CD cover analysis

This is the CD cover for the album 'o' by Damien Rice. Damien Rice is an acoustic artist who makes very calming, quiet and melodic songs. This style has been well represented by the front cover of the CD. The light cream colour of the background represents the calmness. It is also a colour that is usually used to represent acoustic music.

The simplicity of the cover also represents the music. The fact the whole title is uneven, small and without capital letters show's innocence and quirkiness. It also shows that this cover does not follow normal industry standards for CD covers (and therefore that he is not a normal artist). The small picture at the bottom also follows the idea of innocence. It is a child's drawing of two people with the words "you" and "me" above them. This drawing once again repsents the innocence, simplicity and calmness of the album.

This is the album cover for "Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace" by Foo Fighters. This is a hard rock album which is clearly shown by some of the elements of the CD cover. The solid structure of the writing shows that this is a much more powerful and loud album. The font of "Foo Fighters" is very bold which shows that the music is powerful and strong. The use of the image of a bomb is also very representative of the style of music. Bomb's are usually represented with war and violence, which can be connected with the Hard Rock genre as it is often a common theme. Bombs are also extremely loud, which may represent the loudness of the music. However, the fact that the bomb hasn't exploded yet, and seems as if it is falling from the sky may show that the music is almost like the bomb is going off and exploding when the music is played.

This is the album cover for "Demon Days" by Gorillaz. The whole marketing scheme behind Gorillaz is that they are a make believe band consisting of 4 cartoon characters; 2D, Murdoch, Russle and Noodle. This album is extremely effective because it is similar to a normal CD cover for the band where it shows all of the members on it, but obviously this includes drawings of the fictional characters instead. It is almost like a classic cover from older bands which may show that this music is going back to basics. The gorillaz mix many different styles of music together, so this is why the cover is very simplistic and uses a black background. The typography is also very small and simple which may show that this is raw, simple and interesting music.

This is the album cover for "The eminem show" by Eminem. This cover is extremely effective and relevant to the lyrical material as a lot of his music on this album shows his disgust and hatred for his popularity. This is shown by many things, such as the curtains that represent his performing. The curtains are red, which is a colour that connotes the idea of anger and hatred. Another example of this hate is the fact that he is sitting behind the curtains, and the spotlight is not on him which shows he wants to stay out of the spotlight. The name, "The eminem show" is used because the songs relate to his life and he is referring to his life as a show because he is constantly in the public's view.