Do you think many of the albums we hail as the greatest would be recieved differently if they didn't have the instantly recognisable and unique covers?
If King Crimson's debut was just Fripp and his mates standing around with their instruments, would the music itself, though unchanged, seem less incredible? If Dark Side of the Moon didn't feature the infamous light spectrum and instead had Waters grinning like a goofball, would that mid-career album be largely ignored?
The album cover is usually the first thing I see when checking out an album and it seems to "set the tone" for the music, at least for me. Do you guys have a similar experience?
What if someone just swapped all albums covers? That would be very, very evil...huhuhuhu *hides evil smirk under the dark of the room, highlighting his evil yellow eyes*
Gabriel Jones
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Jack Hill
shit man, you got issues
Nathaniel Edwards
I hope you're just pretending to be this way
Xavier Allen
this fucking never gets old
Aaron Turner
i dont think it would make it any less good but it might make less people be interested i listening to it
Cooper Flores
I think it depends person to person. It's hard to say. Personally, no album covers impress me without listening to the music. They're all just a bit meh. But after listening to the music, you kinda get an understanding of the album cover in context with the music, and allows you to appreciate album cover.
Oliver Jones
shit man why would anybody do this
Eli Taylor
Just uploaded 2 KC albums to you tube. How fucked am i?
Carter Moore
Post link The videos will get removed in some days probaly. Fripp will probaly murder you and your family.
The videos already got blocked Delete them before Fripp finds you and murders your family.
Logan Edwards
Why does Wetton look so smug on this cover?
Brody Johnson
FUCKING MUSIC JEWS Already deleted them btw
Jordan Peterson
someone who has never stepped out of their door and only watches anime
Liam Ross
cuz he boutta do it
William Howard
>infamous what made it infamous?
Matthew Morales
you're a fucking psychopath dude, seek help immediately
Jose Morris
>Not Found FRIPPED
Nathan Roberts
You're like a filler character in Undertale
Christian Watson
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Cooper Barnes
really makes you think...
Dylan Anderson
I heard KC's music before seeing the cover and thought it was incredible
Luke Gutierrez
I literally listen to music based off whether I like the cover or not. I also try to avoid looking at pictures of the band because 90% of the time they're really average/ugly looking dudes and it ruins the image I had in my head.
Daniel Sanchez
even better when you take out his thoughts
Cooper Roberts
this
sometimes i just go on "cool cover" RYM lists and listen to the ones with the covers i like the most lol
(actually a really good way to get yourself into new music t b h)
Lincoln Ramirez
Holy fucking shit dude
David Lopez
kinda true
Drop Out with the Barracudas has two different covers, one being pop surf rock looking and the other being a darker, more post-punk looking cover
I have the version with the dark cover and it does affect the music in a way, it seems darker than it would have with the bright surfboard artwork
Zachary Lopez
I already have bias for or against an album judging the cover art. If the cover appeals to me, I fit the music into the scene on the cover and enjoy it more. If I don't like it I try to look past it but theres still that weird bias you have when you don't like the cover.
Noah Phillips
More like FRIPPED
Nathan Allen
Do what this guy did, you fucker: youtube.com/watch?v=gjoxpg4h-78 Can albums always get removed from youtube because of copyright, but if you upload it in 0.5x speed, youtube won't delete the video.
Mason Perry
Anyone can fake this so I hope to fucking god they did.
Jason Richardson
only reason this band is even popular
Xavier Mitchell
D A M A G E D
Julian Powell
>The album cover is usually the first thing I see when checking out an album and it seems to "set the tone" for the music, Yes that's what artwork is made for, and that's why the hypothetical is hard to really consider.
If Pink Floyd wanted to use a pic of Waters grinning like a goofball, they would have done that for a different album.
