100 Things That I Love About Music (electronic, jazz, metal, rock)

jackhammer · 09-19-2008, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I can really relate to this. I think it's safe to say that my love of album design was a huge factor in my heading off to art school and growing up to be a graphic designer

Im glad someone has turned an infatuation to good use. I just waste away my talent making threads and reviewing shit that does'nt matter anymore

Piss Me Off · 09-19-2008, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I can really relate to this. I think it's safe to say that my love of album design was a huge factor in my heading off to art school and growing up to be a graphic designer.

What album art would you say is your big inspiration?

**Janszoon** · 09-19-2008, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

What album art would you say is your big inspiration?

There wasn't really ever one specific thing for me, I've just always loved album art as long as I can remember. As a little kid in the early 80s I was fascinated by gatefold artwork on albums my older brother owned like Close to the Edge by Yes or The Wall by Pink Floyd. As a teenager in the early 90s I was a huge electro-industrial fan and loved the art of Wax Trax and Mute bands like KMFDM, Die Warzau and Nitzer Ebb. When I was majoring in graphic design in the late 90s I found myself loving a lot of electronica artwork, especially from labels like Ninja Tune and Instinct. In the past 10 years or so I've found myself getting more into older album artwork, especially jazz from the 50s and 60s, but I love a lot of current album art too. The album whose artwork I remember being impressed by most recently was Burial's "Untrue" which I downloaded just the other day. It's one of those albums where I really may have to buy a hard copy because I liked the artwork so much.

**Janszoon** · 09-19-2008, 08:28 PM

Heh. I just remembered another album I bought a couple years ago simply because I thought the artwork was amazing and hilarious:

Piss Me Off · 09-19-2008, 08:31 PM

For me simple is the best, i dont think much of the album art of Iron Maiden and the type of prog albums you mentioned (though i respect them), for me good album art has to be striking and in your face yet very simple. Some of my favourites.

They tend to be arty bands

**Janszoon** · 09-19-2008, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

For me simple is the best, i dont think much of the album art of Iron Maiden and the type of prog albums you mentioned (though i respect them), for me good album art has to be striking and in your face yet very simple.

Yeah, as an adult I'm not really a fan of those prog-style album covers (though I think anything can be done well in the hands of the right designer). Some of my favorite covers are fairly simple, such as:

jackhammer · 09-23-2008, 06:26 PM

#75. Kylie Minogues Arse.

Bless the day she picked up a microphone. You could eat your dinner off that for christ sakes.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 09-23-2008, 06:27 PM

Last time I posted a pic of Kylie's ass a mod deleted it.

How times have changed

jackhammer · 09-23-2008, 06:37 PM

#74. Lemmy.

Quite possibly the coolest man on the planet. Completely billy whizzed up. Floating on a Jack Daniels lake and still standing straight. He has also happened to be in two of my favourite bands of all time (and another mods

Namely: Hawkwind and Motorhead and STILL remained true to himself.

He will never go down as one of the finest musicians to grace music but he will go down as one of the most sincere. Let's listen once more eh? (one of my early faves):

**Janszoon** · 09-23-2008, 06:55 PM

I wholeheartedly agree with numbers 74 and 75. Lemmy kicks ass. Motorhead head has been among my favorite bands and now, I have to say, Hawkwind is quickly on their way to joining them (thanks Jackhammer).

And, yeah, Kylie Minogue's ass is fantastic.

09-19-2008, 08:31 PM	#135 (permalink)
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jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	#75. Kylie Minogues Arse. Bless the day she picked up a microphone. You could eat your dinner off that for christ sakes. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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09-23-2008, 06:37 PM	#139 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	#74. Lemmy. Quite possibly the coolest man on the planet. Completely billy whizzed up. Floating on a Jack Daniels lake and still standing straight. He has also happened to be in two of my favourite bands of all time (and another mods Namely: Hawkwind and Motorhead and STILL remained true to himself. He will never go down as one of the finest musicians to grace music but he will go down as one of the most sincere. Let's listen once more eh? (one of my early faves): __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

09-19-2008, 08:28 PM	#134 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Heh. I just remembered another album I bought a couple years ago simply because I thought the artwork was amazing and hilarious:

09-23-2008, 06:55 PM	#140 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	I wholeheartedly agree with numbers 74 and 75. Lemmy kicks ass. Motorhead head has been among my favorite bands and now, I have to say, Hawkwind is quickly on their way to joining them (thanks Jackhammer). And, yeah, Kylie Minogue's ass is fantastic.