I see that the covers have been previously discussed mostly in terms of songs, I think we should pay a little attention not only to the album cover artworks we admire (Bryant's topic), but to the people who made them as well!
My personal favs:
DEREK RIGGS
Ain't it obvious?
I think you all know that this is the guy behind all those ingenious Maiden cover arts. The thing I really miss with most of todays covers is that they're not hand drawn and I like that very much in Riggs' covers. Accident Of Birth is also amazing...
STORM THORGERSON
The man who did the best Pink Floyd covers and some of the best covers generally. Has some really twisted ideas, likes to play with symmetry (check out Dickinson's "Skunkworks"), yet with a very distinct and recognizable style.
All hail Storm!
ANDREAS MARSCHALL
The guy who did most of the Blind Guardian cover art (the band with possibly the best covers, besides Maiden) and did the work for Hammerfall, Dimmu Borgir and whom not...
His BG works impress me the most, highly detailed pictures (hand drawn!) with lots of vivid colors, one just cannot pass by one of their CDs in a shop and not take a look. The guy simply has it!
Now it's your turn...
My personal favs:
DEREK RIGGS
Ain't it obvious?
I think you all know that this is the guy behind all those ingenious Maiden cover arts. The thing I really miss with most of todays covers is that they're not hand drawn and I like that very much in Riggs' covers. Accident Of Birth is also amazing...
STORM THORGERSON
The man who did the best Pink Floyd covers and some of the best covers generally. Has some really twisted ideas, likes to play with symmetry (check out Dickinson's "Skunkworks"), yet with a very distinct and recognizable style.
All hail Storm!
ANDREAS MARSCHALL
The guy who did most of the Blind Guardian cover art (the band with possibly the best covers, besides Maiden) and did the work for Hammerfall, Dimmu Borgir and whom not...
His BG works impress me the most, highly detailed pictures (hand drawn!) with lots of vivid colors, one just cannot pass by one of their CDs in a shop and not take a look. The guy simply has it!
Now it's your turn...