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Post by asshat on Jul 24, 2005 21:17:43 GMT -5
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Post by smithcorey on Jul 25, 2005 0:12:36 GMT -5
it was always an enigmatic cover to me, until i learned of its story. now that i know the circumstances by which it was taken, i appreciate it very much. it is an insult to be on that web site and if i could post a reply to the person on it who said it had complex symbolism, i would tell them they are right on the money.
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Post by urgeintheicebox on Jul 25, 2005 19:15:07 GMT -5
i was taken aback when it first came out, the cover was basically almost poorly done, but the story makes it almost seem like the cover comes to life, the story, the cover, the picture, it all comes together to make you understand that its just not an album cover, its something else all together
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Post by tommmmm on Jul 25, 2005 20:52:30 GMT -5
the best album cover by far. what is wrong with people?
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Post by SINISTER FUNKHOUSE on Jul 26, 2005 14:29:57 GMT -5
agreed. it's one of my favourite album covers ever.
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Post by Jarrett on Jul 27, 2005 0:15:18 GMT -5
i was taken aback when it first came out, the cover was basically almost poorly done, but the story makes it almost seem like the cover comes to life, the story, the cover, the picture, it all comes together to make you understand that its just not an album cover, its something else all together I agree, the story makes the cover alot better... and sad in a way. |
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Post by acidmouth on Jul 27, 2005 7:25:55 GMT -5
the picture in itself is interesting, regardless of the backstory imo.
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Post by smithcorey on Jul 27, 2005 10:27:32 GMT -5
i thought i rememberd seeing the cover without the orange box somewhere?
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Post by dr. strangelove on Jul 27, 2005 11:30:35 GMT -5
i thought i rememberd seeing the cover without the orange box somewhere? a black & white photocopy was used as the cover for the lp also, some websites used the color image of the cover for advertisements, etc. without covering his crotch, but the image was very small, and the cd was never released without the square |
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Post by lysine on Jul 28, 2005 2:17:22 GMT -5
can someone tell me the story of the album cover? i would love to know what its about.
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Post by dr. strangelove on Jul 28, 2005 15:41:14 GMT -5
can someone tell me the story of the album cover? i would love to know what its about. ok, i finally found the old interview on pitchfork when he explained this... it's on the second page: www.pitchforkmedia.com/interviews/x/xiu-xiu-03/it's old, and the formatting may be off a bit, but it worked for me... if it doesn't work, let me know, and i'll copy that section |
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Post by FloatingDowntheLiffey on Jul 28, 2005 18:17:30 GMT -5
agreed--a fabulous cover--very inspired
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Post by blondeonblonde on Jul 28, 2005 18:56:31 GMT -5
Thanks for the interview. I've heard so many different stories since i've been listening to Xiu Xiu. Some of them wild, some of them likely considering the album art. When I saw Xiu Xiu in early 2004 a girl told me that the man was Jamie's boyfriend and had accompanied him to Vietnam because Jamie was tired of traveling alone. I knew how much Jamie liked to travel so the story sounded reasonable enough to believe. Then after the numerous posts about how the story makes the cover and the album so much better I couldn't understand what was so great about it. Now I can.
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Post by FloatingDowntheLiffey on Jul 28, 2005 22:47:40 GMT -5
embarrassing--but when i first started listening--i thought that was the lead singer...
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Post by Saiken on Jul 29, 2005 13:43:17 GMT -5
embarrassing--but when i first started listening--i thought that was the lead singer... ;D That's ok I guess... we will have you executed at 10am tomorrow.  |
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