Album Covers

[Maxwell]

but you pay for them on limewire, it's just really cheap, like 25 cents a song...

[fuzzyoctopus]

My husband has reminded me - if you buy the Skeleton Key album, you'd need to pick up a copy of the radio promo from half.com or somewhere.  Apparently the normal release is boring, without holes or nail.

I forget we have so many radio promos amongst our CDs, due to the DJing he did in college.

[Mr_Pleasington]

"Every YES album cover is a Brasky family photo."

To Bill Brasky!

[mulchNator]

Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral, and all the singles for this records, cool stuff!

[Mr_Pleasington]

The Drive-By Truckers albums "The Dirty South," "Decoration Day," and "Southern Rock Opera."

They're very evocative paintings that capture the mood and spirit of the music perfectly...haunting, lonely, and just a little spooky...

http://www.drivebytruckers.com/discography.html

[mulchNator]

Album cover for "Lateralus" by TOOL.

[Archon]

I agree, and I add "Ænima" to the list. The smokebox is awesome.
http://www.hardandheavy.net/recenzije/slike/Tool-AEnima1.jpg
This is the smokebox that I am talking about, for those of you that don't know. On the cover of Aenima, it is a hologram that makes the plumes of smoke look like they are flowing.

[mulchNator]

I bought it the night it came out!  That is the version that I have, with the rolling eyes and all.  Very sweet stuff.  Have you taken out the inside insert and looked at the rest of the photos through the 3D plastic cover?  Very strange, still cool idea for album artwork!

[Archon]

Yeah, Tool has a lot of very interesting and original ideas across the board. I present their music videos as exhibit a. Where most bands have music videos that have been dumbed down for the masses, Tool has videos that are full of symbolism, to say the least. By the way, if you want to continue this exchange, it is probably a good idea to do it over PMs, because we are hijacking this thread.