http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/visual_notes_album_covers_inspired_by_famous_paintings/ Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:10:51 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/visual_notes_album_covers_inspired_by_famous_paintings/comment-page-1/#comment-4205 Patrick Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:46:11 +0000 http://www.walrusmusicblog.com/?p=337#comment-4205 Of course there are several paintings that come to mind. Foremost is Queen's modifying of Frank Kelly Freas' 'The Gulf Between' for 'News of the World' (1977), substituting the band members for the dead human in the robot's hand. Henri Rousseau's 'Tiger in a Storm (Suprise) was used by jazz crooner Michael Franks for the cover of 'Tiger In The Rain' (1976). Before the 'Alien' movies, H. R. Giger's art was better known through Emerson, Lake and Palmer's 'Brain Salad Surgery'. Giger also reportedly designed the band's logo. The same colaboration goes with Ken Kelly and Kiss, Roger Dean and Asia, etc. Of course there are several paintings that come to mind.
Foremost is Queen’s modifying of Frank Kelly Freas’ ‘The Gulf Between’ for ‘News of the World’ (1977), substituting the band members for the dead human in the robot’s hand.
Henri Rousseau’s ‘Tiger in a Storm (Suprise) was used by jazz crooner Michael Franks for the cover of ‘Tiger In The Rain’ (1976).
Before the ‘Alien’ movies, H. R. Giger’s art was better known through Emerson, Lake and Palmer’s ‘Brain Salad Surgery’. Giger also reportedly designed the band’s logo. The same colaboration goes with Ken Kelly and Kiss, Roger Dean and Asia, etc.

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