Journey Album Artwork - Discussion

by **Jana** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 4:18 am

After all this discussion about the albums, what are your favorites and/or your least favorite album designs? This includes all the Greatest Hits CDs, too.

I would choose Escape as my favorite. Brilliant design.
I also really like Revelation as my second favorite. Liked the design and colors, kind of retro Journey.

My least favorite is a tie. I never liked Raised on Radio. Too bleak for me.
I also do not like Generations.

Trial By Fire I can never quite figure out, but really like.

by **mikemarrs** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 4:21 am

my favorite is probably captured followed by escape.

by **S2M** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 4:22 am

Favorites: Evolution, Departure, GH Live

Least favorites: Generations, Arrival, Revelation

by **Jana** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 4:24 am

StocktontoMalone wrote:Favorites: Evolution, Departure, GH Live

Least favorites: Generations, Arrival, Revelation

I forgot Departure. I do love Departure also.

by **bluejeangirl76** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:20 am

Jana wrote: what are your favorites and/or your least favorite album designs?

Evolution and Raised on Radio.
I don't care for the ones with bugs on them. :lol:

by **Gideon** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:29 am

Trial By Fire and Revelation.

by **etcetera** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:00 pm

Generations engages me most. It exploits spatial depth...and is surprisingly composed and focused despite the striking juxtaposition.

by **Saint John** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:38 pm

I have come to love Trial By Fire. I heard that Perry mandated that as the album cover and, if that is true, it was a great idea. The way the rug that got pissed on in The Big Lebowski tied "Dude's" room together, I think that that album cover tied a lot of Journey's history together. Love that cover. Easily their best. Kudos to Nostrildamus on that one.

by **artist4perry** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:47 pm

Trial by Fire is surreal........... Evolution for the time, was a great artwork. Engaging and eye catching.

by **escapefan** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:18 pm

Captured, Escape and Trial by Fire

by **jrny84** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:24 pm

Escape, Trial By Fire, and Revelation awesome artwork.

by **G.I.Jim** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:34 pm

Escape and Frontiers are my favorites...I guess I love Beetles and weird alien head things! :shock:

Seriously though...they're awesome artistry-wise, and I hope for something similar on our album cover. :wink:

by **etcetera** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:03 pm

artist4perry wrote:Trial by Fire is surreal...........

Love that disturbing but enchanting abstraction...it reeks with metaphors.

by **artist4perry** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:55 am

G.I.Jim wrote:Escape and Frontiers are my favorites...I guess I love Beetles and weird alien head things! Seriously though...they're awesome artistry-wise, and I hope for something similar on our album cover.

Bit of Trivia: Did you know the Alien head on Frontiers had a name? His name is Elmo..........Ripleys Beleive it or not! LOL! :lol:

by **Onestepper** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:00 am

Escape and TBF, then I go old school with Infinity, Evo, Departure, Captured. Revelation looks cheesy to me.

by **bluejeangirl76** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:01 am

artist4perry wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote:Escape and Frontiers are my favorites...I guess I love Beetles and weird alien head things! Seriously though...they're awesome artistry-wise, and I hope for something similar on our album cover.

Bit of Trivia: Did you know the Alien head on Frontiers had a name? His name is Elmo..........Ripleys Beleive it or not! LOL!

Yep. More trivia... did you know...

Elmo used to be red, not blue.
My friend has some of the original promo stickers of the red Elmo.

by **G.I.Jim** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:27 am

bluejeangirl76 wrote:
artist4perry wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote:Escape and Frontiers are my favorites...I guess I love Beetles and weird alien head things! Seriously though...they're awesome artistry-wise, and I hope for something similar on our album cover.

Bit of Trivia: Did you know the Alien head on Frontiers had a name? His name is Elmo..........Ripleys Beleive it or not! LOL!

Yep. More trivia... did you know...

Elmo used to be red, not blue.
My friend has some of the original promo stickers of the red Elmo.

Was he a tickle me red Elmo? :wink:

by **artist4perry** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:38 am

G.I.Jim wrote:
bluejeangirl76 wrote:
artist4perry wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote:Escape and Frontiers are my favorites...I guess I love Beetles and weird alien head things! Seriously though...they're awesome artistry-wise, and I hope for something similar on our album cover.

Bit of Trivia: Did you know the Alien head on Frontiers had a name? His name is Elmo..........Ripleys Beleive it or not! LOL!

Yep. More trivia... did you know...

Elmo used to be red, not blue.
My friend has some of the original promo stickers of the red Elmo.

Was he a tickle me red Elmo?

I was quite tickled to get to go to the concert that year........ :wink:

by **lights1961** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:18 am

evoluiton was good, Departure was amazing... and escape was cool for the time... like Journey was blasting off for the 80s...

R

by **Glenn** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:52 pm

I like them all except Frontiers and ROR

Here's a question, has anyone seen the ORIGINAL Frontiers cover OR the never used Freedom cover?

Those I would like to see.

by **StoneCold** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:08 pm

The Mouse covers are my favorites. They should get him back for their next one.

by **JustMyStyle** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:33 pm

Jana wrote:After all this discussion about the albums, what are your favorites and/or your least favorite album designs? This includes all the Greatest Hits CDs, too.

I would choose Escape as my favorite. Brilliant design.
I also really like Revelation as my second favorite. Liked the design and colors, kind of retro Journey.

My least favorite is a tie. I never liked Raised on Radio. Too bleak for me.
I also do not like Generations.

Trial By Fire I can never quite figure out, but really like.

I love the TBF artwork.... I actually have a print of it. A guy that use to work with me had won the print through some contest that Journey had sponsored. He thought that I would appreciate the print more than himself so he gave it to me....I only had to promise him to frame it....which I did.
I love the eagle palm tree.... can't figure out the cat/bird woman though!!! :lol:

by **infinityplusone** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:36 am

I've got the LP covers for Infinity-Frontiers framed, up on my wall.

ROR was cool, but didn't fit in with the others to well. The remaining 90s - 2000 art was okay, but not nearly in the pantheon of the Kelley/Mouse era.

by **The_Noble_Cause** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:27 am

Didn't have a problem with any of them up until the uninspired hackery of 'Generations'.
In comparison to the stunning covers of the past, Revelation also comes up short.
The Japanese Arrival cover was really the last standout.

by **indigo** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:59 am

ROR. Loved the shades of blue, and like the art deco style. TBF looked like a bad dream... the cat head on the woman's body ruined it. It scares my daughter, too.

by **Don** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:15 am

Escape The cover really fit the name

Dream After Dream Because it was totally different from any of the other ones but still had some kind of wings involved

The Essential Journey I really like the backround for some reason

by **StoneCold** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:59 am

indigo wrote:ROR. Loved the shades of blue, and like the art deco style. TBF looked like a bad dream... the cat head on the woman's body ruined it. It scares my daughter, too.

agreed, tbf cover is weird and too much happenin

graphic artist gone unchecked

by **knox** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:37 am

Escape is my favorite artwork.

Infinity
Captured
Departure
Evolution

HATE the Frontiers cover.

by **WiseOldTabbyCat** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:37 am

The Escape cover looks a bit phallic in my opinion. :lol:

My favourites are Greatest Hits and Departure.

MR

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