Cover Art Extravaganza
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Topic: Cover Art Extravaganza
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Subject: Cover Art Extravaganza
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 14:18
Cover art is a huge part of an album in my opinion. I love holding onto it whilst listening, and preferably in vinyl sized format. So yeah easy, out of these which is your fave?                      ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
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Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 14:25
| I'll go with Amon Duul II |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 14:26
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What's the bottom Roger Dean cover on the Vertigo label just above ?? I want it !!!!
I voted for Ash Ra Tempel - I just love the brown & black colours with the Egyptian themes, the way you open up the side flaps to reveal interesting pics inside and the tripped-out 'poem'. And the music ?? Takes me right away........
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 14:29
Right on Tom ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 14:29
I like your style. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
bytor2112 wrote:Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 14:36
Do you mean the one with "Gentle Giant - Octopus" written on it? That was the original UK cover, it was released in the US with a different cover:
 The other Roger Dean cover is "One Fine Morning" by Canadian Jazz-Rock/Fusion band Lighthouse ------------- What? |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 14:37
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^Exactly, thanks Dean. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 14:40
I gotta go with the boob. I could look at that all day. 
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 14:41
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I have the exact same emotions concerning that boob. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 14:43
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Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 14:43
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I go with Cervello. Dave, do you know this cahrming one ?  |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 14:46
No, and I must say that's the very first time I've ever seen a woman being fecked by a swan. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 14:51
| Me too, and I live in a lake. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 14:53
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I guess I never thought of Swans as sexual entities... ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 14:54
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As much as I love Melos' cover (and music) I'll go with Anima Latina. I love the vibe of childhood freedom and nature, and I love the golden glow the photographer achieved....it also perfectly encapsulates the music within. ------------- |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 14:55
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Oh there's a bit of a cheat in this poll. Kihnoua ain't listed on PA. I think it's far too strange of an album to be inducted anywhere. Mad unhinged jazz-like music. S'got Fred Frith on it.
------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 14:58
Couldn't have said it better myself Jim. Very eloquently put my friend  ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 15:18
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Ummagumma. I always had a specially liking for it from the day I got the album (my 15th birthday). ------------- 
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 15:22
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I really dig the whole kaleidoscopic effect it has. It draws you in. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 15:23
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I like how nobody yet has voted the same ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Stool Man
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 15:26
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I voted for Octopus, as my other choices already had a vote each. ------------- rotten hound of the burnie crew |
Posted By: fusaka
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 15:30
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Can't vote, but it would be Lighthouse... Never seen it before but I like the mood and colors. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/fusaka/" rel="nofollow - my last.fm |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 15:31
Just to make it a little easier on folks who don't want to flick flack back and forth between pages, here is the op  ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 15:32
I have always loved that one. The colour work alone is just stunning. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 15:34
Roger Dean did a fantastic job on that. In many ways I prefer this over most of the work he did for Yes. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 15:36
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It's hard to vote against the breast. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Earthmover
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 15:37
| Guapo I like the most. Titties are good, but I like my boobs and my music separated. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 15:39
I have an uncontrollable urge to lick it. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 15:40
Hey why no votes for Hinten? It's so bad that it's cool. I think it's pretty beat. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 15:46
The covers for Ummagumma, Tanz ... , and Bitches are filled with such imagination, but I'm gonna have to go with something that is simple and beautiful - the one for Timewind.
... Naughy-naughty.
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 15:51
Uhh nice pick Andrey In fact I love the whole "coffee trilogy" art work, Blackdance, Picture Music(It's not the "right" one we have on PA imo, there is another with a chessboard pattern in it) and Timewind.------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 15:56
^ Albeit Irrlicht doesn't have that "coffee" in it, I'd still count it in in my head as it features one of those mysterious insect-like, almost-skull headed creatures, alone, under the blue, with a broken leg. Every one of those covers has some kind of feeling to offer. Seems like a colony of lonely creeps, angels or demons or whatever. Maybe some kind of a visual message on the state of a particular community or society.
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 16:04
I think Irrlicht and Cyborg are connected in a similar manner as the coffee trilogy is. That's also evident from the art work methinks ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 16:05
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I'll go for ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 16:06
| ^ There's a nipple on Alpha Centauri? |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 16:07
Can't count how many times I've dreamed myself away looking into that cover art with the mysterious and hypnotic music oozing in the back. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 17:33
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Alpha Centauri. Couldn't care less about the music, but that is one amazing album cover.
------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005  |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 17:39
I can't believe nobody has voted for Beaubourg yet.... That turquoise metallic ear is to die for
------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 20:24
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The Ash Ra Tempel artwork is one of my favorites. Easy choice for me, though lots of goodies on here.
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Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 21:11
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There's not one album cover here I don't like, so it's a touch choice. I think I'll go with Sextant, as it hasn't got any votes yet. -------------  
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Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 21:11
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Some nice choices David but i have to go with one of my all-time favourites in Pink Floyd. I've never seen that Lighthouse album cover before but that would be my second pick. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 21:15
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Kihnoua seems nice. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 21:21
Ahh! I didn't see First Utterance, it's my all-time favorite cover art. I wish I could draw that well with a ball-point pen
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 21:50
take a deep breath......here ya go http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=8CPSmswu74AAFM&tbnid=VkAMF3olA2QiFM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bonappetit.com%2Frecipes%2F2008%2F08%2Fdark_chocolate_dipped_cherry_ice_cream_cone&ei=T8gyUf_NC9LOyAH-6YHAAQ&bvm=bv.43148975,d.aWc&psig=AFQjCNFeGsoGXBexjWEeMtPJUDtqCFA8vA&ust=1362368882859281" rel="nofollow">  ------------- |
Posted By: mongofa
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 22:32
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This is a really good cover(not prog, whatever!) unfortunately it is now a common sight on hipster's t-shirts  
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Posted By: mongofa
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 22:33
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^aawwww yeeeeeaaaa -------------
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Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: March 02 2013 at 23:17
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So many beautiful choices... my favorite is Sextant :) ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 01:26
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I went with Lucio Battisti just ahead of Ummagumma and Bitches Brew, so beautiful, Finnforest just described it perfectly. Boobs are always good. I thought for their next album they would go for one cheek of that woman's ass. |
Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 03:47
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The Lucio Battisti cover is just beautiful, and yes, very well described by Finnforest. It's like looking at a time gone by which one can reminisce about but never live through again, the best moments of childhood. I should try the album out!
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 03:59
------------- What? |
Posted By: The Mystical
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 04:24
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Bitches brew. ------------- I am currently digging: Hawkwind, Rare Bird, Gong, Tangerine Dream, Khan, Iron Butterfly, and all things canterbury and hard-psych. I also love jazz! Please drop me a message with album suggestions. |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 04:36
(t)It was my little joke as everyone was going on about the nipple cover! Anyway there might be keep looking?
But you'll never see a nipple in the Daily Express.
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Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 04:53
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Ummagumma is a very clever sleeve design, though the album doesn't really live up to it.
But the best album art ever is Grave New World by Strawbs. The album is brilliant but it's worth buying for the cover and insert booklet alone.
------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 04:55
 That?
 With the dude exposing his manhood? |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 05:51
The 'Dude exposing his manhood' lol is a painting by William Blake. If you ever go to an art gallery you will find quite a few of these 'dudes exposing their manhood' sometimes in 3D ! Shocking but true! I don't know how they get away with this filth! ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 05:58
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------------- What? |
Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 07:15
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Was gonna vote Timewind and then I seen Ummagumma. So that.
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Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 07:37
The "dude" is a representation of a God. The painting is "Glad Day" by William Blake. Seeing a set of men's bits almost every day (when my stomach allows) the sight of someone's manhood doesn't really bother me, frankly.
------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 08:30
hahahahahahahaha!!!!
    brilliant!! hahaha Guldbamsen, funny!! haha!! My vote goes to Miles Davis - Bitches Brew but would vote for the above cover, because of the topic and comment  |
Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 09:56
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Miles ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 11:17
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 11:29
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No, i think it's an awful cover too. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 13:06
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Wow this thread turned out pretty great after all. We've got everything right here: colours, penises(peni in plural perhaps?), William Blake, prog music, swan fetish, one breast and of course the other side of the lower male region in Hinten. What's not to like eh? ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 13:09
The options again. I just voted for Beaubourg. Such a gorgeous cover. I can watch that ear for eternity... ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 13:16
I hope you don't feel that licking urge again. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 13:24
Just by looking at the turquoise metallic colour, something tells me you definitely don't wanna lick it, unless you are looking for a cheap acid trip ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 13:28
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O-o-o-o-o-o-oh, naughty, naughty David.
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Posted By: Metalmarsh89
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 19:26
| There aren't many here that i particularly prefer, but I do admire the creativity very much. I liked Ummagumma and Sextant, though I picked Ummagumma in the end. |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 19:35
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How is Ummagumma winning? It's by far the weakest here and is just a bad cover in general imo. But then again, it's made by that one band.
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 20:06
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^ How is it a weak cover? It's got a picture in a similar picture in a similar picture ... with each one of the band members imitating some physical aspects of the other guys. Fans of a certain 1958 American musical (if it has any fans), directed by Vincente Minelli, might even enjoy it more. |
Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 20:07
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Cover art can certainly play a major role in an album release however the name of a band also can be beneficial, i.e. there's a rock band called Pussy (seriously) they do have an add advantage on the positive side for reviewers, afterall how could any male not like the band ahum.... name http://www.myspace.com/pussybanduk" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/pussybanduk
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 20:20
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Pussy in Denmark is a successful brand of cat food. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 20:25
Yes and Jussipussi in Finland is a bun
lol you gotta love the Scandinavian people  |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 20:27
I just never cared about, it doesn't captivate me in any way. Thought it looked like a beautiful day.  ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 20:31
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^^We are slightly mad, I'll admit to that. Scandinavia is full of people who act like members of Monty Python, unintentionally that is. Maybe it's those who come up with the weird branding? We genuinely have licorice here named Spunk. Comes in a little black box ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 20:37
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In line with the poll at hand here, then I just gotta say that my current favourite is Guapo's Five Suns. Looks so unique. Something like a red flower explosion on top of a kaleidoscopic black n white background. Just stunning imo. Anyway I change my mind every hour, so there you go. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 20:58
Ha! Thus, you are Scandinavian?
Yay!!! hahaaha No wonder you have no inhibitions   |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 21:03
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Yup, Danish. and that last part of your post, I consider as a compliment ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: March 03 2013 at 22:08
Having no inhibitions, that's prog hehehehe
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Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: March 04 2013 at 18:08
------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: mongofa
Date Posted: March 04 2013 at 19:12
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A genius work of the sonically melded color brown that is all the colors mixed together. It brings a really eclectic feel to an otherwise drab golden crown. The music is good as well.
Primus Sucks!
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Posted By: RedNightmareKing
Date Posted: March 04 2013 at 19:48
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I really had to go with Bitches Brew on this one... It's one of those album covers you just kind of want to muralize on a wall, you know? As for non-prog, I really dig Aphex Twin's "On EP" cover. Has the typical Aphex logo, with a few cool things here and there. It's awesome. ------------- I consider drone metal to be progressive... |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: March 04 2013 at 20:35
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The best prog cover ever was Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick, a fantastic concept newspaper, very funny and very clever. Of the ones on the list, GG's Octopus. All hail Roger Dean!
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