So how can something so simple become so much a part of pop culture that it’s adorned college walls, lunch boxes and T-shirts for decades? An image so synonymous with classic rock that its probable more people could identify the artwork than a song from the album itself? Similar to music, emptiness creates more dynamics, and this is very true with the otherwise all-black cover by graphic designer Storm Thergerson. So, in no particular order, here are our favorite album covers of all time.Ī simple triangle, one beam of light entering and a spectrum of color exiting, that’s it. We tried to avoid the music on each album when choosing however with a few, the music is the muse of the illustration’s story and must be considered, as with our first selection below. Their importance to popular culture and of course just what we appreciate in art ourselves. We scoured endless album covers, looked into their deeper meaning, their significance during the era they were released (be it political messages, new trends or art styles). The greatest ones stir emotion or even create uncomfortableness and question social norms. Staring at the images adorning the cover while the music plays is nearly a right of passage among music fans. These are sights and sounds that deliver a lifetime of memories all linked to particular times of our lives and permanently soundtracked to those very brand new albums we couldn’t wait to get home.Īn album’s artwork is a piece of the album that sometimes is just as important to the experience as the music itself, and has become a piece of storytelling and an artistic medium all it’s own. Maybe it was how your friend sat shotgun ripping open that newly purchased CD or tape so that you could pop it feverishly into your car’s player. You may recall who was with you, where you were, or how the needle first popped across the vinyl album building tension before reaching the first track.
No matter the era you grew up in, a new album sparks such vivid memories that it’s likely you can remember the first time you listened to an exact song.
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