Coolest Album Cover Artwork

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What is your favourite album cover?

  • Iron Maiden

    Votes: 2 1.3%

  • Killers

    Votes: 20 13.2%

  • The Number Of The Best

    Votes: 2 1.3%

  • Piece Of Mind

    Votes: 3 2.0%

  • Powerslave

    Votes: 21 13.9%

  • Live After Death

    Votes: 12 7.9%

  • Somewhere In Time

    Votes: 37 24.5%

  • Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

    Votes: 15 9.9%

  • No Prayer For The Dying

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Fear Of The Dark

    Votes: 5 3.3%

  • A Real Live One

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • A Real Dead One

    Votes: 1 0.7%

  • The X Factor

    Votes: 5 3.3%

  • Best Of The Beast

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Virtual XI

    Votes: 2 1.3%

  • Ed Hunter

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Brave New World

    Votes: 8 5.3%

  • Rock In Rio

    Votes: 1 0.7%

  • Beast Over Hammersmith

    Votes: 1 0.7%

  • BBC Archives

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Best Of The B-Sides

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Edward The Great

    Votes: 2 1.3%

  • Dance Of Death

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Death On The Road

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • A Matter Of Life And Death

    Votes: 14 9.3%

  • Iron Maiden ('98 Reissue)

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • No Prayer For The Dying ('98 Reissue)

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Live At Donington ('98 Reissue)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    151
[!--QuoteBegin-LooseCannon+Aug 4 2005, 02:31 AM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(LooseCannon @ Aug 4 2005, 02:31 AM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]Fixed.
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Thanks... ooh! I felt like such an idiot [!--emo&:blush:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/blush.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'blush.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
Somewhere in Time is amazingly complex, and I love looking at all the subtle references to Maiden on it. Powerslave is also really cool, but my favourite is probably the Brave New World cover which just really jumps out at you, and gives a futuristic look with a scary eddie looking at you.
 
[!--QuoteBegin-The Educated Stranger+Jul 6 2005, 10:51 AM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(The Educated Stranger @ Jul 6 2005, 10:51 AM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]I'm going for Virtual XI. A Beautiful cover with incredible detail.
It's a different Eddy, but if I look at the art and use of colour it's simply the most detailed painting.
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The cover of Virtual XI is just so awful and the font used for "IRON MAIDEN" is boring and dirrrrrty looking. Eddie has girls hair in it and shows no emotion compared to Piece of Mind and NOTB.
 
definately Somewhere in time, cos its got sooooo many hidden stuff on that pic....

heres a link to the "hi res" pic : [a href=\'http://www.iron-maiden.ru/images/sit/front.jpg\' target=\'_blank\']http://www.iron-maiden.ru/images/sit/front.jpg[/a]

I somewhere got to the site that had the original explanations of all the IM covers and pics, and SiT is THE FAR MOST EXCITING !

I read it all day (its got really many stuff to read)..... for example: see the logo next to the Eddies right knee (the male-like symbol on the window of the mall)?

Thats the logo of their pic designer... /quote/:

" Derek Riggs trademark symbol is something like the following. It seems to be
his initials...a (mirrored) D, and the R on the right-hand side. Or some-
thing like that! "

And theres sth else I remember, very cool : right next to Eddies right knee, on a falling white tape behind the mall windows it says (from right to left): "this is such a boring picture"....

cool huh?

heres a link to another very interesting pic, the back cover: [a href=\'http://www.iron-maiden.ru/images/sit/back.jpg\' target=\'_blank\']http://www.iron-maiden.ru/images/sit/back.jpg[/a]


AND HERES a link to all that (the IM FAQs), : [a href=\'http://www.netsector.com/tony/maiden/faq-part1.html\' target=\'_blank\']http://www.netsector.com/tony/maiden/faq-part1.html[/a]

LOADS of interesting stuff....
 
[!--QuoteBegin-Valerus+Aug 6 2005, 06:06 AM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Valerus @ Aug 6 2005, 06:06 AM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]Powerslave. Classic Eddie in a straightjacket. lol.
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Surely Piece of Mind......
 
I thought a bunch of people would pick SiT because of the details, but, as cool as they are, I'm not fond of the cybernetic Eddie. Eddie is one part of Maiden that's not to be tampered with. So Killers gets my vote.

Although I was mighty tempted to play devil's advocate and click DoD...
 
The most accesable way for me to listen to Maiden is to buy their cds. the local shop i get these in have the 1998 enhanced versions. These cds are tiny in comparison to the huge vinal records in the 80s. Therefore, i do not get the same enjoyment from covers like Powerslave or Somewhere in Time as the picture is so small i cannot make out the hidden details like the words in powerslave or the minute references to maiden in SiT. this is why i chose fear of the dark. it might not be their greatest album but the artwork is cool.
 
I think there are a handful of eagles and microscope enthusiasts who can pick out all the details on the CD covers. [!--emo&;)--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/wink.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'wink.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
Anyone who doesn't vote for Brave New World is dumb [!--emo&:P--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'tongue.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
Somewhere In Time for me.
I goes into depth with the band, in my mind the entire album is connected with that cover. Especially Wasted Years, and may in remind you [a href=\'http://www.maidenfans.com/imc/index.php?url=album06_sit/sitzooms&lang=eng&link=albums\' target=\'_blank\']this[/a]?
 
Virtual XI Eddie girls hair..he doesn't even have hair..only bloody brains coming out of his head.

I like colourful detailed paintings and I like this grotesque eddie and the post apocalyptic world in the back.
 
[!--QuoteBegin-Anarchy in the USA+Aug 11 2005, 12:05 AM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Anarchy in the USA @ Aug 11 2005, 12:05 AM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]I think there are a handful of eagles and microscope enthusiasts who can pick out all the details on the CD covers. [!--emo&;)--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/wink.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'wink.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
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Unlikely. Due to the shrinking of the image, the tiny details got blurred and are now gone. I actually went over the back cover of the SiT CD with a magnifying glass and found nothing but colour in places where there are sharp details on the LP cover.
 
[!--QuoteBegin-Perun+Aug 17 2005, 12:47 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Perun @ Aug 17 2005, 12:47 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]I actually went over the back cover of the SiT CD with a magnifying glass and found nothing but colour in places where there are sharp details on the LP cover.
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Exactly. I'm very sorry not to have the vinyl. Thanks to the Commentary though.
Because SiT is indeed my favourite cover.
 
Many good covers to choose from, but I voted for Live After Death although Powerslave and Somewhere In Time are also very close.
 
I'm always different, choosing things the rest of the world wouldn't [!--emo&:D--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/biggrin.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'biggrin.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
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