jester1470 Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 I'm not a big fan of the Darkness, and I'm probably bias as this is done by Mark Wilkinson (top bloke who has also done artwork for Jo), but I rather like this. Apparently the band like it so much it will be done as a gatefold 12" vinyl sleeve CheersStuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Graham Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 It's embarassingly bad, if you can't realise that - You're old or stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 looks like a cover meatloaf would have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowan Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 What happened to poor old Thomas (tank engine), he's lost his blue colour and he's looking all evil!! It does look like he's been to hell and back.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_1903 Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 OKay, whilst I think its not very good for an album colour - its a great bit of 'creation'. Not sure whether the correct term is 'photoshoppping' but its been well done..wish I could do that type of thing.ps - the new darkness single is utterly awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester1470 Posted October 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 OKay' date=' whilst I think its not very good for an album colour - its a great bit of 'creation'. Not sure whether the correct term is 'photoshoppping' but its been well done..wish I could do that type of thing.ps - the new darkness single is utterly awful.[/quote']Its a mix of photoshopping and old fashioned airbrushing, the train is airbrushed, it's perfect for the Darkness though as it sums up a lot of the epic feel of mid 80's album imagery. i think it's a nice bit of imagery done ina very nice way and perfect for the band in question.CheersStuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Kong Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 hahaha.I fucking love it!I would buy the next darkness album for that cover alone. i'm not actually taking the piss.I also don't mind admitting that I think the darkness are ace anyway.Dan Atom (forgot to log out) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 if you can't realise that - You're old or stupid.In Stuart's case, a little bit from column A, a little bit from column B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester1470 Posted October 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 In Stuart's case' date=' a little bit from column A, a little bit from column B. [/quote']Oi - Not much older than you CheersStuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdog Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 Reminds me of a cross between this album cover and a scene from a Harry Potter film!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Cover looks ace, I just hope the album is too after I preordered it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 The cover is cheesy just like the band Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Atom Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 I'm probably bias as this is done by Mark Wilkinson (top bloke who has also done artwork for Jo)' date=' but I rather like this. [/quote']Mark Wilkinson's good... He did a couple of Iron Maiden covers, and my mum met him and got his autograph for me I quite like this cover too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 that Diamond Head cover is a roger dean, is it not ? (yes, uria heap etc)...classic stuff...I love the seriousness of some of the posts, completely missing the point!ho ho, the darkness must be wetting themselves. (booo ! how dare they have fun, how dare they stoop so low!)...shaddup, and listen to yer Emo / Intelligent shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester1470 Posted November 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 that Diamond Head cover is a roger dean' date=' is it not ? (yes, uria heap etc)...classic stuff...I love the seriousness of some of the posts, completely missing the point!ho ho, the darkness must be wetting themselves. (booo ! how dare they have fun, how dare they stoop so low!)...shaddup, and listen to yer Emo / Intelligent shite.[/quote']No thats Rodney Matthews (another nice bloke), he did a lot of the NWOBHM covers and a lot of Magnum's stuff. His first music cover was IIRC a Thin Lizzy EP. His crowning glory is imo Mirador.CheersStuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester1470 Posted November 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Mark Wilkinson's good... He did a couple of Iron Maiden covers' date=' and my mum met him and got his autograph for me I quite like this cover too [/quote']Mark's a lovely bloke, he's done artwork for everyone, some of his better known stuff is the last Judas Priest album, Painkiller by Judas Priest, The Wickerman by Iron Maiden, Iron Maiden: Live at Donnington, many of the later Monsters of Rock artwork, all of Marillion (Fish era) and Fish solo album covers, Megadeth's Mary Jane cover, and has done tour artwork for Robbie Williams, the Who, Page and Plant, juliette and the licks, the Darkness, Funeral for a friend, pretty much everyone really I'm a huge fan of him as a person and an artist and he gave me his Marillion Tour Jacket from 86, as well as doing a great cover for Jo.http://www.the-masque.com/Jo2.jpg For anyone interested that's the cover he did for Jo, not everyone likes it, but I think it's cool, and amazing that someone like Mark would do a cover primarily based on the fact he's a fan of the band, especially guessing how much he must cost people like the Darkness CheersStuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 No thats Rodney Matthews (another nice bloke)' date=' he did a lot of the NWOBHM covers and a lot of Magnum's stuff. His first music cover was IIRC a Thin Lizzy EP. His crowning glory is imo Mirador.CheersStuart[/quote']thanks for that, I wonder if he was inspired by roger dean ?there is one artist I need to find out more about, and that's the guy who used to do all the chaos stuff in the white dwarf, he had an amazing style, all the edges of the drawings were wavy, and the "goblins" etc had leech like mouths...any one ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester1470 Posted November 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 thanks for that' date=' I wonder if he was inspired by roger dean ?[/quote']Yeah he was, I had a chat with him a few years ago, he was telling me he was inspired by Roger Dean and in fact even took over from Roger doing the Asia covers. Mark Wilkinson has also done some Asia covers, everyone seems to do them CheersStuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 I do think that artwork is quite hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marillionboy Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 I agree it looks like a Meatloaf cover which is therefore totally suited ot The Darkness.I really do think Wilkinson has never done a good cover in his life except Script for a Jester's Tear which is brimming with atmosphere. After that they all look iffy, he's lousy on faces especially, and everything looks like it belong with those posters of girls on motorbikes in alien landscapes. Photoshop's just made him even worse! Yuk, SOOOO 80s!!!! My album cover hero was always Marcus Keef, photographs for me are much better. Eg the first Black Sabbath album, Jimmy Vasmpbell's Half Baked, the Trees album etc. Subtle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 I agree it looks like a Meatloaf cover which is therefore totally suited ot The Darkness.QUOTE]meatloaf is well better than the darkness will ever be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demon Of The Fall Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 that Diamond Head cover is a roger dean' date=' is it not ? (yes, uria heap etc)...classic stuff...[/quote']yes i belive it is. its not far from the stuff HR giger does (infact, it looks just like it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester1470 Posted November 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 yes i belive it is. its not far from the stuff HR giger does (infact' date=' it looks just like it)[/quote']Sigh No-one listens to me http://www.rodneymatthews.com/main.htmRodney Matthews uses Airbrushing which allows for the almost photorealistic shades, Rodney Matthews uses inks generally, that means that his stuff doesnt use plending so much.CheersStuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester1470 Posted November 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 I agree it looks like a Meatloaf cover which is therefore totally suited ot The Darkness.I really do think Wilkinson has never done a good cover in his life except Script for a Jester's Tear which is brimming with atmosphere. After that they all look iffy' date=' he's lousy on faces especially, and everything looks like it belong with those posters of girls on motorbikes in alien landscapes. Photoshop's just made him even worse! Yuk, SOOOO 80s!!!! My album cover hero was always Marcus Keef, photographs for me are much better. Eg the first Black Sabbath album, Jimmy Vasmpbell's Half Baked, the Trees album etc. Subtle.[/quote']You don't like Vigil ???And I love Curtain Call, Return to Childhood, and the singles like He knows you know etc... You have no soul Simon CheersStuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demon Of The Fall Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Sigh No-one listens to me http://www.rodneymatthews.com/main.htmRodney Matthews uses Airbrushing which allows for the almost photorealistic shades' date=' Rodney Matthews uses inks generally, that means that his stuff doesnt use plending so much.CheersStuart[/quote']ah yes, i didnt read thati still prefer HR Giger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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