I don't like the back cover. Creeps me out.
AKOM of probably the worst IMO. It's like so many of those mid 80s pop things featuring cartoon wolves and female singers. Naff. Like Jive Bunny.
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Flash Jazz
I honestly don't see what's so bad about The Miracle. I think it's still an amazing cover
Stelios
Innuendo cover is for me the best because it leaves so much to imagination and ...well innuendos.
I remember also the single covers and the back of the lp ( the lp was given to me by a guy who died from drug overdose years later!)
So many deep impressions!So biger than life! Dark in a "cosmic irony" kind of way.
Bright colorful and strangely funny but when combined with the music is forcing you to paint all the shadows and gravity.
I remember also the single covers and the back of the lp ( the lp was given to me by a guy who died from drug overdose years later!)
So many deep impressions!So biger than life! Dark in a "cosmic irony" kind of way.
Bright colorful and strangely funny but when combined with the music is forcing you to paint all the shadows and gravity.
Stelios
The Miracle cover it was like saying...
1) Queen is a monster
2) Queen is beyond their times
3) Queen is tottaly and still one force
4) Queen is more than the sum of its members
5) Brian's hair are essential for the Queen concept to work full force.
1) Queen is a monster
2) Queen is beyond their times
3) Queen is tottaly and still one force
4) Queen is more than the sum of its members
5) Brian's hair are essential for the Queen concept to work full force.
brENsKi
[QUOTE] [b]STELIOS wrote:[/b]
The Miracle cover it was like saying...
1) Queen is a monster
2) Queen is beyond their times
3) Queen is tottaly and still one force
4) Queen is more than the sum of their members
5) Brian's hair are essential for the Queen concept to work full force.[/QUOTE]
not forgetting the obvious - "we're all equal, in this band"
- which is why this was the first time no individual song-writing credits were used
The Miracle cover it was like saying...
1) Queen is a monster
2) Queen is beyond their times
3) Queen is tottaly and still one force
4) Queen is more than the sum of their members
5) Brian's hair are essential for the Queen concept to work full force.[/QUOTE]
not forgetting the obvious - "we're all equal, in this band"
- which is why this was the first time no individual song-writing credits were used
Flash Jazz
Yes, I think it is very symbolic. For me it is a very good picture.
Stelios
[QUOTE] [b]brENsKi wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]STELIOS wrote:[/b]
The Miracle cover it was like saying...
1) Queen is a monster
2) Queen is beyond their times
3) Queen is tottaly and still one force
4) Queen is more than the sum of their members
5) Brian's hair are essential for the Queen concept to work full force.[/QUOTE]
not forgetting the obvious - "we're all equal, in this band"
- which is why this was the first time no individual song-writing credits were used[/QUOTE]
That was my intention with 3) Queen is totally and still one force, but you summed it up better i guess.
[QUOTE] [b]STELIOS wrote:[/b]
The Miracle cover it was like saying...
1) Queen is a monster
2) Queen is beyond their times
3) Queen is tottaly and still one force
4) Queen is more than the sum of their members
5) Brian's hair are essential for the Queen concept to work full force.[/QUOTE]
not forgetting the obvious - "we're all equal, in this band"
- which is why this was the first time no individual song-writing credits were used[/QUOTE]
That was my intention with 3) Queen is totally and still one force, but you summed it up better i guess.
tomchristie22
I always thought it was symbolic for Brian morphing the band into a superhuman to do his evil deeds.
mooghead
[QUOTE] [b]GratefulFan wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]mooghead wrote: [/b] The Miracle was brilliant for its time but dated very quickly.[/QUOTE] I think even in it's time it was a bit unsettling and unpleasant to look at. The novelty of the graphic work could only distract from that for so long.[/QUOTE]
But it did was it was meant to do.. draw your attention to it in the record shop.
[QUOTE] [b]mooghead wrote: [/b] The Miracle was brilliant for its time but dated very quickly.[/QUOTE] I think even in it's time it was a bit unsettling and unpleasant to look at. The novelty of the graphic work could only distract from that for so long.[/QUOTE]
But it did was it was meant to do.. draw your attention to it in the record shop.
mooghead
[QUOTE] [b]STELIOS wrote:[/b]
The Miracle cover it was like saying...
1) Queen is a monster
2) Queen is beyond their times
3) Queen is tottaly and still one force
4) Queen is more than the sum of its members
5) Brian's hair are essential for the Queen concept to work full force.[/QUOTE]
Freddie is the only one here with 2 eyes...!
The Miracle cover it was like saying...
1) Queen is a monster
2) Queen is beyond their times
3) Queen is tottaly and still one force
4) Queen is more than the sum of its members
5) Brian's hair are essential for the Queen concept to work full force.[/QUOTE]
Freddie is the only one here with 2 eyes...!
waunakonor
If you think the album cover is creepy, look at the cover of the single of the same name.
tomchristie22
Just inverted, not that much worse :P
purplepiepete
i've never cared for it personally, the idea is good but i don't think it was quite pulled off.
rhyeking
I admit, I probably have little perspective at this point when it comes to Queen album covers, since I'm so used to them. When I was buying the albums for the first time, there was nothing within reason the cover could to stop me from liking it. When you're in the flurry of discovering their work, It all seems so new and exciting.
Also, I was dealing mostly with a combination of the 1991 HR cassettes bought from stores and the original LPs found at yard sales. The HR cassettes actual modified the covers a fair bit to fit the long, narrow shape of the tape case, so what I was used to seeing for the longest time wasn't the full, proper image. For example, the Sheer Heart Attack cover was cropped and the image was reversed (the text was still correct). The Works was long and stretched vertically, giving it a Rubber Soul sort of look, plus it had a pinkish border framing the stretched image of the band.
So, yeah, these days they all look fine, with the except of those that are just classic (Opera, Queen II, SHA, etc.).
None look bad to me.
The Game works best as the silver LP, which I own, but the grey works, too. To me, it says, "Here's the band and here's the album. The album's got a simple, straightforward sound. If you've seen the CLTCL video, you know what we're talking about. That'll be recurring imagery here: leather jackets and some attitude, Queen style. Shut up and buy this album!"
The Miracle? I can understand it freaking people out. It IS weird. But in a good way, I think. Queen don't have to preach to the converted, so for newcomers in record shops it's an attention-getter. Beyond that, the blue sky and clouds, the bright open spaces totally fit the clean sound of the album. I know a lot of folks don't like the synthy-ness of The Miracle, but as I've said before, it's refreshing to me to listen to this album, where not every song is weighed down by heavy instrumentation and wall-to-wall production tricks. It sounds like the band is having fun and the cover reflects that.
Also, I was dealing mostly with a combination of the 1991 HR cassettes bought from stores and the original LPs found at yard sales. The HR cassettes actual modified the covers a fair bit to fit the long, narrow shape of the tape case, so what I was used to seeing for the longest time wasn't the full, proper image. For example, the Sheer Heart Attack cover was cropped and the image was reversed (the text was still correct). The Works was long and stretched vertically, giving it a Rubber Soul sort of look, plus it had a pinkish border framing the stretched image of the band.
So, yeah, these days they all look fine, with the except of those that are just classic (Opera, Queen II, SHA, etc.).
None look bad to me.
The Game works best as the silver LP, which I own, but the grey works, too. To me, it says, "Here's the band and here's the album. The album's got a simple, straightforward sound. If you've seen the CLTCL video, you know what we're talking about. That'll be recurring imagery here: leather jackets and some attitude, Queen style. Shut up and buy this album!"
The Miracle? I can understand it freaking people out. It IS weird. But in a good way, I think. Queen don't have to preach to the converted, so for newcomers in record shops it's an attention-getter. Beyond that, the blue sky and clouds, the bright open spaces totally fit the clean sound of the album. I know a lot of folks don't like the synthy-ness of The Miracle, but as I've said before, it's refreshing to me to listen to this album, where not every song is weighed down by heavy instrumentation and wall-to-wall production tricks. It sounds like the band is having fun and the cover reflects that.
MEDUSA-RULES
IT IS THE NUMBER ONE WORST!!!!!!!