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| re: VBO Meat Loaf Cover Artwork Variance | |
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Klasien 03:38 pm UTC 05/19/11 |
| In reply to: | re: VBO Meat Loaf Cover Artwork Variance - rockfenris2005 06:42 am UTC 05/16/11 |
> > > > Well the problem that I have with this as an album cover > > is the same problem I have with Bat2, and ONE of the same > > problems I have with TMiL. > > > > It has not been designed to the album aspect ratio. I > > understand painting an entire scene that extends beyond > > the proportions of a CD, so as to have imagery for > > marketing materials etc, but for god sakes, surely first > > and foremost the important part is getting the composition > > on the front of the CD correct!? > > > > On the front cover of VBO, there's no focus point, the > > guy, the bike in the clouds and the bat monster all form > > this stupid clusterfuck on top of each other that bumps > > its head into the Type at the top, and the rest of the > > canvas is effectively inactive . negative space. The > > painting in full is a beautiful composition, but cropped > > to a CD it doesn't conform to any aesthetic principles at > > all. > > Oh, I don't mind it. It's the bridge that gets my > attention. Is that supposed to be the ruins of the Golden > Gate Bridge? But yeah, having looked at the other versions > of the art, the final bat (LOL) seems incongruous with the > rest of it. And also, the motorcyclist in the sky clashes > with the figure on the bridge. It's a little busy. > > But I definitely absolutely undeniably prefer it to TMIL, > and the MSO cover which looks like a bootleg! Ugh! They > just used the basic image and threw a flaming orchestra on > top of it with a couple towers from clipart! > > > > And then there's TMiL — holy shit what a train wreck? The > > entire bottom right third, from about 1:30 to 6 oclock, is > > static. The All of the action is taking place in the top > > left quadrant… which on my copy is covered by a big red > > sticker! The bike is cropped out entirely, the guy's head > > is bumping into the bat's goofy bottom jaw. And WHY is it > > all pushed up in the top left hand corner? To make room > > for something? There's nothing! There's literaly nothing > > else in the painting? In the background behind the dude's > > arm is… smoke? dust? There's nothing there! > > COMIC BOOK GUY: Worst. Meat Loaf. Cover art. Ever! > > Even when I heard that there were going to be other > songwriters involved, I was still waiting to see what the > cover art would be like. I remember this specifically. I > was at a computer in a public library. I checked Meat's > forum. And there it was. And I couldn't believe it. I > thought one of the fans must have drawn it. > > Completely disappointed. It's a mess. It's inconsistent. > The motorcyclist has a Samurai sword. There are columns > from a temple in Ancient Greece. The angel in the corner > set back the feminist movement a couple decades lol... well, at least Jim got his angel???? lol lol > > It's a load of trash, if you ask me. I cringe when I see > it next to the other two. "Hang Cool Teddy Bear" was an > improvement though. I didn't mind that. > > > > Contrast this with Bernie Wrightson and Richard Corben, > > who as I understand are both comic book artists, on Dead > > Ringer and Bat respectively. They're both perfect. The > > composition is based on a square, the canvas is used. > > I agree. > > > > My jaw dropped when I first saw the cover of TMiL. It is > > SOOOO bad. Has no redeeming features at all. > > > > Yarp. | |
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