Prog Art (covers etc.)
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Topic: Prog Art (covers etc.)
Posted By: Man Made God
Subject: Prog Art (covers etc.)
Date Posted: April 18 2006 at 14:35
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Well, this just flashed through my mind: How much amazing art is there in this genre? I've stumbled upon Mattias Norén's website a couple of weeks ago, and he made the cover for the Evergrey album and the for the inlay for Star One & Ayreon's cd's. His site is to be found here:
  Sorry for the large pics, but this is in my opinion the only way to see what the art is all about. Which covers do you like most? It's fun (at least I think it's fun) to look who's done the art of which album, and see what that artist has done more.... Well, we're pretty 'artsy' people if I must believe the general public, so this topic can not be anything but an absolute success.  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/manmadegod/?chartstyle=ScarlettJohansson1"> 
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: April 18 2006 at 14:41
I like painted covers, no photographs. Examples:   <--- My Favourite  
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Posted By: Firepuck
Date Posted: April 18 2006 at 14:46
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Don't apologize for the large pictures, the artwork is one of the reasons I miss LP's. There was a post on this topic a couple of months ago and there is a wealth of amazing artwork for progressive rock out there. ------------- Kryten : "'Pub'? Ah yes, A meeting place where humans attempt to achieve advanced states of mental incompetence by the repeated consumption of fermented vegetable drinks." |
Posted By: Meddler
Date Posted: April 18 2006 at 14:48
  Amazing. Just listen to the music and look at the art.     Big post, but how else can you see art?  |
Posted By: R o V e R
Date Posted: April 18 2006 at 15:28
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Posted By: Man Made God
Date Posted: April 18 2006 at 15:41
Ok, the music is brilliant.. But covers like those. What's so special about that? I'm sure they had pencils 'back in the days' and people who could handle them right...? Maybe there's a really interesting story behind covers like these, but I don't get it. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/manmadegod/?chartstyle=ScarlettJohansson1">
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Posted By: Man Made God
Date Posted: April 18 2006 at 15:44
But I don't recognize that first cover. Which one is it? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/manmadegod/?chartstyle=ScarlettJohansson1">
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Posted By: R o V e R
Date Posted: April 18 2006 at 16:04
i dont know the story this is my logic okay 'Close To the Edge', the title track is vast subject to any artist, to paint particular scenario, what we have here, is plain green gradation, bottam is green then towards the top it merged into black, like "close to the edge" it is simple, like a cut section of a river and that track is very very GREEN
2112 remember the "Overture" thats it |
Posted By: cowbell1
Date Posted: April 18 2006 at 16:09
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Posted By: Gomurisu
Date Posted: April 18 2006 at 16:17
  There we have a great album cover! ...Or not.  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Phoenix_/?chartstyle=RecordArmMonochrome"> 
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Posted By: Meddler
Date Posted: April 18 2006 at 16:49
Just as Gomurisu said, it's called f#a# (infinity) by Godspeed You Black Emperor!. Come on... go get the album..  |
Posted By: Man Made God
Date Posted: April 18 2006 at 17:22
Ah, GYBE! Have to get into that band one of these days. Heard something by them a couple of months ago, and it didn't really thrill me or something... Nice cover, I have to admit that! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/manmadegod/?chartstyle=ScarlettJohansson1">
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Posted By: Space Chief
Date Posted: April 18 2006 at 17:25
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I'm not sure if I want to know how they came up with this. ------------- 
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Posted By: progadicto
Date Posted: April 18 2006 at 19:56
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I really love these Pink Floyd covers... Check it out!!
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Posted By: Man Made God
Date Posted: April 19 2006 at 01:07
Yes, this one's a classic. I actually bought a poster of this picture 2 months ago. It's the same size as the picture on http://www.cda-afdelingen.nl/CDAgroningen/uploads/Oude_man_bushokje.jpg - this link . Pretty awesome for my new place in a couple of months! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/manmadegod/?chartstyle=ScarlettJohansson1">
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Posted By: glass house
Date Posted: April 19 2006 at 04:22
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Love those Italian prog covers !
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Posted By: Jaydubz
Date Posted: April 19 2006 at 13:55
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Rock Art - a subject almost as close to my heart as the music itself! I collect rock art, with a focus on the '60s San Francisco artists - in particular the late Rick Griffin, considered by many to be the finest rock artist of our time. Rick's Grateful Dead "Aoxomoxoa" cover is a great example of his late '60s psychedelic period...
For more on Griffin, check out: http://www.myraltis.co.uk/rickgriffin/ - http://www.myraltis.co.uk/rickgriffin/ Other great artists to come out of this scene were Wes Wilson, Alton Kelly, Stanley Mouse, Victor Moscoso, Bill Ogden & Wilfred Satty. Roger Dean is an obvious favorite around here, as well as Storm Thorgerson...wonderful artists! As for modern prog covers, I like the work of Thomas Ewerhard (Spock's Beard) & Lasse Hoile (Porcupine Tree) I enjoy designing covers for my home studio projects...
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Posted By: Rushman
Date Posted: April 19 2006 at 14:45
That's beautiful, and now it's my wallpaper. Thanks!
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Posted By: Meddler
Date Posted: April 19 2006 at 14:53
I'd love to listen to an album that would sound as good as that looks! |
Posted By: Jaydubz
Date Posted: April 19 2006 at 18:23
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Thanks guys! This one's more Zappa/Dan jazz-rock than prog...lemme' know what you think! http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/jaydubzzz/lst?.dir=/JaydubzTunes&.order=&.view=l&.src=bc&.done=http%3a//briefcase.yahoo.com/ - http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/jaydubzzz/lst?.dir=/JaydubzTun es&.order=&.view=l&.src=bc&.done=http%3a//br iefcase.yahoo.com/
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Posted By: DantesRing
Date Posted: April 19 2006 at 19:17
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The german band Birth Control (like the one above)is responsible for some of the worst album covers ever!!! If you dont believe check out page 5 on this link http://www.zonicweb.net/badalbmcvrs/index.htm Don't say I didn't warn you. The Godspeed You! Black Emporer album is beautiful. I never noticed it before, mostly just passed overit. I wonder how many more I've missed like that in my collection. ------------- I'm the shadow man, the jumping jack The man who can, but won't look back |
Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: April 19 2006 at 19:42
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Posted By: Zac M
Date Posted: April 19 2006 at 20:06
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The ECM label album covers are AMAZING.
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