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Crazy_Guitar 
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Posted: February 13 2006 at 07:49 |
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Photo or Painting... either... as long as it is made by Thom Yorgson (is that how it's spelled?)!
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Norbert
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Posted: February 13 2006 at 03:04 |
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Painted ones for me.
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: February 12 2006 at 17:52 |
 Xanadu wrote:
ivan_2068 wrote:
A photograph can be great and artistic, but an original painting with great music is double piece of art.
Iván
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I beg you pardon if this is your personal opinon but this statement is a bit contradictional to me. A photographer can be just as original as a painter, so i fail to see why an orignal photo can't be a double piece of art.
Personally i know what i like whether it's a painting or a photo and as many of you have said before the most important thing is that the art reflects the content
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Every post is my personal opinion.
But I believe that a painting is able to reflect more the complexity of a Progressive Rock album,
It's very hard to describe 5 or six songs with a photo, maybe the atmosphere of an album, and a painting gives more freedom to the artists to mix scenarios.
Iván
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Ounamahl
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Posted: February 12 2006 at 15:34 |
king of Siam wrote:
everything a cover should NOT be
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haha this was extremely funny  almost dropped off from my chair
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This is an electrified fairytale
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Ounamahl
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Posted: February 12 2006 at 15:32 |
Painted of course, especially prog. If I could paint, I would paint my own albums! (If I was an artist).
But also beautiful album covers like 50 Cent's "The Massacre" is wonderful! (what?) 
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This is an electrified fairytale
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Certif1ed
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Posted: February 12 2006 at 15:19 |
A cover should be completely different to the original or there's no point...
Oh...
I see...
Not that sort of cover. 
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KoS
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Posted: February 12 2006 at 15:13 |
everything a cover should NOT be
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Xanadu
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Posted: February 12 2006 at 15:10 |
ivan_2068 wrote:
A photograph can be great and artistic, but an original painting with great music is double piece of art.
Iván
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I beg you pardon if this is your personal opinon but this statement is a bit contradictional to me. A photographer can be just as original as a painter, so i fail to see why an orignal photo can't be a double piece of art.
Personally i know what i like whether it's a painting or a photo and as many of you have said before the most important thing is that the art reflects the content
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"Oh, yes, sitting-the great leveler. From the mightiest pharaoh to the lowliest peasant, who doesn't enjoy a good sit?"
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Viajero Astral
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Posted: February 12 2006 at 14:37 |
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The painted ones are excelent, but there are good covers with a very good photography work, also a good typography are excelent and necesary for the cover.
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West End Ken
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Posted: February 12 2006 at 14:01 |
Definately painted for me (early Genesis,Yes,etc.....)
but also depends on the type of album,music,etc.
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Lyrics of the week
Cast out a spell rendered for the light of day
Lost in lights array
I ventured to see,as the sound began to play
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Karn Evil 9
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Posted: February 12 2006 at 13:39 |
I love album covers that are painted. Actually i love them so much that I have the walls in my bedroom covered entirely with album covers, and the occasional poster.
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Watch out where the huskies go,dont you eat that yellow snow
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The Miracle
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Posted: February 12 2006 at 13:30 |
I prefer painted, but a good photo can be nice too
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Moogtron III
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Posted: February 12 2006 at 11:15 |
Me too, I mean not only that I like the Lush Attic cover, but also that I also like the first Shadowland album very much  . I think I have an older version of that album: without a Nicholls cover.
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Prog-jester
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Posted: February 12 2006 at 10:49 |
[QUOTE=Moogtron III] Painting by numbers (= a nice Shadowland song BTW)
"Can't find another one..." I adore this album!!!  BTW,it has Peter Nicholls' cover.I also like the artwork he did for Tales from the Lush Attic
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el böthy
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Posted: February 12 2006 at 10:34 |
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For prog painted, although some of the best covers are photos...does Sgt Peppers ring any bells?
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"You want me to play what, Robert?"
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sleeper
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Posted: February 12 2006 at 06:46 |
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I like covers that incorperate both painting and photography, like Clutching At Straws.
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Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Gentle Tull
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Posted: February 11 2006 at 22:40 |
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I like painted covers...Roger Dean etc.
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: February 11 2006 at 20:52 |
Painted and descriptive of the album, that's why I like Kim Poor's covers so much. Also Paul Whitehead, but a little bit less because I find his style too rough.
Kim Poor on the other hand is very oneiric, wonderful style and very delicate.
Kim Poor
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Roger Dean's covers capture the essence of the album, so it's also descriptive but in a different way....I couldn't care less in this case, because each and every cover by him is incredibly beautiful, I love my Roger Dean's engravings.
A photograph can be great and artistic, but an original painting with great music is double piece of art.
Iván
Edited by ivan_2068
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ClemofNazareth
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Posted: February 11 2006 at 20:13 |
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Seen and not heard
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"Peace is the only battle worth waging."
Albert Camus
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Zenith
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Posted: February 11 2006 at 17:44 |
Who cares, You don't buy an album by the cover?...eh 
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