The Power of Album Covers

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  • Опубликовано: 11 ноя 2020
  • what makes an album cover good? a non talented non artist tells you
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    all music used is down below:
    AMAZING LIFE OF PABLO EDIT BY @INSPIREDISLAND
    Watch the whole thing here: • P A B L O - PT. 1
    Reborn by kids see ghosts
    Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
    Gunna - sun came out instrumental • Gunna - SUN CAME OUT (...
    “Posterity” from Tenet soundtrack
    Love on the Brain by Rihanna
    200 FOR LUNCH INSTRUMENTAL: • Video
    Feel No Ways by Drake
    Breakin My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes) by Mint Condition
    Only You by The Platters
    R.I.P. by Playboi Carti
    No Church in the Wild by Kanye and Jay Z
    Pink + White by Frank Ocean
    FEAR. By Kendrick Lamar
    Andromeda by Weyes Blood
    HEAT by Brockhampton
    Batman by Jaden Smith
    Blessings by Big Sean instrumental: • Big Sean - Blessings (...
    Controlla by Drake
    Space Song by BEACH HOUSE
    Butterflies by Kacey Musgraves
    Go Gina by SZA
    Untitled 02 by Kendrick Lamar
    Radio Silence by James Blake
    IGORS THEME by Tyler the Creator
    Are We still Friends? By Tyler the Creator
    Hard Times by Paramore
    3005 by Childish Gambino instrumental: • 3005 (Instrumental) - ...
    (Cool makeup cover is Rina Sawayama’s album)
    (Cool cover on the ladder is from Caroline Polachek’s album)
    (Shaken up album cover by Earl Sweatshirt)
    Doo Wop (That Thing) by Lauryn Hill
    I Like That by Janelle Monae
    Primetime by Janelle Monae
    (Lebron listening to trash beat meme lmao)
    January 28th by J. Cole
    At Your Best You Are Love by The Isley brothers
    Mood by DVSN
    U Don’t Have to Call by USHER
    A boy is a gun remix by Matthew McClelland: • Don't Shoot Me [A BOY ...
    Everything in It’s Right Place by RADIOHEAD
    How Much a Dollar Cost by Kendrick Lamar
    Mr. Worldwide by Pitbull
    Mine by Beyonce
    The City is Mine by JAY Z
    Want Some More by Nicki Minaj
    NO MORE PARTIES IN LA by Kanye West
    Pitbull saying Mr. Worldwide video: • Every time Pitbull say...
    Full “Making of Life of Pablo” video • Kanye West: The Making...
    Some record store shots from this video: • The Art of Radiohead
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Комментарии • 8 тыс.

  • @PickrelisGross
    @PickrelisGross 3 года назад +15991

    Man this is kind of weird but I used to have such a huge passion for music. I just loved listening to all kinds of genres and it made me so happy and it was all I talked about with my friends. In my early twenties I got insanely depressed and fell out of my love for music but this video combined with the album sequencing video has really revived my interest. Great videos man, I'm kind of bummed that I only found your channel recently but I'm looking forward to watching more 😊

    • @vibinwpsilocybin1424
      @vibinwpsilocybin1424 3 года назад +466

      music is always an amazing outlet to any emotion .

    • @dillonm913
      @dillonm913 3 года назад +408

      Dude, not weird at all. Never let anyone tell you otherwise

    • @milophone8069
      @milophone8069 3 года назад +236

      Thank you for this comment, man. You made me realize that I'm going through the same thing with music. I want to fix this. If you guys reading have any recommendations, share them please. Let's make this a music appreciation thread.
      Rambling rant over.

    • @vibinwpsilocybin1424
      @vibinwpsilocybin1424 3 года назад +78

      @@milophone8069 definitely man! have you listened to blond? its an amazing album by frank ocean

    • @milophone8069
      @milophone8069 3 года назад +72

      @@vibinwpsilocybin1424 I've heard a lot about it it's about time I gave it a good listen. Thanks for the reply!

  • @side.mp4
    @side.mp4 2 года назад +16546

    the donda album cover is so powerful, everytime i close my eyes, i see the album cover

  • @Gras_Sho_Pper
    @Gras_Sho_Pper 3 года назад +7995

    Tame Impala album cover looks exactly like how it sounds.

    • @niggato23
      @niggato23 3 года назад +139

      Why Won’t They Talk to Me fits Lonerism so damn much since the album cover is about isolation

    • @Gras_Sho_Pper
      @Gras_Sho_Pper 3 года назад +117

      @@niggato23 the whole album is like that. Kevin is a goddamn genius.

    • @niggato23
      @niggato23 3 года назад +34

      @@Gras_Sho_Pper I know my guy Lonerism is my favorite album from him Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control was my first song from him and I’m a huge Beatles fan he sounds like 66-67 John Lennon

    • @Gras_Sho_Pper
      @Gras_Sho_Pper 3 года назад +15

      @@niggato23 me too man! Lonerism is also my favorite album by Kevin and I’m also a huge Beatles fan too!

    • @niggato23
      @niggato23 3 года назад +9

      @@Gras_Sho_Pper aye that’s wassup my guy Rubber Soul is my first Beatles album and In My Life is my first Beatles song and then Girl is my second Beatles song

  • @evasimpson4022
    @evasimpson4022 2 года назад +3827

    Tyler The Creators album covers are always so perfect, each album cover feels like the music in it

    • @azariahmacpherson1320
      @azariahmacpherson1320 Год назад +16

      @@evasimpson4022 straight 🔥🔥🔥

    • @earthwingbomber
      @earthwingbomber Год назад +7

      Disagree big time. His album covers suck, but it does kind of fit because he's a very low-effort artist. The only 2 that I think work in terms of aesthetic are Goblin and Flower Boy. Igor almost gets there. But Tyler is and always will be lame, because he genuinely is talented but he cops out at every opportunity because from the beginning he cultivated an unquestioningly loyal OF fanbase. He is a Juggalo, basically.
      Face the truth.

    • @nikitatouya2288
      @nikitatouya2288 Год назад

      @@earthwingbomber mf clearly hasnt listened to new magic wand or seen tyler live

    • @emmanueltottlesnanny7383
      @emmanueltottlesnanny7383 Год назад +276

      @@earthwingbomber Low effort? Sure Tyler may not fit your criteria for good music, but it is hard to deny his progression as an artist.

    • @marcelamayrink5692
      @marcelamayrink5692 Год назад +11

      He’s got the best ones for sure

  • @lenalu4035
    @lenalu4035 Год назад +533

    frank oceans blond cover i think completely encapsulates the essence of the entire album. it transfers a mellow, stoic feeling to the listener. it’s absolutely perfect in every way.

  • @dallin1076
    @dallin1076 3 года назад +2523

    I like to think that he’s crying on the cover for Blonde because his finger hurts which is why it has a bandage

    • @ashleyloyola6980
      @ashleyloyola6980 3 года назад +90

      ima accept this as the truth

    • @deathakid
      @deathakid 3 года назад +174

      that new frank album in 2077 will be awesome

    • @chiefgarvey11
      @chiefgarvey11 3 года назад +17

      @@deathakid damn that's a quick turnaround time

    • @linden2933
      @linden2933 3 года назад +33

      he actually has a bandage his finger bc of his fight with chris brown in 2012. he even mentions the fight on futura free "n----s wanna fight in the street, now shit starts to make my hands hurt"

    • @rajaalahmar4371
      @rajaalahmar4371 3 года назад +1

      Thanks for ruining the album cover for me man

  • @TripleNeon
    @TripleNeon 3 года назад +5487

    Its really impressive how you can make a 12 minute video feel energetic and short

    • @Enysomenm
      @Enysomenm 3 года назад +58

      frfr bc if it were anyone else, I wouldve gotten bored and exited out

    • @JC19021
      @JC19021 3 года назад +48

      The editing is really, really good

    • @DARKredDOLLAR
      @DARKredDOLLAR 3 года назад +6

      I was like - what? I want more! - when I heard him say like and subscribe or smth

    • @TennySosaTv
      @TennySosaTv 3 года назад

      On g bro

    • @chinnudanturi9730
      @chinnudanturi9730 3 года назад +2

      Damn, I didn't even realise I was watching it for 12 god damn minutes standing straight up until I read your comment after the video.

  • @evanostafin447
    @evanostafin447 2 года назад +1031

    I think Pink Floyd’s wish you were here is one the greatest album covers of all time

  • @Troublelift
    @Troublelift Год назад +501

    After Hours album cover. Shows the evil, the pain, the regret. Shows that Abel is bleeding out, that he feels he doesn’t have long to live, his facial expression shows him looking down at you capturing the evil and darkness that his music always had. The bright sounds mixed with the evil lyrics. Blinding Lights sounds so bright and fun but when you go into the lyrics it shows a man dying inside, who’s desperate and just wants to be let out of the hellhole that the industry and his event love put him through. It perfectly captures the time it was released unintentionally. Where covid just started and we needed something to mask the year or two we would go through this. And honestly if you just want to find a corner to cry in while it’s raining and dark out while having the lights off and the doors closed with a street light shining through the blinds then this is the one for you. The grandness of After Hours, the darkness and pain of Faith, the upbeat and fun of Blinding Lights, and the shattering of one’s heart in the conclusion of Until I Bleed Out. This album captures just that. A man who’s heart is ripped into pieces by a woman causing him to metaphorically bleed out and die inside.

  • @Enter54623
    @Enter54623 2 года назад +4062

    Just wait til he gets his eyes on Drakes latest cover lmfao

    • @Schlagageul
      @Schlagageul 2 года назад +40

      🔪
      👀

    • @nomandyer2969
      @nomandyer2969 2 года назад +663

      🤰🏽🤰🏻🤰🏾🤰🏻 🤰🏿🤰🏽🤰🏽🤰🏼
      🤰🏾🤰🏾🤰🏽🤰🏿

    • @arty6287
      @arty6287 2 года назад +4

      @@Schlagageul 🔪 🎉

    • @DMES-wp2fj
      @DMES-wp2fj 2 года назад +55

      At least that had colors and shapes in it did you see Donda? Lol.

    • @arty6287
      @arty6287 2 года назад +29

      @@DMES-wp2fj Ye but that shit was pre released by universal

  • @chiyangjasonzhong9216
    @chiyangjasonzhong9216 3 года назад +5888

    “Every song has a color.” Truer words have never been spoken.

    • @candycorn4912
      @candycorn4912 3 года назад +101

      I ALWAYS get a color vibe from a song

    • @Italiafani
      @Italiafani 3 года назад +164

      **synesthesia intensifies**

    • @Official_Doge
      @Official_Doge 3 года назад

      @@Italiafani :)

    • @chiyangjasonzhong9216
      @chiyangjasonzhong9216 3 года назад +34

      @@MaejorArray Dude no one around me believed it when I say I hear a color when I listen to a song

    • @nickv1212
      @nickv1212 3 года назад +2

      Yeah, I don't see color. I jam to it.

  • @Jasmainnnnnn
    @Jasmainnnnnn Год назад +246

    I’ll never get tired of looking at Childish Gambino’s “AWAKEN, MY LOVE!” Album cover it’s so mesmerizing so much so to the point where I even bought the album cover and every time I have company they always point out and that’s what you call good marketing 😭

    • @HenryVoss-ec6sw
      @HenryVoss-ec6sw 5 месяцев назад +4

      Bro same, I just bought the album and the cover was a huge selling point. It fits each individual song to a tea, probably my second favorite album of all time!

  • @theogdw1
    @theogdw1 Год назад +149

    I think modern music streaming services have amplified the importance of album covers. Anything you run Spotify on is showing you the album cover the entire time you listen if you're looking at the screen, and it forces you to associate the cover and the mood of the music if you consume them in conjunction.

    • @alphachestnut
      @alphachestnut Год назад +7

      I can see where you're coming from, but I personally disagree, especially in comparison to physical copies like vinyl. For spotify, you're basically just staring at a small .jpg image of the album cover. For vinyl, you're literally holding the album cover itself

    • @Kskxjnsm00
      @Kskxjnsm00 10 месяцев назад

      Not really, you can just close your phone and listen. Meanwhile you have to choose, buy and look to the physical copy

    • @verdiernoyama9681
      @verdiernoyama9681 5 месяцев назад

      Yeah. I discovered citypop music on RUclips because of the album cover thumbnails

  • @davidshatti2023
    @davidshatti2023 3 года назад +2139

    i didn't even know frank was standing in the shower crying, thought he was just standing

    • @joe249xo6
      @joe249xo6 3 года назад +91

      It’s a photography piece by Wolfgang Tillmans, an artist and it’s entitled ‘Frank in the shower’, fits so well with the album.

    • @pedr0kosta
      @pedr0kosta 3 года назад +9

      me too

    • @fendifumi333
      @fendifumi333 3 года назад +6

      That's Yung Lean bro...

    • @yonmade_
      @yonmade_ 3 года назад +4

      @@fendifumi333 no it’s not??

  • @mahdi8835
    @mahdi8835 3 года назад +3121

    It's a classic already. He's giving us a classic.

    • @aislingmol
      @aislingmol 3 года назад +16

      When does he not tho

    • @paulh.9937
      @paulh.9937 3 года назад +34

      Every video of his is a classic.

    • @Huge-orge
      @Huge-orge 3 года назад +12

      Certified hood classic

    • @bubeudeh
      @bubeudeh 3 года назад +2

      constant classics from this man. i love him so much.

  • @IbokRock811
    @IbokRock811 Год назад +49

    Gorillaz - Demon Days has always stuck in my mind - and really all of their album art - their art style is so iconic

    • @Totas_funnynumber
      @Totas_funnynumber 3 месяца назад +2

      Plastic beach is debatably the best album of all time

  • @koyo5088
    @koyo5088 Год назад +195

    Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here cover is an absolute masterpiece

  • @heyimtim3531
    @heyimtim3531 2 года назад +7040

    man donda’s album cover makes me feel butterflies in my stomach of how expressive and meaningful it looks

    • @ivanthaboi
      @ivanthaboi 2 года назад +445

      Same bro it's deep ⬛

    • @wallahi5538
      @wallahi5538 2 года назад +487

      smh… another dumb kanye fan… look at the beauty of the damn “certified lover boy” cover… the genius of the multiple pregnant women… it tells you an insane story and all the colours are gorgeous… you will never understand true meaning

    • @adigandlur1355
      @adigandlur1355 2 года назад +55

      @@wallahi5538 😭😭😭

    • @heyimtim3531
      @heyimtim3531 2 года назад +30

      @@wallahi5538 ayo u can’t take a joke or what 😐

    • @dinesvolt841
      @dinesvolt841 2 года назад +328

      @@heyimtim3531 he’s joking, you Got double wooshed my nigga

  • @kieram4227
    @kieram4227 3 года назад +1890

    This is why I dislike when songs have those videos playing on Spotify instead of the album art! I feel like the art adds so much to the experience and I'm missing out

    •  3 года назад +227

      exactly, and fyi you can turn it off in the playback settings in spotify. just turn off the canvas option :)

    • @kieram4227
      @kieram4227 3 года назад +53

      @ I did not know this, tysm!

    •  3 года назад +1

      @@kieram4227 you’re welcome

    • @rawkerz3038
      @rawkerz3038 3 года назад +4

      @ tysm i didn't know u cud do that

    • @XingAoShen
      @XingAoShen 3 года назад +35

      same! i was just complaining about it two days ago. I’m not here to watch a fucking infinite loop gif w my song... if i wanted to watch a video with it i’ll watch the music video thank you very much

  • @llbs5403
    @llbs5403 Год назад +62

    every radiohead album covers are masterpiece

    • @madz6044
      @madz6044 8 месяцев назад +1

      especially ok computer

    • @gus8696
      @gus8696 4 месяца назад

      Especially Kid A

    • @CL2-
      @CL2- 3 месяца назад

      except the palbo honeey

    • @ssohxp
      @ssohxp 2 месяца назад

      @@CL2- DEAR LORD I JUST READ “ESPECIALLY PABLO HONEY” AND MY FACIAL EXPRESSION WAS QUITE 😟

    • @CL2-
      @CL2- 2 месяца назад +1

      @@ssohxp Sorry that's what I meant--especially pablo honey. My favorite head radio album

  • @Wasssup360
    @Wasssup360 Год назад +95

    jojis album covers are always so minimalistic but always fit the vibe of the album

  • @danielamacias8196
    @danielamacias8196 3 года назад +2252

    Album covers are SO important and can actually influence wether or not you’ll end up listening to that album

    • @tink6225
      @tink6225 3 года назад +29

      its crazy i was thinking about this exact thing a couple days ago about lemonade and ctrl then this video pops up

    • @noahh2213
      @noahh2213 3 года назад +2

      I listen to music on repeat and have no need to look at the album cover the entire time I listen to a song. Idk how this is true

    • @danielamacias8196
      @danielamacias8196 3 года назад +33

      @@noahh2213 that’s not what I said.... sometimes an album cover can be the reason someone decides to listen to the album in the first place, they’re supposed to catch the potential listeners attention

    • @noahh2213
      @noahh2213 3 года назад +1

      @@danielamacias8196 yeah but if that was still the case, me a person who listens to music on repeat had no need to judge an album based on album cover. I’m there for the sound no the visual.

    • @absalongt
      @absalongt 3 года назад +20

      @@noahh2213 you are in a whole other universe of stupidity.

  • @oyidzire
    @oyidzire 3 года назад +1202

    I'm thoroughly convinced Nathan is a literature and arts major

    • @oyidzire
      @oyidzire 3 года назад +15

      @@sydmariah 😂I know but he's so passionate about music

    • @kikeo8490
      @kikeo8490 3 года назад +27

      Or he just has synesthesia

    • @oyidzire
      @oyidzire 3 года назад +21

      @@dsatish1997 that’s facts but I just meant that his descriptions are very poetic and as an arts major, I appreciate that😅

  • @XxCastlegirl_07xX
    @XxCastlegirl_07xX Год назад +48

    Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge is an amazing album cover in my opinion, like all of My Chemical Romance’s albums covers. It’s sad, romantic, and gory at once. Not to mention the beautiful watercolor.

    • @kadelol5020
      @kadelol5020 Год назад +1

      I was about to say the same. That album cover tells you the story of the album beginning to end. You know exactly what you are going to get

    • @trii0dide
      @trii0dide 10 месяцев назад

      I agree

  • @mimixcx5373
    @mimixcx5373 Год назад +110

    I really love the How To Be A Human Being album cover by Glass Animals, knowing that each song is represented by a character on the cover and getting to know their stories through the songs is so special to me. Also I feel like it just really matches the vibe of the whole album really well, like you know what kind of sounds to expect from the cover.

    • @viasoresta
      @viasoresta Год назад +2

      Same I love this album!!

    • @wowiezowie_
      @wowiezowie_ Год назад +6

      I DIDNT EVEN REALIZE THE CHARACTERS CORRESPONDED WITH THE SONGS

    • @heyitzmc
      @heyitzmc Год назад +2

      @@wowiezowie_ SAME 😭

    • @tech_aro
      @tech_aro 10 месяцев назад

      Yes! This is why I love this album

    • @thatoneocmaker
      @thatoneocmaker 6 месяцев назад

      YESSSSS!!!

  • @commedesfrancis
    @commedesfrancis 3 года назад +3947

    I need this guy's spotify playlist

  • @DaudRotama
    @DaudRotama 3 года назад +422

    I'm glad to know that I'm not the only person obsessed with album covers.

  • @toma8283
    @toma8283 2 года назад +27

    Atrocity Exhibition, Ok Computer, and Loveless prolly my three fave covers. They just bring out the feelings in the music so well.

  • @mannystudios2686
    @mannystudios2686 Год назад +24

    All of the deftones album covers look so beautiful and I love how it’s paired with the music

  • @CamSteady
    @CamSteady 3 года назад +6240

    Bro do you like music or something?

    • @2damnsweet
      @2damnsweet 3 года назад +41

      lmao

    • @nazzycurly5404
      @nazzycurly5404 3 года назад +189

      stop trying to sound smart lmao, its obviously he hates music due to what he's talking about in the video. def not music.

    • @fckbweeb
      @fckbweeb 3 года назад +3

      CAM!

    • @moss5356
      @moss5356 3 года назад +28

      Imagine listening to music

    • @TeesSneakerCorner
      @TeesSneakerCorner 3 года назад

      Loool

  • @pinkmazohyst
    @pinkmazohyst 3 года назад +1589

    Nathan honestly has NOT missed all quarantine. He really has done nothing but make valid points in regards to the media that we’re consuming. We love an intelligent and articulate content creator ❤️

    • @xtv1923
      @xtv1923 3 года назад +1

      bruuuuh

    • @menelikm9779
      @menelikm9779 3 года назад +9

      Konsistent Kontent Kreator* spelt with all K's, so it's catchier ;)

    • @pinkmazohyst
      @pinkmazohyst 3 года назад +2

      @@menelikm9779 You’re wilding sir and/or ma’am or whatever your identity is

    • @HamzaSayedAli
      @HamzaSayedAli 3 года назад +12

      @@menelikm9779 that caucasian culture club reference oh my goodness 😭

    • @menelikm9779
      @menelikm9779 3 года назад +3

      @@pinkmazohyst it's a joke from an old nathan zed video :) I'll try to find it

  • @Ailuk
    @Ailuk Год назад +19

    The cover for bury me at makeout creek is perfect for me. Just love that window reflecting the sun. Also the name fits well somehow.

  • @scipi22
    @scipi22 2 года назад +34

    I think my favorite album cover is easily BALLADS 1 by Joji. Like you said having your face on the album cover needs to be unique in some away, and either needs to tie in to or contrast what the music is about. Joji smiling in such a raw, creepy, and simply honest way with that grainy look fits the music so well, while also contrasting it. Love it so much

  • @YehudiNimol
    @YehudiNimol 3 года назад +575

    The Flower Boy album cover is what got me to start listening to hiphop

    • @ricadeirov
      @ricadeirov 3 года назад +2

      Same!

    • @navonmyhand7999
      @navonmyhand7999 3 года назад +21

      The alternate cover to Igor (the drawn one) is what got me to actually listen to a Tyler the Creator album. Worth it.

    • @aaronbruce5568
      @aaronbruce5568 3 года назад +1

      It's not meant to look realistic, but the surreal world fits it well. Also the way bees are used to style the rest of the songs.

    • @sophiagriffiths7784
      @sophiagriffiths7784 3 года назад +1

      me too I was thinking he DoEsN't lOoK liKe oThEr rApPeRs so maybe I would like it. Now Tyler is one of my favorite artists.

    • @moniex18
      @moniex18 3 года назад +1

      It’s so pretty 💕

  • @taciprince7400
    @taciprince7400 3 года назад +1104

    Joji’s cover for nectar goes perfectly with the sound of the album

    • @litehead
      @litehead 3 года назад +51

      ballads 1 too

    • @ok6866
      @ok6866 3 года назад +33

      A boring void for most of it but occasionally brilliant

    • @erraticskul
      @erraticskul 3 года назад +11

      yeah and, all his mv's and album covers look like the sound, actually (i feel so)

    • @alejandroestrada14
      @alejandroestrada14 3 года назад +1

      Imagine listen😴😴😴😴💤💤💤💤

    • @k4z304
      @k4z304 3 года назад +5

      Really all joji

  • @jacobmoad1439
    @jacobmoad1439 Год назад +13

    I think Daft Punk and their theming of the albums is a perfect example of minimalist. On Homework, the red and black makes you feel like youre in a gritty club, where the house music will be playing. On Discovery, the silver and rainbow makes you feel like a child ready to experience this vibrant album. Human After All gives you the dark, eerie vibe of how pixelated TV, and Random Access Memories’ gold and silver helmets makes you feel the classiness they want you to feel when listening to the album.

  • @pyrex-fission
    @pyrex-fission Год назад +17

    I really love the cover to Mac Demarco “2”. It’s just a simple black and white portrait of him - but what really sells it is how he smiles straight at the camera and holds 2 fingers up, like some character in an animated movie sequel (Shrek 2, Kung Fu Panda 2 all do this). Then the title of the album is in a nasty baby blue font. Its so perfect, and perfectly presents the music, the album, and the artist as a whole.

  • @DisapprovingShinji
    @DisapprovingShinji 2 года назад +2193

    Kanye 2007: *has album cover designed by top-tier pop artist*
    Kanye 2021: *drops an album with a pitch black cover*

    • @deepaparakkal4241
      @deepaparakkal4241 2 года назад +125

      Black, the colour of mourning

    • @tedhanlon7822
      @tedhanlon7822 2 года назад +56

      @@deepaparakkal4241 blank, the colour of rushing to drop the album before drake

    • @jacobherrera8735
      @jacobherrera8735 2 года назад +34

      @@tedhanlon7822 he didn’t drop it tho, UMG released it without his permission

    • @hoodiek6802
      @hoodiek6802 2 года назад +9

      @@tedhanlon7822 no he literally made the album and had the album cover before he dropped it

    • @bangbangrogers2750
      @bangbangrogers2750 2 года назад +24

      @@tedhanlon7822 LMAO no. he had a cover months before CLB was announced but it wasn’t used.

  • @samueleamadio2801
    @samueleamadio2801 3 года назад +300

    Melodramma cover’s album by Lorde is something else: makes you wanna die and live at the same time.

  • @Victim2Autopsy
    @Victim2Autopsy 2 года назад +12

    Album covers are so overlooked! I love them! They really put a mood into the music!

  • @itsallforlove5751
    @itsallforlove5751 2 года назад +44

    Every Michael Jackson album cover is just so powerful and makes feel so happy!, love them so much!😍💓👑🔥

  • @em7169
    @em7169 3 года назад +356

    bruh the hozier’s wasteland baby cover is a literal oil painting of him underwater. like literally. his mom painted him underwater.

    • @franciscaribeiro949
      @franciscaribeiro949 3 года назад +17

      Wait .... its an oil painting its so good i swore it was a picture

    • @ashwee9053
      @ashwee9053 3 года назад +8

      @@franciscaribeiro949 uhhhhhhh yeah i can't believe one family has that much talent and hoziers mom seems dope

  • @xpertg5570
    @xpertg5570 3 года назад +456

    For the After Hours Album Cover you can't tell if The Weeknd is the villian or the victim. Its a great album cover just because of that.

    • @ayrtonpietrobelli6972
      @ayrtonpietrobelli6972 3 года назад +14

      that was definitely his whole vibe the entire album

    • @ayrtonpietrobelli6972
      @ayrtonpietrobelli6972 3 года назад +15

      now that i think about it after hours means dark; in the dark you cant differentiate between images like the light, blinding lights would do the same, am i getting ahead of myself or is there a motif in his music? probably second one i wont be surprised

  • @gabrielavila9012
    @gabrielavila9012 Год назад +51

    Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here album cover is the best album cover for me, it's one of the reasons why I love Pink Floyd and why it's my favorite band of all time, most of their album covers look so good and interesting, it makes me listen their music even it has a 26 minutes long song

  • @maiu1922
    @maiu1922 Год назад +19

    Blackstar by David Bowie is another example of a perfect minimalist album cover I think. In fact he has so many iconic covers, Station to Station, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars and Heroes to name a few.
    My personal favorite will always be Melodrama by Lorde though. It is exactly in the colours of the album due to her sound-colour synesthesia and it's literally a work of art because it's a painting!

    • @bencarlson4300
      @bencarlson4300 Год назад +2

      Low, Hunky Dory, Black Tie White Noise are all pretty great as well. I dislike the cover to Diamond Dogs… but it fits the music which I love, so I guess it works

  • @Allonsy305
    @Allonsy305 3 года назад +288

    I feel like an album cover should make you think "what does THAT sound like"
    (Future Nostalgia, Anti, Lemonade, Sawayama, Fine Line, Melodrama, Ctrl, etc. There's so many covers that are on the same level of the album itself)

    • @itsmeharperjacksons6633
      @itsmeharperjacksons6633 3 года назад

      I agree

    • @danielserna7132
      @danielserna7132 3 года назад +9

      Sawayama, bruh. Years & Years's Communion was like that for me. And definitely one of those albums that made me go like what does that sound like was Arcade Fire's Reflektor.

    • @danielserna7132
      @danielserna7132 3 года назад +2

      also, Queen's Innuendo. It really represent how hecking bananas that album is but man does it make you wonder what that will sound like.

    • @karimdib4436
      @karimdib4436 3 года назад +5

      imo fine line sounds nothing like the cover, which was kinda disappointing to me

    • @zachyboi7293
      @zachyboi7293 3 года назад

      No Love Deep Web cover perfectly portrays what the album sounds like

  • @jamesabdullah4334
    @jamesabdullah4334 3 года назад +452

    “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover”
    Nathan: No

  • @strawberrypillz2160
    @strawberrypillz2160 Год назад +3

    This video is so on point that i'm speechless. It helped me a lot in writing an essay about album covers. Thank you for so professional approach to the topic!

  • @imadoggo3916
    @imadoggo3916 Год назад +5

    The Foo Fighters’ the colour and the shape album art is so pretty

  • @GbugTheAwsome
    @GbugTheAwsome 3 года назад +1368

    Honest talk: Gorillaz has had some fantastic album art

    • @joowiez1618
      @joowiez1618 3 года назад +129

      Plastic beach album cover 😩😩😩

    • @apinchofdisappointment
      @apinchofdisappointment 3 года назад +4

      Bruh fr

    • @maedastouch
      @maedastouch 3 года назад +5

      @@joowiez1618 pls i love plastic beach sm 😩‼️

    • @PYC334
      @PYC334 3 года назад +39

      Song Machine also has a great cover. really lets you know how bonkers and fun the tracklist is.

    • @addiekear337
      @addiekear337 3 года назад

      True

  • @cardonk5795
    @cardonk5795 3 года назад +701

    i felt this with tyler’s flower boy, the album has such a summery vibe to it and the album cover perfectly compliments that with the field of sunflowers and the orange sky using bright colors

    • @jamesonwinans1433
      @jamesonwinans1433 3 года назад

      YES

    • @bubeudeh
      @bubeudeh 3 года назад +1

      that cover is my serotonin

    • @punkbluntz
      @punkbluntz 2 года назад

      It's a tradition for me and the boys to listen to flower boy every summer.

    • @sadboiwithaguitar2362
      @sadboiwithaguitar2362 2 года назад +1

      The flower boy album cover strongly suggests a surrealistic state of mind. It looks kinda inspired by 'son of man' by Renè Magritte idk what do y'all think?

  • @xddeadlycamme1114
    @xddeadlycamme1114 2 года назад +21

    Whenever I listen to madvilliany it actually sounds like I’m listening to a supervillain tell his story throughout the album. I love the dark feel to it and that’s why I listen to it so much

  • @jd43
    @jd43 Год назад +5

    this is good timing because i feel like i hate the album cover for "her loss" by drake and 21 which came out a few hours ago

  • @BrownBoyZay
    @BrownBoyZay 3 года назад +850

    I think Frank Ocean’s - Channel Orange perfectly profiles a minimalistic cover but still touches you with a sense euphoria and nostalgia. For a cover that does not have his name on it, has the color orange, the word orange. A classic.

    • @bubeudeh
      @bubeudeh 3 года назад +3

      yesyesyes

    • @renz2k
      @renz2k 2 года назад +5

      "nostalgia", ULTRA also got a really nostalgic cover

  • @ManeYousuf447
    @ManeYousuf447 3 года назад +2589

    I’ve never been this fascinated by Album covers wow!

  • @DamienDTF
    @DamienDTF Год назад +16

    The cover for the album rush of blood to the head by coldplay really gives you that feeling of fading away especially with the songs being mellow at points and being loud at points. This shows with the context that this album has since it was created in the memory of 911. Even the singles from the album have there own take on the cover and its really just amazing

  • @ImechkoFamiliya92
    @ImechkoFamiliya92 Год назад

    Like…what a perfect way and manner to deliver a message! I’ve spent 12 minutes devour every word,every shot, every sound that he brought. Like wow! Enjoyed it to the fullest! RUclips recommends were never this good. Thank you!

  • @baseddeity7193
    @baseddeity7193 3 года назад +274

    The transition from Kid A to To Pimp a Butterfly is a genre defining boss move. I’m proud of you Nathan thank you for shining so bright.

    • @rentok1739
      @rentok1739 3 года назад +9

      Like I would pay to listen to the soundtrack of this video straight up. Nathan really did it, I’m sure there’s a story to what he placed here and there.

    • @kxavi2102
      @kxavi2102 3 года назад +5

      Exactly, I love the diversity in taste of music! Glad people are getting more open to many genres

  • @mwangiwanjau5368
    @mwangiwanjau5368 3 года назад +1384

    The reason I love DAMN. so much is partly because of the cover. Kendrick's facial expression says so much about the album, the names and themes of each song all add up to his realization that "I can't change the world until I change myself". One of the greatest albums from the 2010s

    • @StrawpuppyYT
      @StrawpuppyYT 2 года назад +26

      Agreed that’s my favorite album because it feels like we’re looking into Kendrick’s mindset

    • @leadnitrate2194
      @leadnitrate2194 2 года назад +20

      The cover looks like the song u from TPAB

    • @cleensbear
      @cleensbear 2 года назад +4

      @mr poop don't subscribe me on the channel more like crippling depression

    • @cleensbear
      @cleensbear 2 года назад +4

      ​@ViliCus people said it's his most "mainstream album" but it's not bruh, it's his most experimental i shall say

    • @aadhi6490
      @aadhi6490 2 года назад +4

      ​@@cleensbear it is his most mainstream album but people say it like it's a bad thing
      DAMN. was a great record

  • @Galactic_GD
    @Galactic_GD 2 года назад +13

    Totally agree - when the only image in your mind is the album cover when listening to an album, it becomes a super important factor to the overall experience

  • @mikkique
    @mikkique Год назад +3

    Weezers blue album is so memorable they took that colour and practically own it now.

  • @DreamsAreMakeBelieve
    @DreamsAreMakeBelieve 3 года назад +239

    Whoaaaa the James Blake one is illustrated by Quentin Blake, the illustrator of all of Roald Dahl's books. Hadn't seen the album before but I instantly recognised the art style and the font, and surname connection too!

    • @0sarah0911
      @0sarah0911 3 года назад +8

      woahh i actually said out loud that looks like james and the giant peach. And I havent seen the cover to that book in like 10 years, im surprised I even remembered the title. talk about a distinctive art style

  • @toohadi
    @toohadi 3 года назад +130

    I had to pause on the orange and blue movie covers part. I can’t believe I’ve never noticed that

  • @delg_vi
    @delg_vi Год назад

    Great video to watch, and also well made! I actually never truly thought about the important relationship between the feelings that the songs of an album give you and the one that the songs' album cover also gives you, so thank you for sharing the topic. It's surely something that I'll watch out in my future listening session! Other than that, you made me discover some new albums and songs that I didn't know before and that I actually liked a lot when I heard them, so really thank you!!

  • @taylora7397
    @taylora7397 Год назад

    i love your videos so much!!! i love hearing your take on music and it makes me appreciate it even more

  • @ellie8272
    @ellie8272 3 года назад +556

    This is honestly one of the best RUclips videos I've ever watched
    Such a perfect mix of funny and interesting, I was completely engaged the whole way through

  • @killingthemood2000
    @killingthemood2000 3 года назад +120

    The fact that you mentioned Paramore AND Janelle Monae gives you King status

    • @annautrata9138
      @annautrata9138 3 года назад +6

      And he played Primetime by Janelle Monae and Miguel which is 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

    • @NonyemAgu
      @NonyemAgu 3 года назад

      YES

  • @bressanyoss
    @bressanyoss Год назад

    TPAB, Definitely the best one for me. Thank you for this video, is definitely my favorite from your channel. Keep up the art and music content.

  • @paulwilliams4371
    @paulwilliams4371 9 месяцев назад +1

    I've always loved both of the GKMC covers they both feel so powerful and they both set the tone very well along with the fact that the album itself is amazing and can correlate a bit to the covers and its overall theme feels very nostalgic which is yet again brought up when the tracks end with the little tape at the end

  • @gialaureano246
    @gialaureano246 2 года назад +1286

    the album that made me realize how important cover art was is Awaken, My Love! it's such a pretty cover its so powerful and it envokes so much emotion in me fr

    • @myennaaa2165
      @myennaaa2165 2 года назад +23

      donald glover has my heart

    • @kaashvi_
      @kaashvi_ 2 года назад +3

      And mine

    • @user-yj7cu5sk2w
      @user-yj7cu5sk2w 2 года назад +2

      Bruh that’s what I was thinking toooooo

    • @MistaZULE
      @MistaZULE 2 года назад +13

      It’s also a throwback to the classic album maggot brain by funkadelic. Indicating that this album was going to be funky and a throwback album and Donald delivered.

    • @urhairlookslikebongwater
      @urhairlookslikebongwater 2 года назад +1

      That's what album I was thinking of when I went to this video omlll

  • @pieman1045
    @pieman1045 3 года назад +74

    The Weeknd has his face on almost every album cover but he frames it so differently in After Hours and the fact that he looks so beat up really said to me that this one is gonna hurt. And then the Deluxe edition distorts the color into a red which is almost haunting.

  • @carperfjord8748
    @carperfjord8748 Год назад +1

    Good to hear someone else loves the Views album cover. The cloudy sky and the city vibe match the music within so perfectly. First album of Drake’s I ever listened to in-full and it was a treat.

  • @overthetoppranks
    @overthetoppranks Год назад +1

    I love the pacing of this video, you’re just talking man, going album to album it’s dope. Not trying to prove some extravagant point. Keep it up!

  • @savarin0
    @savarin0 3 года назад +338

    the album art for “awaken, my love!” by childish gambino is just...ugh so good. the facial expression of the person on the cover is amazing and the COLORS. the deep blue perfectly encapsulates how the album feels. i don’t even like all the songs on that album, but i swear the cover art sells it for me.

    • @serenacapozzi3239
      @serenacapozzi3239 3 года назад +7

      i think, i THINK, that it was inspired by funkadelic’s maggot brain cover art. i think i’ve read it somewhere.

    • @a.w_.
      @a.w_. 3 года назад +3

      I love the Easter Egg of a vinyl of that album sitting on the shelf of that one embarrassing rich dude with the white savior complex in Atlanta

    • @conormeehan.
      @conormeehan. 3 года назад +1

      @@a.w_. That episode is hard to watch though 😬😬

  • @FaZaFurhod
    @FaZaFurhod 3 года назад +470

    The Weeknd's After Hours album cover is a theme that's kept consistent with everything he's put out after the album came out; every music video, almost every performance.

    • @digihu5732
      @digihu5732 3 года назад +39

      Starboy's album cover always pull my eyes on it, powerfull colors

    • @FaZaFurhod
      @FaZaFurhod 3 года назад +20

      @@digihu5732 for sure. that album was all about the braggadocious lifestyle

    • @blank1387
      @blank1387 3 года назад +15

      Truly amazing, I just wanted to write that. Everything on that album is 10/10. Even covers for singles Blinding Lights and Heartless were amazing.

    • @andreamontanaa
      @andreamontanaa 3 года назад +7

      its sad that he didnt get nominated for a single grammy :(

    • @alanur6977
      @alanur6977 3 года назад

      Ikr the After Hours album cover is so dope. Xo

  • @LiiiiiiMa
    @LiiiiiiMa Год назад +1

    Thanks for the shoutout to the After Laughter cover! Such a great album and such a good misdirect bc the lyrical content of the album is so depressing meanwhile thr visuals are 🌸❤✨🌟💛

  • @morgandy3162
    @morgandy3162 2 года назад +7

    One of my favorite examples of this is Big Thief’s Masterpiece album cover. The cover simultaneously has no context, but also sets up the feel for the whole album. I always found it to really spark my imagination. Great video

    • @ziad4826.
      @ziad4826. Год назад

      YES this is one of my favorite albums and album covers

  • @twicepilled
    @twicepilled 2 года назад +980

    I LOVE Melodrama's cover art, it captures what the album is supposed to make you feel

    • @twicepilled
      @twicepilled 2 года назад +1

      @@KaitlynMarieMusic right🙁

    • @Nanami_X_Higurama
      @Nanami_X_Higurama 2 года назад

      I wholeheartedly agree 😩😩

    • @Nanami_X_Higurama
      @Nanami_X_Higurama 2 года назад

      Ps Love club and Melodrama have best album covers of Lorde ,
      The others are kinda bland , ngl except te o marama

    • @cubdays
      @cubdays 2 года назад +3

      I definitely agree. I too have synesthesia like Lorde and when I first saw that cover for the first time and listened to the album……I was like the cover captures the meaning, essence, and emotion of the album. It’s truly a masterpiece. Even with solar power. Although not my fav album, it just captures the vibe of the album.

    • @payt00n
      @payt00n 2 года назад +2

      Will never forgive how it was snubbed for album of the year in 2017

  • @ttomlin_
    @ttomlin_ Год назад

    Can’t believe I’m just now finding this channel. This is a great video! Good job man, keep it up. 😁

  • @crosscourttennis1796
    @crosscourttennis1796 Год назад

    This is a sick video man, you're so passionate and you articulate what you're saying with meaning and humour with the editing

  • @Emily-cr4mx
    @Emily-cr4mx 3 года назад +750

    POV you’re closing the video every 10 seconds to go save the album

    • @alicecurtis9763
      @alicecurtis9763 3 года назад +11

      omg so irritating bc i cant let it keep playing or ill miss MORE

    • @mar-sx4jd
      @mar-sx4jd 3 года назад +17

      i just take screenshots and put them in a folder on my phone called music to listen to, so i don't have to exit the video all the time, maybe that can be useful for you too!!

    • @Emily-cr4mx
      @Emily-cr4mx 3 года назад +6

      @@mar-sx4jd ah that’s so clever ! Thank you so much !!

    • @that_deadeyegamer7920
      @that_deadeyegamer7920 3 года назад +6

      POV: you're an audiophile and you've heard them all

    • @roddor7254
      @roddor7254 3 года назад

      No

  • @TheGraceOfEbonee
    @TheGraceOfEbonee 3 года назад +86

    I think Nathan is slowly becoming a music critic and honestly, I'm all for it.

  • @roguewho
    @roguewho Год назад

    Just found your channel, I love this video man! And all of tyler the creator's album covers fit so perfectly to me

  • @sunshinethirteen
    @sunshinethirteen Год назад +5

    Michael's Dangerous Album cover really captures the experimental industrial sound of the album. There were so many things in the cover just like in the songs but as a whole it all still looks coherent and fits together. The overwhelming amount of objects in the details makes sense since the album tackles world matters and that can feel like a lot. The paint-like and aristocratic details suits the gospel side of the album sound then theres the darkness and warm coloring that fits with the masculinity of the album

  • @iceylatte2027
    @iceylatte2027 3 года назад +150

    solange's "A Seat at the Table" and "When I Get Home" are both pretty simplistic, but both perfect album covers to me

  • @Vesport
    @Vesport 3 года назад +558

    Gorillaz- Plastic Beach album was a perfect representation of the album.

    • @szaslipmole4757
      @szaslipmole4757 3 года назад +9

      AGREE

    • @freshboylittle
      @freshboylittle 3 года назад +2

      Yes

    • @luadmo4117
      @luadmo4117 3 года назад +13

      Demon Days, The Now Now and Plastic Beach are all amazing album covers. I actually despise Humanz, I cannot BEAR to look at their human-esque faces. Song Machine is underwhelming to me

    • @andrew1769
      @andrew1769 3 года назад +13

      @@luadmo4117 I think the song machine cover makes perfect sense. It's a bunch of random callbacks and stuff that doesn't really fit but is cool nonetheless, because song machine, as an album, doesn't really have 1 set narrative, it's just a bunch of really good songs put into an album.

    • @smallpablo9204
      @smallpablo9204 3 года назад +1

      @@andrew1769 Yeah, but it's pretty damn ugly

  • @edjones4188
    @edjones4188 2 года назад

    dude i remember watching your videos when i was younger. for the past few years i forgot about this channel, but i'm really glad to see this is still going. the production is higher than ever, good commentary, love the work dude ❤️

  • @bdo333
    @bdo333 7 месяцев назад

    Really appreciate you having samplee of the music, pretty much had to pause and add the albums to the queue even when it came to stuff outside my comfort zone

  • @SuperSara924
    @SuperSara924 3 года назад +148

    “Don’t judge a book by its cover”
    Nathan “hold my records”

  • @sableslithi5524
    @sableslithi5524 2 года назад +1182

    NFR by Lana Del Rey's album cover just describes how the songs in the album feel. Its like an August vibe where its like hot and cold at the same time. It amazes me how this album cover isnt as recognized as it should be. It could literally be covered in mold and I'd still hang it up on my wall.

    • @AngelBien
      @AngelBien 2 года назад +17

      I liked Born to Die and Lust for Life, the rest we're kinda boring. NFR also had the songs that I think have the most longevity to them

    • @thatvirtualgirl1
      @thatvirtualgirl1 2 года назад +3

      let’s not talk about LFL tho…

    • @AngelBien
      @AngelBien 2 года назад +18

      @@thatvirtualgirl1 why not? the cover was good.

    • @thatvirtualgirl1
      @thatvirtualgirl1 2 года назад +4

      @@AngelBien i remember when it first came out and thinking that it looked like a picsart edit lol, but that’s just my opinion. I love the songs still

    • @gone-by-the-light
      @gone-by-the-light Год назад +4

      how is augest cold? are you even on earth?

  • @nymphohalo
    @nymphohalo Год назад

    Ur editing and commentary is godsend my g, love u

  • @buttlet2226
    @buttlet2226 2 года назад +5

    4:55
    “Fun music with upbeat vibes”
    *Puts Atrocity Exhibition in the top left*

  • @tommick2579
    @tommick2579 3 года назад +168

    This man literally has the best and most varied music taste, I love it

  • @JacksonDunkin
    @JacksonDunkin 3 года назад +141

    The Igor cover is probably the one that’s impacted me most. Seeing those songs live too made the album 10/10 for me

    • @bagoesrt
      @bagoesrt 3 года назад +8

      Igor cover makes me gay

    • @hermionereynolds3330
      @hermionereynolds3330 3 года назад +7

      Seeing him perform them live put just that much more emphasis on the album and how much he put into it. And hearing everyone sing along was life changing

  • @GriffinJenningsMusic
    @GriffinJenningsMusic 2 года назад

    nice editing and pacing man really enjoying your videos

  • @JoAlpzino
    @JoAlpzino 2 года назад

    this is such a good video, keep coming back to it

  • @savannahlevy97
    @savannahlevy97 3 года назад +92

    Wow I didn't realize that was a desk on the Lauryn Hill cover

    • @user-si1vp5qi7g
      @user-si1vp5qi7g 3 года назад +8

      yeah I just thought it was a wooden board she was carved into

    • @zealocks
      @zealocks 3 года назад +19

      hence the miseducation

    • @lydob2471
      @lydob2471 3 года назад +1

      😨 I thought it was so obvious. That's why I loved it

  • @andrealiee
    @andrealiee 3 года назад +390

    plastic beach by gorillaz is stunning. the fact that they created an entire 3d model and took multiple photos at different times of "day" in a giant water pit thing gets me everytime

  • @jstownsend
    @jstownsend 8 месяцев назад

    Really fantastic video. I'm a graphic design teacher and I just introduced them to an Album Art assignment today. After I was finished laying it out with some demos, I just searched for "Album Art documentary" in RUclips here, and yours was the first video to pop up, so I played this as the students began working. Fit what I was trying to convey to a "T." I truly appreciate you putting this together and how well you articulated and illustrated the concepts in such an entertaining format.

  • @sraxalotli5962
    @sraxalotli5962 3 месяца назад

    Agora, a falar a sério, o Ghoes, tem um conteúdo tão bom que acho que vais crescer como youtuber de uma maneira, eu acredito nele. LOVE