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I figure that there are threads for just about every other aspect of music so why not cover art. So what are some of your favourite album covers and why?
For me:
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
Quite possibly the most famous album cover in the music world. It's design is both simple and at the same time incredibly memorable. Apparently the triangle is supposed to resemble an egyptian pyramid which the band thought accurately resembled the theme of greed that the album repeatedly focuses on.
The Mars Volta: De-loused in the Comatorium (Limited Edition Cover)
A truely bizarre cover for a truly bizarre album. The album tells the story of a man who overdoses on morphine and rat poison in an attempt to take his own life. This man falls into a coma as a result of his attempted suicide in which time he experiences visions of humanity in his own psyche. Upon waking, he is dissatisfied with the real world and jumps to his death. To me the division of the image into the real world above and the dream world he has created in his head buried deep below. I thought it was a clever way to represent a very complex piece of work.
Nine Inch Nails: The Fragile
I love this cover for the way it defys conventional artistic design. It looks so gritty and dirty which is why I feel it perfectly fits one of NIN's darker albums.
For me:
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
Quite possibly the most famous album cover in the music world. It's design is both simple and at the same time incredibly memorable. Apparently the triangle is supposed to resemble an egyptian pyramid which the band thought accurately resembled the theme of greed that the album repeatedly focuses on.
The Mars Volta: De-loused in the Comatorium (Limited Edition Cover)
A truely bizarre cover for a truly bizarre album. The album tells the story of a man who overdoses on morphine and rat poison in an attempt to take his own life. This man falls into a coma as a result of his attempted suicide in which time he experiences visions of humanity in his own psyche. Upon waking, he is dissatisfied with the real world and jumps to his death. To me the division of the image into the real world above and the dream world he has created in his head buried deep below. I thought it was a clever way to represent a very complex piece of work.
Nine Inch Nails: The Fragile
I love this cover for the way it defys conventional artistic design. It looks so gritty and dirty which is why I feel it perfectly fits one of NIN's darker albums.