How much do album covers matter to you?

Wuzzly · 10-20-2012, 07:43 PM

Album covers can sometimes interest me in the music itself but generally it doesn't matter.

Rjinn · 10-20-2012, 09:08 PM

I like album covers. They sum up the theme of the album in a visual art sense, but you gotta listen to the album first obviously to see how it works together.

LuckyLovexoxoxxx · 10-21-2012, 10:48 AM

doesnt matter. I can care less

Mojo · 10-21-2012, 11:24 AM

Album art, design and packaging can enhance an album or give the record a visual element. It's a great thing when it is done well and works but a lot of the time it doesn't make much of a difference.

Screen13 · 10-21-2012, 12:25 PM

I love great album covers. For the longest time, they were the starting point of any interest in a musician/band.

Usually they reflect both the mood (or the attempt at the mood) and the care that was put into the creation of the album.

Sometimes, the covers from the 50's and 60's would be hit and miss (usually made by the Marketing people), and when it got to the "Supermarket Albums" there would be those who used some classic tease-a-rama style marketing to cover up the fact that it was a throwaway that would still be worth it for the cover alone, but once it got to the 70's and the artists controlling more of their presentation, it mattered more.

Aaron1 · 10-23-2012, 09:16 AM

They don't matter too much, but if I'm checking out a band I don't know much about, it makes it easier to approach. So maybe they do matter.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 10-23-2012, 10:28 AM

I surprised at the amount of people who hold no particular opinion about album covers.

As far as I'm concerned if your album cover doesn't look eye catching or doesn't really have an interesting concept behind it then I really don't hold out much hope that the music on the album is any better.

An album cover is a statement about the art on the record you're putting out, so yes I will judge a book by it's cover.

Blarobbarg · 10-23-2012, 10:56 AM

I want to say that I don't care about the album art... but honestly, I do. I am far less likely to check out an album if the artwork on the cover is crappy. That said, I think that few album covers are truly awful. And I enjoy some album covers for their quirkiness or sense of humor, so there's that. But I think I've ever only listened to one album that I really loved, but hated the cover. Danny Brown's The Hybrid.

Seriously, look at that piece of ****. It sucks. So much. I hate it so much I am almost ashamed to enjoy the music inside of it. Petty? Probably, but hey, it is how it is.

Then again, a cover is by no means an indicator that I will enjoy the music. I have heard plenty of albums with wonderful cover art that I couldn't stand in any way.

~~Fabio~~ · 10-23-2012, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by crazyaga

what the title says^
for me it matters a little, because it helps me get into the album :p
besides,whan I discover new music, I will usually try an album with awesome cover before an album with a crappy cover...

*its also fun, looking at a beautiful album cover while listening to the music ^.^

One of the things I miss most of the vinyl age are the covers .... Big, often readable, an explosion of colors and the unbeatable pleasure of holdin hard paper ...... Great old times

**Janszoon** · 10-23-2012, 11:11 AM

My love of album covers was one of the main things that made me want to become a designer. So, yes, they matter a lot to me. Of course there are always exceptions, but by and large if the cover looks like the artist has a shitty aesthetic sensibility then there's a pretty good chance that the music shares that awful sensibility.

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Rjinn The Aerosol in your Soul Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New South Wales, Australia Posts: 1,546	I like album covers. They sum up the theme of the album in a visual art sense, but you gotta listen to the album first obviously to see how it works together. __________________ last.fm

10-21-2012, 10:48 AM	#13 (permalink)
LuckyLovexoxoxxx shake it for me:) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Nor Cal bxtch,California (: Posts: 85	doesnt matter. I can care less __________________ I can be your best friend and make everything wonderful or I can be your worst enemy and make your life a living hell.

10-21-2012, 11:24 AM	#14 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	Album art, design and packaging can enhance an album or give the record a visual element. It's a great thing when it is done well and works but a lot of the time it doesn't make much of a difference. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

10-23-2012, 10:28 AM	#17 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I surprised at the amount of people who hold no particular opinion about album covers. As far as I'm concerned if your album cover doesn't look eye catching or doesn't really have an interesting concept behind it then I really don't hold out much hope that the music on the album is any better. An album cover is a statement about the art on the record you're putting out, so yes I will judge a book by it's cover. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

10-21-2012, 12:25 PM	#15 (permalink)
Screen13 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,388	I love great album covers. For the longest time, they were the starting point of any interest in a musician/band. Usually they reflect both the mood (or the attempt at the mood) and the care that was put into the creation of the album. Sometimes, the covers from the 50's and 60's would be hit and miss (usually made by the Marketing people), and when it got to the "Supermarket Albums" there would be those who used some classic tease-a-rama style marketing to cover up the fact that it was a throwaway that would still be worth it for the cover alone, but once it got to the 70's and the artists controlling more of their presentation, it mattered more.

10-23-2012, 09:16 AM	#16 (permalink)
Aaron1 Groupie Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: UK Posts: 23	They don't matter too much, but if I'm checking out a band I don't know much about, it makes it easier to approach. So maybe they do matter.

10-23-2012, 10:56 AM	#18 (permalink)
Blarobbarg Do good. Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 2,065	I want to say that I don't care about the album art... but honestly, I do. I am far less likely to check out an album if the artwork on the cover is crappy. That said, I think that few album covers are truly awful. And I enjoy some album covers for their quirkiness or sense of humor, so there's that. But I think I've ever only listened to one album that I really loved, but hated the cover. Danny Brown's The Hybrid. Seriously, look at that piece of ***. It sucks. So much. I hate it so much I am almost ashamed to enjoy the music inside of it. Petty? Probably, but hey, it is how it is. Then again, a cover is by no means an indicator that I will enjoy* the music. I have heard plenty of albums with wonderful cover art that I couldn't stand in any way. __________________ https://rateyourmusic.com/~Blarobbarg ｡･::･ﾟ★,｡･::･ﾟ☆　^my RYM^　｡･::･ﾟ★,｡･::･ﾟ☆ (◠‿◠✿)

10-23-2012, 11:11 AM	#20 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	My love of album covers was one of the main things that made me want to become a designer. So, yes, they matter a lot to me. Of course there are always exceptions, but by and large if the cover looks like the artist has a shitty aesthetic sensibility then there's a pretty good chance that the music shares that awful sensibility. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm