Nas - Stillmatic
Textual Detail- Artist in orange tracksuit with lots of bling.
- Squatting on a graffitied wall.
- Pigeon next to him.
- City behind him.
- Links to black stereotypes of 'gangster' or gang image.
- Pigeon - could suggest run down place (vermin).
- Graffiti suggests run down area.
- Bright orange tracksuit could suggest stands out from the norm - stereotype - shown to look brighter than everything else, shows now in a better place. Originally came from the street and poor side of town.
- City - looks glamorous whereas now he is on the other side.
Textual Detail- Title - 'nothing shocking'
- Two women naked sitting in a rocking chair looks like fire coming from top of heads - siamese twins? - Not a sexual image - Weirdly erotic - Faces showing enduring pain.
- Black and white
- Artist name font - looks like it has been signed
- Rocking chair rocks side to side like cot - age related elderly/young.
What it tell us? Why is it effective?
- Title - irony - everything on cover is shocking
- Shocking imagery
- Music style - heavy metal? - Music can link to the fire coming from hair/head - hell/bad place
- Contradiction to title and cover
- Underground - we are extremely different from the norm.
Here is some of Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Special album.
From analysing all of these album arts I now know that I must make sure that it attracts the target audience. This is dependent on what type of genre it is and how the artist is portrayed. For example the album by deadmau5 - Right this Second links to house music by having a disco ball and the mouse looking happy. This album art is going to inspire me as it is linking to my specific genre of techno house music that I am doing. This will help me a lot as I will take most of these ideas on board.
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