What do the 9 images on Backspacer mean?

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  • the drummer in space could be a salute to the dead
  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,957
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  • mattcozmattcoz Chicago Posts: 2,220
    bootleg wrote:
    OK so I was completely wrong on the movie as its actually One Million Years BC that the image is from.

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    Look at the hand placement, and outfit. Looks to be same thing.
    Wow, good call.

    The one on the right is Ursula Andress from Dr. No

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    and the one on the left is... maybe Uhura from Star Trek?
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  • so is this evolution baby?
  • Soulfire42Soulfire42 Posts: 404
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    Looks like the inspiration for the brain artwork.
  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,717
    JOEJOEJOE wrote:
    TS164310 wrote:
    i don't know but check out the great picture of the artist (tom tomorrow) and PJ:

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    priceless :)

    Mike is starting to resemble Paul McCartney a bit!

    Holy shit ... I never noticed it before ... :)

    They both have small mouths!
  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    I love #9, reminds me of our waterbed and how comfortable and cozy it was. :)
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  • gobrowns19gobrowns19 Posts: 1,447
    Haha, it looks like Stone is getting ready to go to prom
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  • iamrockmusiciamrockmusic Orlando, FL Posts: 443
    why is Stone is posing like we all did in our grade school class photos?
    :lol:
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  • pjhawkpjhawk Posts: 20
    TS164310 wrote:
    i don't know but check out the great picture of the artist (tom tomorrow) and PJ:

    danPJ.jpg

    priceless :)

    Tom Tomorrow sort of looks like a Who. Like one from Whoville.
  • Red MosqitoRed Mosqito Posts: 1,239
    What pictures of the album cover is everyone else looking at and where do I find it??
  • Soulfire42Soulfire42 Posts: 404
    http://www.theskyiscrape.com

    Scroll down the page a bit.
  • it seems like all the images are taken out o pop culture history...

    going in order that the game went

    1= stand by me
    2= i dunno but anyone else notice that the cycle in the background is on the opposite side that the cycle in The Fixer single cover is on?
    3=the prestige? (any famous magic movie really)
    4= the little mermaid?
    5= something...
    6= kinda represents the MTV astronaut
    7= Gilligan's Island...the TV kind of looks like Kitty from That 70's Show
    8= mix between charlies angels and starsky and hutch? was there a black pimp in charlie's angels? i'm much to young to really know those shows well...
    9= i'm having trouble with this one as well
  • BrainofBGABrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,433
    These images will make for a fantastic album!

    They resemble concert posters the boys have done in the past, wonder if they will be available at each show with tour dates etc...

    Number 7 def has a reference to Lost in Space!
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  • dreamweaverdreamweaver New York Posts: 722
    After looking at it, I noticed that the 9 squares are opposites of each other. and there is almost an imaginary line you can see like a game of tic-tac-toe going one across and diagonally both ways.

    the opposites are: space and sea, fire and water, peace and disturbance. there's obviously some other stuff there, what did anyone else think of???

    (i know there's another thread, but it didn't seem to get too far over there, aside from the raquel welsh discovery)
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  • IamMineIamMine Posts: 2,743
    After looking at it, I noticed that the 9 squares are opposites of each other. and there is almost an imaginary line you can see like a game of tic-tac-toe going one across and diagonally both ways.

    the opposites are: space and sea, fire and water, peace and disturbance. there's obviously some other stuff there, what did anyone else think of???

    (i know there's another thread, but it didn't seem to get too far over there, aside from the raquel welsh discovery)

    I like deep thinkers! :)

    May I suggest you post this again in that other thread - keep it alive and bringing in the deep thinkers! :D
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  • pesceleftypescelefty Posts: 26
    I think it's a collage giving homage to the way Hollywood is distorting our reality.
  • JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    TS164310 wrote:
    i don't know but check out the great picture of the artist (tom tomorrow) and PJ:

    danPJ.jpg

    priceless :)

    Stone looks like he is posing for one of those class pictures you took in 1st grade. :D
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  • nfanelnfanel Posts: 2,558
    Here's some of Stone's little buddies

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    oh my god, that is funny. i am laughing loud at work. :lol:
  • skyeriverwinterskyeriverwinter Posts: 1,894
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  • TS164310 wrote:
    i don't know but check out the great picture of the artist (tom tomorrow) and PJ:

    danPJ.jpg

    priceless :)

    Wow. Mike is starting to look old.

    I'm really glad none of the artwork is politically motivated. As Stone has said this will be a refreshing change of pace from the last two records.
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    "Dreams and Memories"

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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    TS164310 wrote:
    i don't know but check out the great picture of the artist (tom tomorrow) and PJ:

    danPJ.jpg

    priceless :)
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  • brolocobroloco Posts: 1,237
    About the cover..."It's dreams and memories" - Tom Tomorrow.

    Uh...."No shit" - Me

    ha, ha. but seriously it's obvious that Tom diliberately made the artwork puzzling. So that we may be questioning this and questioning that. Yeah, of course there's a few references and clues, but overall it's meant to be stared at and thought about. theories will abound! stuff we'll never get the meaning of. makes for a great cover I guess. one that we'll at least look at while listening to the album. (rather than one which you look at once, and then look away & not care about).
  • evenflowevenflow Posts: 401
    why is Stone is posing like we all did in our grade school class photos?

    I seriously laughed out loud at this whenever I looked at it again. I'm glad I've got my own office so I don't sound crazy to the old coworkers.

    I'm still laughing just thinking about it.
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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,869
    (rather than one which you look at once, and then look away & not care about)

    What about the one you look at and get embaressed? (S/t)
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