2010DigitalBoy Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 [COLOR=DarkOrange]Some bands manage to have some darn good artwork on their covers or in their little insert booklet. What are your favorite examples of album artwork? Note that pictures aren't a requirement, I just thought it would be cool. [B]In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: 3[/B] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/16/CoheedAndCambriaIKSSE3.jpg[/img] [B]Band[/B]: Coheed And Cambria [B]Why?[/B] The cover doesn't do it much justice, but this CD has some astounding artwork. Most of it is very grainy brown and has a deserted feel. Buildings lean in on deserted cracking streets and all of Earth seems, well, silent. (if you've played Gears of War, a lot of it is in that vein of destroyed beauty) [B]Good Apollo I'm Burning Star Four IV, Volume One: From Fear Through The Eyes Of Madness[/B] (note: this is the comic cover, but I couldn't find any album art) [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/df/GoodApolloCover.jpg[/img] [B]Band[/B]: Coheed And Cambria [B]Why?[/B] This CD takes images from the graphic novel which corresponds with the disk and puts them on the pages. The artwork is simply amazing, and Christopher Shy is unbelievably skilled. The images are creepy at times and synch well with the dark overtones of the songs. It truly comes to life in the graphic novel version which makes me disappointed that they switched illustrators for the future releases.[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Maul Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 [color=DimGray][i][b][size=1]"The White Album"[/size][/b][/i][/color] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9f/Whitealbum.jpg[/img] [size=1][color=DimGray][u]Artist[/u] - [b]The Beatles[/b] [u]Why?[/u] Simple. Elegant. Effective.[/color] [/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodbye, Face Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 [font=arial][size=1]Circle Takes the Square - As the Roots Undo The artwork is done by the guitarist, and the entire package is awesome, the cover doesn't do the whole package enough justice. Click for a giant version. [url=http://roboticempire.com/presskits/ctts/images/robo031_cover_4x4_300dpi.jpg][img]http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/787/astherootsundo3fg.jpg[/img][/url][/font][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 [b]Boston - Boston[/b] (Sorry for the bad image quality.) [img]http://encyclopedia.quickseek.com/images/Boston1317.jpg[/img] This album cover, like the album itself, is nearly perfect in every way. It's iconic, aesthetically pleasing, able to be taken in at a quick glance, and yet also conveys the feeling and (unstated) auditory premise of the album absolutely to a tee. This is, plainly enough, "This is what the city of Boston would sound like if it suddenly found itself rocketing through space." The cover reflects this, and Boston's sound in general, with magnificent precision, down to the level of visual detail (or, almost, lack thereof) present. A lot more intelligence went into it than you'd realize at first glance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2010DigitalBoy Posted January 2, 2007 Author Share Posted January 2, 2007 [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Frances The Mute[/B] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/06/Frances_the_Mute.png[/img] [B]Band:[/B] The Mars Volta [B]Why?[/B] The only thing more strange and disturbing than the lyrics of The Mars Volta is the artwork. A man crawling down a massive treetrunk, men driving with red bags over their head, a mannequin torso beside a mirror reflecting a different image, and the woman with her mouth sewn together. All of these and more make the chilling atmosphere of FTM even more... chilling. It's freaky, and the photography is top-knotch. Plus they actually included all the lyrics in all their freakish glory.[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Flasher Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 [QUOTE=John][b]Boston - Boston[/b] (Sorry for the bad image quality.) [img]http://encyclopedia.quickseek.com/images/Boston1317.jpg[/img] This album cover, like the album itself, is nearly perfect in every way. It's iconic, aesthetically pleasing, able to be taken in at a quick glance, and yet also conveys the feeling and (unstated) auditory premise of the album absolutely to a tee. This is, plainly enough, "This is what the city of Boston would sound like if it suddenly found itself rocketing through space." The cover reflects this, and Boston's sound in general, with magnificent precision, down to the level of visual detail (or, almost, lack thereof) present. A lot more intelligence went into it than you'd realize at first glance.[/QUOTE] [COLOR=Sienna] Agreed 100%. Incredible album, great artwork. Nothing fancy, just simple and well done, accomplishing a lot with a little. The Artwork on [b]Don't Look Back[/b] was pretty great aswell. Now, as for my nomination... [b]Fully Completely[/b] [IMG]http://www.rounderstore.com/images/catalog/0114310532_0.JPG[/IMG] [b]Band[/b]: The Tragically Hip Just the coolest art I've ever seen (And one hell of an album to boot!). It was made in quite possibly the coolest way possible; the Hip photocopied different parts of their bodies and then made into an awesome collage out of them. It looks really cool and crazy, although it's not really that related to the album itself... Still looks great though.[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakehammaren Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 [b][size=3]ASMEGIN - Hin Vordende Sod og So[/size][/b] [img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=26013[/img] This one is pretty self-explanitory. [font=Verdana][color=blue]Fixed this one myself.[/color][/font] [font=Verdana][color=blue]- Petie[/color][/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semjaza Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Honestly, I think I need to have it explained. :animestun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertphoenix Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 artist- Mars Volta album- Amputechture [url]http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000GPI1BO.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V41379603_.jpg[/url] sorry, had trouble figuring out how to paste the picture up. Took me a while to figure out they are smuggling a giant baby. The art style of this album reminds me of the work of Diego Rivera, if he actually didn't do it. The album itself is pretty nice, but you kind of have to have a thing for long tracks. Viscera Eyes is probably my favorite rock song of all time now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2010DigitalBoy Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 [QUOTE=desertphoenix]artist- Mars Volta album- Amputechture [url]http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000GPI1BO.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V41379603_.jpg[/url] sorry, had trouble figuring out how to paste the picture up. Took me a while to figure out they are smuggling a giant baby. The art style of this album reminds me of the work of Diego Rivera, if he actually didn't do it. The album itself is pretty nice, but you kind of have to have a thing for long tracks. Viscera Eyes is probably my favorite rock song of all time now.[/QUOTE] [COLOR=DarkOrange]That picture is very special, my friend. Head to the Mars Volta website and go to the forums -- you can learn a hell of a lot of background on the amputated mutant, the smuggling itself, and the wrappings around the mutant. It's very interesting. I also nominate this album.[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakehammaren Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 I have another vote: [size=4]THRYFING - THYRFING[/size] [font=Verdana][color=blue]This picture was just a bit too big. Feel free to re-post with a scaled down version.[/color][/font] [font=Verdana][color=#0000ff]- Petie[/color][/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionheart Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 [B][CENTER] Hybrid Theory[/CENTER][/B] [CENTER][IMG]http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00004Z459.03.LZZZZZZZ[/IMG] [/CENTER] [B]Band:[/B] Linkin Park [B]Why?[/B] Most people just hear this name and say, oh, they suck. And the hater would look at the artwork and say, man that's so gay. different music for different people, but beside that point. The artwork for this album is amazing. Very simple, a soldier with angel wings equipped to him. the hybrid of Soldier/angel. The hybrid of Rap/Rock. The artwork trully brings out the meaning of this album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathKnight Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 [color=crimson][img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/88/Jesu_silver.jpg[/img] Band: Jesu Why?: I think it's a very serene and artistic image. A bit gloomy perhaps, but it's not as garish or egotistical as some of the Album artwork I see. It's message, if it has one, could be complex but the image they use is very poignantly simple if that is the case. The photography involved is very skillful.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2010DigitalBoy Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 [COLOR=DarkOrange]to Lionheart: I love that album's art as well. I like the tech-versions in Reanimation more, though. I actually had that cover as a birthday cake once. to Deathknight: Gunna see them in March [B]Blood Mountain[/B] [img]http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q242/MarsvoltA1845/Mastodon-BloodMountain.jpg[/img] [B]Band[/B]: Mastodon [B]Why?[/B] While I do not yet possess this album (2 more days!) I can safely say that I absolutely love this cover art! It's got a healthy dose of [B]'WTF?![/B]' Mixed with enough [B]'holy cow[/B]!' (in both the literal sense and as a term of expression) and more than a little [B]'sweet[/B]!' What this appears to be is a 3-headed moose standing on 2 legs holding some sort of weirdness (the crystal skull? Who knows?!) and all of it's set on this freakishly orange backdrop (ORANGE!) over red (RED!).[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakoni Stark Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 [IMG] http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e237/Random_911/fury3.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=1]Artist: Bloc Party Album: Silent Alarm Remixed Why: Cos it's a mirror image of the orginal Silent Alarm, but it's in black and white, whereas the orginal cover is gray and white. it just gives it this dark, brooding, deserted and earthy feel, exactly what you get when you listen to this remix record.[/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Maul Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 [quote=Lionheart][b]Band:[/b] Linkin Park [b]Why?[/b] Most people just hear this name and say, oh, they suck. And the hater would look at the artwork and say, man that's so gay. different music for different people, but beside that point. The artwork for this album is amazing. Very simple, a soldier with angel wings equipped to him. the hybrid of Soldier/angel. The hybrid of Rap/Rock. The artwork trully brings out the meaning of this album.[/quote] [size=1][color=Gray]I think someone's looking into this a tad too much. Those are dragonfly/insect wings, not angel wings. The title is only about the hybrid of nu metal/hip hop, not soldier/angel. [/color][/size][center][font=Garamond][size=1][color=Gray][color=White]and they do suck~_~[/color][/color][/size][/font] [/center] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IronHawk ^^ Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 [IMG]http://perso.orange.fr/religionnaire/artistes/tool/art/mer_de_noms.jpg[/IMG] [B]Band:[/B] a perfect circle - mer de noms [B]Why?: [/B] You can see it for yourself. I just love this cover, even though I don't like their music very much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G/S/B Master Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Impaled Northern Moonforest's self titled album [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5c/Impaled_northern_moonforest.jpg[/img] It's grim, it's necro, it has Satan, upside-down crosses, and the Flames of Hell, whats not to like about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellerby Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 [COLOR=DimGray][FONT=Tahoma][center][img]http://images-jp.amazon.com/images/P/B000059GHR.09.LZZZZZZZ.jpg[/img][/center] That's the one album for those of you who aren't familiar with the Beatles, it's got all their number 1 hits. I love how the number 1 isn't just a solid colour. It's very patched and grungy but bright. I like it. [center][img]http://eil.com/newgallery/Metallica-Master-Of-Puppets-263495.jpg[/img][/center] I just don't think you can get cooler than the Master of Puppets art. :/ [center][img]http://www.cmcmusic.ca/images/album_art/day_of_fire.jpg[/img][/center] Yeah, it's a Christian band. Yeah, their music is kind of lame. But the cover looks pretty sweet, lol.[/FONT][/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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