elijahfan 26,805 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 24 minutes ago, dynamite said: That too, but BTW had something similar. Not the main cover reveal, a colourised version of it for some version which was released in pieces She actually has vampire fangs on this version. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneaky Oliver 22,522 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 42 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said: In what way does it lack context? I feel like, if anything, Gaga is appreciated for her camp sensibility now more than she was then. I also think that, regardless of the âdarknessâ of anything on BTW, itâs all both undoubtedly hamfisted, camp, and also heavily influenced by the over-the-top rock roots she was pulling from (Meatload, Judas Priest etc), I meant from the perspective of a new fan or someone who wasnât following the BTW era in real time, I donât think the album cover reflects the âdark bopsâ vibes from Judas and Bloody Mary, for example. Itâs the opposite for ARTPOP, any new fan or new casual listener will look at its cover and say this is the album Applause belongs to or look at Joanne cover and say this is the album Million Reasons belongs to BTW has a lot more layers and depth and I donât think those people are aware of that Songs like TEOG or You and I which were the ones that used to carry the albumâs vibe back then are not the ones the new fans associate with the album the most these days Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nATAH 52,400 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I was really shocked to find out fans actually hated the bike but I think its super sick it's let down by the meh typography, it deserved some really sick heavy metal design to match the album aesthetic mother, what must i do? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUTELLA 15,876 Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 3 hours ago, nATAH said: I was really shocked to find out fans actually hated the bike but I think its super sick it's let down by the meh typography, it deserved some really sick heavy metal design to match the album aesthetic I hate text on album covers, but this single cover was pitch-perfect in every way & could have worked for the album imo. The font is instantly-memorable 2 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladle Ghoulash 32,467 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 4 hours ago, Sneaky Oliver said: I meant from the perspective of a new fan or someone who wasnât following the BTW era in real time, I donât think the album cover reflects the âdark bopsâ vibes from Judas and Bloody Mary, for example. Itâs the opposite for ARTPOP, any new fan or new casual listener will look at its cover and say this is the album Applause belongs to or look at Joanne cover and say this is the album Million Reasons belongs to BTW has a lot more layers and depth and I donât think those people are aware of that Songs like TEOG or You and I which were the ones that used to carry the albumâs vibe back then are not the ones the new fans associate with the album the most these days Like I said, tho, I still think even the âdark bopsâ carry that campy, hamfisted spirit. I guess thatâs just a matter of aesthetic interpretation, tho. We have forgotten our public MANNERS Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladle Ghoulash 32,467 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 28 minutes ago, NUTELLA said: I hate text on album covers, but this single cover was pitch-perfect in every way & could have worked for the album imo. The font is instantly-memorable This and TEOGâs single art are so iconic We have forgotten our public MANNERS 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUTELLA 15,876 Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 Just now, Ladle Ghoulash said: This and TEOGâs single art are so iconic I actually hate that one But I love when we meet in the middle, or at least come close to doing so 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAYA.core 827 Posted Saturday at 08:13 PM Share Posted Saturday at 08:13 PM i love lady gaga album covers they just really dont make album covers like she does. i do prefer the remixes covers though â°ââźđžđđđđđ đđđ đđđđđđ đđđ đđđđđđđđđ. đ»đđđ đđđ đ đđđ đąđđ đđđđđđ... ââźJOINED November 25 2011 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombiecat 17,314 Posted Saturday at 08:25 PM Share Posted Saturday at 08:25 PM both Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DESTROY UR DISEASE 14,125 Posted Sunday at 12:24 PM Share Posted Sunday at 12:24 PM Well I like the special edition But I feel like the standard cover really says something more than just a face pic It's kind of like if you took ARTPOP cover and zoomed onto her face. Alright, nice, still looks stunning, but you're missing out so much from the full picture I can smell your sickness I can... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
niccolo 41 Posted Sunday at 01:46 PM Share Posted Sunday at 01:46 PM IMO the face pic only works in context of the bike pic being a thing. Stand-alone I think it would be odd. Â bike. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco 15,304 Posted Sunday at 02:18 PM Share Posted Sunday at 02:18 PM 22 hours ago, nATAH said: I was really shocked to find out fans actually hated the bike but I think its super sick it's let down by the meh typography, it deserved some really sick heavy metal design to match the album aesthetic Yeah, I think it'd be a way more universally loved album cover if they had fully committed to it rather than leaving it looking like the photoshop messing around that it was. Like imagine the Gaga bike in this style:  The gays know how to party 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFrenchGuy 2,096 Posted Sunday at 02:31 PM Share Posted Sunday at 02:31 PM (edited) 23 hours ago, Sneaky Oliver said: I meant from the perspective of a new fan or someone who wasnât following the BTW era in real time, I donât think the album cover reflects the âdark bopsâ vibes from Judas and Bloody Mary, for example. Itâs the opposite for ARTPOP, any new fan or new casual listener will look at its cover and say this is the album Applause belongs to or look at Joanne cover and say this is the album Million Reasons belongs to BTW has a lot more layers and depth and I donât think those people are aware of that Songs like TEOG or You and I which were the ones that used to carry the albumâs vibe back then are not the ones the new fans associate with the album the most these days Except thatâs not what the cover is meant to convey. The bike is a camp statement about freedom and strength, which is exactly what the album is about. Itâs very on the nose. She is the music and she is the bike, a vehicle for your liberation. She looks straight at the camera to invite you in, but sheâs making her iconic monster bite face to signal, the music is jarring, but Iâll take you there. The overall style of the image is cheap and collage-like, and that speaks directly to the campiness of the music itself. The album was pieced together from tour sessions, just like the cover was pieced together, and to an extend the motorcycle itself is pieced together in a mechanical sense. Nothing about the image pretends to be obvious, natural or effortless. Its excessive, artificial and daring, just like the music. The cover makes perfect sense with the album, but you have to engage with it beyond surface-level aesthetics. Gaga was never about making things clear on the surface, it's always been layers upon layers of symbolism. If anything that's something for the new fans to learn. You won't ever get into her work if your not sensible to that IMO so why should she compromise her vision ? Edited Sunday at 02:37 PM by TheFrenchGuy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUTELLA 15,876 Posted Sunday at 02:44 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 02:44 PM 24 minutes ago, Bronco said: Yeah, I think it'd be a way more universally loved album cover if they had fully committed to it rather than leaving it looking like the photoshop messing around that it was. Like imagine the Gaga bike in this style:  Thank you. The bike is a freaky, compelling concept⊠but the way they carried it out is so awkward & difficult to accept for something as significant as this album. The framing itself (point-&-shoot⊠like a schematic of the design, nothing beyond that) But also the slapdash photoshopping itself. It feels like one of the things Iâve made in 4 minutes.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFrenchGuy 2,096 Posted Sunday at 02:58 PM Share Posted Sunday at 02:58 PM 3 minutes ago, NUTELLA said: Thank you. The bike is a freaky, compelling concept⊠but the way they carried it out is so awkward & difficult to accept for something as significant as this album. The framing itself (point-&-shoot⊠like a schematic of the design, nothing beyond that) But also the slapdash photoshopping itself. It feels like one of the things Iâve made in 4 minutes.. But thatâs the point. Itâs supposed to be crafty and awkward. I think the reverence we have for the music blurs our perception of the cover, to be honest. For an album that is literally about embracing the freak, the misfit, the unnatural, a slick or elegant image would almost betray the concept. The cover isnât trying to be aestheticly pleasing ; it wants to be unsettling and a little embarrassing. The music itself is abrasive, brash, and at times awkward. The fact that the image looks like something that could have been made in four minutes is kinda central to its logic. BTW is high pop album made with queer DIY sensibilities, and the cover speaks perfectly to that. I get why you donât like it on a purely aesthetic level and that's valid, but saying the execution is poor, as if it werenât a deliberate choice, misses the point IMO. It's doing this drag : Not this drag : Spoiler Love that photoshop by the way, very true to life   1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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