Unpopular Music Opinions

~~MicShazam~~ · 07-31-2018, 03:56 PM

It tends to make me curious if the cover artwork seems incongruent with the genre. That usually makes me take a listen. I use Allmusic.com a lot and most albums allow you to listen to 30 second previews. Mostly, album covers are an arbitrary thing to go by, but I've got to sort through all this stuff somehow.

Semi irrelevant side note: One of my favorite covers that happens to belong to an excellent album.

EDIT: Elphenor would dig that Neko Case album. I'm sure of it. Listen to it, mother****er! Just do this one thing for me!

**Frownland** · 07-31-2018, 03:57 PM

I feel the exact opposite about MX-80's Hard Attack.

Blank. · 07-31-2018, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

I'm confused as to where you're in a situation of having to judge of album covers anymore

unless you frequent your local record store and buy things you haven't heard in which case props I need to get into doing that

but otherwise don't you use a "similar artists" search or something

I do still frequent my local record store but I only by stuff I've heard or if I haven't heard it, I know the artists work

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Originally Posted by elphenor

plus it's so easy to do a quick youtube search play 30 seconds of something

that's admittedly not a good thing to go off of

but loads better than the cover

So you never happen across something that you have no reference points on, but think the cover is cool so you check it out. Whether that's 30 seconds or the whole thing.

Blank. · 07-31-2018, 04:15 PM

I get that. I don't judge off covers of as much anymore too. Mostly just use RYM, this place, and previous experience from artists.

~~MicShazam~~ · 07-31-2018, 04:20 PM

It wouldn't be accurate to say that I judge from album covers either. It's more that a particularly creative or interesting cover makes me more likely to give it a chance, no matter what genre it falls under.

The Batlord · 07-31-2018, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

ghastly

hauntering

Key · 07-31-2018, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

I'm confused as to where you're in a situation of having to judge of album covers anymore

unless you frequent your local record store and buy things you haven't heard in which case props I need to get into doing that

but otherwise don't you use a "similar artists" search or something

I didn't say I judge it solely, i said I usually listen to something new if the album cover pulls me in. I've listened to albums from artists I've never heard of based on the album cover alone. I'll think of specifics later but it does happen.

Key · 07-31-2018, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

please don't

Well now I have to.

**Janszoon** · 08-02-2018, 04:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elphenor

I'm confused as to where you're in a situation of having to judge of album covers anymore

unless you frequent your local record store and buy things you haven't heard in which case props I need to get into doing that

but otherwise don't you use a "similar artists" search or something

I use a site called musicbanter.com where a lot of the time in threads about what people are currently listening to they just post album covers with little to no explanation.

**Goofle** · 08-02-2018, 05:05 AM

What does it sound like?

07-31-2018, 03:57 PM	#15492 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	I feel the exact opposite about MX-80's Hard Attack. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

07-31-2018, 03:56 PM	#15491 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,636	It tends to make me curious if the cover artwork seems incongruent with the genre. That usually makes me take a listen. I use Allmusic.com a lot and most albums allow you to listen to 30 second previews. Mostly, album covers are an arbitrary thing to go by, but I've got to sort through all this stuff somehow. Semi irrelevant side note: One of my favorite covers that happens to belong to an excellent album. EDIT: Elphenor would dig that Neko Case album. I'm sure of it. Listen to it, mother****er! Just do this one thing for me!

07-31-2018, 04:15 PM	#15494 (permalink)
Blank. Jacob Sartorius Join Date: May 2016 Location: Dank memes Posts: 4,034	I get that. I don't judge off covers of as much anymore too. Mostly just use RYM, this place, and previous experience from artists.

07-31-2018, 04:20 PM	#15495 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,636	It wouldn't be accurate to say that I judge from album covers either. It's more that a particularly creative or interesting cover makes me more likely to give it a chance, no matter what genre it falls under.