Albums Listened To Cuz Of Artwork
All of these albums I either checked out or flat-out purchased without even listening to the rralbum strictly on the basis of the album artwork. It would be the first time I would hear of any rof the bands. |
| 1 |  | Advent
Remove the Earth
Where is this guy going? |
| 2 |  | Barrow
Being Without
Admittedly, a small part of the reason why I checked this album out was because of
the Sputnik review. That being said, I was largely captivated by the minimalist,
grayscale picture of a bird taking off from the water. This art completely encapsulates
the album's title, and brings about a despairing sense of solitude and/or abandonment.
This vinyl is now hung on my wall. |
| 3 |  | Boys Night Out
Make Yourself Sick
The big feature of this album was not only its original photo of a kid's head plunged
in ice water, but the fact that it was released with a glossy finish. In 2003!
Definitely catches one's eye on the shelves in 2003. |
| 4 |  | Bring Me the Horizon
Count Your Blessings
There is something about the deep sea and its inhabitants being put on display that
is truly awe-inspiring. Perhaps its the fact that the ocean is like another planet for
humankind, and the creatures lurking beneath are very alien in comparison to what
we know on land. Either way, Count Your Blessings caught my attention much like
the real deal would have. It's unfortunate that upon listening to the album, I
discovered the music wasn't nearly as awe-inspiring as the cover art. |
| 5 |  | CFCF
Continent
What can I say? I like foliage. Trees. Jungles. And the music pairs up with this
photo wonderfully. |
| 6 |  | Converge
You Fail Me
This 2004 release did not pull me in enough to actually check out the band,
unfortunately. But it did have me take note of them. Not long after, a friend of
mine would play Petitioning the Empty Sky for me at a party, and I became
hooked. I went out and bought No Heroes on its release day without a first listen.
Now that's trust. |
| 7 |  | Counterparts
Prophets
This album art reminded me very much of the book "The Road" by Cormac
McCarthy. I obviously had to check it out upon such a recollection. |
| 8 |  | Crime In Stereo
The Troubled Stateside
While it isn't the most visually stunning album art on the list by any means, it's
more so the fact that it pulled me into the music of what is now one of my most
respected hardcore/punk bands. The album cover blatantly states
"observers/passersby watching their world from a safe distance get into trouble." |
| 9 |  | Cursed
III: Architects of Troubled Sleep
The physical copy of this album has the arrowheads shimmering when held up to
light. Very cool effect amidst the already fantastic artwork. |
| 10 |  | The Devil Wears Prada
Zombie
This album art screams ominous. I purchased this album on iTunes and then later
bought the album itself upon finding it at a record store, likely just to have a
physical copy of the picture. The booklet itself also contains some fantastic photos. |
| 11 |  | Elitist
Earth
Im a sucker for planet animations. What else can I say? |
| 12 |  | The End
Within Dividia
For an obscure Canadian metal band, this album came with a seemingly expensive
amount of packaging. Fold out digicase, along with a full colour booklet, all
focusing around a Texas Chainsaw-ish theme. Some fantastically sinister photos
are in the mix here, along with appropriate music to back it all up. |
| 13 | | Give Up The Ghost
We're Down Til We're Underground
I know I should have heard of these guys sooner than the release of their last
album, but I didn't. Either way, quite a cool concept from an even cooler band. |
| 14 |  | Iselia
Life From Dead Limbs
This artwork had me actually inquire into who the artist responsible was. Erica
Sperrazzo is to be held responsible, and I will undoubtedly be seeking her help
upon attempting to release a solo album of my own. As far as the artwork is
concerned. Is that another tree with an overcast sky underneath the green tree?
Or is it just the earth and the tree's roots? Who knows... who knows... |
| 15 |  | Johnny Truant
No Tears For The Creatures
If the amount of detail captured in this art didn't capture your attention firsthand,
I'm not sure what's wrong with you. The booklet itself features a number of similar
works of art, which makes for a good package. |
| 16 |  | Jude the Obscure
The Coldest Winter
Ahhh another Canadian metal group. Or perhaps melodic hardcore. Whichever it
is, these guys went largely undetected while they were around, releasing this sole
album. Thankfully I had the decency to check it out upon seeing the intriguing
photo of a subterranean hallway mixed with a neat digital theme going on. I wasn't
disappointed either, to say the least. |
| 17 |  | Killing The Dream
In Place, Apart
This band had the absolute pleasure (I'm sure) of Jacob Bannon contributing his
talent towards their album cover. I picked this up off the shelves of a record store
completely drawn to the minimalist use of colour and visceral quality. Low and
behold, the music stuck out immensely as well. Jacob Bannon has some
distinguishing features of his art, which makes the last three full lengths of this
band come off almost as a series of works. Now if I could only find this album on
vinyl to match the two others I've got hanging on my wall. |
| 18 |  | Rise and Fall
Our Circle Is Vicious
Another Jacob Bannon work. I'm forever doomed to listen to anything Jacob
Bannon is drawing for. Hopefully that will be a good thing. |
| 19 |  | See You Next Tuesday
Parasite
While Parasite's art is certainly appealing and what got me into the band in the first
place, their follow-up album "Intervals" had some work that was truly stellar.
Based an art project of my own on the theme of Intervals' art. |
| 20 |  | Taken
Between Two Unseens
Not much to say here, other than this EP being possibly one of my favourites of all
time. I can also be a sucker for landscape art, and this one was no exception. |
| 21 |  | This Is Hell
Sundowning
I've never seen spray-paint art done in such a fantastic manner; now if only this
could be spray-painted on the back of some building in my neighbourhood. I could
then get my wedding photos taken by it. Seems to be a current trend where I live.
wedding photos next to graffiti. |
| 22 |  | 36 Crazyfists
Bitterness the Star
This album art doesn't necessarily come off as brilliant by any means, however it
was certainly unconventional for the time when this record came out in 2002. That
was enough for me to check out the group. It's too bad this band didn't get any
better after their sophomore release. There had been a lot of potential and
promise from the start. |
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