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Thread started 12/06/05 10:03am

Ace

Calling all aesthetes and artistes...

Note to trigger-happy mods razz: this thread in no way discusses music, it's all about visual art. nod:


From backstreets.com:

Since Bruce Springsteen first appeared on the cover of Cleveland's music magazine Scene on Jan. 24, 1974, commercial magazines from New Jersey to Sydney, Australia have put Bruce out front more than 750 times (and that's not even counting the "fanzines" like Backstreets). Now, the Friends of the Bruce Springsteen Special Collection are looking for the fan-favorites. After their painstaking worknarrowing it down to 50 finalists, an international list of great covers from the Collection is up for election -- and you're invited to help select the 25 all-time faves. The choices are tough, but to ease the pain, you can vote for as many as ten. Voting is now underway:

http://www.friendsofthesp...overs1.htm

They have chosen a lot of ugly-ass covers, but I'm curious to see which you think are the nicest. Please list the numbers here and (if you can), post the pics.
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Reply #1 posted 12/06/05 10:14am

virginie74

Sorry, but I don't give a f@ck about him.
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Reply #2 posted 12/06/05 10:17am

Ace

virginie74 said:

Sorry, but I don't give a f@ck about him.

That's fine, but can't you look at it from a purely visual art perspective?
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Reply #3 posted 12/06/05 11:31am

Lleena

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I like this one smile




cos you cant see his face.


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Reply #4 posted 12/06/05 11:41am

Ace

Lleena said:

I like this one smile




cos you cant see his face.


smile

brick

I like this one (which is not on their list) because it is such an interesting portrait of his face (and I like the minimalism of it):

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Reply #5 posted 12/06/05 11:43am

Lleena

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and this one cos he looks wacky



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Reply #6 posted 12/06/05 11:45am

Ace

Of their picks, I like these the best (not necessarily my favourite photos from these covers, but overall design):









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Reply #7 posted 12/06/05 11:47am

Lleena

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Ace said:

Lleena said:

I like this one smile




cos you cant see his face.


smile

brick

I like this one (which is not on their list) because it is such an interesting portrait of his face (and I like the minimalism of it):



it's interesting because he's thinking " Damn..I think I left the iron on."

smile
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Reply #8 posted 12/06/05 11:48am

Lleena

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This thread frightens me confused
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Reply #9 posted 12/06/05 11:49am

Ace

Lleena said:

Ace said:


brick

I like this one (which is not on their list) because it is such an interesting portrait of his face (and I like the minimalism of it):



it's interesting because he's thinking " Damn..I think I left the iron on."

smile

brick

If you read the interview (one of my favourites), you'd see he has some very profound things on his mind. mad
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Reply #10 posted 12/06/05 11:49am

Ace

Lleena said:

This thread frightens me confused

brick
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Reply #11 posted 12/06/05 11:52am

Lleena

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Ace said:

Lleena said:

This thread frightens me confused

brick



If you dont stop throwing bricks at me I will smack your ass smile
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Reply #12 posted 12/06/05 3:31pm

virginie74

Ace said:

virginie74 said:

Sorry, but I don't give a f@ck about him.

That's fine, but can't you look at it from a purely visual art perspective?


I am really sorry but I hate this guy, I don't know why. His attitude, his songs, his face... If my boss was asking me to pick it up, ok, (it's my job), but not on the org, please. Except for P.
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Reply #13 posted 12/06/05 3:33pm

Natisse

Ace said:



I really like this one nod
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Reply #14 posted 12/07/05 7:28am

Ace

Natisse said:

Ace said:



I really like this one nod

This is a variation on this album cover:



The magazine crop and layout are nicer.

The focus is on his guitar in this shot as, by this point, that Telecaster/Esquire had acquired a very iconic association with the man (it had first appeared on the cover of Born to Run in 1975 and he has almost exclusively played guitars that looked like this since). This album was released in 1992. I believe this is an Annie Leibovitz shot, as are these:



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