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Pudding 11:54 pm UTC 09/11/08 |
| In reply to: | Back Into Hell: Cover Art - steven_stuart 10:22 pm UTC 09/11/08 |
> tincrowdor wrote: > > > Back Into Hell, ok cover, great production, too much > > rehashing of old Jim work > > I have to disagree with you about the cover of Bat 2. The > cover is more than "ok". I think the bat perched on top of > the Chrysler building is fantastic. I guess different > people have different taste as far as art goes but to me > the Chrysler building is a wonderful symbol. It makes me > think of Jim's Obsidian vision. It has a symbolic meaning, > like the symbolic meaning of the Statue of Liberty in > Planet Of The Apes. I have always thought that the > Chrysler building was the most charismatic building in New > York, so I was very pleased when Jim and his art people > chose it for the cover of Bat 2. And to have the bat > perched on top as a motor cycle flies towards it. Wow. To > me it's even better than the cover of Bat 1. I agree, I think Bat 2 cover is fantastic, you get a total mood and feel for what the album is going to be about. Bat 1 did that but not as good IMO Dead Ringer was good artwork, but made no sense with the songs. And Bat3's artwork was a blatant OTT Bat themed tacky rip-off. | |
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