ART AND ROCK N ROLL

[nyadrn]

Hi

I read an article this
morning about an art show in Miami and the beginning of the
article made me think about all of the great art associated with
rock and music.  Album covers, concert posters, the
photography work of people like Linda Eastman McCartney and
thousands of others.

Think about it  and
lets talk : )

Diane

[nyadrn]

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Hi

I read an article this
morning about an art show in Miami and the beginning of the
article made me think about all of the great art associated with
rock and music.  Album covers, concert posters, the
photography work of people like Linda Eastman McCartney and
thousands of others.

Think about it  and
lets talk : )

Diane

  Hi

Since we have been doing these art posts  I wanted to post the bio for Alton Kelley who passed away June 1st of this year.

Alton Kelley and his longtime partner Stanley Mouse are famous for some of the best known art of the the 60's

Both independently and in tandem with longtime collaborator Stanley Mouse, artist Alton Kelley created some of the most distinctive and enduring images in rock music, his sophisticated yet irreverent collages adorning countless album covers and concert posters. A native of Houlton, Maine, he studied industrial design while in college, but later went to work as an aircraft mechanic in Connecticut. However, upon getting wind of a cultural revolution springing up in California, Kelley hitchhiked cross-country in 1964, landing in Los Angeles and taking a job in a motorcycle repair shop. Within months he relocated to San Francisco, quickly immersing himself in the city's nascent psychedelic community.

In late 1965, Kelley co-founded the Family Dog, a collective of like-minded hipsters and activists who regularly held dances at local venues like the Avalon Ballroom and Longshoreman's Hall. He also turned to art, creating countless collages and decorating his home with bursts of day-glo paint and pop-art designs. He soon assumed promotional duties for the Family Dog events, designing and distributing their posters and handbills; upon meeting kindred spirit Mouse, Kelley's work reached new heights, with the latter selecting photos and assembling the collages while the former handled lettering duties and other technical details.

Kelley and Mouse's collaborations succinctly captured the spontanaeity and wit of both, and together they emerged among the most popular and renowned artists of the psychedelic era, their success cemented in 1968 when they were invited to exhibit their work alongside that of Wes Wilson, Rick Griffin and Victor Moscoso in a joint show which dubbed the group "The Big Five." Many of Kelley's most memorable pieces were created for the Grateful Dead -- he and Mouse inaugurated the "Skull and Roses" emblem used by the group for years to follow, additionally designing a number of album covers and other images reprinted on countless t-shirts and posters.

After sharing with Mouse a 1979 Grammy Award for their cover for the Steve Miller Band's Greatest Hits collection, Kelley published the duo's joint biography, appropriately titled Mouse and Kelley. He continued to produce posters and other printed graphics throughout the years to follow, shunning the emergence of digital technology to work by hand on a variety of pieces for the Fillmore and other Bay Area venues in addition to countless other showbiz clients. A resident of Petaluma, California, in 1996 Kelley also appeared in the film documentary The Life and Times of the Red Dog Saloon. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

[bonjovi]

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  wow

Isn't it amazing how different the artwork for these albums is..............

Some are beautiful and some are crazy and some are scary  etc. 

This has been fun!

Diane

oh yea  and how about something a little different  : ) a HUGE classic

Maybe some of our Zep followers would like to add a little something about the origins for this cover and all of the stories about it  : )

Diane

Don't know much about Led Zeppelin since they are another of my hubby's favorites.  As I may have told you I was a top 40 kid.  Of course, I remember "Stairway to Heaven" (who doesn't-played at every wedding) and a few others but don't know much.  Perhaps someone can enlighten me.  Speaking of my hubby here's a record cover from one of his favorites "Frank Zappa".

 

Janese

[nyadrn]

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Oh yeah!  How about this one:

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  wow

Isn't it amazing how different the artwork for these albums is..............

Some are beautiful and some are crazy and some are scary  etc. 

This has been fun!

Diane

oh yea  and how about something a little different  : ) a HUGE classic

Maybe some of our Zep followers would like to add a little something about the origins for this cover and all of the stories about it  : )

Diane

[bonjovi]

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  Oh man  that is great!!!

This is a weird one....  Do you remember it?

Oh yeah!  How about this one:

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[nyadrn]

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Hey Diane,

Check out this one
from "Warrant":

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Janese

  Oh man  that is great!!!

This is a weird one....  Do you remember it?

[bonjovi]

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  Hi Janese

Those ZZ covers are great and they are too!  

How about some other Cars  LOL

Hey Diane,

Check out this one
from "Warrant":

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Janese

[nyadrn]

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Hi Diane, 

How about some ZZ Top:

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Janese

  Hi Janese

Those ZZ covers are great and they are too!  

How about some other Cars  LOL

[bonjovi]

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  Hi Janese

I ran across this Ozzy

Diane

Hi Diane, 

How about some ZZ Top:

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Janese

[whitieo55]

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 I posted Jimmy
Buffet in Summertime songs  and I remembered this album
cover  : )

Diane

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  LOL!  All I can say is, Jimmy Buffet sure is an original.  I love his music!

[nyadrn]

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Hi

I read an article this
morning about an art show in Miami and the beginning of the
article made me think about all of the great art associated with
rock and music.  Album covers, concert posters, the
photography work of people like Linda Eastman McCartney and
thousands of others.

Think about it  and
lets talk : )

Diane

 I posted Jimmy
Buffet in Summertime songs  and I remembered this album
cover  : )

Diane

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[nyadrn]

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Diane,

I have to be honest with YOU.  I don't remember ever seeing these album covers.  Only the ones where there is some sort of space design(?), ( which are most of their albums ),  and of course, my favorite songs would be the most popular ones like "Don't Stop Believin'', "Open Arms", "Faithfully", "Any Way You Want It" among others.   

  Have you seen and heard the new lead singer?  He's from The Phillipines and he sings almost exactly as Steve Perry!

Blanca

 Hi

Well all I can say is they have some beautiful album art.

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Diane

[whitieo55]

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Blanca

I have to be honest with you; I have not looked at these in many many years.  I have not listened to "When You Love a Woman"  for ages.  Thank you so much for reminding me"

Which are your favorite songs?   These album covers, especially the last two have a definate southwest flavor.  They remind me of the books of Carlos Castaneda....

Diane

Diane,

I have to be honest with YOU.  I don't remember ever seeing these album covers.  Only the ones where there is some sort of space design(?), ( which are most of their albums ),  and of course, my favorite songs would be the most popular ones like "Don't Stop Believin'', "Open Arms", "Faithfully", "Any Way You Want It" among others.   

  Have you seen and heard the new lead singer?  He's from The Phillipines and he sings almost exactly as Steve Perry!

Blanca

[nyadrn]

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  ThanK you so much Diane!  By the way, what do you all think about the Journey albums?

Blanca

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Blanca

I have to be honest with you; I have not looked at these in many many years.  I have not listened to "When You Love a Woman"  for ages.  Thank you so much for reminding me"

Which are your favorite songs?   These album covers, especially the last two have a definate southwest flavor.  They remind me of the books of Carlos Castaneda....

Diane

[whitieo55]

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This one's for Blanca  : )

Diane

  ThanK you so much Diane!  By the way, what do you all think about the Journey albums?

Blanca

[nyadrn]

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Hi

I read an article this
morning about an art show in Miami and the beginning of the
article made me think about all of the great art associated with
rock and music.  Album covers, concert posters, the
photography work of people like Linda Eastman McCartney and
thousands of others.

Think about it  and
lets talk : )

Diane

 

This one's for Blanca  : )

Diane

[nyadrn]

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Hi

I read an article this
morning about an art show in Miami and the beginning of the
article made me think about all of the great art associated with
rock and music.  Album covers, concert posters, the
photography work of people like Linda Eastman McCartney and
thousands of others.

Think about it  and
lets talk : )

Diane

 

The

Dead!

[nyadrn]

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More Ozzy:

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  Hi Janese

I ran across this Ozzy

Diane

[nyadrn]

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Hi

I read an article this
morning about an art show in Miami and the beginning of the
article made me think about all of the great art associated with
rock and music.  Album covers, concert posters, the
photography work of people like Linda Eastman McCartney and
thousands of others.

Think about it  and
lets talk : )

Diane

What can I say about this......

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[nyadrn]

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Hi

I read an article this
morning about an art show in Miami and the beginning of the
article made me think about all of the great art associated with
rock and music.  Album covers, concert posters, the
photography work of people like Linda Eastman McCartney and
thousands of others.

Think about it  and
lets talk : )

Diane

  Hey

From the museum of bad album cover art I present.........da da da da

Diane

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[bonjovi]

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  And it is another good one........ of course a classic  : )  Animals  / Floyd

so let me counter with an Animals for you....

Hi Diane,

That's a good
one.  Can't wait to see them.  I saw someone mention
"The Moody Blues" on another posting.  I think it was
Karma so this one's for her.

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Janese

[nyadrn]

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I knew you'd like that one. 
Here's another for you:

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  And it is another good one........ of course a classic  : )  Animals  / Floyd

so let me counter with an Animals for you....

[bonjovi]

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 That would be called  ..........   A Classic  and the concert was the performance of the art  : )

Diane

I knew you'd like that one. 
Here's another for you:

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[nyadrn]

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Your welcome.  How
about this one?  It's simple but to the point.

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 That would be called  ..........   A Classic  and the concert was the performance of the art  : )

Diane

[nyadrn]

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Hi

I read an article this
morning about an art show in Miami and the beginning of the
article made me think about all of the great art associated with
rock and music.  Album covers, concert posters, the
photography work of people like Linda Eastman McCartney and
thousands of others.

Think about it  and
lets talk : )

Diane

  OK now here is a deep observation  : )

Sometimes the artist is the art

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[nyadrn]

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Some artists become permanently associated with the musicians for whom they did album work.

For instance:

 Roger Dean

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Alton Kelly and Stanley Mouse

Peter Max

And although not famous for album art, it's hard to think of the 80s concert scene without thinking of Wes Wilson

  Hi Vic

That Roger Dean is just beautiful.

Funny that I have never thought about these artists at all and all the while admiring their work.  Wonder how they paired up.  Who was famous first and who approached who : )

Diane

[TraderVic]

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Hi

I read an article this
morning about an art show in Miami and the beginning of the
article made me think about all of the great art associated with
rock and music.  Album covers, concert posters, the
photography work of people like Linda Eastman McCartney and
thousands of others.

Think about it  and
lets talk : )

Diane

Some artists become permanently associated with the musicians for whom they did album work.

For instance:

 Roger Dean

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Alton Kelly and Stanley Mouse

Peter Max

And although not famous for album art, it's hard to think of the 80s concert scene without thinking of Wes Wilson

[bonjovi]

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  I love the style of the Santana album covers  : )  beautiful.

Diane

Yes, great
style.  Check out the Carlos Santana shoe
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Don't think I could wear any of them with my bad feet.

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[bonjovi]

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  Hi

and thanks for the Ozzy's!!

The "Bark at the Moon"  is great.  He was a real cutie when he was young...  except for the pigeon head biting off of course : )

Diane

Your welcome.  How
about this one?  It's simple but to the point.

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[nyadrn]

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  I remember "Tiger Beat" but I only looked at it at the drugstore or at slumber parties. I was never much of a "fan" personality. I liked the music and thought they were cute, but I didn't want photos of them on my walls. The Beatles Avedon photos were an exception because I liked them as art. Here's another Janis

  This one is  like Janis   Wild and free  : )

[indyjones65]

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Art was a big thing with album covers not so much with CD's. I loved the cover art for YES they had great covers also Led Zepplin. Remember Houses of the Holy? And the famous zipper on the Rolling Stones album just to name a few  ,  Maryann 

  Yep,

That Rolling Stones " Sticky Fingers" album cover. Brought about a lot of giggles with the young ladies, at it's time of release. And the rummors that went around with it, lik, who was the model for the whitey tdies shot.

I always loved the song dead flowers from that album. Why?? I just liked the groove. Something different for the Stones.

Peace,

Hawkeye