Progrock profundity

[greatbear]

Here's something for prog-rock aficionados as well as detractors. A pictorial study of 18 of the most outlandish progressive rock album covers. While some of the commentary is decidedly mean-spirited, in some cases it's not that far from the truth. My main reason for posting this is because I have a personal connection to one of the bands represented here. Kudos to anyone who can figure it out.

Comments

[geometrician.livejournal.com]

Is that your ear on the Queensrych cover?

That was a trip into realizing how much not-so-counter-culture has gone by in my life. I still have some (just a few... okay, twelve) of those on vinyl.

The Yes cover brought me back to my high school fascination with artist Roger Dean (http://www.rogerdean.com/), who did their logo and most of their cover art. Looking at his website, I still stir at the organic fluidity. He is the inheritor of art nouveau.

[greatbearmd.livejournal.com]

I love Roger Dean's artwork. Waaaay back when I was getting into Yes in their heyday I thought the artwork was so futuristic and visionary. When I discovered that his stuff came from the Art Nouveau period of the turn of the century, I discovered a whole new (to me at the time) art form. I still love the form.