Album Covers 4

Love em or hate em Queen had some fantastic covers. Here is one of the best in my opinion. Painted by Frank Kelly Freas for a magazine in the 50s Queen drummer Taylor still had the magazine and asked if he would repaint with the band in it. he did and here you have one great cover. The original painting was called "Please... fix it, Daddy?"

So you are in a black metal band you need a really gruesome cover right? Well how about a poor wee bird warped up in barbwire. Well if they were pictured on the cover walking in a field witjh flowers that would be crazy right. But I think there is quite a bit going on here. Lyrics on the album were inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche who also inspired the naming of the album. 

Breakthrough album for Catatonia and well deserved. Nearly a million albums sold and I think the cover really helped. More digital tomfoolery than a Hollywood horror film. It is a feel good cover as if the horses are escaping. Love the horse on the right as if he knows something. 

No name needed on the cover as you can tell it is a live album. Well it also looks like he shot was taken on a phone from 2004 by a fan in the crowd. Well yes I think that is the idea anyhow. no bullshit this is what you see and here are the songs. I do think the peoples heads are added in but thats just my eye on the photo. The four members are in the shot including a drummer in a live shot is near impossible so camera fans will agree this is a stunning picture. 

This one was out not long ago and I love the cover. Again a photo and one that only shows the singer songwriter and for some odd reason his wife in the nude. Is it done in black and white or is the room white and all shadows black? 

This had been done before but not like this. the Beatles had the white album and a punk band done something similar in 1982. But PIL done this more to hide who and what was on the album. If the album had the normal credits names like Ginger Baker and Steve Vai would have taken up most of the review. A smart move and a cover I like. Add in the single cover was called Single as was the CD and 12" ha ha. It was just too easy.

I love this cover and funny thing is the album has a cover of a Neil Young song. Again not sure if it is a photo with post production or a painting but those are the covers I like. You know what you are getting when buying this. Do not expect love songs and nice vocal harmonies.

Painted by Theodor Kittelsen and the title is The Pauper. Fits the album very well. 99.9% of the people reading this will think the album is a big white noise metal over the top album. but no it was mostly done with keyboards and very sparse guitars. Very atmospheric with the use of synthesizers and vocals. The artist is barley recognized outside Norway. Such a shame as the artwork is stunning.

A Scottish sitcom

Act One

FADE IN:

INT. GLASGOW EAST END PUB - ABOUT 5pm

BILLY and PHIL sit having a pint when TAM and SHUG come into the bar. Heading directly to the bar SHUG turns surprised to see both BILLY and PHIL

    SHUG

       Awight ya couple of fannies.

Billy looks at Phil then looks back to Shug

                                                                                    BILLY

                                                                           Aye no bad ya dick.

PHIL 

                                    Whit ya doing here bawbag, this pubs for real men ya fucking fandan.

TAM

Takes a fandan to know what a fandan is.

Phil slowly puts down his drink and stands up.

PHIL

Aye well at least I have a pint ya fucking freakshow bastard. You traded yer wummen in for him.

Phil points at Shug who looks more interested in ordering a drink. 

At this point the barman enters and pours two pints, money is exchanged and Tam chooses a seat as Shug goes to the fruit machine.

BILLY

I widna bother playing that as I just won the jackpot ya fud.

SHUG

Na you get a jackpot when yer wee mate there tickles yer baws in the mens fa fanny.

BILLY

Aye well you would know you taught him how ta dae it ya fucking pleb. 

TAM

Aye and it was his maw that taught him ya funking wanker. 

PHIL

Aye what ever ya fucking nugget why don't ya get on with yer drink ya baw bag.

TAM

At least I can handle a real pint, that is fucking lemonade you have there ya fucking wean.

Phil downs his pint in the one and then lets out a large deafening belch. Everyone starts chuckling and the group collectively look at Phil.

BILLY, TAM and SHUG (at the same time)

YA FANNY!