Hugh Syme Covers

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   As a professional art director and graphic desinger, sometimes a great design speaks almost as loudly as the music within. Hugh Syme has long been a hero of mine and the work he generates simply astounds me. If artwork is important to you guys, then what would be Syme's greatest cover?

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Poll Question: In his long career, what is Syme's greatest prog cover
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Rush: Moving Pictures	8	[38.10%]
Rush: Power Windows	1	[4.76%]
Rush: Test For Echo	1	[4.76%]
Rush: A Farewell To Kings	5	[23.81%]
Rush: Roll The Bones	2	[9.52%]
Queensryche: Hear In The Now	0	[0.00%]
Magnum: Goodnight LA	0	[0.00%]
Arena: Immortal?	0	[0.00%]
Arena: The Visitor	2	[9.52%]
Dream Theater: Octavarium	1	[4.76%]
Fates Warning: Perfect Symmetry	1	[4.76%]
Supertramp: Some Things Never Change	0	[0.00%]
Iron Maiden: X Factor	0	[0.00%]
Other	0	[0.00%]
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E-Dub Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 24 2006 Location: Elkhorn, WI Status: Offline Points: 7910	Topic: Hugh Syme Covers Posted: May 16 2006 at 21:53
	As a professional art director and graphic desinger, sometimes a great design speaks almost as loudly as the music within. Hugh Syme has long been a hero of mine and the work he generates simply astounds me. If artwork is important to you guys, then what would be Syme's greatest cover? E


E-Dub Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 24 2006 Location: Elkhorn, WI Status: Offline Points: 7910	Posted: May 16 2006 at 21:54
	Not so much about graphic design, but Moving Pictures is just a great cover. He brilliantly directed this particular photoshoot and puts a nice twist on the common term of "moving pictures". Absolutely stunning! In terms of graphic design, Roll The Bones is hard to beat. E Edited by E-Dub - May 16 2006 at 21:56


The Miracle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: May 29 2005 Location: hell Status: Offline Points: 28427	Posted: May 16 2006 at 22:09
	Tough choice... I went with Moving Pictures.
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WaywardSon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: April 23 2006 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 2537	Posted: May 16 2006 at 22:20
	Difficult, I voted A farewell... Octavarium is also good.

Padraic Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 16 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Status: Offline Points: 31169	Posted: May 16 2006 at 22:43
	Close between Moving Pictures and Farewell to Kings. Can't decide!

memowakeman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 19 2005 Location: Mexico City Status: Offline Points: 13033	Posted: May 16 2006 at 22:53
	I like a lot Test for Echo cover.. my vote it is then...
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JusLisn Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: December 14 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Posted: May 16 2006 at 23:10
	I voted for Power Windows but my personal favorite is the Grace Under Pressure cover and inside cover picture of the egg in a vice.
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Mongo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 12 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 370	Posted: May 16 2006 at 23:45
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Arsillus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 26 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 7374	Posted: May 16 2006 at 23:49
	He did Octavarium?

Masque Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 01 2006 Status: Offline Points: 808	Posted: May 16 2006 at 23:58
	didn`t he do grace under pressure by Rush ? if so thats my choice

mystic fred Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 13 2006 Location: Londinium Status: Offline Points: 4252	Posted: May 17 2006 at 01:59
	the idea behind "moving pictures" is so corny ! they get away with it i suppose, nicely done cover, though, and the album is fantastic
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iguana Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 01 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 825	Posted: May 17 2006 at 02:58
	not listed above and not prog, but check out syme's cover art for def leppard's "retro-active" (a woman sitting in front of a mirror) and then blur your sight a little - you're in for a treat greetings from another art guy!
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video vertigo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 17 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1930	Posted: May 17 2006 at 03:05
	I like Permanent Wave's cover and Test for Echo and Grace Under Pressure. I voted for Test for Echo (how could I not its my screenname) my least favorite is Hemispheres
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Vompatti Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: October 22 2005 Location: elsewhere Status: Offline Points: 67460	Posted: May 17 2006 at 03:16
	Moving Pictures is the one that moves me the most. One of my favourite covers ever.

Raff Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 29 2005 Location: None Status: Offline Points: 24438	Posted: May 17 2006 at 03:57
	Though my opinion is not professional, on purely aesthetic grounds I voted for "Moving Pictures". I love the colour scheme as well! Another great cover (though the album is partly a disappointment) is "Test for Echo".

E-Dub Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 24 2006 Location: Elkhorn, WI Status: Offline Points: 7910	Posted: May 17 2006 at 08:40
	<<didn`t he do grace under pressure by Rush ? if so thats my choice>> I believe Syme has done every Rush cover since Caress Of Steel and/or 2112. I toyed with putting P/G on there and probably should have. I couldn't include them all, which is why I added the Others category. E spinning: "Big Money" from Retrospective II


Snow Dog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 23 2005 Location: Caerdydd Status: Offline Points: 32995	Posted: May 17 2006 at 08:42
	Roll The Bones.


DantesRing Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: June 22 2005 Status: Offline Points: 72	Posted: May 17 2006 at 09:22
	Moving Pictures is probably the best of the ones listed. I too love the color scheme, the black border with the thin red lettering mirroring the dark of the building with the red jumpsuits of the movers; I love it. However my true favorite is Hold Your Fire. The simplicity of the three orbs and the red on red. Outstanding. Stark, yet detailed.
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E-Dub Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 24 2006 Location: Elkhorn, WI Status: Offline Points: 7910	Posted: May 17 2006 at 09:53
	I think the beauty of Hugh Syme is he doesn't repeat himself. Sometimes I can spot his style without checking the credits (Octavarium was pretty clear); however, he'll produce something that is totally unlike him. When Vapor Trails was released I thought, "This can't be Syme," but it was. Roger Dean gets a lot of attention; however, I think Syme is just as good (if not better). Sometimes with Dean it's a case of 'if you've seen one, you've seen them all'. I thought his cover for the new Glass Hammer was pretty poor. I've actually contacted him to see if he can do some work for us and he actually replied. Seems like a great guy. E spinning: "Marathon" from Rush's Retrospective II


Abstrakt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 18 2005 Location: Soundgarden Status: Offline Points: 18292	Posted: May 17 2006 at 10:01
	Rush - Moving pictures