| goinback 23.07.2005 07:52 |
I never really liked this to begin with, and thought how dated it would look in several years once anyone at home could make it. It's got to be the most outdated yet famous-so-it's-still-cool pictures ever :) (I'm referring to the Boston Globe article by the way.) |
| All I Hear Is Radio Gaga 23.07.2005 17:28 |
No it's not, It's one of my favorite, I think that it is really creative. |
| LifeKiller 23.07.2005 17:31 |
The next Microsoft Windows will feature a tool to create something like the cover the Miracle, think about it, the cover is from 1988/89! |
| dragonzflame 23.07.2005 18:47 |
I like it. Doesn't the fact that it was made in 1988 make it cool, especially since it's taken till now to be able to do it yourself? |
| deleted user 23.07.2005 20:12 |
i can understand why people would consider it bad now, but in 1988, it was one of the most advanced/complicated computer technologies around |
| chauncey 23.07.2005 21:34 |
I still have a Queen t-shirt with the Miracle cover on the front and the title printed on the back. I used to wear it all the time. It was pretty fascinating to see how they drafted the Miracle cover on the Greatest Hits II DVD. |
| Queenette=1 24.07.2005 01:22 |
It's one of my favourites. I have a thing for "Album Art" and it is a "Thumbs Up" Idea. And by the way I know this is early ROGER, but HAPPY, HAPPY, BITHDAY BABY! Oh, yeah and HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIAN too! Have any of you been to BRIAN's web and seen his graduation pictures? Wow! what a fucking accompolishment that man has made. I wish I was you Bri, baby. Who loves Ya!? QUEENETTE These are the days of our lives, yeah! |
| NOTWMEDDLE 24.07.2005 01:32 |
The cover to The Miracle is kick ass! All of Queen's covers are good in their own sort of way. All printed papers can go eat shit! |
| Gunpowder Gelatine 24.07.2005 02:55 |
It's not my favorite and I can see how it could be kind of creepy to come across if you're not a fan, but I like the idea it represented, of the four of them coming together as a single unit. It's powerful and it was ahead of its time, like Roger's always saying about something or other (like he said about John's cowboy hat in The Invisible Man video!). |
| LifeKiller 24.07.2005 04:15 |
<font color =#CC00FF>***Marial-B*** wrote: No, it's not. It's one of the coolest :D. Jazz for me it's a bad cover :P. Too bad I love that album so much ;)Jazz is just an alternative one, the record company did not want the naked girls on the cover *lol* |
| Freddie Badgery 24.07.2005 04:28 |
The image of the four personalities melded into a singular being has always been, for me, the very definition of Queen's music. What would 'One Vision' have been without Freddie's new lyrics over Roger's tune, or Another One Bites the Dust without Brian's guitar solo. They (Queen) always seemed to accomplish so much more when working together on a project than operating independently. They were a team, a singular unit. This image, in my opinion, represents not just the the teamwork of the greatest rock band in the world, but the very symbiosis they shared. Maybe non-Queen fans don't get it, but then... does that really matter? |
| bitesthedust 24.07.2005 13:35 |
The Miracle is one of the best original album covers Queen had, certainly not a bad one. |
| Mr Drowse 25.07.2005 10:09 |
My four year old daughter is afraid of the miracle cover. She thinks it's some kind of monster :D |
| its_a_hard_life 25.07.2005 10:12 |
Mr Drowse wrote: My four year old daughter is afraid of the miracle cover. She thinks it's some kind of monster :DNoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo |
| Bobby_brown 25.07.2005 11:46 |
I don't like that cover either. My favorite covers are from Iron Maiden albums. I usually find Queen covers their most weack aspect of their marketing! It just doesn't work. Take care |
| groover 25.07.2005 19:49 |
Bobby_brown wrote: I don't like that cover either. My favorite covers are from Iron Maiden albums. I usually find Queen covers their most weack aspect of their marketing! It just doesn't work. Take careNot all. Queen II/NOTW/ANATO/ADATR/ are all classic album covers imho. AKOM and Innuendo are good covers. There is nothing "bad" about Queen 1/SHA/Jazz. The Game/Works are simple. The only 2 I don't care for are Hot Space/Miracle. (I'm not a fan of Live Magic's cover either). |
| goinback 26.07.2005 03:14 |
I actually really like the Jazz album cover. I got it when I was 6 years old on vinyl, and it was so big and shiny and just sort of mysterious since it doesn't tell you anything about what's on the record. In a way it's sort of like the Dark Side Of The Moon cover to me (though I wouldn't say the Jazz cover is *that* good!). They both seem mysterious and made me want to hear what was actually on the album. |
| Bobby_brown 26.07.2005 10:54 |
groover wrote:Of course they have some good covers, but compared to other bands they're nothing special.Bobby_brown wrote: I don't like that cover either. My favorite covers are from Iron Maiden albums. I usually find Queen covers their most weack aspect of their marketing! It just doesn't work. Take careNot all. Queen II/NOTW/ANATO/ADATR/ are all classic album covers imho. AKOM and Innuendo are good covers. There is nothing "bad" about Queen 1/SHA/Jazz. The Game/Works are simple. The only 2 I don't care for are Hot Space/Miracle. (I'm not a fan of Live Magic's cover either). I mean look at the "Works" cover. What was the concept behind that cover? You look at that cover and you think:" What a great hard rock album this bust be! But when you listen to it, it's pure pop. So, it's obvious that they failled to connect the cover with the music. I don't want to talk about all the albums (you wouldn't read it to, so..) but the Works is a good example for what they could do. They could have put a better/brighter picture of them, like a shot taken from the Radio GaGa video. You know what i mean?- make a connection between their music and their cover, so people could relate to that product. They've done that with Innuendo, and it worked very well! Take care |
| doremi 26.07.2005 13:28 |
Mr Drowse wrote: My four year old daughter is afraid of the miracle cover. She thinks it's some kind of monster :DLOL! Actually, I have always thought it had a creepy look to it and hate it. |
| groover 26.07.2005 23:58 |
I mean look at the "Works" cover. What was the concept behind that cover? You look at that cover and you think:" What a great hard rock album this bust be! great Freudian slip Bobby. |
| Bobby_brown 27.07.2005 09:26 |
groover wrote: I mean look at the "Works" cover. What was the concept behind that cover? You look at that cover and you think:" What a great hard rock album this bust be! great Freudian slip Bobby.What do you mean by that? |
| Picander 28.07.2005 09:37 |
I remember an interview (maybe Brian's) telling it was intentional for the new style of Miracle composition. Miracle songs were composed all together from the beginning to the end. Till that album a member came to studio with his whole song and the others attached their parts. |
| bobmaster 29.07.2005 16:48 |
the cover is pretty weird you have to say. i can see why kids would be scared of it, lol but it was definately very innovative and original and i like original |
| Daniel vZ 29.07.2005 17:22 |
I love the cover, one of my favorites! |
| Oberon 31.07.2005 15:01 |
bobmaster wrote: the cover is pretty weird you have to say. i can see why kids would be scared of it, lol but it was definately very innovative and original and i like originalI actually think the back cover was more scary with all the eyes! Really scary! |
| Teo_torriate04 01.08.2005 03:46 |
Just goes to show that you can sometimes judge a book by its cover. Bad cover - Bad album. |
| deleted user 01.08.2005 05:06 |
The Miracle is a great cover. One of my favorites. Jazz and Hot Space i would say are pretty poor. The Miracle covers great! |
| brENsKi 01.08.2005 07:40 |
<font color=orange>Mr Brittas</bold> wrote: The Miracle is a great cover. One of my favorites. Jazz and Hot Space i would say are pretty poor. The Miracle covers great!Stephen - the Miracle cover looks nice - but it's nothing that anyone with a home computer and art package couldn't produce - even back then - packages like DPaint oint the Amiga and Corel on the Pc were doing this kinda stuff!!! Jazz - i like (a lot) i think it's simple and stunning, and i also remember the 'inner poster' at the time....i think jazz works, but HS looks out of place in any period... |