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Post by isis on Jun 30, 2007 9:59:38 GMT -5
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Post by gypsyball on Jun 30, 2007 12:17:21 GMT -5
That's some interesting cover art there.
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Post by oldhippieman on Jun 30, 2007 12:40:13 GMT -5
I was thinking the same thing gyp
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Post by gypsyball on Jun 30, 2007 13:37:48 GMT -5
 The one in the middle is Dickie I take it. |
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Post by featheredfish on Jun 30, 2007 15:44:30 GMT -5
Frankly, if it hadn`t said Blue Cheer on the cover and I saw it in a record store, I wouldn`t even bother giving it a second look. I think the cover looks awful. It`s bright and garish and looks like something that might have been rejected twenty years ago for an Iron Maiden album without even considering it. I heard from a reliable source that the holdup in releasing the album was due to a disagreement over the cover art. If this is the best one, I`d hate to think what the others looked like. I only hope that the music inside is every bit as good as it has been hyped up to be. I see that Rainman Records don`t even list the tracks, just the cover, and , of course, the band haven`t even promoted the album in recent tours. I`ll buy it, of course, as I have done everything else. You can`t exactly say that it hasn`t been a long time coming. Boston were notorious for only releasing an album every eight to ten years. That`s fifteen for Blue Cheer since the last one and you couldn`t exactly say that they`ve been inactive either.
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Post by gypsyball on Jun 30, 2007 17:53:06 GMT -5
Yeah, it does remind you of Iron Maiden album covers.
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Post by poopypants on Jun 30, 2007 20:14:28 GMT -5
Frankly, if it hadn`t said Blue Cheer on the cover and I saw it in a record store, I wouldn`t even bother giving it a second look. I think the cover looks awful. It`s bright and garish and looks like something that might have been rejected twenty years ago for an Iron Maiden album without even considering it. I heard from a reliable source that the holdup in releasing the album was due to a disagreement over the cover art. If this is the best one, I`d hate to think what the others looked like. I only hope that the music inside is every bit as good as it has been hyped up to be. I see that Rainman Records don`t even list the tracks, just the cover, and , of course, the band haven`t even promoted the album in recent tours. I`ll buy it, of course, as I have done everything else. You can`t exactly say that it hasn`t been a long time coming. Boston were notorious for only releasing an album every eight to ten years. That`s fifteen for Blue Cheer since the last one and you couldn`t exactly say that they`ve been inactive either. I agree with you on every point FF. I too have patiently waiting the release of this album, only to have it pushed back again and again. As you said, their last album (Of new studio material) was released 15 years ago. That's a longer time span between the release of their last studio album in their original run, "Oh! Pleasant Hope" and their reformation album in the 80's, "The Beast Is Back". That was 14 years, and the band was virtually non existant during that time, save for a few brief tours. The band has been quite active the last few years, more so than they have been in a long time and not much album-wise to show for it. I have been reviewing some of their set lists from their late 80's/early 90's period, and I am surprised at how much of their then-current material they played as opposed to their older material. One concert had 12 newer songs and only 4 songs from the early days! I agree that they need to honour their past, but I'll admit, their recent setlists seem as though the last 22 years never even happened. That cover is absolutely horrible. It looks like much of the garish "Death metal" albums that were in much abundance during the late 80's, and that's not a compliment. The whole Skull thing is already overdone and mainstream and the colors are an eyesore. If it seems as though I am bitching, well, I am. I love Blue Cheer, and they mean much more to me than just an "Oldies" act, and they are NOT a "Metal" act (The cover would lead you to believe that). They are a power trio, playing ball-busting Rock And Roll, and that in itself is a rarety today. Do I expect too much of them? I don't know, but they have a rich history of material behind them, from a variety of eras, and to not hear some of this material live in person is quite a dissapointment. Dickie even called the '90 release "Highlights And lowlives" his favorite BC album ever, but they play no original songs from this at the current time. Yes, I am grateful that they are even touring here in the U.S., but I would venture to say that this band means much more to most fans than being merely an "Oldies" act. Even in their 50's, these guys kick most bands, old or current, asses. C'mon guys, please don't turn into The Stones or Kiss. Rock on with some new material! |
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Post by FeedbackLourde on Jun 30, 2007 20:52:00 GMT -5
I actually think the cover looks cool! It's got a humour to it and now that the album has a "face", I'm really looking to forward to hearing it. I wouldn't call it garrish, not after surviving the cover of Black Sabbath's Born Again and it's a much better cover than what graced their last 3 studio albums (especially DINING WITH THE SHARKS--so al la Spinal Tap). It also blows away the cover of Guitar God! I personally always liked skull imagery...
So when exactly is the release date?
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Post by riffraff on Jun 30, 2007 21:27:16 GMT -5
Uhhh.... Hootchie Cootchie Man from their live set is from Highlights and Lowlives....
I am expecting the back cover to be photos of the band members in the same pose...
If you study the cover, it seems to be an update on the inside sleeve of Outside Inside with the band members done in the drippy pschedelic colors...
This cover is colorful and bright and seems to be directed at metal fans.....ahhh so what...!
It also seems to borrow from imagery from the Grateful Dead...so that in itself would all be tongue in cheek humor...(hilarious actually). The skull image made so popular by Pirates of the Carribean also seems to be borrowed here.
I am hoping the band continues with an impressive booklet inside with art to match their heyday and lyrics and maybe some tabulature! hah hah...
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Post by FeedbackLourde on Jun 30, 2007 22:23:45 GMT -5
They wre actually doing Hoochie Coochie Man way before they recorded it on HL&LL. I agree, there is that sort of psychedelic Grateful Dead look. Also, yeah, Dickie is into the pirate style. His Cadillac is done up in pirate motif.
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Post by gypsyball on Jun 30, 2007 23:44:20 GMT -5
This album will put 97% what is out there today, to shame.
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Post by poopypants on Jul 1, 2007 4:39:43 GMT -5
Uhhh.... Hootchie Cootchie Man from their live set is from Highlights and Lowlives... Uhhh, I realize that, which is why I said this: Dickie even called the '90 release "Highlights And lowlives" his favorite BC album ever, but they play no original songs from this at the current time. "Hootchie Cootchie Man" is not an original song. Before you rush to correct me, read my posts carefully  |
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Post by poopypants on Jul 1, 2007 4:46:59 GMT -5
I still think the cover blows, but, as previously mentioned, their last few albums weren't exactly much to write home about either. BUT, unlike their last 3 studio releases, this one actually shows the band members on the cover.
At this point though, I could care less what the cover looks like, I just want to hear the damned thing. I'm excited to hear what they did with Paul, with Joey, the new material, the sound, etc.
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Post by riffraff on Jul 1, 2007 5:54:08 GMT -5
Good one!....Poopy Pants.....You are indeed corect. Got me on that one. My apologies!
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Post by riffraff on Jul 1, 2007 5:57:45 GMT -5
All three images are grinning.......so you know what lies within......will be something to grin about!
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