Octopus cover
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Topic: Octopus cover
Posted By: el böthy
Subject: Octopus cover
Date Posted: January 17 2006 at 18:49
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I find the USA cover to be better...or at least I like it more. And this comming from a man who has never heard the album! ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: Froth
Date Posted: January 17 2006 at 19:14
| Yeah.. oddly enough i find my self agreeing with you... Most Prog rockers would find themselve going for the Roger Dean cover by defult, but i think there's something more thoughtprovoking about the US cover. Dean art just doesnt suit GG's sound |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: January 17 2006 at 20:47
The Roger Dean one is the best!!  ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: January 17 2006 at 20:59
I like the Dean one much better I even have two Octopus CD's one with the original cover, other with the jar ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: January 17 2006 at 21:11
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I can´t help to agree with you! ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Froth wrote:Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: January 17 2006 at 21:12
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It really doesn't suit the music as well as the jar, but it's a much better painting. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 17 2006 at 21:47
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love the octopus in a jar.... it is so....Gentle Giant.
------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Gentle Tull
Date Posted: January 17 2006 at 22:06
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I like the Roger Dean more. ------------- 
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Posted By: The Ryan
Date Posted: January 17 2006 at 22:22
| Are you kidding me? An Octopus in a jar is a hell of a lot more intriguing than an Octopus in the sea. How many Octopus's are there in jars? Think about it. |
Posted By: cucacola54
Date Posted: January 17 2006 at 23:50
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the Roger Dean cover for me ------------- Most listened albums last week 
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: January 18 2006 at 00:15
The Dean cover did not suit the overall mood of the album at all. But I will say it was pretty cool. ------------- 
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Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: January 18 2006 at 06:43
The UK cover.
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Posted By: Violenza
Date Posted: January 18 2006 at 06:49
| I prefer the more cartoonish USA one, for GG's music. |
Posted By: T-BONE
Date Posted: January 18 2006 at 07:52
| can someone show me both covers ive never seen them.. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: January 18 2006 at 08:08
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The octopus in the jar. The other one doesn't relate to the music as much ... it would be the perfect match for VdGG's H to He (although that cover is of course also really good). ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa/aoty-2024/vote" rel="nofollow - 2024 Release Poll Listened to: 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 18 2006 at 08:29
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Roger Deans cover! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Phil
Date Posted: January 18 2006 at 08:35
| My copy's got the Dean cover (as it would me being in the UK!) but I like the bizzare look of the US cover. |
Posted By: Froth
Date Posted: January 18 2006 at 12:28
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i once saw several octopi in a jar! |
Posted By: Flip_Stone
Date Posted: January 18 2006 at 12:34
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The Dean cover seems boring compared to the jar drawing. Most people voting for the Dean cover are probably Yes fanatics, so there's no way they'll vote for the jar cover...
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Posted By: Winter Wine
Date Posted: January 18 2006 at 12:44
How can you agree with him when you've never heard the album? ------------- My computer's broke |
Posted By: SolariS
Date Posted: January 18 2006 at 12:58
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i picked roger dean. i dont really like the us cover.
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: January 18 2006 at 15:09
I agree even more with you!!! hehehe, well not he album but GG music in general...but I have heard Knots! actually its my favorite GG song! ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: White Queen
Date Posted: January 18 2006 at 15:46
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I
agree completely that Roger Dean's cover doesn't match GG's style of
music, yet his art is far better than the octopus in the jar.
Personally, I think Dean may be one of the greatest artists of all time. |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: January 18 2006 at 15:57
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I prefer the picture - type of art better in general (Hugh Syme for example) so I like the octopus in a jar, but both pieces of art are beautiful. btw I voted for the Dean one cause I like it about as much and its behind. ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: January 18 2006 at 17:17
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The american cover suits the music more, quirky and unexpected they are both very good - the Dean is excellent but to dark for the music ------------- 
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: January 19 2006 at 07:13
Roger Dean's cover i like much more. its so typical for thos stupid americans to allweys shange song lists and album covers on albums form ather countrys never understod why  that shuldent be aloved its a crime to shange artist work like that!  ------------- 
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: January 19 2006 at 08:45
| Definitely the Roger Dean cover! The colours are magnificent. One of his best covers. |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: January 19 2006 at 09:49
| The USA cover, but I don't really like either of them. I think Dean has made much better covers than Octopus. |