As posted by PP6 @ NPGMC secs ago...he also has this message:

"Make sure u check out 2day's USA Today, Weekend Edition"
" USA TODAY...Weekend Edition, LIFE Section...page 5E Get it!!"

As posted by PP6 @ npgmc...somebody get me this newspaper!! Please?



I like the cover...see what u think of it urself!
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Pretty cool, if you ask me.



Oh, and... first!

ugly, if you ask me.

it's ok.

Really? Where has this been confirmed?

Is it for real???

First impression: it's quite classy

onenitealone said:

PP6 at NPGMC.

I like it! I can imagine this looking really fine as a digipak.

onenitealone said:

Well, there is a full page ad in today's USA TODAY (page 5e) with this very picture . Not exactly a confirm, but very close....

WOW that is awful. What statement does this make?. This makes the Musicology cover look like Sgt Pepper!!!!. It's cheap looking, unimaginative and whatever else you choose!.

Cheers guys!

Not sure what I think... Better than New Power Soul!

And it looks like he's humping a wall.
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The best in years!!! I do like it!!!

MUCH better than mucousology. way to go, sam!

if the orange background were kind of a brushed foil, it would be HOTT. as is, it's really not bad at all.

I'm glad there's a bit of mystery to it.

wow... it's very very good!!!

Thank you! I love it.

Anx said:

Right. I don't get why some say it's looks "cheap". Don't think so at all.

eugnj420 said:

Scan?

i swear, if they photoshop in some ugly-ass bricks or vines in the background, i'm going to be very angry.

It seems some people are confusing "Simple" with "Cheap." It's not my favorite cover, but it's a far cry better then Musicology, at least the foreground and background match...

Anx said:

You know that those vines were from the wall @ Paisley right?


Ahhhh the stupid shit I notice!


I kinna like the new cover

Anx said:

ditto. and there's no wordart text there too, like on musicology.

that's what i would call GOOD.

it's pretty simple, and again, that's good...the best things often are with design... perhaps with "Prince" appearing on it as well somewhere could make it look a little more complete though?

javed said:

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We are in the era of digital downloads and you guys are worrying about the cover of the CD.

I dig it!

I think it's striking. I love it.

yeah it's really growing on me now. i might even go so far as to say it looks kinda "phat"... for some reason that kinda dated word pops into my head even though this look is very NOW. it's PHAT circa 2006.

laurarichardson said:

yes, because it still matters. and when 'solid' media becomes completely obsolete, cover art will still be relevant. something visual has ALWAYS been attached to albums and it always will be, even if it's a computer graphic.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

if only! musicology would have benefitted from some wordart text. i could have helped out with that, but noooo.

laurarichardson said:

plenty of people, including myself aren't into downloading tracks compared to buying the whole shebang. artwork still matters.

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