Best Roger Dean Artwork
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Topic: Best Roger Dean Artwork
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Subject: Best Roger Dean Artwork
Date Posted: October 18 2007 at 13:20
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Ok, here's a chance to vote on the works of iconic progressive rock artist, Roger Dean.
If you are not familiar with all of these, or if you don't recognize the titles for some of these covers, you can check them all out at
http://www.rogerdean.com/upclose/index.htm - http://www.rogerdean.com/upclose/index.htm
before you cast your vote.
Arches gets my vote.
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Posted By: ProgBagel
Date Posted: October 18 2007 at 13:46
| He is such a wonderful artist. If I had to choose one, it would be Tales. |
Posted By: seamus
Date Posted: October 18 2007 at 14:05
DRAGON'S GARDEN for me! |
Posted By: cursestar
Date Posted: October 18 2007 at 14:09
| hard to choose of course, but out of the ones there, I guess "Floating Jungle" is the most beautiful picture. Lots of subtle naunce. |
Posted By: 33rpm
Date Posted: October 18 2007 at 14:35
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Relayer. I used it for a backdrop on a 20gallon tank the I kept a tarantula in in the late 70's, very cool. ------------- Vinyl just sounds better!! |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: October 18 2007 at 14:54
| Relayer is so subtle, yet technically detailed, the coluring especially mesmerizing. But all his stuff is superb. |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: October 18 2007 at 14:58
| Floating Jungle is wonderful, with those shades of blue and green I find so relaxing, as well as aesthetically beautiful. For the same reason I love "Close to the Edge"'s inner sleeve, which is probably my favourite Dean cover. |
Posted By: Ghostnote
Date Posted: October 18 2007 at 15:26
| Blue Desert, for sure. It's simply breathtaking! |
Posted By: paloz
Date Posted: October 18 2007 at 15:38
| Woah!! They're great!! I vote Relayer... but also Green Towers is fantastic! |
Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: October 18 2007 at 15:47
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It seems that I cannot vote in this poll - can't find the reason why!!! Anyway: I'd pick the floating islands (you refer to the "Yessongs" cover artwork, don't you?). But I can also remember an artwork by Roger Dean showing the cusp of a gothic bell-tower taking off as if it were a rocket. I really find it genial!
... in the meanwhile, the poll has unblocked and I could vote. The Net is a mystery to me. ------------- 
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Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: October 19 2007 at 13:32
The Floating Islands referred to is not the Yessongs cover. I can't remember which album it was the cover to at the moment. There are a lot of good works by Dean that aren't listed in the poll because I limited myself to album covers that you could view on the Up Close section of Dean's site, giving everybody a chance to see them all before they voted.
Dean's covers are like albums that Wakeman has done session work on. Finding a comprehensive list is pretty darn hard.
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paolo.beenees wrote:Posted By: keith_emerson
Date Posted: October 19 2007 at 13:54
Floating Jungle 
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Posted By: zicIy
Date Posted: October 21 2007 at 01:56
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i like Floating Jungle from that list. |
Posted By: zicIy
Date Posted: October 21 2007 at 02:13
CTTE inner sleeve is my fav too...
btw, i never feel this kind of a succesfull connection between the images on the album jackets and some band´s music than in Roger Dean and Yes relation, so Roger Dean is something like a member of Yes to me.
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: October 21 2007 at 05:20
Relayer, but Bedside Manners Are Extra is a very close second for me:
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Posted By: zicIy
Date Posted: October 21 2007 at 10:09
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Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: October 22 2007 at 01:12
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I do wish that whoever moved this poll would move it back to prog polls where it belongs. If that person's ignorance of prog music is such that you are unaware of Roger Dean's status in prog, here is a quote from this site's on definition of progressive rock:
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: October 22 2007 at 01:26
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I doubt it's due to "ignorance of prog music", our Admins are quite well-versed.. it's probably because the subject is an illustrator's work, not a musician's |
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: October 22 2007 at 02:21
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More probably due to ignorance that the relationship between visual and musical was part of the definition that the site uses for prog.
Which of course does not take away from the fact that the admins are generally well versed in prog. I consider this an unfortunate lapse only.
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Posted By: Thandrus
Date Posted: October 22 2007 at 20:43
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Tales From Topographic Oceans' cover from these. But if Asia's Alpha was included, I would definitely vote for them. |
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: October 27 2007 at 01:52
A nice and very detailed work that was. Unfortunately, it's not on the list....
I can't believe that I'm the only person who voted for Arches (Mist).
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: October 29 2007 at 03:22
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I like Floating Islands from the list, his terrestrial quasiphysics have always fascinated me.
Me favorite of all his work would have to be the cover of The Steve Howe Album:
 The color scheme is simultaneously natural and inorganic to add to the terra-mechanical theme.
I am fortunate enough to own a Japanese release of the album that has a body floating in the pool of water. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: October 30 2007 at 14:06
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My favourite is the front cover for Fragile. Simple and stylish. Some of Roger Dean's paintings are a bit over the top, in my opinion. Especially his later works tend to be too much for my liking. |
Posted By: Okocha
Date Posted: December 16 2007 at 18:36
| Relayer |
Posted By: cookieacquired
Date Posted: December 16 2007 at 18:37
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ahaha let me contribute to this landslide!!! ------------- 
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: December 16 2007 at 18:43
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I'm stunned no one has mention one of his most elegant works and my personal favorite; Octopus |
Posted By: crpearson2004
Date Posted: February 04 2008 at 11:24
Octopus, but some reason I couldn't choose it! 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: February 04 2008 at 16:43
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Am I missing something? Where the heck is Close To The Edge? Dean's made some amazing artwork, but that remains my favorite...
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Nash
Date Posted: February 04 2008 at 17:07
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Tales from topographic oceans ------------- http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/191/sydbarrettg.jpg/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: February 12 2008 at 04:38
Tales from Topographic Oceans the best artwork toghter with the best music.  ------------- 
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: February 12 2008 at 15:35
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WHERE'S FRAGILE!? I'll choose Jade Sea.
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