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Posted: Sat 01 Apr 2006, 12:37 pm
by psb-freak
Hope it´s real. It gets darker and darker.
Posted: Sat 01 Apr 2006, 1:23 pm
by Vince
Its OK i guess... i still like the Nightlife cover the best..
I think the reason they chose the dark (ok ok BLACK) backdrop, is to prevent it from being pirated... pirates will lose a fortune by trying to xerox the covers
Posted: Sat 01 Apr 2006, 1:55 pm
by Nickname
I like the cover, it looks like a photography of a movie.
Posted: Sat 01 Apr 2006, 2:01 pm
by Jareth
I think the small picture is closer to how it will really look:
It will stand out for sure.
Posted: Sat 01 Apr 2006, 2:04 pm
by Jareth
Opposites.
Posted: Sat 01 Apr 2006, 2:17 pm
by DominoDancing
I think it looks great altough I agree that the placement of Neil and Chris is a bit weird, it would seem more logical if they were further in the bottom right corner. But then again, I'm not a designer, so I can really only say that I like it, let's say 8/10. The I'm with stupid cover would get 9/10 by the way.
Posted: Sat 01 Apr 2006, 2:31 pm
by b@man
I enlarged the picture so that i had
Pet Shop Boys
Fundamental
As big as my PC Monitor and i think that the word "Fundamental" is not well balanced.
Especially the first three letters "Fun". Also the M looks not good. And the two P`s are looking different.
OK it is difficult to design special letters in the form of neon lights but they could have done it better.
Posted: Sat 01 Apr 2006, 2:31 pm
by One of the crowd
Im sorry, but its one of their worst covers. That award belongs to Nightlife. It actually reminds me of A rare Timelords 12" remix sleeve which I'll try and find later
Posted: Sat 01 Apr 2006, 2:47 pm
by Steve Fett
no way - Nightlife is their BEST cover IMO !!
this album cover looks brilliant too BTW - love the minimalist look. Its very PSB...
Posted: Sat 01 Apr 2006, 2:48 pm
by Alcibiades
Not very exciting is my first impression, it doesn't really stand out in a shop the way 'Release' did, it's OK-ish imo unless this is an April Fool's Day joke!
Could it be that there is an anaglyph or another innovation which cannot be shown here? PSB are well known for these things.
Here's a slightly brightened view of N&C on the picture:
Posted: Sat 01 Apr 2006, 2:54 pm
by jasonjohn
i love Neil in this shot
but why oh why would chris approve this picture of him? it doesnt do him any favours. doesnt even look like him paticularly, other than the fact he is frowning and wearing glasses
Posted: Sat 01 Apr 2006, 2:57 pm
by Jareth
jasonjohn wrote:i love Neil in this shot
but why oh why would chris approve this picture of him? it doesnt do him any favours. doesnt even look like him paticularly, other than the fact he is frowning and wearing glasses
That's why I was wondering if it could be an April Fools joke. I don't know, I just don't think Chris would be happy with a shot that obviously makes him look fat.
Posted: Sat 01 Apr 2006, 3:03 pm
by Pani
Jareth wrote:I just don't think Chris would be happy with a shot that obviously makes him look fat.
But he wouldn't be more happy knowing the same picture
of him being posted on their official site, would he? Unless
he doesn't know about it ...
Posted: Sat 01 Apr 2006, 3:06 pm
by oneinamillion
I'm not keen on it. They'll never top Actually...
Posted: Sat 01 Apr 2006, 3:09 pm
by Steve Fett
oneinamillion wrote:I'm not keen on it. They'll never top Actually...
Behaviour topped it, Very topped it, Alternative topped it, Nightlife topped it.