:47 |
Guldbamsen wrote:
Gerinski wrote:
As a Spanish I have a soft spot for Maquina's Why? surrealistic yet minimalist croissant cover, but my vote goes to Brain Salad, although I also love the classicism of Novalis'. |
I am actually still making up my mind about this, but you mention at least two of my faves in your post Gerard I too am really smitten by the classicism of Novalis Sommerabend - in fact I'd venture as far as to say that the style is a clearcut rendition of the art nouveau creeping up in music covers around a decade before this album. Whatever tag one wishes to throw at it - it sure is beautiful. |
I can't help loving the art nouveau / modernist aesthetics, call me an old-fashioned. Posters, shops, buildings, furniture... it was a great design movement, and of course being Catalan with Gaudi being a top (if not THE top) modernist architect and living in Belgium with Victor Horta a close runner-up, I have some bias towards this wonderful movement.
Regarding Maquina's Why? croissant cover with the alarm clock, just say that although there is a strong popular belief that it represented a symbolic call to Spain to 'wake up from the dictatorship of Franco', its author bassist Jordi Batiste explained that it was not so intentional, he just wanted to do something surrealistic in the style of Dali, he took some croissants he bought from the bakery and started playing with them, pinched them with screwdrivers, electric switches etc until he came up with the alarm clock and he liked it. The popular interpretation was nice but reality was more mundane.
Edited by Gerinski - May 09 2013 at 07:51
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: May 09 2013 at 06:43 |
Gerinski wrote:
As a Spanish I have a soft spot for Maquina's Why? surrealistic yet minimalist croissant cover, but my vote goes to Brain Salad, although I also love the classicism of Novalis'. |
I am actually still making up my mind about this, but you mention at least two of my faves in your post Gerard I too am really smitten by the classicism of Novalis Sommerabend - in fact I'd venture as far as to say that the style is a clearcut rendition of the art nouveau creeping up in music covers around a decade before this album. Whatever tag one wishes to throw at it - it sure is beautiful.
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Posted: May 09 2013 at 06:22 |
Tapfret wrote:
Electric Sandwich
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And finally somebody voted for the sandwich - thank you good sir It's messy, avantguarde, kinda yucky and yet I've really come to appreciate it. Nice pick.
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Posted: May 09 2013 at 06:20 |
Mellotron Storm wrote:
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I went with COS, i've always liked that one. One of my favourite albums off the list too. Those who don't have Laurent Thibault's album should track it down, so beautiful. Nice list David ! |
Thanks man! And I'm glad someone voted for those beautiful orange hippos The vinyl cover does omit another more 'rugged'(for lack of a better word)quality to it though - something that sadly isn't reflected in any of the pics I've seen of it over the net.
How you doing buddy? Has your body finally adjusted to the new work?
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No it hasn't. Feeling pain tonight after a long day of slugging it. Funny thing is that I feel good about myself. Plus I haven't been this weight(under 200 pounds) for about 13 years. I feel good but my body still complains if that makes any sense. |
The artist formerly known as Sinkadotintree now available as a portable beach hunk....
I do know how that feels though - that sense of your body aching all over whilst still omitting a feel good vibe that seems to follow all hard labour. Honest work, as my granddad would put it. When I'm swinging his old lumberjack axe to help him prepare for winter - I always catch a glimpse in his eyes, that reveals how proud he is of me. Maybe that's a thing of the past, but the older people on my mother's side all seem to subscribe to this line of thinking. Hey btw John, you may wanna check out some Tai Chi to get that body of yours feeling better and more flexible
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Posted: May 08 2013 at 20:30 |
Guldbamsen wrote:
Mellotron Storm wrote:
I went with COS, i've always liked that one. One of my favourite albums off the list too. Those who don't have Laurent Thibault's album should track it down, so beautiful. Nice list David ! |
Thanks man! And I'm glad someone voted for those beautiful orange hippos The vinyl cover does omit another more 'rugged'(for lack of a better word)quality to it though - something that sadly isn't reflected in any of the pics I've seen of it over the net.
How you doing buddy? Has your body finally adjusted to the new work?
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No it hasn't. Feeling pain tonight after a long day of slugging it. Funny thing is that I feel good about myself. Plus I haven't been this weight(under 200 pounds) for about 13 years. I feel good but my body still complains if that makes any sense.
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Posted: May 05 2013 at 07:21 |
CPicard wrote:
Hassel/Eno: I like the composition of this cover.
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Edited by Svetonio - May 05 2013 at 07:36
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Posted: May 04 2013 at 13:07 |
Egg - The Polite Force, followed by ELP, KC and Clearlight.
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Posted: May 04 2013 at 00:58 |
As a Spanish I have a soft spot for Maquina's Why? surrealistic yet minimalist croissant cover, but my vote goes to Brain Salad, although I also love the classicism of Novalis'.
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Posted: May 03 2013 at 15:40 |
The Brain Salad Surgery LP cover was way cool.
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted: May 03 2013 at 14:39 |
I noticed the String Driven Thing and the Holger Czukay images dropped off somehow. At least they aren't showing up for me, but they were earlier. Could be because I'm at work and we have this blasted Barracuda thing that prevents us from seeing naughty bits and sometimes not-naughty bits get mistaken for naughty bits.
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Posted: May 03 2013 at 13:10 |
The Dark Elf wrote:
I went with HR Giger's Brain Salad Surgery design. How odd you chose the Islands cover from King Crimson. In the Court of the Crimson King has one of the most arresting covers ever designed.
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Posted: May 03 2013 at 11:27 |
Electric Sandwich
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Posted: May 03 2013 at 10:53 |
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: May 03 2013 at 10:41 |
Just a reminder of what's to choose from for those of you who don't want to zig zag too much between pages
Guldbamsen wrote:
Simple question really - which one of these art works do you prefer?
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Posted: May 03 2013 at 10:39 |
stegor wrote:
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What an odd selection. I have 6 of em.
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Just out of curiosity: what do you mean by 'an odd selection'?( )
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Are you suggesting it is not?
I thought it was intentionally odd. Most have very little in common with each other. Some are iconic, but most are very obscure. Maybe not to some of you, but I've immersed myself pretty deeply in album cover art and I've never seen some of them. I'm not saying it's odd in a bad way by any means, I find it very interesting. I was thinking of starting an album cover review thread but I suspect it's been done before and being new here I don't want to be embarrassed
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By all means go ahead I think it's when the same people, who've been here for years, continue to make the same kind of threads - that gets on the nerves of folks. I gather most around this place know how they were, when they first joined and made small mistakes - so don't worry bout nothing of that -And especially if you have some interesting input to some well-known(or perhaps more exotic) cover arts, then why shouldn't you do it?
Regarding the poll: Don't know about intentionally odd, but I purposely chose a wide variety of different styles that I dig, instead of keeping things too red-threaded. Eclectic is the word I'm looking for... I like a lot of different things - be that in art, music, food or what I read - it's just down to the given day or mood really.
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Posted: May 03 2013 at 10:28 |
The Dark Elf wrote:
I went with HR Giger's Brain Salad Surgery design. How odd you chose the Islands cover from King Crimson. In the Court of the Crimson King has one of the most arresting covers ever designed.
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I change my mind about which KC art work I love the most on a weekly basis. In the Court, Poseidon, Lizard, Larks' Tongues and Islands are all faves.
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Posted: May 03 2013 at 10:23 |
Mellotron Storm wrote:
I went with COS, i've always liked that one. One of my favourite albums off the list too. Those who don't have Laurent Thibault's album should track it down, so beautiful. Nice list David ! |
Thanks man! And I'm glad someone voted for those beautiful orange hippos The vinyl cover does omit another more 'rugged'(for lack of a better word)quality to it though - something that sadly isn't reflected in any of the pics I've seen of it over the net.
How you doing buddy? Has your body finally adjusted to the new work?
Edited by Guldbamsen - May 03 2013 at 10:24
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Posted: May 03 2013 at 08:26 |
Guldbamsen wrote:
stegor wrote:
What an odd selection. I have 6 of em.
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Just out of curiosity: what do you mean by 'an odd selection'?( )
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Are you suggesting it is not? I thought it was intentionally odd. Most have very little in common with each other. Some are iconic, but most are very obscure. Maybe not to some of you, but I've immersed myself pretty deeply in album cover art and I've never seen some of them. I'm not saying it's odd in a bad way by any means, I find it very interesting. I was thinking of starting an album cover review thread but I suspect it's been done before and being new here I don't want to be embarrassed
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