Album

On the Album cover Abbey Road conspirators say it represented Paul’s funeral. John, in all white was the clergyman, Ringo, in all black was the mourner, George, in denim was the grave digger, and Paul, with no shoes on represented going to the afterlife. In the song Strawberry Fields Lennon (John) mutters I buried Paul and the end of the song. Time.com says, “In interviews, Lennon said the phrase was actually "cranberry sauce" and denied the existence of any backward messages”.…

It Again album. But until this class I never considered the reasons behind album artwork. I always assumed artist had to have one. Of course, I have my favorite album artworks for my own bias and, sometimes, subconscious reasons; it’s time to analyze the artwork the artist made a choice to pair with their music. I chose albums and artists that I am fans of and very familiar with, in the hopes of, analyzing their work correctly. I would like to compare and contrast to different album…

Pilots’ fourth album “Blurryface” was released, which contained 14 songs. According to Joseph, “Blurryface” – the title of their album, is based on a character. During an interview with MTV, Tyler said, “It’s a guy that kind of represents all the things that I as an individual – but also everyone around me – am insecure about.” In addition, Brandon Rike, designer of the album cover, stated, “But Blurryface isn’t that black and white. There are more layers to him than described.” Album covers…

The White Album The White Album by Joan Didion is a scrapbook of well-written and vividly detailed personal memories of Didion in the 60s. “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” Using this sentence as the opening to her essay establishes interest within the reader. Didion uses amazing imagery to describe her first hand experiences. The book is a collection of thoughts and themes that Didion explores throughout her life, by recording all her opinions and ideas. This book is an exploration…

The studio album Bad Blood is an album created by the indie rock band Bastille (Bast(triangle)lle). Their studio album Bad Blood dwells on the things that we love, and how they are sometimes lost. It also show the sadness, sorrow, and overall feeling of loss. The indie rock songs in the album include "Pompeii", "Things We Lost in the Fire", "Bad Blood", and much more. They will be sure to leave strong impressions of emotion and feeling on listeners of all ages. The current members in the band…

month. The pop icon just revealed last month that she is releasing a new album, following a seven-year hiatus from the music business. Jackson confirmed the upcoming album news on social media by posting an audio video on her Twitter page. "I promised you’d hear it from my lips and now you will. This year, new music, new world tour, a new movement," Jackson stated. She has not revealed any other details regarding her album or worldwide tour, but Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are expected to be a…

Channel Orange One of the artists that has inspired me to produce my own music is Frank Ocean with his second album, Channel Orange. The first time that I ever listened to the album back in 2012, I remember thinking, “Holy shi*t…I have never heard anything like this before in my life.” Telling a song-by-song story, his poetic lyrics about his personal sexuality, strip clubs, pregnancy, wealth, drugs, and corruption show Frank’s slightly strange perception of it all. That is one thing that…

Pimp a Butterfly: Setting the Standard for the Contemporary Rap Album On March 16, 2015, Kendrick Lamar released one of the most critically-acclaimed rap albums of all time. To Pimp a Butterfly sold 324,000 copies its first week, giving Lamar his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and receiving platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (Lynch 2015). To Pimp a Butterfly, Lamar’s second studio album, uses components of funk, soul, and jazz to reflect on his…

Whether it may be the different sensations of the eye from the reflection of light, how a person’s character is perceived by another, or in other cases it can be used in a metaphorical sense. Artist use these albums cover to relay a message to someone about what could be found within the album, it’s not likely that you would find a dark or evil cover for something with faint peaceful music. Another example of how one defines color can also be in a figurative sense, which is shown through…

9th, J Cole released his album 2014 Forest Hills Drive which was the address of his childhood home, and this album had no featuring artists. Releasing an album with no features was a rare occurrence in the hip-hop industry and was only done by top-tier artists and even then it was difficult for their albums to be successful. When Cole’s album was dropped it was like listening to hit after hit after hit. With only 13 tracks on the album, seven of them were hits. This album did not only go…