I actually LOVE the Orange red square on the mad villain cover. It gives the art more personality and color. Without it the album would be very monotone.
to me its funny as hell because they could have meant the orange square as a joke at MF DOOM being based on a villain so its like the orange square is the best doom could do to be more vibrant
the reason why I like the orange square is because it reminds me of going into a dusty ass record store or even a yard sale and finding LPs with stickers or post-it notes on them. to me it encapsulates part of that old-head vibe that DOOM encompasses
The orange square adds to the madvillain cover. I can't really describe why but it makes it feel like a tape cover to me. Feels analogue to have that thing there.
I really like how with Tyler’s album, the colors are different for each streaming platform it’s really subtle but I think it’s a very simple and elegant cover
I looked it up on my spotify, then looked at the physical CD I own. I feel so stupid for not realizing the spotify one is green and the real one is yellow, thank you for pointing this out hahaha
Yeah but it definitely does create an interesting visual. Not saying there’s meaning behind it, could have been a complete coincidence, but at the same time I definitely think it’s possible that they wanted that aspect in the picture, whether to represent something, or just as a cool visual.
I find it funny that the album cover for whole lotta red in fact has not a whole lot red but actually very little red in comparison to the black and white
I like the DAMN. album art because it fits the album so well. Kendrick really got out of his comfort zone and talked about depression and his mental state. The cover is just so blank and expressionless and kind of refers to his mental state.
Y’all need to do Mac miller Faces album cover in the next album covers video. That’s one of the best examples of the cover art perfectly matching the music on the album
I LOVE Arca’s music but her album art makes me so unsettled 😭 and I know it’s intentional and her songs still go hard but it’s tough to ignore the imagery lmao
29:00 the front of the DAMN. vinyl cover, aka the regular DAMN. album cover, conceptualizes wickedness as seen by the way kendrick looks down at you, where as the back of the vinyl cover, aka the green DAMN. cover, shows an alternative kendrick standing and looking at you in a sort of "weak" way, conceptualizing weakness. this also ties into the fact that red and green are opposite colors, and the dark red is used for wickedness while the light green is used for weakness
The Donda cover is something I was mad about on release but I do gotta admit it matches the stark and cold atmosphere of the music pretty well. Plus, being a gospel album, I do feel like it elicits a more powerful, primordial, larger than life quality than any of the more angelic promo art did. Like the God it tributes is so beyond comprehension that no single image could ever do it justice. Definitely an idea that's been tossed around a lot historically, too. I like it. I think it's ok, maybe like a B.
The story behind the Nevermind cover...is Kurt was in the hotel room with Dave in between recording songs for the album...a documentary was on TV about underwater birth and Kurt came up with the idea over a few days.
they did the black on white version of unknown pleasures for some of the later physical reissues and it absolutely does not look cheap, i think it honestly looks better. i have one of the black on white cover vinyl pressings and it’s stunning. also i love the vinyl edition album covers for tyler’s albums, best versions of call me when you get lost and wolf
For a suggestion I would say Midnight by Set It Off. It's so aesthetic and captures the feel of the album perfectly. It also references one of the songs, Hourglass, with sand. The hands have 12 fingers, there's a digital 12:00, 'midnight' written in the back to reference the title. I think it's so beautiful and I love the little details.
Would love to hear your thoughts on Mick Jenkins ‘ The Water[s] cover. I think it’s pretty brilliant and matches the music perfectly. The back cover is even more insane too.
the thing that I love about the little simz album cover is that, if you ignore her face, it is really easy to see the hair at the top as a head looking to it's left, see the back of that chair as the top of the arms, and see her entire outfit as a flowy dress. anyone see what I mean??
Hell yeah I love these. My picks for amazing album covers to rank: - Random Access Memories by Daft Punk (or Discovery - really any of their covers they all rule) - Twin Fantasy by Car Seat Headrest - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antenna’s to Heaven by Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd - Lemonade by Beyoncé - Fetch the Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple - Demon Days by Gorillaz - Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood - E•MO•TION by Carly Rae Jepson - Dirty Computer by Janelle Monaé - Pure Comedy by Father John Misty
So I got a video Idea. You know those video that that guy makes where he goes around like a college campus or something and asks people what they're listening too? I think Grant should watch them and play the clips for you and give you multiple choice options and you have to guess what song each person is listening to
Cool video. I don't agree with everything here, but overall this was very entertaining. One thing that I thought was innapropriate was when you showed the Lorde album cover and then both of you proceeded to exclaim "aooga" and punch your chests for 2 minutes straight. I had to cover my 8 year old's eyes until it ended. Kinda weird, but ok.
I literally posted a comment with Riley’s mask theory about the Kanye cover earlier today on another video called How Donda Saved Kanye West. I’m shook to hear you say it in this video 😂
What you guys said about Madvillainy doesn’t really make too much sense because he never had a mask on its own as an album cover before this. The ones before this one all had drawings.
Did the donda cover not come about because the album got released before he signed off on it or something so when universal released it they just didn't have a cover yet?
would love to see opinions on GUMBO - pink siifu Made in Lagos - Wizkid (original not the deluxe) Still Brazy - YG The Never Story - JID Guns- Quelle Chris Find the Beat - Blueface Dedication - Chief Keef
watching this i feel like melodic blues cover did what views by drake tried and failed to do, just a calm scenery of being alone, drakes seemed too on top of the world but i think it wasnt supposed to be seen that way
The pi’erre one is not photoshopped cuz you can go on his Instagram and see those pillows all on the floor when he made this cover album but it does look weird but I like it
for background, riley has a graphic design degree and dignan has eleven outstanding warrants in the tri-state area
that explains Riley's awful taste
2:23 pretty boring album pic. definitely an f
@@redmist6630 no the birds cover is AMAZING
😭😭
@@renogodspeed i meant the impregnating emoji people draco-less album
1:53 the foreshadowing is insane
I was just about to comment this 💀
😭😭😭
now we need 10 more disses i guess 😭
Do guess the Kendrick song by the “I remember you was conflicted”
Man this idea is gorgeous
lfmao
Yes please
I love this idea, could also used that repeated sound from Watch the Throne.
@@diegocorral8787 can you elaborate what repeated sound in watch the throne? I never knew about this
I actually LOVE the Orange red square on the mad villain cover. It gives the art more personality and color. Without it the album would be very monotone.
I highly agree with that
@@fueg00nyxxx King Metal Fingers Vaughn best rapper of all time.
to me its funny as hell because they could have meant the orange square as a joke at MF DOOM being based on a villain so its like the orange square is the best doom could do to be more vibrant
the reason why I like the orange square is because it reminds me of going into a dusty ass record store or even a yard sale and finding LPs with stickers or post-it notes on them. to me it encapsulates part of that old-head vibe that DOOM encompasses
Agreed, I think it's very sensibly and confidently done. The cover would be stale and forgettable without it.
The orange square adds to the madvillain cover. I can't really describe why but it makes it feel like a tape cover to me. Feels analogue to have that thing there.
Lmao the Nevermind cover literally predicted the baby's future. If it isn't intentional on behalf of the dude, fate is poetical.
He was cursed to be stuck in a babies body forever submerged in a pool?
@@chazzbranigaan9354 No he’s still chasing that dollar years later
@@chazzbranigaan9354 I like your way of thinking, very Dignan-esque. Some might say the baby is still chasing that paper
1:50 this aged like milk 😂
I really like how with Tyler’s album, the colors are different for each streaming platform it’s really subtle but I think it’s a very simple and elegant cover
I looked it up on my spotify, then looked at the physical CD I own. I feel so stupid for not realizing the spotify one is green and the real one is yellow, thank you for pointing this out hahaha
Wow that’s so cool
It reminds me of Pink Floyd's The Wall. The text on vinyl versions is black, but on streaming and CDs, it's red
and the yt one is blue
@Sam-xx1hdthere is a sticker with the text
I really hope my cousin Brads album is on here. I know it’s just a picture of him pissing on an ant bed but I think it’s great.
Immediate S tier
Send it
Unironically would love that as an album cover
@@colossus4219 me too, that’s why I hoped it would be on there.
i love when riley gives us context on the cover images. that is always interesting to me
“I think that Dave Grohl and the baby should split the money” I laughed way to hard
Riley looks like someone who would be surprisingly good at playing the harp
“One kid” aged well
The water just doesn’t ripple on the other side of the dock that’s how water works 😭
Yeah but it definitely does create an interesting visual. Not saying there’s meaning behind it, could have been a complete coincidence, but at the same time I definitely think it’s possible that they wanted that aspect in the picture, whether to represent something, or just as a cool visual.
I find it funny that the album cover for whole lotta red in fact has not a whole lot red but actually very little red in comparison to the black and white
WLR? More like WLB&W
@@brianiturrieta8051 (AALR) (and a little red)
I like the DAMN. album art because it fits the album so well. Kendrick really got out of his comfort zone and talked about depression and his mental state. The cover is just so blank and expressionless and kind of refers to his mental state.
DAMN is his best album cover imo
TPAB album cover is more iconic, but the X across the judge's eyes feels a bit cheap.
@@leadnitrate2194 is that not the whole point of the album? Lol
@@vinnymaye419
But they could have used some other way to show he was dead
@@leadnitrate2194 some X’s through the eyes were a pretty good way to do it lmao
Yeah damn. was amazing cover
Y’all need to do Mac miller Faces album cover in the next album covers video. That’s one of the best examples of the cover art perfectly matching the music on the album
S tier with the cover and the music
Serious Idea. Guess the song by the Pharrell 4 count beat intro
That's really good why haven't they done it yet...
Has anyone else just not ever been able to enjoy listening to a song BECAUSE of the album art? I have a few times 😭
I LOVE Arca’s music but her album art makes me so unsettled 😭 and I know it’s intentional and her songs still go hard but it’s tough to ignore the imagery lmao
No love deep web man😭
its a shit album anyway but the cover of the spaghetti incident is so vile. like thats an album u can definitely smell
You guys should definitely do “Guess the playboi carti song by the whaaatt or the slatt “
That would be fire. Or just a general “Guess the song by the Adlib”
29:00 the front of the DAMN. vinyl cover, aka the regular DAMN. album cover, conceptualizes wickedness as seen by the way kendrick looks down at you, where as the back of the vinyl cover, aka the green DAMN. cover, shows an alternative kendrick standing and looking at you in a sort of "weak" way, conceptualizing weakness. this also ties into the fact that red and green are opposite colors, and the dark red is used for wickedness while the light green is used for weakness
I’ve been having a tough time the last few weeks but y’all always manage to make my day better. Preciate it Riley and Dignan :)
The Donda cover is something I was mad about on release but I do gotta admit it matches the stark and cold atmosphere of the music pretty well. Plus, being a gospel album, I do feel like it elicits a more powerful, primordial, larger than life quality than any of the more angelic promo art did. Like the God it tributes is so beyond comprehension that no single image could ever do it justice. Definitely an idea that's been tossed around a lot historically, too.
I like it. I think it's ok, maybe like a B.
dawg its a black square
i wonder if riley ever lets dignan put on the strap on every once and a while
👀
What about rating some clipping. album arts? I guess CLPPNG is the most iconic but the last two albums have great photos as covers.
clipping lmao
31:46 nice to see riley call peter saville a dork and then immediately go into talking about string theory about how everything is actually lines
Bruh he's not talking about string theory
I’ve been waiting for one of these, u guys never disappoint frfr
Peter Saville is an absolute genius. He did all of the album and single covers for Joy Division and New Order. Phenomenal, enchanting work.
I heard that DOOM put the orange square on it so it would jump out at people when flicking through records in a store
I think the damn album cover perfectly embodied all the songs on the album and fit the theme a lot
Duuuuude WHAT?? DAMN. HAS SUCH AN ICONIC AND COOL ALBUM COVER, THE RED AND WHITE COLOR SCHEME IS SO GOOD TOO
The story behind the Nevermind cover...is Kurt was in the hotel room with Dave in between recording songs for the album...a documentary was on TV about underwater birth and Kurt came up with the idea over a few days.
Yo Riley’s eyes at 14:41 made me burst out laughing lmao
Bro I was cracking up I was praying someone else saw that 😂😂😂
@@dannyclifton4295 lmaoo
I adore the way Riley speaks about albums, the way he describes their vibe is so eloquent.
This is literally one of the funniest channels on TH-cam. You guys legitimately make my laugh
they did the black on white version of unknown pleasures for some of the later physical reissues and it absolutely does not look cheap, i think it honestly looks better. i have one of the black on white cover vinyl pressings and it’s stunning. also i love the vinyl edition album covers for tyler’s albums, best versions of call me when you get lost and wolf
For a suggestion I would say Midnight by Set It Off. It's so aesthetic and captures the feel of the album perfectly. It also references one of the songs, Hourglass, with sand. The hands have 12 fingers, there's a digital 12:00, 'midnight' written in the back to reference the title. I think it's so beautiful and I love the little details.
Yeah that cover is extremely good, wish the album itself reflected that
This is my first video i've seen of you guys and I absolutely LOVE this. Can't wait to binge watch all your videos.
I love these album art videos. You guys are the best. Actually the best! 🚀
Would love to hear your thoughts on Mick Jenkins ‘ The Water[s] cover. I think it’s pretty brilliant and matches the music perfectly. The back cover is even more insane too.
Thank you for your good pronunciation, I can easily practice my listening :)
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the thing that I love about the little simz album cover is that, if you ignore her face, it is really easy to see the hair at the top as a head looking to it's left, see the back of that chair as the top of the arms, and see her entire outfit as a flowy dress. anyone see what I mean??
ik this is from literally 8 months ago but yes when i first saw the cover that's the position i thought she was in!
Riley thought he could get away with singing an Ecco2k cover for his paramore impression🤦♂️
Hell yeah I love these. My picks for amazing album covers to rank:
- Random Access Memories by Daft Punk (or Discovery - really any of their covers they all rule)
- Twin Fantasy by Car Seat Headrest
- Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antenna’s to Heaven by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
- Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
- Lemonade by Beyoncé
- Fetch the Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple
- Demon Days by Gorillaz
- Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood
- E•MO•TION by Carly Rae Jepson
- Dirty Computer by Janelle Monaé
- Pure Comedy by Father John Misty
Discovery is one of my favourite album covers ever, its so well done and iconic to boot
So I got a video Idea. You know those video that that guy makes where he goes around like a college campus or something and asks people what they're listening too? I think Grant should watch them and play the clips for you and give you multiple choice options and you have to guess what song each person is listening to
Why does this have no likes? Great idea
The "We love Kanye" quote didn't age too well
Pierrre had a whole photo shoot with the Murakami artwork
This is like a stand up comedian podcast reviewing music. Love it
The WLR cover reminds me of the cinematic posters for the Godfather movies (and scarface to a degree) which makes it even more impactful to me
Been waiting on this for a minute
So relieved to see y’all again I thought I was going to die if a whole week passed without my new hivemind content 🤤
For the record, I'm pretty sure Paramore was named after the maiden name of one of the mothers of the members
there is nothing better than a hivemind vid after a long day
tyler should've picked his mugshot for the photo on the passport
Although this video slaps hard, you guys NEED to do Uzis Mixtapes all their art slap so hard imo
Here from cufboys podcast had to sub when you guys said you were from The 419 Toledo on map showing love from our hometown 🤞🏼🔝
lets go mud hens
the colours on the melodic blue dock matches the colours from the covers on baby keems singles
The intros are just getting better
Hivemind vids are such a vibe
Video Idea: Dignan vs Graydon tickle fight
yall should critique straight-up paintings next
Viewer Art Tier List
p.s. you should listen to Call Me If You Get Lost again
29:08 Riley is every character on It’s Always Sunny real quick
Cool video. I don't agree with everything here, but overall this was very entertaining. One thing that I thought was innapropriate was when you showed the Lorde album cover and then both of you proceeded to exclaim "aooga" and punch your chests for 2 minutes straight. I had to cover my 8 year old's eyes until it ended. Kinda weird, but ok.
What do you guys think about Frank Oceans' covers?
I love the orange square on Madvillainy
how did it go from florida georgia line to madvillainy
It was a hard half a week without you guys
I literally posted a comment with Riley’s mask theory about the Kanye cover earlier today on another video called How Donda Saved Kanye West. I’m shook to hear you say it in this video 😂
graydon looks like the lead singer of legendary neon punk band the maine.
Ah yes, my favorite segment!
They didn’t even notice that Billie was crying on the cover of happier than ever
the melodic blue is bc he had kinda a rough flow before and now it smooth and more melodic
Guessing album name from a brief description of the design?
Call me if you get lost has an amazing concept man
What you guys said about Madvillainy doesn’t really make too much sense because he never had a mask on its own as an album cover before this. The ones before this one all had drawings.
Did the donda cover not come about because the album got released before he signed off on it or something so when universal released it they just didn't have a cover yet?
would love to see opinions on
GUMBO - pink siifu
Made in Lagos - Wizkid (original not the deluxe)
Still Brazy - YG
The Never Story - JID
Guns- Quelle Chris
Find the Beat - Blueface
Dedication - Chief Keef
1:29 in hindsight the title of the album along with the art is crazy, esp with ‘the lover boy method’ being an actual method of trafficking
13:30 Rick Kosick is a legendary skate photographer. Also was one of the main crew dudes in Jackass
I think that dignan should make a tier list
Where would life’s a trip or trip at knight be for y’all?
That Radiohead cover looks like what a disconnecting FaceTime sounds like
watching this i feel like melodic blues cover did what views by drake tried and failed to do, just a calm scenery of being alone, drakes seemed too on top of the world but i think it wasnt supposed to be seen that way
I didn't even realize drake was on the views cover until a couple months ago. Keem did it so much better
Views cover is basically him at the top of the game looking down from Toronto
Harp like who be would playing surprisingly looks at good the Riley someone
35:08 final tier list. You're welcome
when is the sebii video dropping?
p.s. i love your classic shirt.
this is a certified hood classic
The Kanye stuff is really sad to see now. It’s just truly saddening.
what did you think of the Trip at Knight cover?
You should do the Tlop cover
the M on damn forms devil horns, kinda sick lowkey
OH MY GOD YES MY FAVORITE
Lighting looks great boys!
The pi’erre one is not photoshopped cuz you can go on his Instagram and see those pillows all on the floor when he made this cover album but it does look weird but I like it
We need a part 2
These videos are so damn addicting
Donda and DAMN at D tier coincidence?
I think not.
i love how much theyve used wlr in da 👍💅
Isn’t the call me if you get lost album cover supposed to be an ODB reference?
Hivemind is top tier