listening to Stoned & Dethroned and looking at the album cover: a highway in a desert. And I thought: weren't there a bunch of these in the 1990s? I remembered REM's New Adventures in Hi-Fi (pics in another post). Was this "a thing" as I remember it being, or are those the only two big ones of this type?
I would be happy for this to be a list thread OR for it to engender discussion of why this was "a thing", if it was a thing. The Joshua Tree to thread, perhaps?
Desserts are ok too in a pinch.
― Most important performer of our generation: (Euler), Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:38 (fifteen years ago)
1994 JAMC
http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/t/the-jesus-and-mary-chain/album-stoned-dethroned.jpg
1996 REM
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bk08k-CuuO0/SRPCn0WgwDI/AAAAAAAAB-0/h9wVX2Fmp5Y/s400/new_adventures_in_hi-fi-front.jpg
― Most important performer of our generation: (Euler), Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:39 (fifteen years ago)
Due to a brain fart, that's exactly what I was expecting to see when I clicked on the thread.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:40 (fifteen years ago)
A 1990s band with a 2002 greatest hits: Uncle Tupelo:
http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/u/uncle-tupelo/album-8993-an-anthology.jpg
― Most important performer of our generation: (Euler), Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:41 (fifteen years ago)
late 2000s:
http://thethoroughfare.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/stay-positive.jpg
― Most important performer of our generation: (Euler), Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:42 (fifteen years ago)
Might as well get it in here
http://www.gibson.com/Files/aaFeaturesImages/joshuatreealbumcover.jpg
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:43 (fifteen years ago)
http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/848/cover_283017292009.jpg
― We should have called Suzie and Bobby (NickB), Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:43 (fifteen years ago)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/03/DesertSessions-Volume1.jpg
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:48 (fifteen years ago)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9e/Caravanserai.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:48 (fifteen years ago)
1990 Dylan
http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/b/bob-dylan/album-under-the-red-sky.jpg
― Most important performer of our generation: (Euler), Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:48 (fifteen years ago)
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/97/96/917e9330dca08827440f2010.L._SL500_AA300_.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:49 (fifteen years ago)
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/6d/e2/3769810ae7a0059785860210.L.jpg
http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/264/cover_203818102009.jpg
I suspect there's a lot of these
― Tom D (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:50 (fifteen years ago)
This is desert-like if perhaps a tad less stark than the others so far:
http://houshang.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/az_1832_bob-seger-greatest-hits_bob-seger-the-silver-bullet-band1.jpg
― Most important performer of our generation: (Euler), Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:50 (fifteen years ago)
http://cantstopthenoize.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/airhz.jpg
― nate woolls, Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:51 (fifteen years ago)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b6/ZZ_Top_-_El_Loco.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:52 (fifteen years ago)
I suspect the ambient world is loaded with these.
― Most important performer of our generation: (Euler), Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:52 (fifteen years ago)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MidnightOil_DieselAndDust.jpg
http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/1227/cover_657132272009.jpg
^ Sinai, to be precise
― Tom D (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:53 (fifteen years ago)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f4/MidnightOil_DieselAndDust.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:53 (fifteen years ago)
Bruce 1987
http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/b/bruce-springsteen/album-tunnel-of-love.jpg
― Most important performer of our generation: (Euler), Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:54 (fifteen years ago)
http://vinylandvodka.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/goldfrapp-rock-aa.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:54 (fifteen years ago)
Byrds 1969
http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/t/the-byrds/album-ballad-of-easy-rider.jpg
― Most important performer of our generation: (Euler), Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:55 (fifteen years ago)
kinda surprised neither Bowie nor Depeche Mode ever did this (maybe on a single?)
― Most important performer of our generation: (Euler), Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:57 (fifteen years ago)
ok it's just West Texas in the background I take it but that's a giant desert of sorts so it counts:
http://plaidforever.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/dixie-chicks-home_l.jpg
― Most important performer of our generation: (Euler), Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:59 (fifteen years ago)
Yuh, ambient, new age, whatever
http://img11.nnm.ru/2/3/6/c/f/558dc7fc6bc6677f3adb8a1b1a0.jpg
― Tom D (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:00 (fifteen years ago)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3038/2551387727_6d6978a31c.jpg
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:01 (fifteen years ago)
http://www.merch.com/images/nor.cd.imp.jpg
It's behind the huge pyramid.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:03 (fifteen years ago)
Nico 1970
http://www.connollyco.com/discography/nico/desertshore_hi.jpg
― Most important performer of our generation: (Euler), Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:05 (fifteen years ago)
http://img.maniadb.com/images/album/163/163132_1_f.jpg
― Tom D (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:06 (fifteen years ago)
^ not a real desert I suspect
― Tom D (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:07 (fifteen years ago)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/coldyron/23878817.jpg
But maybe it's just a pile of dirt?
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:09 (fifteen years ago)
haha yeah the line b/w desert and non-desert gets pretty hard to tell on some of these and the ones I've been looking through.
The "great" thing about doing this is that it makes the style look like a cliche or a plug-in effect. Which I guess it is at this point.
Probably one thing relevant is that there's lots of desert within an easy drive of LA.
― Most important performer of our generation: (Euler), Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:12 (fifteen years ago)
http://www.garylucas.com/www/disc/ICECREAM.JPG
― We should have called Suzie and Bobby (NickB), Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:17 (fifteen years ago)
^ that one obv. has the Corbijn connection with the Joshua Tree
― We should have called Suzie and Bobby (NickB), Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:19 (fifteen years ago)
The Corbijn thing is why I wondered if Depeche Mode hadn't done this too.
― Most important performer of our generation: (Euler), Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:22 (fifteen years ago)
They did for the "Personal Jesus" video.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:23 (fifteen years ago)
"Ace Of Spades" was shot in a sand quarry in Barnet.
― might seem normal but is actually (snoball), Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:24 (fifteen years ago)
So not exactly a desert, but still a featureless expanse devoid of life.
I mean Barnet, not the sand quarry, obviously.
― might seem normal but is actually (snoball), Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:25 (fifteen years ago)
1991
http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/d/drivin-n-cryin/album-fly-me-courageous.jpg
― Most important performer of our generation: (Euler), Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:26 (fifteen years ago)
^^^ a remarkably horrible cover I think
xp ah yeah the "Personal Jesus" video is spot-on
A subset of this theme that fascinates me: deserts with roads depicted too. We've seen a bunch so far.
― Most important performer of our generation: (Euler), Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:27 (fifteen years ago)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/49/BOC_Mirrors.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:27 (fifteen years ago)
http://991.com/newGallery/Rolling-Stones-Let-It-Bleed-465896.jpg
― krakow, Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:28 (fifteen years ago)
Sorry.
That's clearly a cake.
― might seem normal but is actually (snoball), Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:29 (fifteen years ago)
haha nice
I suspect that there are a bunch of 1990s country albums meeting this description but I don't even know where to begin.
― Most important performer of our generation: (Euler), Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:30 (fifteen years ago)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/21/ZZ_Top_-_Tejas.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:30 (fifteen years ago)
And a tire, and a pizza, and a film canister...so it doesn't even technically qualify as a dessert. xxp
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:30 (fifteen years ago)
Implied desert/road
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_blslqz_M3wU/SWD9PH4h-UI/AAAAAAAAA0E/IfwT__4HzJw/s400/discoveramerica.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:32 (fifteen years ago)
(xpost) The first example of Delia's "How To Cheat" style of cookery: "Just take a readymade tyre, pizza, film container, and clock face, pile them all up, and you've got something that looks just like a homemade cake!"
― might seem normal but is actually (snoball), Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:32 (fifteen years ago)
I'm sure I'll think of some more by morning. Interestingly, my first thought was of Flying Saucer Attack, but none of their covers have deserts on them despite That Look. Maybe the reissue of the first album is a desert but you can't tell.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:35 (fifteen years ago)
Where's all the ECM/ Windham Hill sleeves at?
― Tom D (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:37 (fifteen years ago)
I'd eat it. Anyway, onwards...
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm274/noah_hanson/Stevie_Wonder-Innervisions-Frontal.jpg
― krakow, Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:39 (fifteen years ago)
Hopefully that makes up for the iffy joke.
― krakow, Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:40 (fifteen years ago)
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/c1/0e/1047820dd7a05246011ef010.L.jpg
― Tom D (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:41 (fifteen years ago)
http://www.mergerecords.com/store/images/catalog/MRG209.jpg
― We should have called Suzie and Bobby (NickB), Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:48 (fifteen years ago)
(sorry for hueg)
(that's the desert for you though)
http://www.media.wmg-is.com/media/portal/media/cms/images/rhino/cvrs/075992723329.320.jpg
― We should have called Suzie and Bobby (NickB), Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:52 (fifteen years ago)
was thinking that every alt.country band must have done this but I can find no evidence that this is so. At least: every non-Deep-South-based alt.country band (where lush overgrown forests dominate the theming instead).
xp haha how did I forget that one!
― Most important performer of our generation: (Euler), Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:54 (fifteen years ago)
http://www.sa-wa-ro.com/Compilation-Pages/images-Compilation/comp-afc-f.jpg
^ that was an awesome comp btw - Thin White Rope, True West, Giant Sand, Long Ryders, Russ Tolman etc. Think they were calling this post-Paisley Underground thing 'desert rock' in the UK press at one time.
― We should have called Suzie and Bobby (NickB), Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:57 (fifteen years ago)
http://www.paranaiv.no/files/images/toddbars.jpg
― Tom D (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:58 (fifteen years ago)
http://www.residents.com/historical/page5/page126/files/commercial-single-2.jpg
― Tom D (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 March 2010 11:23 (fifteen years ago)
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VlcO9oscpvU/SQDl1nkLKWI/AAAAAAAAASM/Nr2kELPkGZI/s320/TheCure-BoysDontCry.jpg
― We should have called Suzie and Bobby (NickB), Thursday, 11 March 2010 11:29 (fifteen years ago)
http://www.springsteenlyrics.com/lyrics/h/howcanapoormanstandsuchtimesandlive_alb-rc.jpg
― We should have called Suzie and Bobby (NickB), Thursday, 11 March 2010 11:32 (fifteen years ago)
http://ironmaiden.webvis.net/images/Albums/PowerSlave/PowerSlave.jpg
1984
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 11 March 2010 11:54 (fifteen years ago)
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1400/573163284_f1d9f9ab7e.jpg?v=0
― velko, Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:03 (fifteen years ago)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3nNkcQ1t7hM/SLsRgzE-D_I/AAAAAAAAFXA/miJFqj33zrI/s400/%5BAllCDCovers%5D_the_highwaymen_highwayman_1990_retail_cd-front.jpg
― velko, Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:09 (fifteen years ago)
http://www.covershut.com/covers/Eagles---The-Best-Of-Eagles-Front-Cover-16607.jpg
― velko, Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:14 (fifteen years ago)
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vKD7WiDMrVM/SyPD5xe48eI/AAAAAAAAAsc/1e9mLeTbRPE/s320/amc.jpg
― dad a, Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:17 (fifteen years ago)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/02/EarthWind%26Fire_-_Another_Time.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/19/Earth%2C_Wind_%26_Fire_-_All%27N_All1.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6b/EarthWind%26Fire_-_Greatest_Hits.jpg
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:18 (fifteen years ago)
I think it's sort of implied in the last one.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_97LEmljKRDM/SDF9PF3Pe2I/AAAAAAAADaI/I4fpqiJy-X0/s400/amc.jpg
― dad a, Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:19 (fifteen years ago)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/47/Forbidden_places.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/23/Live_in_montana.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5c/Golden_Lies.jpg
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:21 (fifteen years ago)
http://www.sa-wa-ro.com/images-GiantSand/gs-vor-f.jpghttp://www.sa-wa-ro.com/images-GiantSand/gs-boatlm-f.jpghttp://www.sa-wa-ro.com/images-GiantSand/gs-giantsongs-f.jpg
― We should have called Suzie and Bobby (NickB), Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:23 (fifteen years ago)
http://www.sa-wa-ro.com/images-GiantSand/gs-vor-f.jpg http://www.sa-wa-ro.com/images-GiantSand/gs-boatlm-f.jpg http://www.sa-wa-ro.com/images-GiantSand/gs-giantsongs-f.jpgdamn xpost!
― dad a, Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:25 (fifteen years ago)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6f/PJYield.jpg
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:28 (fifteen years ago)
haha @ Giant Sand: are those singles from an album, or did they really do three albums with, er, giant sand on the cover?
― Most important performer of our generation: (Euler), Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:29 (fifteen years ago)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/49/Flying_again.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b7/FBB_airborne.jpg
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:31 (fifteen years ago)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/96/PairADice_Hot_Tuna.jpg
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:32 (fifteen years ago)
Re: Giant Sand - the first two are albums (their first two), the third is a comp.
― We should have called Suzie and Bobby (NickB), Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:33 (fifteen years ago)
comps with Giant Sand on them:http://www.sa-wa-ro.com/Compilation-Pages/images-Compilation/comp-nbgllr-f.jpghttp://www.sa-wa-ro.com/Compilation-Pages/images-Compilation/comp-afc-f.jpg
― dad a, Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:40 (fifteen years ago)
This thread is making me thirsty.
― Most important performer of our generation: (Euler), Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:41 (fifteen years ago)
The worst cover ever qualifies for this thread:
http://www.photomusico.com/images/a1/the-cranberries.jpg
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 11 March 2010 13:17 (fifteen years ago)
That Pearl Jam one is gorgeous.
Man, I just could not poop with that giant eye watching me.
― We should have called Suzie and Bobby (NickB), Thursday, 11 March 2010 13:18 (fifteen years ago)
http://www.discogs.com/image/R-541142-1129551360.jpeg
― Jeff W, Thursday, 11 March 2010 13:38 (fifteen years ago)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_16-sxIn7hZw/SjenGCXhXGI/AAAAAAAAA8s/3dGnYIUE6bo/s320/moore+brothers.jpg
― mizzell, Thursday, 11 March 2010 14:26 (fifteen years ago)
Ikue Mori:
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/10348833.jpg
― Pierced nose! Performs improv! (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 11 March 2010 15:19 (fifteen years ago)
http://homepage1.nifty.com/~ujaku/index/ikuemori/desert.jpg
― Pierced nose! Performs improv! (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 11 March 2010 15:20 (fifteen years ago)
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/6154/333mu.jpg
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/3160/tinariwenmusicians.jpg
― nerve_pylon, Thursday, 11 March 2010 15:39 (fifteen years ago)
Really, just about anything Storm Thorgerson has shot in the past 20 years.
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf500/f574/f57478df6uw.jpghttp://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd600/d638/d63866kgwxf.jpghttp://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc800/c833/c83358b71nj.jpg
― Hideous Lump, Friday, 12 March 2010 04:56 (fifteen years ago)
http://www.pettediscographies.com/images/RFTCDslv.jpg
― iiiijjjj, Friday, 12 March 2010 05:00 (fifteen years ago)
http://img.maniadb.com/images/album/230/230097_1_f.jpg
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 12 March 2010 05:27 (fifteen years ago)
http://www.dragcity.com/system/album_products/images/73/large.jpg
― iiiijjjj, Friday, 12 March 2010 05:32 (fifteen years ago)
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IFrWsIBRfI4/SbUW6i9WcgI/AAAAAAAAAYs/inx4qnM__aE/s320/Moroccan+Roll.jpg
― nickn, Friday, 12 March 2010 06:00 (fifteen years ago)
<img src="http://www.isolationrecords.co.uk/Creationpics/CRE-089.gif";>
― harveyw, Friday, 12 March 2010 13:06 (fifteen years ago)
Well, that didn't work...
― harveyw, Friday, 12 March 2010 13:07 (fifteen years ago)
http://www.isolationrecords.co.uk/Creationpics/CRE-089.gif
― The Oort Locker (Tom D.), Friday, 12 March 2010 13:09 (fifteen years ago)