Things shrunk considerably when CDs came around, and these days iTunes has completely eliminated the tactile sensation of flipping through liner notes while listening to music and smoking weed in your van helping the missus sort the kids' laundry.
So a tip of the hat to "sallypnut" for this finding this awesome time waster:
Creating your own album cover.
Yes, for all you aspiring Guitar Hero fans, why limit yourself with virtual play when you can have your very own album art?
Here's what you do:
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1. Take your band name from the title of the first random Wikipedia page you land on.
2. Take the last four words of the last quote from this page
3. Take the third photo you find on this page
4. Photoshop them together
5. Optional: Write a critical review of your band's album.
Here is my first attempt:
Band: Jefferson King
Album: ...for people to work
Review: “Jefferson King’s 9th album “…[F]or people to work” (1968) was panned by even the gentlest of critics as being do distant from the bands roots. Rolling Stone notes, however, that the addition of taiko drums, accordion, and overlays of the Vienna Boys Choir created a cacophony so unique that to this date no band has dared to explore these nether regions of dissonance. The band eventually dissolved in 2003 after their 23rd album ‘Nader' sold just 8 copies.
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Here are some great ones from Sara and Rob:
Band: Gloeodendron
Album: Like the Devil Underneath
Review:"Like the Devil Underneath" sees indie fave Gloeodendron exploring new musical territory with an inspired mix of classic rock, polka, and FILK.
Band: Varnish
Album: Did Not Know What
Review: Debuting at number twelve on the coveted SXSW 10 Things You Will Think Are Cool (SXSWTTYWTAC) list, Varnish’s “Did Not Know What” breathes new life into the all but forgotten Danzig-meets-Porter Wagoner genre.”
Please send us your examples!
Comments (3)
This is awesome. I can't believe how well this works.
Album cover here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaronh/2349321329/
"Looking to build on the adequate world beat sound of their self titled debut album and MySpace page, Des Moines based Sibdhas Bhaduri released their sophomore effort "everything else is secondary" 4 months ago to little fan fare. To say that the new album is
underwhelming doesn't begin to describe it. Upon opening my sealed version of the disc, this reviewer was surprised to find there was no CD inside. A call to the record company and the manufacturer revealed that, although this is the first complaint they'd received, due to a production error only empty cases have been shipped. Calls to the band's management went unreturned with little hope of contact until after Burning Man.
The musicality in this silence of this non-disc is a vast improvement over their last album. From the low grade air conditioner hum of the first track through to the distant barking dog and car alarm of the closer, Sibdhas Bhaduri has made gigantic strides for the Iowa world beat scene. Sales of the empty case have already tripled those of its predecessor.
While it would be hard to imagine what more could be achieved on their next effort, these guys are on the rise. There are only 3 empty spaces left on their "top 8." I recommend you friend them now while you have the chance."
Posted by Aaron H. | March 21, 2008 8:54 AM
Posted on March 21, 2008 08:54
Sara got a group of us doing these. A review of None for All and All for None's album People Talk About Wine is posted here: http://isthisreallynecessary.com/post/29486100
Posted by Rob | March 21, 2008 10:14 AM
Posted on March 21, 2008 10:14
For even more fun, you can get random Wikipedia pages in multiple languages from Wikirandom: http://www.wikirandom.org
Posted by peterpoe | March 21, 2008 10:04 PM
Posted on March 21, 2008 22:04