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Originally Posted by Minstrel
I don't think your arbitrary selections of what different genres "look like" counts as "basic knowledge." 
I think it's strange that you feel cover art is tightly constrained by the genre. What you called "indie pop" art (the Unicorns album) could definitely be called surreal, which you seem to feel is reserved for progressive rock. The Pink Moon cover art seems very reasonable for the soft, evocative music Nick Drake plays.
Rules never make sense for art. Cover art should reflect the musicians' visual image of their music, not be based on some sort of "genre template." |
The difference is that Unicorns album cover looks like something that was scribbled on a napkin, and that's exactly what a lot of Indie covers look like.
I wasn't suggesting some strict rules or anything, and I think you're right. But I don't think someone like Asia actually felt Roger Dean art suited their music, and it dosen't, Steve Howe just picked him because already he did a lot of the Yes stuff and so he wanted to piss his fans off by suggesting something keen to Yes even though it was far from it.