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Glorified KCGlorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,762
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Which of the 10 studio albums has your favorite artwork?
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Album Artwork 143 votes

Ten
0%
Vs.
2%
UseUrIllusionsbrewdog123blango88bigdeath 4 votes
Vitalogy
14%
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No Code
30%
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Yield
24%
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Binaural
9%
HailHailVitalogyPeArLgOoNeRtschavPeasant TentsTim SimmonsjarkkonieminenHesCalledDyerRS151862Gern BlanstenRay J. T.Brotherjohnno9Original_ShiftyGarasaurasMAMIAST 14 votes
Riot Act
13%
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Avocado
1%
Gleidsonblack_rock 2 votes
Backspacer
1%
Ukuleddie VeggerRE658041 2 votes
Lightning Bolt
0%
mjmorr23 1 vote
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  • lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 14,283
    Riot Act
    Got to be honest . I looked at the options and thought.  None are that good. Just my opinion.
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  • pearljammr78pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613
    No Code
    I was thinking the same thing. No code was innovative and riot act matched the darkness of the album. But none have that wow factor. 

    But it I would rather have them focus on the music than the covers any day. 
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  • Glorified KCGlorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,762
    No Code
    I agree there’s no wow factor on their covers, but that’s why I enjoy them so much.  No Code is my favorite given the innovation with the polaroids on the cover and inside of the booklet.
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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,946
    edited August 2019
    Riot Act
    I like Riot Act the most. Because it doesn't look boringly digital (THE FUCKING DIGITAL GRADIENTS ON AVOCADO AND BACKSPACER ARE THE WORST) but is still slick and stylish and moody. Simple, good looking font on the front and the analogue "grungy" handwriting on the back that still is kept small enough to keep it elegant. And the warm photo of them in the studio when opened (even though it goes against the aesthetic on the front). 

    The booklet is also really nice with it's analogue look of the scanned typewriter pages and the black and white photos.


    Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on
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  • NamiNami Newfoundland Posts: 5,997
    No Code
    yield... no code...
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  • Glorified KCGlorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,762
    No Code
    I love the perspective on Riot Act, I hadn't thought about a lot of this.  When I ranked these a little while back, I had Riot Act down at #8. 
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  • JojoRiceJojoRice Kennesaw, GA Posts: 4,398
    edited August 2019
    Riot Act
    Ive always liked the Riot Act art.  Both inside and out.  I think it represents the album very well. 
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  • Ray J. T.Ray J. T. Posts: 4,064
    Binaural
    cdthomas1981 said:
    I agree there’s no wow factor on their covers, but that’s why I enjoy them so much.  No Code is my favorite given the innovation with the polaroids on the cover and inside of the booklet.
    Agreed that none of the covers really make you step back and say wow. The wow factor has always been in the song writing. Ill take that over any album artwork any day. 
  • Glorified KCGlorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,762
    No Code
    Ray J. T. said:
    cdthomas1981 said:
    I agree there’s no wow factor on their covers, but that’s why I enjoy them so much.  No Code is my favorite given the innovation with the polaroids on the cover and inside of the booklet.
    Agreed that none of the covers really make you step back and say wow. The wow factor has always been in the song writing. Ill take that over any album artwork any day. 
    While it's not "wow" I still covet how they put together their album artwork and booklets.  I just feel authenticity of the band when I go through them.  They're always staying true to themselves.
    I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.
  • Ray J. T.Ray J. T. Posts: 4,064
    Binaural
    cdthomas1981 said:
    Ray J. T. said:
    cdthomas1981 said:
    I agree there’s no wow factor on their covers, but that’s why I enjoy them so much.  No Code is my favorite given the innovation with the polaroids on the cover and inside of the booklet.
    Agreed that none of the covers really make you step back and say wow. The wow factor has always been in the song writing. Ill take that over any album artwork any day. 
    While it's not "wow" I still covet how they put together their album artwork and booklets.  I just feel authenticity of the band when I go through them.  They're always staying true to themselves.
    Agreed. I still admire what the band puts together with their artwork. I think it best describes who they are. 
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,946
    Riot Act
    cdthomas1981 said:
    Ray J. T. said:
    cdthomas1981 said:
    I agree there’s no wow factor on their covers, but that’s why I enjoy them so much.  No Code is my favorite given the innovation with the polaroids on the cover and inside of the booklet.
    Agreed that none of the covers really make you step back and say wow. The wow factor has always been in the song writing. Ill take that over any album artwork any day. 
    While it's not "wow" I still covet how they put together their album artwork and booklets.  I just feel authenticity of the band when I go through them.  They're always staying true to themselves.
    Up till Riot Act.

    Avocado, (especially) backspacer and Lightning Bolt are misfires. No way around that.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Glorified KCGlorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,762
    No Code
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    cdthomas1981 said:
    Ray J. T. said:
    cdthomas1981 said:
    I agree there’s no wow factor on their covers, but that’s why I enjoy them so much.  No Code is my favorite given the innovation with the polaroids on the cover and inside of the booklet.
    Agreed that none of the covers really make you step back and say wow. The wow factor has always been in the song writing. Ill take that over any album artwork any day. 
    While it's not "wow" I still covet how they put together their album artwork and booklets.  I just feel authenticity of the band when I go through them.  They're always staying true to themselves.
    Up till Riot Act.

    Avocado, (especially) backspacer and Lightning Bolt are misfires. No way around that.
    That's fair enough.  You mentioned the digital gradients on those three.  What makes that different? 
    I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.
  • Glorified KCGlorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,762
    edited August 2019
    No Code
    Oops, accidentally sent that comment twice. ^
    Post edited by Glorified KC on
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  • rummyrummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,458
    No Code
    Ten's cover is a bit hokey. Vs is ugly - but my favourite album still. Vitalogy is nice but was frustrating in the CD age. Yield and Binaural are cool but still land behind No Code.
  • HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,456
    Binaural
    Gotta go with outer space and her sexy hourglass figure!!
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  • JPPJ84JPPJ84 Hamburg, Germany Posts: 3,464
    Yield
    Yield for me but Binaural is cool too. I like the polaroid visual of No Code but not the pictures
  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,322
    No Code
    In order...
    No Code - those polaroids!! 
    Riot Act - great moody cover
    Binaural - love the nebula 
    Vitalogy - very clean and simple
    Yield - just cool
    VS - always liked the cover
    Avocado - also clean and simple
    Backspacer - interesting but a little too busy
    Lightning Bolt - meh, it’s ok 
    Ten - iconic? yes. Super cheesy? Absolutely. Do I still love it?  Yes because it was where I started with my favorite band of all time
  • Glorified KCGlorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,762
    No Code
    I did this ranking a couple of months ago.  I’m seriously rethinking Riot Act.


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  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 28,757
    No Code
    No code, yield and vitalogy are my top three.  
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  • eboweddieeboweddie Posts: 1,021
    Riot act for me. It sums up the mood of a lot of nations around that time. The cover 

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  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,645
    Vitalogy
    I love the Vitalogy, Yield and Riot Act covers pretty much equally. Vitalogy just gets the nod (this time)
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  • Glorified KCGlorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,762
    No Code
    I do really like Vitalogy's vinyl.  It was definitely made for vinyl and not CD.  A couple of months ago I found a 1994-released vinyl and had to buy it.

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  • Glorified KCGlorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,762
    No Code
    Ten is the only one to not get a vote.
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  • HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,456
    Binaural
    I prefer the white Lightning Bolt cover over the black.  The big arc looks so much better in black than red, and the eye looks more like an eye with the white sclera.  I don't even know if it's supposed to be an eye, but that's what I've always seen.  (Maybe my love of the Zelda franchise has bled its way into my love of Pearl Jam.)
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  • Glorified KCGlorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,762
    No Code
    Image result for pearl jam lightning bolt coverImage result for pearl jam lightning bolt cover
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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,946
    Riot Act
    cdthomas1981 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    cdthomas1981 said:
    Ray J. T. said:
    cdthomas1981 said:
    I agree there’s no wow factor on their covers, but that’s why I enjoy them so much.  No Code is my favorite given the innovation with the polaroids on the cover and inside of the booklet.
    Agreed that none of the covers really make you step back and say wow. The wow factor has always been in the song writing. Ill take that over any album artwork any day. 
    While it's not "wow" I still covet how they put together their album artwork and booklets.  I just feel authenticity of the band when I go through them.  They're always staying true to themselves.
    Up till Riot Act.

    Avocado, (especially) backspacer and Lightning Bolt are misfires. No way around that.
    That's fair enough.  You mentioned the digital gradients on those three.  What makes that different? 
    It looks like shit. It looks like what I did the first weeks in Photoshop in the late 90s.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,946
    Riot Act
    HesCalledDyer said:
    I  (Maybe my love of the Zelda franchise has bled its way into my love of Pearl Jam.)

    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Glorified KCGlorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,762
    No Code
    We now have 120 votes and ZERO for Ten!  
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  • JPPJ84JPPJ84 Hamburg, Germany Posts: 3,464
    edited August 2019
    Yield
    cdthomas1981 said:
    We now have 120 votes and ZERO for Ten!  
    Doesn’t mean no one likes it. It’s just not at the very top. For anyone. It’s definitely not last on my list.
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,946
    edited August 2019
    Riot Act
    cdthomas1981 said:
    We now have 120 votes and ZERO for Ten!  
    Tens cover looks like shit.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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