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Album Covers - Because art and music work hand in hand
Ok i know that now people mostly listen to music on the internet, or by itunes.
Yes there are advantages to this, but don't you all miss great album covers? favourite album covers:       __________________
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Hey, that's a great thread! I love to see the covers of the albums I listen to even if I don't have the physical albums...
Some of these covers are really cool indeed.  I'll come back later with a few of my favourite album covers...  __________________
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Yes! great idea!
I'll look at my albums and post soon. Auré ETA: here are 3 of my favorites, for the drawings, the creativity, the light...     __________________
"A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence." Leopold Stokowski Last edited by gagasim; 05-21-2008 at 11:34 AM |
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To be fair, you can download album art in itunes
 Right now I like these:       |
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The best cover would be this one IMO.
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Great thread. I think that in the age of iTunes and digital music people have lost the appreciation for a proper, physical CD. No matter the accessibility of getting whatever song you wish online - and you can buy only one or two songs which is something I really appreciate - there's nothing quite like queuing up in the store, buying the CD, feeling the anticipation on the way home, getting home and opening up the CD, putting it in the CD player and looking at the artwork/lyrics as the album plays. Even if you're not buying a new CD the excitement and the sheer physicality of holding the CD in your hands, you can't replace that feeling.
But sorry to waffle on, this is hands down my most favourite cover:  And these are several good alternative as well:     I've always liked the Patrick Watson cover, and of course the Sigur Ros one - not so sure about the Bjork one though Jose  __________________
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I like the Nada Surf one. Oh, I forgot to say I really like The Strokes' Is This It cover:  __________________
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Couldn't have said it better myself, Gwen. There's nothing like buying the physical CD/LP.
And, hey, I was just coming here to post these Beirut covers! They're fantastic indeed! I didn't know this Nada Surf cover, but it's great. An album cover that I'm surprised nobody has posted here yet is the cover of Nirvana's Nevermind:  ETA: Another cover I really like:  __________________
"Grace is what matters. In anything, especially life, especially growth, tragedy, pain, love, death. That's a quality I admire very greatly. It keeps you from reaching for the gun too quickly, it keeps you from destroying things too foolishly. And sort of keeps you alive." Last edited by -Supersonic-; 05-24-2008 at 04:25 PM |
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I agree goodnightboy theres nothing like owning a CD, and seeing it there sitting next to your player just gives you the feeling of being part of that artists world, even reading their "thanks" section makes me happy. It also makes you feel like more of a credible fan sometimes
This is one I really like , just for the simplicity in the message and symbolic chicken waiting to cross the road. thats what I got in it anyway.  |
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In order of my love for them (not including ones already mentioned)
1. Scala - Dream On  2. Sparks - In Outer Space  3. The Cure - Kiss Me; Kiss Me; Kiss Me  4. System of a Down - Steal This Album  5. Stars - In Our Bedroom After the War  6. Perishers - Let There Be Morning  7. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago  8. Augustana - All the Stars and Boulevards  9. Cowboy Junkies - Miles From Our Home  10. The Clash - London Calling  11. Headlights - Kill Them With Kindness  12. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication  13. Dinosaur Jr. - Your Living All Over Me  14. We Are Scientists - The Great Escape  15. Ivy - In the Clear  16. Goo Goo Dolls - Dizzy Up the Girl  17. Takka Takka - Migration  18. Spoon - Gimme Fiction  19. Wye Oak - If Children  20. Damien Jurado - Gillian Was a Horse  21. Oliver Future - Pax Futura  22. Sigur Rós - ()  23. Wheat - Per Second, Per Second, Per Second, Every Second  24. Pernice Brothers - Yours, Mine, and Ours  25. Delays - You See Colours  I was bored. edited, cause I forgot some! __________________
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Great thread! oh man I LOVE album covers. That's why I own so many CD's, I love to actually hold them in my hands and be able to look through the whole booklet.
Some I love:  Colour The Small One - Sia  Viva La Cobra! - Cobra Starship  A Fever You Can't Sweat Out - Panic! At The Disco  Worlds Collide - Apocalyptica  Decadence - Head Automatica  The Moment - Framing Hanley  Once - Nightwish .jpg) Century Child - Nightwish  Bat Out Of Hell II - Meat Loaf Because it's classic!  Dangerous - Michael Jackson I'm sure there's a ton more but that's good for now.  __________________
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I love Nightwish.  __________________
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