The next cover album that I am going to look at is the classic indie album The Libertines by The Libertines. The band emerged as a very popular band with their unique, energetic music, described as indie rock and punk rock. The cover is very reflective of the band and the ideologies it promotes, which is easily recognisable to any fans of the band or that type of music. The cover features two band members, Pete Doherty and Carl Barat, at the freedom gig in 2003. The cover shows the two looking a bit worse for were showing their tattoos dedicated to the band. This is used to show the unity of the band, and obviously we regard tattoos to be very rock n roll. This cover was important as it was there to show that the bands were still together and friends, as they had previously had problems. Pete Doherty is infamous for his drug and alcohol use which we can see in this photo. The photo shows the band rock n roll nature, with an unorganised almost spur of the moment shot. Another thing that strikes me is the text that is used on the cover. It is unaligned and looks like it been put together in a few minutes. It emphasises the bands life and the way the live as it is very messy and unorganised.
The next cover that I am going to analyse is The Enemy’s We’ll live and die in these towns. It was the debutant album from the Coventry band that set out to make an immediate impact. The band describes themselves as champions of the suburban cities. So it is fitting that the cover is of a railway departures board, which is a metaphor for escaping the stresses and bores of modern life that we are all expected to live. After listening to the bands music it is very clear that the band represents the common man, and can relate to the problems of many people. The simplistic nature of the cover suggests a feeling of this is what you get with the band, that they aren’t lying about who they are and what the band is about. All in all the cover reflects the band very well, showing a kind of honesty that you may not usually see on other album covers.
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