#OUTKAST ALBUM COVER ARTIST CRACKED#
#OUTKAST ALBUM COVER ARTIST CRACK#

There are occasional dull and mediocre spots, such as 'Call of Da Wild' and the overlong 'Funky Ride,' that can't even be elevated by a head-nodding bassline or a tricky rhyme. Almost every song has some sort of tuneful chant or repetitive hook that marks it as instantly memorable. Few rappers of the '90s have displayed such an inventive sense of rhyme flow either, and few rap artists in general have ears as attuned to creating such catchy melodic and vocal hooks. No one sounded like OutKast in 1994 - a mixture of lyrical acuity, goofball humor, Southern drawl, funky timing, and legitimate offbeat personalities. But what makes Southernplayalisticadillacmuzick such a wonderful album has even more to do with the presence of its rappers, Dre and Big Boi. Organized Noize already had their distinguishing sound figured out, down to the last twanged, wah-wahed note. Although a little bit too dependent on overly simplistic and programmed snare beats, the music is unconditionally excellent, with languid, mellow melodies sliding atop rapid, mechanical drums. The album was not only artistically successful but also thrived commercially, leaping into the Top 20 album chart on the back of the outstanding hit single 'Player's Ball' and eventually going platinum. Rage Against the Machine Гўв‚¬вЂњГ‚В Rage Against the MachineДЎ5.It is on OutKast's debut album that the fledgling production team Organized Noize began forging one of the most distinctive production sounds in popular music in the '90s: part hip-hop part live, Southern-fried guitar licks and booty-thick bass runs and part lazy, early-'70s soul.

#OUTKAST ALBUM COVER ARTIST CRACK#

These covers didnвЂ™t quite crack our final top 5 list, but we still love them enough that we felt compelled to include them as bonus tracksвЂ¦ 1. It speaks to the title, creates an ominous feeling that fits with the music, and provides imagery you think about as you listen to the album.Д«onus Tracks: 15 More Amazing Album Covers The Metallica logo hovers above a cemetery field of white crosses with puppet strings connected to the crosses manipulated by a pair of hands in a blood-red sky. This visually striking cover gives viewers a lot to chew on. Despite the fact this is a pre-existing work, it fits perfectly with The Strokes aestheticГўв‚¬вЂќgiving fans a colorful yet subdued and moody piece to ruminate on thatвЂ™s as enjoyable and slippery as the band itself. This cover for the sophomore release from the New York art-garage-rock band is actually a piece of artwork created in the 1960s and commissioned for the album. Mix that detail with the not-quite-real color and contrast, and you have an album cover thatГўв‚¬вЂќlike a lot of Pink FloydвЂ™s musicГўв‚¬вЂќgives you a lot to process. ItвЂ™s not super clear, nor does it call immediate attention to itself, but itвЂ™s there for observation. Look closely and youвЂ™ll also see what appears to be a floating pig. This album cover presents a large factory with big smokestacks in front of picturesque skies. ThereвЂ™s a funky style to this cover that stands out, fits with the music, seems ready to be printed on a t-shirt, and has somehow aged like a fine wine. ItвЂ™s both at once simple and complex to look at. With its strong white-grey-black-red color scheme, tattoo-like imaginary, and strange symmetry, the cover forГ‚ Blood Sugar Sex Magik presents a band just about to hit it big. Blood Sugar Sex Magik Гўв‚¬вЂњ Red Hot Chili Peppers By placing black bars over average peopleвЂ™s faces, the cover tells us thereвЂ™s something weвЂ™re not seeing hereГўв‚¬вЂќand that really gets the brain churning.Дў. The cover resembles a tombstone, which was appropriate since this was AC/DCвЂ™s first album after the death of original lead singer Bon Scott.Дirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap plays expertly on the albumвЂ™s great alliterative title with a cover thatвЂ™s suggestive without actually really showing anything. Without knowing it, on the podcast we both picked AC/DC album covers in our top 3Гўв‚¬вЂќbut different ones doing very different things.Г‚В The Back In Black album cover is a study in minimalism, standing out with its stark black background and gray band name/album title. (Tie) Back In Black / Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Гўв‚¬вЂњ AC/DC

#OUTKAST ALBUM COVER ARTIST CRACKED#

Here are the covers that cracked our listsвЂ¦ 1. On episode 101 of the Speaking Human podcast, we each shared our picks for our favorite album covers and what we liked about them. A recent example is Pusha-TвЂ™s Daytona.ДҐ Exceptional Examples of Awesome Album Covers This has been the case for many albumsГўв‚¬вЂќfrom The Rolling StoneвЂ™s Sticky Fingers to NirvanaвЂ™s Nevermind to Kayne WestвЂ™s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Creates conversation Гўв‚¬вЂњ Sometimes the cover of an album itself becomes a talking point.

Outkast album cover artist