Best Ever Albums

Re: Album Art

JJKelsall — Thu, 2 May 2013 10:08:37 GMT

Author: JJKelsall

Posted: 05/02/2013 14:08

I think it matters when you are drawing in new fans because it's the first thing you see. I suppose, now that people can listen online and such it matters less because you just click a button and it is instant, whereas before you rely had to rely on what the cover looked like and reviews and possibly singles too, before you bought the album.

Still I do like an artist that puts effort into the album cover; I have an entire wall of my bedroom devoted to my favourite covers and artwork is usually my deciding factor of whether I'll buy a physical copy of an album or download; because if the artwork is good, I want it on my wall.

Re: Album Art

drakonium — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 03:29:14 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 04/18/2013 07:29

lethalnezzle wrote:

When I was 14 my friend's older brother went away to uni and so my friend moved into his old bedroom. We used to get high as shit in there, and it had a massive handpainted mural of the cover of Forever Changes on the back wall. On the other wall was a mural of Sinatra from the cover of Come Fly With Me. It was a pretty cool little smoking den.

There isn't even a smiley to traduce how awesome I think it is.

JMan wrote:

Crobat if anything

no, no, no, no, no, you're a fucking Zubat

Re: Album Art

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:53:33 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/18/2013 04:53

Jasonconfused wrote:

Also, how boring would our charts look without the album artwork?

As boring as the forums on RYM.

Re: Album Art

Jasonconfused — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:33:41 GMT

Author: Jasonconfused

Posted: 04/18/2013 04:33

Also, how boring would our charts look without the album artwork?

Re: Album Art

EyeKanFly — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:31:35 GMT

Author: EyeKanFly

Posted: 04/18/2013 04:31

Jasonconfused wrote:

It's very important. It's the very first impression of the album that the artist presents you with.

That and also, the artist usually has some say in what the album art looks like, to direct the potential audience. It's also fun to look at.

Re: Album Art

Jasonconfused — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:31:23 GMT

Author: Jasonconfused

Posted: 04/18/2013 03:31

It's very important. It's the very first impression of the album that the artist presents you with.

Re: Album Art

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:28:45 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/18/2013 03:28

MrBrown wrote:

The Bends is a classic example for me were I think the album art is crap but love the album.

I love the cover to The Bends. Much more than the album itself.

Re: Album Art

Necharsian — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:22:15 GMT

Author: Necharsian

Posted: 04/18/2013 03:22

ive pretty much said this a million times but i basically dont listen to anything if it has a shit album cover anymore. Why bother/

Re: Album Art

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:16:58 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/18/2013 02:16

drakonium wrote:

Yeah, album art is totally super important. What caught my eye in Love's Forever Changes was actually the cover. Even after the first listens, when I didn't like it that much, it made me come back to it, I was like "How could I not like an album with such an amazing cover?" Well I didn't expect it to become my fave ever, but...

Re: Album Art

jstreets — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:25:59 GMT

Author: jstreets

Posted: 04/17/2013 23:25

Same response as the song title thread. It could definitely add to an album's mythology or meaning of the music inside to the listener. But it should no way detract from the music inside. A good record is a god record.

Re: Album Art

Cymro2011 — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:58:04 GMT

Author: Cymro2011

Posted: 04/17/2013 22:58

Patman360 wrote:

The full cover, never noticed this till I bought a physical copy of the album...

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Iremember seeing that a while back, damn that's cool.

Re: Album Art

SingingPeasant96 — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:57:54 GMT

Author: SingingPeasant96

Posted: 04/17/2013 22:57

I'm tryin' not to care covers but it actually matters
My favourite band, Radiohead have a lot of cool covers that's one of reasons that I love them
And My favourite album covers such as Darkside of the moon, Loveless and Meat is murder influenced my love for them

Re: Album Art

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:57:45 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/17/2013 22:57

DLGGLD wrote:

That's better than any song they ever recorded

This

Re: Album Art

GeevyDallas — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:56:56 GMT

Author: GeevyDallas

Posted: 04/17/2013 22:56

Patman360 wrote:

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That's better than any song they ever recorded

Re: Album Art

Patman360 — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:53:06 GMT

Author: Patman360

Posted: 04/17/2013 22:53

Cymro2011 wrote:

I think LZ4 has a pretty good cover, I mean the cover shows a man in a field with straw or some shit on his back and that album has always had an outdoorsy, mountainy feel to it IMO. I think it fits pretty well, not perfectly but well.

The full cover, never noticed this till I bought a physical copy of the album...

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Re: Album Art

meccalecca — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:49:26 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 04/17/2013 22:49

A bad cover doesn't make a good album bad, but it surely builds a prejudice against it. It doesn't matter nearly as much now that everything is digital though.

I've had plenty of unknown bands send me records for potential blog coverage and what not. If the artwork was horrible, i wouldn't waste my time. Cover art is a reflection of the aesthetic view of the band. If it's totally boring, formulaic, and looks like it was designed in MS Paint, I'm not gonna take it seriously. Plus I'm a Graphic Designer, so it really matters.

Zappa's Weasels Ripped My Flesh may not be my favorite of his records, but the cover makes me like it more than I probably do.

Re: Album Art

Cymro2011 — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:45:40 GMT

Author: Cymro2011

Posted: 04/17/2013 22:45

JMan wrote:

Hehe.

THE rock music. I meant the music in the album. I should've cleared that up.

Re: Album Art

Johnny — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:42:01 GMT

Author: Johnny

Posted: 04/17/2013 22:42

It is just me or A Night at the Opera- Queen cover its pretty bad?

Re: Album Art

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:40:10 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/17/2013 22:40

Borve Baunehoj wrote:

But Led Zeppelin IV doesn't define rock music, so it's probably fitting

Hehe.

THE rock music. I meant the music in the album. I should've cleared that up.

Re: Album Art

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:32:59 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/17/2013 22:32

JMan wrote:

Album art has nothing to do with music. Take a look at LZ4. The cover has a photo of a painting of a guy in a hat. HOW could that define the rock music? People can make something somewhat based on their music, or they can completely twist the album art.

But Led Zeppelin IV doesn't define rock music, so it's probably fitting