New album cover artwork?

KODY 105 · Post by **KODY 105** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 2:54 pm

Chandler wrote:
Trent DeWhite wrote:It took me a moment to figure out which episode this scene depicted - until I saw the little tuft of hair above young John Avery's forehead.
Haha, good catch, Trent! I didn't even notice!

I did not catch that either! I just remembered the episode with a young Whit and Jack in the cave.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 3:40 pm

I really liked the old cover art for this album, so this one doesn't come close to the original picture, IMO.

Post by **Catspaw** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 6:46 pm

If a group of hardcore fans take a while to figure out which episode is being pictured (and I know it took me a minute) then it might not have been the best choice.

Like some others have mentioned, I really liked the old cover, and to me, this one doesn't have the same impact. It's fine as a picture, but not as an album cover for an album that has tons of great episodes that connect to bigger things, unlike the episode pictured.

shasta · Post by **shasta** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:40 pm

Hmm, so this art...

...is better than this art?

Personally I prefer the new. One factor influencing the art changes could be looking at all the repacks at once...
http://aiowiki.com/wiki/Album_art_chang ... al_Repacks

They may be trying to create a balance between covers with adult characters (like #21, #24 and #25) and art featuring kid characters.

peace,
-king shasta

Trent DeWhite · Post by **Trent DeWhite** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:46 pm

I like the style of the artwork better in the repack - but the content is simply less intriguing.

GlennAdams · Post by **GlennAdams** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:53 pm

Plus the original artwork seemed more creative and had more to do with the album as a whole, rather than one single episode...

Post by **Catspaw** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:02 pm

Yeah, I agree with Trent and Glenn - the quality of the art isn't the problem with the new cover - if it was intended to represent just that one episode, and not be the cover for an entire album with some other really good and storyline oriented episodes, I would enjoy it. It just seems like an odd picture to choose for the album as a whole.

Reddo · Post by **Reddo** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:31 pm

and now for volume 31, this is the first one that I they've re-done that I think the original is better

GlennAdams · Post by **GlennAdams** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:33 pm

I agree. I really love the original artwork on Days to Remember. At least I like this one more than The Changing Times' album artwork.

I see Whit, Connie, and Eugene. Is that Marvin? Why is he there??? I'm confused...

jelly · Post by **jelly** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:54 pm

They should have so picked a different episode to depict on the Changing Times cover.

Chandler · Post by **Chandler** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 4:46 pm

I like the new "Days to Remember" cover! $\:D/$

KODY 105 · Post by **KODY 105** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 4:59 pm

Thank you, Reddo! I like both of them this time. The first one had Mr. Barclay and Eugene falling into the river from "It's a Pokenberry Christmas 1 and 2," while the new artwork has Whit, Marvin, Connie, and Eugene celebrating many different things. They are celebrating: Whit-- Christmas, Marvin-- New Year's, Connie-- her graduation, and Eugene-- Thanksgiving. What a montage! Maybe this one is better...

Peachey Keen · Post by **Peachey Keen** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:24 pm

Why did they put Marvin in it?This is waaaaaaaay before Marvin's time.I would have liked it if they put a picture of Jared instead.That'd be cool!

KODY 105 · Post by **KODY 105** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:26 pm

Peachey Keen wrote:Why did they put Marvin in it?This is waaaaaaaay before Marvin's time.

I thought so! I wasn't completely sure, though.

Perhaps it isn't Marvin!

Boswell · Post by **Boswell** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:00 pm

If it weren't for that kid, I'd like the new art. Whit in a Santa hat and Connie in her grad dress are good enough, but Eugene and his turkey are priceless. This new art is much more indicative of the album as a whole rather than a single episode, which is exactly the problem that Vol. 22 has.

JD · Post by JD » Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:58 am

KODY 105 wrote:
Peachey Keen wrote:Why did they put Marvin in it?This is waaaaaaaay before Marvin's time.
I thought so! I wasn't completely sure, though.

Perhaps it isn't Marvin!

It could be Charles Van Horn

Boswell · Post by **Boswell** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:30 pm

Maybe it was Mike Folton's last New Year...*sniff*...

King Butter Turtle · Post by **King Butter Turtle** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:17 pm

Perhaps it's Joey from Bernard's story in News Years Eve Live!?

Boswell · Post by **Boswell** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 4:31 pm

Which would make it Cody Carper. Yeah, that could be. Could be Dwayne or Jared, too. We may never know!

JD · Post by JD » Thu Jan 29, 2009 5:23 pm

I E-mailed FOTF about it and they said

FOTF wrote:In answer to your question, the name of the character you asked about is Marvin Washington. However, he does not appear in Days to Remember