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Posted: March 24 2005 at 12:06

Avatar (or Icon as I prefer to call it) = Cover of Gentle Giant's Octopus

goose

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Posted: March 24 2005 at 12:52

FloydWright wrote:

Metropolis wrote:

Well, the symphony X album was only released three weeks after the spock's beard one, so probably not.

At that time, both bands were on the same label. My suspicion is someone in the art department got lazy and skimped on the Spock's Beard album. Why do I say that? Because I think the CGI probably took longer back then.

That and they probably thought it would be funny to see how many people would catch it.

There was an interview I read of one of the bands (I think SX, but I'm not sure) and he had no idea about the other band's artwork being so similar.

FloydWright View Drop Down

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Posted: March 24 2005 at 13:08

goose wrote:

FloydWright wrote:

Metropolis wrote:

Well, the symphony X album was only released three weeks after the spock's beard one, so probably not.

At that time, both bands were on the same label. My suspicion is someone in the art department got lazy and skimped on the Spock's Beard album. Why do I say that? Because I think the CGI probably took longer back then. That and they probably thought it would be funny to see how many people would catch it.

There was an interview I read of one of the bands (I think SX, but I'm not sure) and he had no idea about the other band's artwork being so similar.

Yeah...but I mean that someone at InsideOut Records might've been playing a prank, not the bands which shared the label.

Richardw

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Posted: March 24 2005 at 18:17

Mine is the Zappa album 'Titties And Beer' which features one of FZs greatest ever guitar solos (Le Serviette Noir) or 'Black Napkins' to you and me. Awesome.

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Posted: March 24 2005 at 18:17

Mine is the cover of Saucerful of Secrets by Pink Floyd (interestingly, I'm the only Pink Floyd fan that I know of that lists that as their favorite album).