[Houdini]

Some faves -

[Bonjoy]

Any album cover featuring the inside of Thor's Cave get's my automatic approval. Look, you can even see West Window Groove, my route Loki the Trickster and Slavek's project!

[Johnny Brown]

Genius, I never noticed that!

Is Joy Division modern? Well over 25 years now...

[dave]

some of my favourites simply on visuality:

[Carnage]

A few of my faves:

[soapy]

i just like this album, a lot



however, it's not a masterpiece, neglected or otherwise

nor is it by an underrated artist

nor could i be arsed to find links to any tracks

never the less, if you see a copy in the record and tape exchange, buy it, you won't be disappointed

#check - £1.95 second hand on amazon uk, ffs!#


2003's sold down the river isn't quite as novel

[Dr T]

The latest tool album
special edition comes complete with built in 3D viewing spec's to look at the sleeve notes with..

[Dr T]

This album kicks too and the artworks cool too.....

[underground]

The latest tool album
special edition comes complete with built in 3D viewing spec's to look at the sleeve notes with..

Blimey, I've seen it before, where's my brief?! No need for mushrooms with that one......

[Dr T]

deftones seem to have a high quality control with covers as well as music 

[vivahate]

Raymond Pettibon has done some amazing covers (I think he did that Big Black one in the first post, have some waddage Houdini for consistent good band appreciation!)




i like the stuff Futura did with UNKLE



and my personal contemporary favourite Stephen O'Malley (SunnO)))/Khanate)


his portfolio is here http://ideologic.org/DLpublic/SOMA1004.pdf

[Andy F]

The latest tool album
special edition comes complete with built in 3D viewing spec's to look at the sleeve notes with..

All of Tool's album art is amazing. The cover of Lateralus is stunning as well.

[Houdini]

Always had a soft spot for this EP artwork.  cracking sounds too.

[dontfollowme]

I was reminded of this by a snippet in the Metro (commuter paper) which said the original of this just sold for a lot of money breaking Banksy's previous auction best.

[Dr T]

the original of this just sold for a lot of money

£62,400 to be exact 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6087120.stm

[Duma]

not exactly modern, but I dug this out today, and the cover shot is truly awesome.

based on Magritte's Empire of Light series

"...the triumph of the cover lies not only in the fact that it is arresting. The Chevrolet, empty house, and sky are Late for the Sky lyrical props (further, in the songs the sky serves as the album's most striking symbol of death/salvation); and the juxtaposition of darkness and light reflects Browne's lyrical juxtapositions of resignation and idealistic determination, death and rebirth."

[Falling Down]

Raymond Pettibone

I'm trying to lay my hands on some original R Pettibone art for my house and keep on getting outbid in auctions - prices are going skywards (like ten thousand dollars skywards!!) and I wish I had a little income I could have squandered a few years ago when it was affordable. There are far too many ex-punkers turned professionals with good taste 

[tommytwotone]

As I've mentioned before, I'm a big Afghan Whigs fan.

Exhibit A - Gentlemen



Exhibit B - Congregation



Exhibit C - Black Love



...and one more, from their spinoff project The Twilight Singers:

Exhibit D - She Loves You

[chappers]

All of Tool's album art is amazing. The cover of Lateralus is stunning as well.

friday night, manchester. tool are by far the best band that i have seen live (many times now), and their current live set looks like it will sound amazing. i am looking forward to this gig more than the two nights in a row for lateralus.

edit: by the way...the artist is called alex grey, he does some of the animations that they have looped through their live show along with the original music vids as directed by guitarist adam jones (which are well worth checking out)...

[SA Chris]

Echo classics



Gormley thread made me think of it.

[chappers]

friday night, manchester.

was amazing. maybe not as good as at the beginning of the summer, but they certainly did play an amazing set. great lazer show too.

[Moo]

wish you were here

[Moo]

erm yeah totaly forgot about the  modern bit of the topic title there