Magazine Album Covers

This album advert is quite random as it has images of ballerinas, it goes against the codes and conventions as typically a album cover would include an image of the band. It includes ratings by 'Q' magazine and by 'NME' magazine which will make people want to go and see it as this makes people realise it is good. the words 'new album' are in a simplistic typgraphy and in capitals which is effective as it catches peoples eye. The black background would connote evil and death but the darkeness is counteracted by a simple, innocent looking photo. The band name is very large which will attract alot of attention.

I like this album cover as it looks like it is metal, this is effective as it makes it seem edgy and different, where normal album covers are just on paper, it has all the information needed on an album advert such as date and what it is available on, such as CD and download etc. It also doesnt follow the codes and conventions by not having an image, instead it has the bands logo which is also an idea me and Greg like, the logo is well known by many people and so it is easily recognised that the poster is for the Foo Fighters. This album poster also has on what songs are included in the albums which will get more people to buy the album as they will want to listen to the pre relseased songs.

I find this album cover quite boring as it is just plain black which connotes death and evil, it also has fire which connotates hell and pain, the fire is effective as it portrays the band to be wild and not afraid. The image of the electric guitar is good as it shows immediately that the band is a rock band, similarly the band logo is in black typography with white around which makes it stand out, the black writing and background tells us that the band is quite dark.

I especially like this album poster as it is very simple but detailed. I like the cream background which gives a calm sense, this band usually make indie rock music which is a lot more calm than hard rock that Pulled Apart by Horses make, this is why i feel that we couldnt use a similar background colour as it would take away the craziness away from our band. The image is very good and again goes against the stereotypical album poster as it does not include an image of the band, the image is old fashioned and looks liek a playing card as it has the king of clubs sign; this may of been used to give the impression that the band takes risks. The image is very effective as it will stick with the audience as it will makes them remember it as it is unusual.

This stereophonics is very good as the image is the whole background, it does not have a background colour but the sea is a main part, this is good as it gives a peaceful image, the band are sitting at a table which is unusual as album adverts usually have the band standing up. This album cover is good as it includes all of the usual information such as the release date etc. The Band name and album name typography is very simple which is still effective as it is noticeable, the keep calm and carry on is well known so people will remember this as it is a well known phrase.

We have been looking at magazine album adverts, we have found that many of them are quite similar; with a picture or image either of the band or of a symbol that will be recognised as the band. Stereophonics have a picture of the band and the band name above them, the typography is quite simple but the picture is effective as it is unusual. Kasabian on the other hand have an old fashioned image and the band name in the middle, this is effective as the band name is the first thing we see when we see their advert. Many album covers follow the same codes and conventions e.g. image, band name at the top or in the middle and the album name and details are often smaller which is why it is essential to have an eye catching image and a good band name so that people look at the advert for longer and actually read the information.