Best album art work
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Topic: Best album art work
Posted By: the musical box
Subject: Best album art work
Date Posted: November 10 2004 at 19:11
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Which band has the best art work in your opinion? (WHY DO I HAVE A FEELING THE OVERWHELMING ANSWER IS GONNA BE YES?) I love Yes album covers, and although Asia is a horrible band, they have amzing album artwork as well. ------------- something pretentious |
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Posted By: Prog_Bassist
Date Posted: November 10 2004 at 22:12
I agree. However I also like Early Genesis' artwork. ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY |
the musical box wrote:Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: November 10 2004 at 22:28
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This has been done twice before...oh well...you newbies have fun.
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Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: November 10 2004 at 22:32
| Don't forget Ed Unitsky. |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 01:03
Recycling Archives  ------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 07:20
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Yes - Tales from topographic oceans Yes - Relayer Genesis - A trick of the tail Genesis - Wind and Wuthering Rush - Grace under pressure Pink Floyd - Animals ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 08:05
Maybe there should be an index of thread titles....... By the way, has anyone actually tried to define progressive rock....... ****runs away quickly**** ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Svein-Frode
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 09:19
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Is there any contest: The Black Crowes - Amorica http://rateyourmusic.com/view_album_details/album_id_is_4965 - http://rateyourmusic.com/view_album_details/album_id_is_4965
Seriously though, there are too many great covers to pick a favourite, but a cover that manages to go well together with the music is always great. I miss the days of the LP where covers really made an impact. The size of a CD cover leaves much to be desired! |
Posted By: Petra
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 09:38
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I agree with Svein- Frode about covers that are relevant to the music or lyrics Album covers like this
------------- Don't hate me I'm not special like you |
Posted By: frenchie
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 10:07
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storm thorgerson is better than roger dean. look at pink floyd and mars volta and various alan parsons project/band covers also muse - absolution, audioslave and more ------------- The Worthless Recluse 
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 11:06
..another fine example:
------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 12:16
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Pearls Before Swine - Balaclava ( A section of Hieronymous Bosch's painting 'Garden of Earthly Delights' that depicts 'Hell') ------------- 
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 12:23
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Is that the same as the Deep Purple cover (pre-Ian Gillan)??? |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 12:25
| As I say on a thread covering (pun there) the same subject several months ago, check out the LP version of Man's Be Good To Yourself at Least Twice A Day, the fold out has not been beaten in 25 years. |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 12:39
Superb inner sleeve. A pop-up/fold-out map of Wales with loads of info pertinent to Welsh culture.....Oh! and Shaking Stevens & the Sunsets.  -------------
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: AngelRat
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 15:50
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Pink Floyd used to have great covers.
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Posted By: Eddy
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 17:13
| wow tyhats a crazy picture..... wO! |
Posted By: asuma
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 17:18
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aenima by tool has an awesome cover, but you have to look at the actualy cd case yourself, cause IT MOVES!!!!1.
------------- *Remember all advice given by Asuma is for entertainment purposes only. Asuma is not a licensed medical doctor, psychologist, or counselor and he does not play one on TV.* |
Posted By: Cancion del sur
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 20:18
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first, i want to say this is first post who i write, so hello!! hahaha well, i think is very dificult chose one band whit the best art work because a lot of bands have it , but the most outstanding in this area are rush hemispheres, . i think at least. bye |
Posted By: Eddy
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 20:23
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hehe newbie! well this thread has been done before, actually multiple times, and im gonna give the same awnser i always do. |
TDPosted By: Fitzcarraldo
Date Posted: November 12 2004 at 07:09
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Jim Garten wrote: "Maybe there should be an index of thread titles......." That's not a bad idea, Jim, as the Search facility is not particularly sophisticated. AngelRat: That's a great photo!
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Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: November 12 2004 at 11:53
IŽd go for the" Another Prick In The Wall " pic, thank you........Like 
------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: lobster41
Date Posted: November 12 2004 at 12:53
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1) "Seconds Out" - Genesis: The album cover alone made me buy the album, and I've been a fan of prog since. 2) "Script for a Jester's Tear" - Marillion 3) "Clutching at Straws" - Marillion
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Posted By: frenchie
Date Posted: November 12 2004 at 13:40
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i really like dream theater's album covers. they always have the logo slipped in somewhere and a nice logo and the drawings are generally brilliant. Symphony X blatently copied them in not only music but album cover style as they his their mask logo in all their album covers and their album "V" is the same as "awake" by dream theater practically! N'ai Pas! ------------- The Worthless Recluse
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Posted By: Shatterwolf
Date Posted: November 12 2004 at 16:21
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Because, there so damn cool! Infact, I have Tales From Topographic Oceans as my wallpaper for ze comp. ------------- 
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Kickass, no? I thought Kansas's Leftoverture was neat, and Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here freaked me out the first time I saw it.Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: November 12 2004 at 16:26
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The best album cover is BSS... the Giger prints.. how you open it... the shaft of "light"... the title... great concept..
Actually the album covers for Asia.. were about the only thing I did love about them... that and the "Asia in Asia" video... for other reasons...
------------- THIS IS ELP 
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Posted By: arcer
Date Posted: November 12 2004 at 17:51
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Weird but I love the back cover of Rush's Permanent Waves, cause it has all those cool shots of Le Studio in Morin Heights, which just seemed to be so rock and roll when I was 13 particulalr cause there's a double neck guitar in one of the shots. Even better in the Tom Sawyer video with all the snow outside. And yes, it's got to be Yes' Yessongs, though I think the covers of Zep III and Physical Graffiti are very very cool. Always liked the cover of Point of Know Return and the inner sleeve artwork. Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers, Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, Alice Cooper's From the Inside. On a completely off beam note I love the artwork done by factory record for the Joy Division and early New Order singles such cool typography. Naturally these are all the vinyl gatefold with posters, stickers, toys, free cadillacs all the sort of stuff you used to get with 12" sleeves.
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Posted By: philippe
Date Posted: November 13 2004 at 06:21
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Here is my personal fav...from the great hippie & psychedelic guru FATHER YOD
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Posted By: The Prognaut
Date Posted: November 13 2004 at 13:39
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Anything by Mark Wilkinson during his era with MARILLION...
------------- break the circle reset my head wake the sleepwalker and i'll wake the dead |
Posted By: Prog_Bassist
Date Posted: November 13 2004 at 18:18
And The Winners are:
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Posted By: The Prognaut
Date Posted: November 13 2004 at 18:30
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Oh crap! Is that the guy from Spanish kids band, "Parchis"??? I hated them so much when I was a kid... I cannot believe I've forgotten about my negative feelings set upon them! Thanx for the reminder PB!!!
------------- break the circle reset my head wake the sleepwalker and i'll wake the dead |
Posted By: Shatterwolf
Date Posted: November 13 2004 at 18:54
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Uggh, the mexicans around here, boy... -------------
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Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: November 13 2004 at 18:56
^...he's kinda cute.
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Posted By: The Prognaut
Date Posted: November 13 2004 at 22:52
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Insightful! You certainly are misusing the power of deduction you hold within your hand around here, while there are millions of unsolved crimes out there...
------------- break the circle reset my head wake the sleepwalker and i'll wake the dead |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: November 14 2004 at 21:32
| http://rateyourmusic.com/lists/list_view/list_id_is_3529 - http://rateyourmusic.com/lists/list_view/list_id_is_3529 |