Pick Only One #2: Album Cover Artwork
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Topic: Pick Only One #2: Album Cover Artwork
Posted By: Valarius
Subject: Pick Only One #2: Album Cover Artwork
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 03:12
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With the first edition of 'Pick Only One' making it to six pages, I see no reason to stop this revolutionary thread series in it's infancy, and so with that, welcome to the second edition of Pick Only One. Gonna go with another easy one today, just to get the general 'feeling out' process of these threads out of the way. But I think I'll throw a bit more of a random choice at you guys for #3. So, Whilst a lot of people were nominating similar bands in the last thread, here is one I feel may be a bit more varied. Will be interesting to see. Also, since this is relevant to my answer, and I forgot to mention it last time, these don't always have to be Prog-related. Unless I specifically ask for something Prog, this series generally encompasses all music. So, let's get on with it. Pick Only One #2: Album Cover Artwork. The rules are simple: NO HONORABLE MENTIONS!
NO RUNNERS UP! PICK ONLY ONE!!! |
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Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 03:14
And here's my selection. Whilst Stratovarius certainly aren't near my top ten of favourite artists, I've always liked this artwork. Is it my absolute favourite? Probably not... but it's usually the first one that comes to mind when thinking album artwork.  |
Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 05:02
 ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: frippism
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 05:11
now this already is a very tough one...
I'm gonna change my mind so quickly... ------------- There be dragons |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 13:01
| Budgie-Bandolier (not sure how to post the cover) |
Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 13:07
^This one?
  I can't decide what mine's gonna be, yet, too hard) -------------  
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Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 13:31
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The Bearded Bard wrote:Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 13:41
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^You're welcome! -------------
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Posted By: spknoevl
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 13:42
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ITCOTCK
The cover for Yessongs would probably be a close second, if only because it was my first exposure to the artwork of Roger Dean. ------------- http://martinwebb.bandcamp.com The notes are just an interesting way to get from one silence to the next - Mick Gooderick |
Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 13:43
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 13:50
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: frippism
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 13:56
f**k the system! ------------- There be dragons |
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 15:13
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Posted By: Master of Time
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 16:15
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Posted By: colorofmoney91
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 17:38
 ------------- http://hanashukketsu.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow - Hanashukketsu |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 17:45
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 18:31
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 18:53
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Hmm...this is tough. For a gut answer...Floyd's The Division Bell. ------------- 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: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 18:53
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Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 19:36
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+1 for Houses of the Holy ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/" rel="nofollow - JazzMusicArchives. |
Posted By: Wu Bi Shuai
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 19:38
This may be cliche, but it is truly a striking and beautiful album cover. |
Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 21:48
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Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: May 23 2012 at 05:22
This is your first warning. Repeat offences will result in a hefty fine, and a permanent ban from the Pick Only One threads.  |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: May 23 2012 at 06:51
 ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: progresssaurus
Date Posted: May 23 2012 at 10:08
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: May 23 2012 at 10:17
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Posted By: Prog Sothoth
Date Posted: May 23 2012 at 11:17
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Posted By: JS19
Date Posted: May 23 2012 at 12:22
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: May 23 2012 at 12:41
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: May 23 2012 at 15:10
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Too tough to call I'm afraid, soI'll pass on this one.
------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: N-sz
Date Posted: May 23 2012 at 16:47
Mmmmmm, yum.
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Posted By: Lima96
Date Posted: May 23 2012 at 22:08
This is incredibly hard. |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 24 2012 at 09:13
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Hi,
I don't have a screen shot ...
Hipgnosis' cover for Capability Brown and the album called VOICE ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 24 2012 at 09:19
What a wonderful album this was, and how difficult it was to get for the longest time! The cover is kinda cute, and I like the fact that the "inside" is empty ... but the music inside the album DEFINITLY is NOT empty! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 24 2012 at 20:31
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: May 25 2012 at 06:24
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A lot of strange posts here... ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 25 2012 at 06:28
We don't use screen shots. We either hyperlink to a web image or upload to our folders. Mostly hyperlink I would think. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Ambient Hurricanes
Date Posted: May 25 2012 at 14:24
 ------------- I love dogs, I've always loved dogs |
Posted By: Green Shield Stamp
Date Posted: May 25 2012 at 15:27
------------- Haiku Writing a poem With seventeen syllables Is very diffic.... |
Posted By: KingCrInuYasha
Date Posted: May 26 2012 at 10:58
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Jethro Tull's Thick As A Brick.
------------- He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball! |
Posted By: ten years after
Date Posted: May 26 2012 at 18:37
Love the album, hate the artwork. Close up pictures of body parts don't work for me (e.g. Meddle) and the zipper sends a bad message.
Yessongs is my number one (it would also get the runner up and honourable mention spots if we were allowed them)
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Posted By: Pinkhead
Date Posted: May 26 2012 at 22:23
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Gustavo Cerati- Fuerza Natural.
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Posted By: geogkrt
Date Posted: May 27 2012 at 07:22
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Posted By: ScorchedFirth
Date Posted: May 27 2012 at 14:41
 ------------- breathing, eating, defecating, screwing, drinking, spewing, sleeping... 
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Posted By: Stool Man
Date Posted: May 29 2012 at 09:24
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Atom Heart Mother ------------- rotten hound of the burnie crew |
Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: May 29 2012 at 09:29
When put with the music, this one matches near-on perfectly: Cheer-Accident - Enduring the American Dream
------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |
Posted By: Mr. Maestro
Date Posted: May 30 2012 at 08:46
 ------------- "I am the one who crossed through space...or stayed where I was...or didn't exist in the first place...." |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 30 2012 at 10:13
Yep ... and, btw, this is an album with outstanding vocals and harmonies. If you have never heard it, this is as progressive as rock-folk can get ... excellent blend of rock, folk and vocals! Check out the long cut specially! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 30 2012 at 10:15
I always thought that the front cover, was a big finger to the rock thing and the "star" thing ... and as such the only thing missing was the cow actually uncorking a load! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: MokRodrigues
Date Posted: June 01 2012 at 21:33
| Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: June 02 2012 at 09:40
------------- “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: frippism
Date Posted: June 02 2012 at 09:54
that one is really good. ------------- There be dragons |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: June 03 2012 at 21:36
The first one I thought of and it sits proudly in my vinyl collection and on my desktop
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 04 2012 at 11:44
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Posted By: Lord Anon
Date Posted: June 07 2012 at 17:25
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Simple art work: -
------------- JOHN 15:18 : Jesus said: -"if the world hates you, remember that it hated me first." 
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Posted By: silveraindrop75
Date Posted: June 11 2012 at 17:56
'nuff said. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: June 11 2012 at 19:30
That is a great one. I used to have a metal pin of that on my patch covered denim jacket.  
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Posted By: MattGuitat
Date Posted: June 11 2012 at 20:32
I love how the back cover represents the first disc, as it is much darker, and the front cover represents the second disc with its brighter sounding jams.
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: June 12 2012 at 00:21
I always found this one very menacing & disturbing.... |
Posted By: Canterzeuhl
Date Posted: June 12 2012 at 05:45
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'Gong - Gazeuse!' The only reason I bought that album was for the artwork. Coincidentally it's a good album!
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Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: June 16 2012 at 00:33
 
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Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: June 16 2012 at 01:21
This. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: Glucose
Date Posted: June 16 2012 at 11:15
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hA4W1tYSoZI/TCuOQGbYViI/AAAAAAAACqE/i-lkaKa_xak/s1600/fragile.jpg" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: -Radioswim-
Date Posted: June 16 2012 at 21:03
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I can't help but feel like some of these have been posted based on merit of the music within the album, or for pure irony... Tago mago? really? It looks like a speghetti monster... Anyways, here goes :)  It's simple, it's elegant, it's emotional, and it's absolutely beautiful. ------------- 
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: June 16 2012 at 21:07
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Tastes differ Radioswim, no need to belittle them. I honestly don't like you're cover because it just looks like a good photoshop job. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: -Radioswim-
Date Posted: June 16 2012 at 21:14
well to be fair... he did say "f*ck the system" when he posted it, hinting at a bit of forced irony. I'm not allowed to comment? I humbly welcome your opinion. edit- ive highlighted an interesting word. -------------
Dust in the Kitchen |
Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: June 17 2012 at 09:42
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: June 17 2012 at 22:51
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^ Yeah. Pick one, shnookums.
+1. Mati Klarwein is a genius. I don't like the album's music much, but the cover is amazing. Over the top, but I like it a lot.
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Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 02:24
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Posted By: Mr. Mustard
Date Posted: June 27 2012 at 23:18
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Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: June 27 2012 at 23:29
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Do gatefolds count? ------------- http://bit.ly/1kqTR8y" rel="nofollow">  The greatest record label of all time! |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: June 28 2012 at 10:47
I wonder what they are standing on ... a brain?
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Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: June 28 2012 at 10:51
^Yes, a brain.
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: June 28 2012 at 11:35
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^ Oh! ... Hello.
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Posted By: marsupolomox
Date Posted: June 29 2012 at 03:28
 
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Posted By: absolutelycurtains
Date Posted: June 29 2012 at 05:50
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