Lost In The Digital Age

In this digital age, we all download(legally or illegally) the newest album from your favorite artists. This has caused the loss of appreciation for the album art. I feel as the album art is just as worthy as the music on the album itself. It can depict a story and evoke the perfect emotion that the artist tries to convey through song. click the jump for a few of my favorite album covers. This rhapsody commercial was beautifully done and shows the transition/growth of Jay-Z.

This cover to me is one of my favorite ever. Kanye West had Takashi Murakami design the cover. Not only is the artistic value great, the story is also portrayed perfectly.

An iconic album cover that is often recreated is Abbey Road by The Beatles. This photograph captures the members as they cross the road in perfect unison, even though the group eventually broke up.

A great story told by way of album art is Nas' Stillmatic, God's Son, and Street's Disciple. The story is that of the great flood as written in the bible, ended with he depicting himself as Jesus and all 12 disciples.