x1yyz Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 That looks like a box of maxi pads It's really all about Power, Corruption, and Lies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 That looks like a box of maxi pads It's really all about Power, Corruption, and Lies. My bad That's definitely not what you want in a box of maxi pads 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I was just discussing this with BlueJ... A few years back I was in a record store and I saw the album, "Satellite Rides" by Old 97s. Something about the cover just caught my eye...kind of a retro 60s vibe. My friend, Wayne,who worked at the store walked up and said, "you'll like them, that's your type of music". I bought the album and could not stop playing it. They quickly became one of my favourite bands and I bought all of their previous albums. It was a great find just by looking at the cover. I saw that they are playing in Louisville, KY, in about a month. It's only about two hours away for me...I'm seeing them in NYC in May. What venue are they playing there?Irving Plaza...an old ballroom in a great neighbourhood. We always go in early and have a bit to eat and a couple of drinks at Pete's Tavern two blocks away. (Its where O'Henry used to write). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 To be frank, I think the majority of album covers are forgettable. Just thinking about the Rush covers, this thought seems correct. Most are forgettable (though not necessarily bad) with the cover of Snakes & Arrows being the worst (terrible). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day of Light Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 (edited) To be frank, I think the majority of album covers are forgettable. Just thinking about the Rush covers, this thought seems correct. Most are forgettable (though not necessarily bad) with the cover of Snakes & Arrows being the worst (terrible). Yeah, I don't like their modern-era covers. Unaesthetic. But I think part of what makes an album cover great is that it's unobtrusive; it fades into the music, in a sense, and becomes part of the image. Thinking of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, I can't envision the album without the prism and the rainbow thingy, but in and of itself it's nothing particularly groundbreaking. Likewise I can' think of Kiss albums being anything other than what they are. I like many of the Rush covers but typography kills me, especially when it comes to Caress of Steel. I wish more bands would take the nameless cover approach unless the artist's name being in bold loud print on the cover adds to the cover art in some way. I used the word cover a lot. Edited March 8, 2016 by Day of Light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 (edited) I think the last album I bought because of the cover was Le Petit Mort by James. Class! Orgasmic! Edited March 8, 2016 by goose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 http://www.guitarworld.com/files/imce-images/steelpantherballs.jpg RUSHHEAD Earl bought this album for the cover. In fact, he bought 5 dozen copies! Pretty sure he hasn't listened to it yet either. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 http://www.guitarworld.com/files/imce-images/steelpantherballs.jpg RUSHHEAD Earl bought this album for the cover. In fact, he bought 5 dozen copies! Pretty sure he hasn't listened to it yet either.Mint. Condition. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 (edited) How much more black could this be? Edited March 8, 2016 by goose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day of Light Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 It could be blacker if it were made of Vantablack! http://www.sciencealert.com/watch-scientists-just-made-the-blackest-material-ever-even-more-black 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Mastodon and Baroness covers are always pretty great. The music is as well. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 It could be blacker if it were made of Vantablack! http://www.scienceal...even-more-black The correct answer is none. None more black. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I would be remiss in my duties if I didn't mention Blue Note records, especially the works of the great Reid Miles. http://www.birkajazz.com/archive/bluenote1500.htm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I would be remiss in my duties if I didn't mention Blue Note records, especially the works of the great Reid Miles. http://www.birkajazz.com/archive/bluenote1500.htm Those are classics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 (edited) This is a great band, with a great album cover - the music is pretty much exactly like the cover Samsara Blues Experiment http://www.whitedwarfrock.com/media/images/popup/samsarabluesexperiment_longdistancetrip_03.jpg Edited March 8, 2016 by Lucas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 This is a great band, with a great album cover - the music is pretty much exactly like the cover Samsara Blues Experiment http://www.whitedwarfrock.com/media/images/popup/samsarabluesexperiment_longdistancetrip_03.jpg"Music is pretty much exactly like the cover"? Hmm...multiple naked women lying around sounds good to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 http://www.guitarworld.com/files/imce-images/steelpantherballs.jpg RUSHHEAD Earl bought this album for the cover. In fact, he bought 5 dozen copies! Pretty sure he hasn't listened to it yet either. Jesus Blaze! You are yet another brother from another mutha fukka! It's almost true! I have one USA copy to play and three Japanese pressings sealed. TIGER WOODS BITCH! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 http://www.guitarworld.com/files/imce-images/steelpantherballs.jpg RUSHHEAD Earl bought this album for the cover. In fact, he bought 5 dozen copies! Pretty sure he hasn't listened to it yet either.Mint. Condition. Yep! Japanese pressings sealed mint. I'm so predictable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 http://www.guitarworld.com/files/imce-images/steelpantherballs.jpg RUSHHEAD Earl bought this album for the cover. In fact, he bought 5 dozen copies! Pretty sure he hasn't listened to it yet either. Jesus Blaze! You are yet another brother from another mutha fukka! It's almost true! I have one USA copy to play and three Japanese pressings sealed. TIGER WOODS BITCH! I just typed that quickly. Then funnily, right after I wrote it, I thought there was a good chance that I wasn't too far off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g under p Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 The primary reason I got into Maiden was their covers! Same here along with the band Molly Hatchet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 http://www.guitarworld.com/files/imce-images/steelpantherballs.jpg RUSHHEAD Earl bought this album for the cover. In fact, he bought 5 dozen copies! Pretty sure he hasn't listened to it yet either. Jesus Blaze! You are yet another brother from another mutha fukka! It's almost true! I have one USA copy to play and three Japanese pressings sealed. TIGER WOODS BITCH! I just typed that quickly. Then funnily, right after I wrote it, I thought there was a good chance that I wasn't too far off. You nailed it!!! Signed, "ASIAN HOOKER" Wait! That's off of "FEEL THE STEEL!!" I love this band!!! "THAR SHE BLOWS!" FAT GIRL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Even today the artwork plays some part in what I buy. Like when the latest Mastodon album came out, I knew I had to have that sweet quadruple gatefold version. http://i.imgur.com/ToXSanr.png Does that Mastodon album come with a couple hits of LSD? :P I did buy an album once that came with a blotter sheet of the cover. The last Toxic Holocaust album. http://i.imgur.com/ogHg4xi.png 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghorn-leghorn Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 (edited) I bought this album because of the astonishing artwork. I have yet to see any album come even close. It's the Pentateuch of the of the Cosmogony featuring Dave Greenslade and Phil Collins. It's a double album of 70's instrumental Prog Rock. The artwork is by Patrick Woodroofe and tells the story of the album in words and pictures. It comes housed in a album sized hardback book. Check out the slide-show which shows just some of the astonishing artwork found within. Can anyone match this? http://styrous.blogs...eenslade_3.html Edited March 8, 2016 by foghorn-leghorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I was just discussing this with BlueJ... A few years back I was in a record store and I saw the album, "Satellite Rides" by Old 97s. Something about the cover just caught my eye...kind of a retro 60s vibe. My friend, Wayne,who worked at the store walked up and said, "you'll like them, that's your type of music". I bought the album and could not stop playing it. They quickly became one of my favourite bands and I bought all of their previous albums. It was a great find just by looking at the cover. I saw that they are playing in Louisville, KY, in about a month. It's only about two hours away for me...I'm seeing them in NYC in May. What venue are they playing there?Irving Plaza...an old ballroom in a great neighbourhood. We always go in early and have a bit to eat and a couple of drinks at Pete's Tavern two blocks away. (Its where O'Henry used to write). I'm familiar with Irving Plaza, yes. ;) (even though I've never been there)... I wasn't aware of the O. Henry connection to Pete's, though. Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutlefan Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 The Steel Panther model looks like Salma Hayek in From Dusk Til Dawn. I didn't think anyone could look like that, not even close. I now have to re-evaluate everything I've come to believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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