Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 25 of 45

Thread: Pre-Raphaelite prog coverarts

  1. #1

    Pre-Raphaelite prog coverarts

    Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood & assorted Victorian.

    I start:

    Fruupp "Modern Masquerades" (Millais)

  2. #2
    Banco - inside the foldout of Come In Un'Ultima Cena (although it's a spoof).
    Last edited by Scrotum Scissor; 03-17-2015 at 04:54 PM.
    "Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
    "[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM

  3. #3
    Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Re-deployed as of 22 July
    Posts
    0
    Rossetti's main woman on this one:




    Florence borrows from Millais' Ophelia here:


    And here of course Bowie reversed Rossetti's Sleeping Beauty & kept his eyes open
    Last edited by PeterG; 03-17-2015 at 10:48 AM.

  4. #4
    Vulcan's Hammer - The Two Magicians (Waterhouse "NARCISSUS and the nymphs"!!!)

    AXE - Live & Rare

    MOURNING PHASE (Rossetti)

  5. #5
    LOUDEST WHISPER - "The Children of Lyr" (also Waterhouse, "Narcissus")

    SUPERNAUT (Holman Hunt??)
    Last edited by birdman; 03-17-2015 at 12:59 PM.

  6. #6
    Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2013
    Location
    Helsinki
    Posts
    275
    80s Japanese bands were eager to draw on existing European paintings for covers, not always fully crediting their sources. Pre-Raphaelite covers include at least Gerard's Empty Lie, Empty Dream (John Everett Millais' "Ophelia") and Irony of Fate (John William Waterhouse's "The Lady of Shallott").

  7. #7
    Member rcarlberg's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Seattle
    Posts
    7,765
    Renbourn's "The Lady and The Unicorn" too

  8. #8
    Member TheH's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Germany
    Posts
    3,230
    Ariel Tebben


  9. #9
    Member TheH's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Germany
    Posts
    3,230
    Roger Daltrey - Daltrey:


  10. #10
    Member Zeuhlmate's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Copenhagen, Denmark
    Posts
    7,261

  11. #11
    Member Zeuhlmate's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Copenhagen, Denmark
    Posts
    7,261

  12. #12

  13. #13
    Best PRB lyric mention: Hammill on "When She Comes": "...Like something out of Blake or Burne-Jones."

  14. #14
    Good one! You get extra points for that, Brett.

  15. #15
    Member Zeuhlmate's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Copenhagen, Denmark
    Posts
    7,261


    (Bow Wow Wow)

  16. #16
    Quote Originally Posted by Kai View Post
    80s Japanese bands were eager to draw on existing European paintings for covers, not always fully crediting their sources. Pre-Raphaelite covers include at least Gerard
    Those covers were actually the best thing about a band like Mugen.
    "Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
    "[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM

  17. #17
    Quote Originally Posted by rickmoraz View Post
    61nbkVFd1hL.jpg



    Sort of...

    Ed
    This was originally going to be the cover for Perelandra. In hindsight, I wish we had stuck with it...


  18. #18
    I like Waterhouse and this type of art, so it's a bonus when an album has it on the cover. The only albums I have mentioned so far are the two by Gerard.
    You say Mega Ultra Deluxe Special Limited Edition Extended Autographed 5-LP, 3-CD, 4-DVD, 2-BlueRay, 4-Cassette, five 8-Track, MP4 Download plus Demos, Outtakes, Booklet, T-Shirt and Guitar Pick Gold-Leafed Box Set Version like it's a bad thing...

  19. #19
    That Roy Harper lp where The Nice guest - isnt it the same pose as the Bowie?

    (Too lazy and computer-power limited to look it up).

    ....

    I thought Renbourn's "Lady & Unicorn" had a medieval tapestry-type cover.

  20. #20
    Love the Bowie and Daltery.

    Actually that Bow, Wow, Wow lass was only 15 when that photo was taken.

    I would therefore logically include the Blind Faith Album cover here next,
    but this is far sexier...

    Making Wikipedia marginally more interesting at:
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCul...PXchSo_vDxtcLg

  21. #21
    At risk of being banned from this forum, can I also include this?



    From a bizarre, but quite technically accomplished, artistic interpretation of The Lamb
    http://genesislive.ning.com/group/th...-story-of-rael
    Making Wikipedia marginally more interesting at:
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCul...PXchSo_vDxtcLg

  22. #22
    Dali's Car is American artist.

    Bow Wow is French.

    Get it together.

  23. #23
    Member Zeuhlmate's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Copenhagen, Denmark
    Posts
    7,261
    Likewise

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalis_Car - English
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_Wow_Wow - English

    Well at least the bands are

  24. #24
    BowWow (shitband) is a take on Manet's "Luncheon on the Grass".
    Dali's Car is Maxfield Parrish (born Philadelphia)

    Crissake man! Get it together.

  25. #25
    Member moecurlythanu's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    The Planet Lovetron
    Posts
    13,021
    The band in the photo above is Bow Wow Wow, and they were British. I remember when they broke, as Annabelle Lewin caused quite a stir in the British press. They were known for "the Burundi Beat," sound, which was based on tribal African rhythms.

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •