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MVES

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:03 am

Joined: 12 Feb 2009 Posts: 22

-it was posted on this blog:
http://musicforallmarck.blogspot.com/

What u guys think?? i think i like the first version better. Exclamation

artistboy907

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:27 am

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i like this one a little more. but theres something not right with her eye. i can't tell what it is. but i like the smile on her face Smile

oh wait! i think that the eye has a little shadow underneath it making it look a little strange cuz u can't see it on the other one. but that might be cuz her hair is covering most of it.

still looks great. looks better than the first one Smile

AshesBorn

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:28 am

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Oh... I LOVE LOVE LOVE it to bits. Looks so much better than the first version. Very Happy

artistboy907

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:28 am

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ok i just looked back at the first version, and i love the new one SO much better. looks more like her and more friendly Smile

plus, it actually looks like shes looking into the camera this time. haha.

immi, you are amazing Very Happy

lionl

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:35 am

Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Posts: 82

Umm... how can this blog be sure this is the final cover?
Until we get official confirmation (James?, Tiff?) I won't believe this is true.
(IT HAS TO BE BETTER!!!!!!!) Sad

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AshesBorn

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:41 am

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lionl
You're not being serious, are you? Confused

BenPixen

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:59 am

Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 371 Location: The World

I think it looks good. Odd when I first saw it, but I like it.

Fabler

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:29 am

Joined: 17 Oct 2005 Posts: 468 Location: the Netherlands

Immi, I love you to bits. And I realise I'm all by my lone-some for saying this, but the original album cover was way better in my opinion. It had you staring into a deep nothing, and had this fantasy like feel. Though I must admit this cover feels more personal, with you looking directly into the camera and all. But it just doesn't work for me at all. There's also something strange about your face in this picture, and I'm not sure what it is. (She looks uncomfortable?) I doubt it's been that heavily photoshopped but it doesn't feel like Immi at all. And the earlier cover really did if you ask me.

I'm sorry for the people who like this version better, but it's just my opinion. I'm not that crazy about it. I secretly hope she changes her mind back to the earlier cover.

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AshesBorn

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:32 am

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Fabler
You're not alone... Lots of people don't like it Confused

I LOVE it, and I don't see how the old version is better than this one. Shocked

Fabler

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:37 am

Joined: 17 Oct 2005 Posts: 468 Location: the Netherlands

Well I don't mean it's better per se. But if you ask me, Immi looks really uncomfortable on this cover. Like she's forcing a smile or something, I'm not really sure can't really put my finger on it. The older version felt more natural and kind of mysterious. And though this version isn't 'bad', it just gives me a weird feeling. Like I said, it's my opinion and I'm trying to explain myself as good as I can:P

Either way, it's the music that counts. I've never been that hyped about album covers at all. I honestly didn't like the album cover, nor the booklet for "Speak For Yourself" either. But it's still one of my favorite albums of all time.

edit: I've been comparing the first and the second version over and over again. And I've come to a certain point where I can't decide which one I like better. I like Immi smiling alot more in the second version, which is a big plus. But I kind of like her looking away with the wind blowing through her hair..not really sure. DAMN.. Razz

Either way, like I said..it's the music that counts the most for me. Whichever cover she picks, it's fine by me hehe..

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Cameron Will

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:40 am

Joined: 19 Apr 2006 Posts: 22

I think Imogen looks fantastic. However, I feel like that eye liner underneath the eye looks photoshopped in as it doesn't match the shade and density of the eye lid. I feel like if whoever editted it took just a little off and brought it closer to the eye, maybe intensify the opacity a tid, -or- maybe just take it off altogether, it would be perfect.

I can't wait to see the inside art!

PS: I love black album covers!

Dustin C

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:29 am

Joined: 26 Aug 2008 Posts: 4

Wow, I'm surprised by some of the criticism. I never noticed all of those things the first time I looked at it.

Personally, I like the grin in comparison to the previous one. Anytime I see Imogen on a vBlog, she's always able to make me grin uncontrollably just by the simplest things. I think this captures that. Her music is more than straight face, deep, and emotion. It's got a little bit of play to it. Like Aha!

This cover makes it look like she's holding something she's really proud of, which is a good metaphor for the album, and then The Hideaway and Planets that she's holding.

I couldn't be happier. My life may be complete if I get an immi autograph on this cover.

Naruto1990

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:55 am

Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Posts: 27

Don't rip me to shreds, but I think that whole concept should be dropped. It's unoriginal (in my opinion, anyway), and doesn't really give me the impression of something unique or fantastic. That's just me, anyway... Rolling Eyes

alterna_cow

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:10 am

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i cannot wait. i am so glad this promising album has a ridiculously amazing cover. i hate it when great albums have shitty covers... the album feels "incomplete" (in terms of editing).

pumped.

artistboy907

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:37 am

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Dustin C wrote:

omg i know what you mean! i cannot WAIT to get my autographed copy!!! (tweet winner right here Smile

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i just love the smile on the new cover. makes it a bit more welcoming to buy if u get what i'm saying haha Smile

kindalbert

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:06 am

Joined: 30 Jan 2008 Posts: 88 Location: austin, texas

at first I hated hated it. it was the very subtle asymetry of her mouth and cheeks that threw me off. once I realized it was a grin, I liked.

looking straight at the camera is much better. and the overall androgyny suits her style.

alterna_cow

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:08 am

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androgyny wtf she dont look like a man.

Lexixo13

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:12 am

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I think whatever is best because they both are great. I really depends on how she is trying to make the album feel.
There are so many different things each pictures says and has to it so what ever is best fitting from immi's point for the album, is being picked, which is awesome.

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kindalbert

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:14 am

Joined: 30 Jan 2008 Posts: 88 Location: austin, texas

snippy snip!

she certainly doesn't have blonde curls and pink nails. I like that.

alterna_cow

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:32 am

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kindalbert wrote:

snippy snip!

she certainly doesn't have . I like that.

is this a reply to my androgyny question? cuz you can be a girl without having blonde curls and pink nails.

Senescence

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:19 am

Joined: 15 Nov 2006 Posts: 917 Location: Paris - France

It looks better but ... Confused

Anyway ... only music is important ...

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Cameron Will

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:33 am

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I personally find adrogyny very beautiful, and I feel it is a suiting term to describe Imogen's beauty. We know she's a lady, for sure, but she shows it more in her personality and presence than her actual skin. Androgyny doesn't mean she looks like a man or drag king; it means her appearance is more genderless than the ultra feminine or ultra masculine stereotypes and still looks beautiful and natural.

detailfreak

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:36 am

Joined: 30 Mar 2009 Posts: 259 Location: the netherlands

is it just me or does her face look more yellow? lol..

i do prefer this one over the old one in terms of the grin being there. imogen just never goes without a subtle hint of silliness/humor :)

kindalbert

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:46 am

Joined: 30 Jan 2008 Posts: 88 Location: austin, texas

Cameron Will wrote:

Androgyny doesn't mean she looks like a man or drag king; it means her appearance is more genderless than the ultra feminine or ultra masculine stereotypes and still looks beautiful and natural.

well put! thankies

xelwooodx

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:15 am

Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 501 Location: somewhere in the central line.

is it me or that eye looks incredibly awkward and bad placed?

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Senescence

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:20 am

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xelwooodx wrote:

is it me or that eye looks incredibly awkward and bad placed?

*

It's not you ! Laughing

And ... her skin is really really yellow ... i hope she doesn't have a liver disease ! Laughing

Finally, this cover looks cool in some way ... it's funny ...
I like the idea of having a humoristic cover ...
The fact that the artist shows himself really not at his best demonstrates that he's capable of automockery and it's great i think ...

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Mr. Tits

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:59 am

Joined: 25 Apr 2009 Posts: 72

It's fine. It's fine. It's fine. It's fine (continue until page is full)...

A majority of you say that you prefer the first one even though you didn't even like it, so is this version worse? Come on. It's just an album cover.

detailfreak

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:35 am

Joined: 30 Mar 2009 Posts: 259 Location: the netherlands

i've been thinking about it all morning and decided that we're not looking at it the right way.

back up a little. close your eyes (after reading this lol!).

think of all the things you've seen in the vblogs. the whole process. all the hard work, the studio, the silliness, the never ending creativity and most of all, the music.

think about what we are receiving with the release of this album. what it means.

... then open your eyes and see imogen handing it all to us.

i couldn't help but turn her subtle grin into a smile on my own face. you?

AshesBorn

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:36 am

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Senescence
Humoristic cover??? Confused

I really don't get the people who don't like it. I mean... it's definitely better than the first one. And Immi looks great (at least in my eyes Rolling Eyes

) IMO.

detailfreak
I guess it's the way I look at it... Very Happy

xelwooodx

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:06 pm

Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 501 Location: somewhere in the central line.

well there's obviously no bad answers here, and i guess imogen wouidnt put it out there if she wasnt sure of was she's doing.. i got over it know, she said everything was though about... so i guess this is too.. but i still think the eye looks weird, but ok we'll live hahah Rolling Eyes

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