I know people are trashing the cover to the new Glass Hammer CD, but I think I know of one that tops it:
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MIKE (a.k.a. "Progbear")
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Wow. That's gonna be tough to beat, Mike.
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Gee... I actually kinda LIKE that Red Sand cover....
More intriguing/entertaining than a lot of Genesis covers were to me....
Somebody actually got paid for that hideous work?
Perhaps, conceptually, though it seems kinda trite to me. It is horribly composed and amateurishly rendered with no consideration for typographic design. Looks like it came from my nine-year-old.Originally Posted by arabicadabra
Where are all the Progressive Metal covers?
Here are a few that didn't inspire me
Echolyn
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Motorpsycho
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Ian Anderson
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Panzerpappa (sorry guys, love the album but not the cover)
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Elephant9 (same here, what is it about their covers?)
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Ian
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Didn't even know Red Sand had another album out. I don't mind that Echolyn cover. TAAB2 is not great, I agree (I like the album well enough though).
I'm scanning the shelves right now for something to top these, so far nothing. Not that it matters what happened in 2012, since for me nothing will ever top Tony Banks' Strictly Inc. cover.
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I was thinking of picking that one, awful.
Ian
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Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Most of the Blackmore's Night ones are pretty amateurishly rendered. The compositions are good enough, but the execution is weak.
Yeah, TAAB2 is one of the worst this year
As for the Rune Gramophon label, their artworks are definitely uninspired (Panzer and E9)
my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
Dear Lord.
Ian
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Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Barbie got a pet tiger for Christmas, and TSO made an album about it?
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TAAB2 looks a bit like a Pappa Johns pizza box...
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In defense of Red Sand: it was painted by his then 12-year old daughter, I've been told.
And it completely looks like it.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
I thought it looked like a web site.
I like TSO but yea, that cover is awful. What's wrong with TAAB2 though? Kind of cool
I found the original clever, TAAB2 feels cheesy to me, maybe it's just me though.
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
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Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
No, it's not you. It's a missed opportunity to do something interesting. Instead, we got something that looks like it was designed by an office intern using Microsoft Publisher. Poorly executed, neither inviting nor engaging.
That's what refrigerator magnets are for.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
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