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Album Artwork...again?
KharBevNor:
Artwork can be a good indicator of what you're actually going to get when making chance purchases though. Although sometimes, it can be completely unexpected: I got into Leftover Crack just by being completely intrigued by the album art of 'Fuck World Trade': Black metal aesthetics, punk design, anarchist message. Brilliance. Also, having been recommended My Dying Bride, it was the wierd, otherworldly art for 'Turn Loose the Swans' that actually made me pick that CD up, and be subsequently blown the fuck away.
I'm personally of the opinion that an album is a holistic package. Many of my favourite bands design their own packaging and do their own artwork: A Current 93 album wouldn't be a Current 93 album without some wierd fucked up Dave Tibet painting on the cover and cryptic homages to Thomas Ligotti and Aleister Crowley in the run-off grooves. Properly chosen artwork helps complete the world which the band or project is creating, and flesh out the listening experience. That said, I don't think I'd not buy a CD because of bad art: then again, there aren't any CDs in my collection I like that I can immediately think of as having bad art.
bucky_2300:
Their Satanic Majesties Command - Rolling Stones. My dad bought it when it came out because it had that wacky tilt-me-and-I-move cover art panel on it. No other reason.
I, like Khar, bought Fuck World Trade largely because of the cover art - although knowing some of LOC's music beforehand helped a lot. :P
I also bought Black Flag's Damaged because the art was boss, and I loved the album. Same goes for Judas Priest's Screaming for Vengeance.
Oh, and the original Stormblast by Dimmu. Not that shitty re-recorded and re-packaged for the BM kiddies version that recently came out. It's only black metal if it sounds like it was recorded in someone's basement suite during a thunderstorm with one microphone and a four-track tape recorder.
KharBevNor:
Actually, that's a point I can't believe I didn't make. The album art for stuff on Vinyl is always approximately 200,000 times better than it is for the stuff on CD.
My dad owns all of the classic Yes and Pink Floyd albums bar one or two. No matter your opinion on prog rock, you cannot argue that they are fucking artistic masterstrokes. I'm sure you wouldn't have to walk very far in here to find someone who considers Gerald Scarfes album art to be far, far better than the actual contents of The Wall.
Omnicide:
--- Quote from: KharBevNor --- I'm sure you wouldn't have to walk very far in here to find someone who considers Gerald Scarfes album art to be far, far better than the actual contents of The Wall.
--- End quote ---
is this disrepct for The Wall? I will fight you to the death, sir.
I bought my first Discworld book for the cover art (ages ago...). can't see the harm of the same deal with albums if you're on a whim-buying session.
Storm Rider:
I think he was more referring to the fact that progressive music isn't really held in the highest esteem by certain people in this forum.
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