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Lowdz

#140
June 30, 2011, 01:55:44 PM
Quote from: Dream Team on June 30, 2011, 01:50:04 PM
Quote from: Lowdz on June 30, 2011, 01:20:41 PM
Quote from: chrisbDTM on June 30, 2011, 12:26:47 PM
Quote from: Lowdz on June 30, 2011, 12:00:52 PM
And surely it is the job of the cover to appeal to it's market.

it is?

i thought it was what the artist felt/wanted for the album.

But would they not want it to appeal to their audience? It's a form of advertising, surely. A good cover can grab the interest of passing trade. Fans will buy it anyway, whatever the cover.

But do kids these days even buy CDs anymore? I thought they downloaded everything.

Good point. They will never know the joy of trawling through rack after rack and finding a jem of an album they never expected.

GasparXR

#141
June 30, 2011, 01:57:23 PM
Quote from: bloop on June 30, 2011, 01:28:23 PM
Maybe the intent is to create the illusion that there's a deeper meaning.
From the looks of everyone's opinions, the illusion is that it has no deeper meaning.

darkshade

#142
June 30, 2011, 02:09:51 PM
Well, can't wait to see how the forum layout is going to look soon to match the album cover  :lol

Metabog

#143
June 30, 2011, 02:34:29 PM Last Edit: June 30, 2011, 02:42:24 PM by Metabog
Saw the full quality cover. Anyone notice the rope "ends" on the left edge of the screen without going out of the frame? Bad photoshop.  :yeahright



I like the cover, but can't believe they let that slip. Or maybe they are nugget pixels?

Stonestef

#144
June 30, 2011, 02:38:19 PM
Quote from: Metabog on June 30, 2011, 02:34:29 PM
Saw the full quality cover. Anyone notice the rope "ends" on the left edge of the screen without going out of the frame? Bad photoshop.

Yeah,that's what I was about to write now!How didn't the artist see it?Other than that,I think it is a nice cover but the sky is too bright for my taste.

Knguro

#145
June 30, 2011, 02:53:34 PM
Meeh we dont want any more "Black Cloud-ish" stuff. :biggrin: ;)

JPX

#146
June 30, 2011, 02:56:33 PM
Quote from: Metabog on June 30, 2011, 02:34:29 PM
Saw the full quality cover. Anyone notice the rope "ends" on the left edge of the screen without going out of the frame? Bad photoshop.  :yeahright



I like the cover, but can't believe they let that slip. Or maybe they are nugget pixels?

:lol

LieLowTheWantedMan

#147
June 30, 2011, 03:14:52 PM
Quote from: Dream Team on June 30, 2011, 01:50:04 PM
Quote from: Lowdz on June 30, 2011, 01:20:41 PM
Quote from: chrisbDTM on June 30, 2011, 12:26:47 PM
Quote from: Lowdz on June 30, 2011, 12:00:52 PM
And surely it is the job of the cover to appeal to it's market.

it is?

i thought it was what the artist felt/wanted for the album.

But would they not want it to appeal to their audience? It's a form of advertising, surely. A good cover can grab the interest of passing trade. Fans will buy it anyway, whatever the cover.

But do kids these days even buy CDs anymore? I thought they downloaded everything.
I do. But it's true most don't.

Heaven Outcry Angel

#148
June 30, 2011, 03:26:38 PM
Quote from: Dream Team on June 30, 2011, 01:50:04 PM
Quote from: Lowdz on June 30, 2011, 01:20:41 PM
Quote from: chrisbDTM on June 30, 2011, 12:26:47 PM
Quote from: Lowdz on June 30, 2011, 12:00:52 PM
And surely it is the job of the cover to appeal to it's market.

it is?

i thought it was what the artist felt/wanted for the album.

But would they not want it to appeal to their audience? It's a form of advertising, surely. A good cover can grab the interest of passing trade. Fans will buy it anyway, whatever the cover.

But do kids these days even buy CDs anymore? I thought they downloaded everything.

nope, they steal. I buy though :)

Jaffa

#149
June 30, 2011, 03:29:27 PM
They only download music because they're embarrassed to buy albums with bad artwork. 

This post is completely untrue.  Probably.

Heaven Outcry Angel

#150
June 30, 2011, 03:31:46 PM
well following that logic.... I can get someone downloading WDADU.... but that album isnt really Dream theater anyways.

bloop

#151
June 30, 2011, 03:33:55 PM
Quote from: Heaven Outcry Angel on June 30, 2011, 03:31:46 PMbut that album isnt really Dream theater anyways.
:yeahright

notsureiftrolling.jpg

Kosmo

#152
June 30, 2011, 03:37:34 PM
Quote from: Heaven Outcry Angel on June 30, 2011, 03:31:46 PM
well following that logic.... I can get someone downloading WDADU.... but that album isnt really Dream theater anyways.

setrataeso

#153
June 30, 2011, 06:21:13 PM
Quote from: bloop on June 30, 2011, 03:33:55 PM
Quote from: Heaven Outcry Angel on June 30, 2011, 03:31:46 PMbut that album isnt really Dream theater anyways.
:yeahright

notsureiftrolling.jpg

This guy is such a fucking troll. Look at his recent posts. He's pissed off at least one person everytime he posts :rollin

dongringo

#154
June 30, 2011, 07:56:10 PM
I really like the cover art. I don't understand it. That's what I like about it.

Knguro

#155
June 30, 2011, 08:29:00 PM
Quote from: setrataeso on June 30, 2011, 06:21:13 PM
Quote from: bloop on June 30, 2011, 03:33:55 PM
Quote from: Heaven Outcry Angel on June 30, 2011, 03:31:46 PMbut that album isnt really Dream theater anyways.
:yeahright

notsureiftrolling.jpg

This guy is such a fucking troll. Look at his recent posts. He's pissed off at least one person everytime he posts :rollin


Agreed  :censored I hate trolls.

DarkLord_Lalinc

#156
June 30, 2011, 08:30:50 PM
clown

The Silent Cody

#157
June 30, 2011, 09:01:33 PM
Quote from: Metabog on June 30, 2011, 02:34:29 PM
Saw the full quality cover. Anyone notice the rope "ends" on the left edge of the screen without going out of the frame? Bad photoshop.  :yeahright



I like the cover, but can't believe they let that slip. Or maybe they are nugget pixels?
WOW, that!! I'm shocked, I haven't noticed that before, we probably don't see this on the cd because it's on the edge so...

DarkLord_Lalinc

#158
June 30, 2011, 09:02:41 PM
Quote from: Metabog on June 30, 2011, 02:34:29 PM
Saw the full quality cover. Anyone notice the rope "ends" on the left edge of the screen without going out of the frame? Bad photoshop.  :yeahright



I like the cover, but can't believe they let that slip. Or maybe they are nugget pixels?

THE ROPE WAS ALREADY BROKEN


NONE OF THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING SHIT THAT'S THE CLUE

TheGreatPretender

#159
June 30, 2011, 09:04:48 PM
Quote from: Metabog on June 30, 2011, 02:34:29 PM
Saw the full quality cover. Anyone notice the rope "ends" on the left edge of the screen without going out of the frame? Bad photoshop.  :yeahright



I like the cover, but can't believe they let that slip. Or maybe they are nugget pixels?

I'm more interested in where you saw the whole cover and whether I can have it. I love gigantic album art.

Stonestef

#161
July 01, 2011, 03:17:14 AM
Quote from: TheGreatPretender on June 30, 2011, 09:04:48 PM
I'm more interested in where you saw the whole cover and whether I can have it. I love gigantic album art.

Here you go: https://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/dreamtheater/DT_ADTOE.jpg

robwebster

#162
July 01, 2011, 03:42:52 AM
On the subject of the big cover art, I made a wallpaper out of it (simple crop job), and it looks a LOT more effective without the top or the bottom.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6385479/DT_ADTOE_wall.jpg

ACID_FOX

#163
July 01, 2011, 04:39:25 AM
Funnily enough I've been using the big version as a wallpaper too.

EpicCookie

#164
July 01, 2011, 05:00:38 AM
Quote from: ACID_FOX on July 01, 2011, 04:39:25 AM
Funnily enough I've been using the big version as a wallpaper too.


lol where did the majesty symbol go on your wallpaper?
oh wait never mind, if you enlargen it it's gone

chrisbDTM

#165
July 01, 2011, 06:18:38 AM
i am really warming up to the cover. at first i didnt dislike it, but i wasnt crazy about it. now i think its kinda cool. the bright colors are refreshing

Guitalguy

#166
July 01, 2011, 06:33:11 AM
I must say I'm no big fan of the cover. I liked the covers in the style of I&W, Awake and BCSL, where elements on the cover represented the content of the album, and you could sit and look for metaphors and symbolism for a long time.

Althoug, I guess there's some symbolism in this one as well. The plane obviously refers to the song Beneath The Surface, and Far From Heaven, and On The Backs of Angels both have something to do with heaven or something like that.

Lost Not Forgotten probably is a direct referance to MP, quite obvious. One can't be absolutely sure until September though!

Zydar

#167
July 01, 2011, 06:36:12 AM
I kind of like the cover, at least the brightness and the blue color. It's a nice change of pace from the darker themes (and clutter) of ToT, SC and BC&SL. I like clean and minimalistic artwork. And I'm sure I'll get used to the guy on the unicycle.

The Silent Cody

#168
July 01, 2011, 06:38:44 AM
Quote from: Zydar on July 01, 2011, 06:36:12 AM
I kind of like the cover, at least the brightness and the blue color. It's a nice change of pace from the darker themes (and clutter) of ToT, SC and BC&SL. I like clean and minimalistic artwork. And I'm sure I'll get used to the guy on the unicycle.
Ahhhh, Unicycle!!! Zydar I was looking that word since I awake today, THANK YOU!! :)

Zydar

#169
July 01, 2011, 06:44:45 AM
Quote from: The Silent Cody on July 01, 2011, 06:38:44 AM
Quote from: Zydar on July 01, 2011, 06:36:12 AM
I kind of like the cover, at least the brightness and the blue color. It's a nice change of pace from the darker themes (and clutter) of ToT, SC and BC&SL. I like clean and minimalistic artwork. And I'm sure I'll get used to the guy on the unicycle.
Ahhhh, Unicycle!!! Zydar I was looking that word since I awake today, THANK YOU!! :)

Glad to help :tup

TAC

#170
July 01, 2011, 06:52:30 AM
Yeah, I like the cover too. Especially the blue/brightness that Zy mentioned.
Quote from: wkiml on June 08, 2012, 09:06:35 AMwould have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Quote from: Stadler on February 08, 2025, 12:49:43 PMI wouldn't argue this.

Faustusmedea

#171
July 01, 2011, 07:43:47 AM
MP is a "clown" who attempted to walk a tightrope with all of his side projects and the tightrope kept getting higher until A7X where the tightrope was skyhigh. Dream Theater is the plane/in the plane. As a jet, it represents speed, power and is a preferable mode of transport for musicians to a unicycle. But the plane is also represented as a shark-like tail fin breaking the surface. Common wisdom says sharks have to keep moving or else they die and thus it was with DT. DT is not in a real shark because they would be eaten/dead and that kind of ruins it for me.

The rope did break, though the circus performer does have a multi-colored parachute and other circus-friends, not pictured here.

chrisbDTM

#172
July 01, 2011, 07:46:04 AM
Quote from: Faustusmedea on July 01, 2011, 07:43:47 AM
The rope did break, though the circus performer does have a multi-colored parachute and other circus-friends, not pictured here.

hahaha  :lol

The Silent Cody

#173
July 01, 2011, 07:47:53 AM
Quote from: Faustusmedea on July 01, 2011, 07:43:47 AM
MP is a "clown" who attempted to walk a tightrope with all of his side projects and the tightrope kept getting higher until A7X where the tightrope was skyhigh. Dream Theater is the plane/in the plane. As a jet, it represents speed, power and is a preferable mode of transport for musicians to a unicycle. But the plane is also represented as a shark-like tail fin breaking the surface. Common wisdom says sharks have to keep moving or else they die and thus it was with DT. DT is not in a real shark because they would be eaten/dead and that kind of ruins it for me.

The rope did break, though the circus performer does have a multi-colored parachute and other circus-friends, not pictured here.
Interesting :) I laugh a lot in a last line  :D

Tunnel Vision

#174
July 01, 2011, 08:14:03 AM
I'm with the crowd that really likes the artwork. It might not have all the nuggets that previous covers have had, but I like that it is a change from the dark covers in the past. To me, it really changes the mood of the music if the cover is bright and happy.
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