| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| vilainde |
Posted - 04/25/2005 : 09:01:39
Someone's selling another promo copy of Honeycomb on ebay, and this time there's a picture of the CD cover:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1057&item=4722582009&rd=1
Who knows if it's the official artwork or just something they did for the promo CDs. If it's the actual artwork, the forumers who chosed the colours for the new forum design were spot on...
Denis
"His chops are too righteous. The helmets can't handle this level of rock 'n' roll. Karen, do something!" |
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| offerw |
Posted - 07/18/2005 : 10:48:26
The best artwork since TOTY. The pics in the booklet are excellent as well. Frank looks mighty fine.
wilhelm |
| Carl |
Posted - 07/18/2005 : 06:47:30
I believe there may be a lot of zombie FB fans rushing to record stores over the next day or two! ;) |
| vilainde |
Posted - 07/18/2005 : 05:37:29
It looks a hundred times better on the actual CD.
Denis
I know the god of rock n roll / Yeah I sold him my soul! |
| fbc |
Posted - 07/18/2005 : 03:54:54
quote:
Originally posted by fbc
Yeah, I'm hoping it's not (as far as cover art goes, not really an issue in the grand scheme..) looks a little 'naff' to be official. Very unoriginal
i've changed my mind. it's a nice front cover. |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 06/19/2005 : 13:51:13
Wow OMIACC--
Maggie's painting is amazing as the original!! Wow these kids have so much talent!!
Last year at the State Fair (which is cool in MN) our favorite part was looking in the Education building at all the artwork done by all these kids... it blew us away!!!    |
| OldManInaCoffeeCan |
Posted - 06/18/2005 : 22:30:34
[Off-topic]
Shit, Guitar Man, are you kidding me, of course I'll have her ready. I will have to get my second son, Taylor Hyatt (son of the late singer/songwriter Walter Hyatt from Spartanburg-Austin-Nashville) to teach her lead. [http://pbs.org/klru/austin/artists/program111.html]
P.S. I'm gonna check with the Duke of Fender about getting Taylor some lessons from the Duke!!! He's got a good teacher now and a lot of his daddy's talent, but he needs some of the Duke's magic and flair!
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| fbc |
Posted - 06/18/2005 : 15:20:20
quote:
Originally posted by CoffeeCan
Thanks fbc, as you know from being a parent, there is no more important mission than to meet the needs of your child. Maggie and I just cooked breakfast together, she loves to break the eggs...I was singing "Headache" acappella...
she liked it, so I put on Frank's version, she liked that one better! Helluva way to start your day, huh!
Okay, in some years time i'm gonna be needing a lead and bass player to help kick some ass.
my little one's in on it, how about Maggie?
You think you can teach her lead Kelley Deal styley by the time i come knockin'? |
| OldManInaCoffeeCan |
Posted - 06/18/2005 : 07:58:14
quote:
Originally posted by fbc
Rich, Mrs Coffeecan and yourdself guide Maggie well. You must be proud.
It sure is brightening up my screen. How much for a commissioned piece?
And what is it with blues, yellows and black? They go so well together. Children are so smart.
Thanks fbc, as you know from being a parent, there is no more important mission than to meet the needs of your child.
[Maggie and I just cooked breakfast together, she loves to break the eggs...I was singing "Headache" acappella...
she liked it, so I put on Frank's version, she liked that one better! Helluva way to start your day, huh!]
And, as I was looking at Maggie's art from this week, I couldn't believe the similarity between her
"Stary Night" and Julian, Miss Thing and The Man's 7 year-old son, cover for "I Burn Today"...I had to post it.
Also, you're right, those blues, yellows and blacks really go well together. |
| OldManInaCoffeeCan |
Posted - 06/18/2005 : 07:46:42
quote:
Originally posted by Carl
The next generation have some artistic talent after all! ;)
You got that right Carl! The more time I spend with kids of all ages, including teenagers,
the more I'm comforted in the fact that they will make this world a better place.
(Hey, even the saggin' and subwoofers don't bother me, Go ahead kids,
'SPRESS YOURSELF!) |
| Carl |
Posted - 06/18/2005 : 07:14:45
The next generation have some artistic talent after all! ;) |
| billgoodman |
Posted - 06/18/2005 : 06:16:46
quote:
Originally posted by moro
http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=326805
and please, note that bonus track...
and please, not that price!
but hey
thanks for the info notheless
it's not like you put the pricetag on it!
 "I joined the cult of Jon Tiven/Bye!" |
| fbc |
Posted - 06/18/2005 : 02:44:44
Rich, Mrs Coffeecan and yourdself guide Maggie well. You must be proud.
It sure is brightening up my screen. How much for a commissioned piece?
And what is it with blues, yellows and black? They go so well together. Children are so smart.
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| OldManInaCoffeeCan |
Posted - 06/17/2005 : 22:25:58
Alright, Miss Thing, it's my turn to do a little braggin', this painting is by my 8 year-old daughter, Maggie,
and it is her interpretation of Vincent van Gogh's "Stary Night" painted while
in an art camp conducted by Mrs. CoffeeCan during the week beginning June 13, 2005.
Maggie's "Stary Night" [original by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)]
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| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 06/15/2005 : 20:40:07
Violet, thanks for checking in and posting. Wow that cover art by Julian is amazing... wow to think what he can do at seven!! All the exciting possibilites he has with all that talent!!! And how lucky you are to have all that beautiful art to hang in your place. And how lucky us fans are to get a copy of his "early work" on the I Burn Today single!!! 
May I ask what medium Julian used (acrylic, oil or computer). Thank you!
Hope you and your family are well...take care and thanks for dropping in! |
| Mass Pleeze |
Posted - 06/15/2005 : 18:00:58
Thanks for sharing that Violet.
FYI - it was epiphanic seeing the Pixies in L.A. 6/2/05 <late>.
Sent a note to "The Man" in his highness' thread. Exquisite absolute.
P.S. Not the one in So. Patagonia.
can you swing from a good rope?
building jumper |
| Carl |
Posted - 06/15/2005 : 17:23:49
Wow, that's great! Your 7 year old son did that?! FANTASTIC!
(By the way, thanks for the heads up, OldMan!! ) |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 06/15/2005 : 10:39:11
Hey, thanks fbc; very interesting! I feel so out of the loop Frank-wise, though thankfully Frog in the Sand is helping me get up to speed. :)
 "Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
| kathryn |
Posted - 06/15/2005 : 03:39:53
What a great surprise! Thanks, Violet!
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
| fbc |
Posted - 06/15/2005 : 03:25:40
you haven't missed it. it's a few posts above yours
but just in case, and just for you
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 06/15/2005 : 02:42:39
Thanks for the heads up, Violet. Do we have a copy of this image somewhere? Have I just missed it?
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
| fbc |
Posted - 06/15/2005 : 01:00:33
I would never have thought it was done by a seven year old.
it's a lovely cover, and because it's on an fb record, you just presume it was done by an artist/designer.
Go Julian!
I look forward to seeing some more of your work in the future.
The boy got talent. |
| tobafett |
Posted - 06/14/2005 : 22:12:36
i dig the cover...(esp. the font--use it ALL the time!)
very groovy. |
| danjersey |
Posted - 06/14/2005 : 21:55:33
very nice, it's good to keep it in the family. the left side has alot of push and the right a real pull.
when and where will this be in stores? |
| OldManInaCoffeeCan |
Posted - 06/14/2005 : 21:02:37
Oh yeah, and if you know, or if you don't mind asking the artist, can you share some interpretation or comments from the artist concerning this painting. Thanks. |
| OldManInaCoffeeCan |
Posted - 06/14/2005 : 20:59:13
Wow, that's very impressive!
And, Please, Miss thing, feel free to brag here anytime!!!
By the way, how did he get that gig? |
| Miss Thing |
Posted - 06/14/2005 : 20:23:48
...he just turned 7 recently :-) :-) |
| Miss Thing |
Posted - 06/14/2005 : 20:22:35
Hey its Violet - I just have to brag and say that the artist who designed the cover for
the "I Burn Today" single...is my son Julian... :-) |
| moro |
Posted - 06/03/2005 : 09:19:02
http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=326805
and please, note that bonus track... |
| MMD |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 14:13:05
Could we get a higher res version of Honeycomb posted, the low quality ebay shot doesn't do it any justice.
“Not since Orson Welles had one man so many fingers in so many pies, and been the chef as well. And then looked like he went and ate them all. The guy was out of control.” |
| fbc |
Posted - 05/30/2005 : 10:51:51
hey bogey, is this one of yours too?
cornered the boy kicked out at the world
the world kicked back alot fuckin' harder
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| blarg007 |
Posted - 05/14/2005 : 22:10:22
quote:
Originally posted by bogie007
Hi Everyone-
This has been a strange but oddly thrilling experience, reading what people think about my work, especially before I posted my first response. It's too bad that some people don't think it does justice to songs on the album (fbc) or that it looks like "fossilized tortilla chips" (floop), but everyone has a different aesthetic and a very personal response to the album, so that's okay. So, to answer the burning question on everyone's mind: the font is American Typewriter. As for why Frank chose this particular cover, you'll have to ask him, I can only speak to what I was thinking when I made it and don't want to put words in his mouth. The whole idea behind the abstract nature of the cover has to do with trying to translate how the album sounds (how it sounds to me, anyway) into a purely visual language. I didn't want to use recognizable symbols (like a beehive or something) because I wanted that visual language to be unique to the album. I feel like the music says something uniquely individual, and I wanted the cover art to reflect this by using only color and texture. I chose the warm colors b/c, to me, they invoke a bunch of important aspects of the album: where is was recorded, the type of musicians that play on it, the overall sound of the music, and the lyrics. Okay, so that was my attempt at articulating the ideas behind the cover. I sort of hate doing this because you just can't avoid sounding pretentious when trying to explain artwork, and pretentious people are lame. Thanks for all the feedback on the cover, it's given me a lot to chew on...
I have to admit that I do like this artwork and also that I hated it at first. as an artist, music lover and FB fan I have had only my personal visualization of a cover/theme, graphic or font in my head
when I thought of this new work.
I haven't sought out the bootlegs or whatever but I read jon tivens'
updates and the recent news and was happy that it's almost here and
for some reason I do picture a completly different package in my head.
as I wandered into this thread I immediately clicked the ebay link
saw it and recocgnized the american typewriter font immediately
(I sign write/paint and old school is to learn your fonts)and thought
the background a close up of a brown paper bag (which it may be)
so I thought it was a quick mock up for promo.
as i browsed the ebay page it grew on me and what the bogey man says
makes sense so I'll buy it. but honestly the simple aesthetic works. |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 05/09/2005 : 22:25:24
Yep, it's not the Virgin Mary, but it sure do look like Jesus.
Quick... put it on e bay. j/k |
| fbc |
Posted - 05/09/2005 : 11:43:46
hey double0, unless you've gone, how far off the mark are we about seeing faces/profiles in the cover art?
Do we blame the hallucinogenics? |
| bogie007 |
Posted - 05/09/2005 : 11:37:59
quote:
Originally posted by vilainde
Fossilized guacamole, I guess.
Hardy har har...
Denis
"His chops are too righteous. The helmets can't handle this level of rock 'n' roll. Karen, do something!"
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| vilainde |
Posted - 05/08/2005 : 10:17:59
Fossilized guacamole, I guess.
Denis
"His chops are too righteous. The helmets can't handle this level of rock 'n' roll. Karen, do something!" |
