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Observations about Weird Al Album covers.
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 5:50 am
by AlZilla816
I decided to start this topic in order to find some hidden easter eggs that show how much of a genius Al and his team are.
Re: Observations about Weird Al Album covers.
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 9:14 am
by anthontherun
This obviously wasn't intentionally foreshadowing (or was it...?), but I like how on the side of the TV on the debut album cover, there's a "No Polkas" sticker. Interesting, since it's one of only two albums without a polka. Of course, they have a slash through the words "No Polka," which sort of creates the exact opposite meaning they were going for (or does it...?). But still, kudos for providing a spoiler for the next three decades of Al's career.
Re: Observations about Weird Al Album covers.
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 2:00 am
by mrmeadows
Well, this probably isn't a huge or new observation, nor am I sure that it's necessarily proof of anyone's genius, but has it ever been explained why the RWS album cover is made up of two disjointed photos? We see the photo with Al in it on the left, with a patch of green where the running track ends, and then there's a second photo showing 3 running lane lines going horizontally (slightly angled upward, basically cutting off the other photo). At first I thought it was just an odd choice, but now I'm thinking: This means something. This is important.
Re: Observations about Weird Al Album covers.
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 5:42 am
by AlZilla816
mrmeadows wrote:Well, this probably isn't a huge or new observation, nor am I sure that it's necessarily proof of anyone's genius, but has it ever been explained why the RWS album cover is made up of two disjointed photos? We see the photo with Al in it on the left, with a patch of green where the running track ends, and then there's a second photo showing 3 running lane lines going horizontally (slightly angled upward, basically cutting off the other photo). At first I thought it was just an odd choice, but now I'm thinking: This means something. This is important.
I used to think the same thing, but you got me thinking.....
Re: Observations about Weird Al Album covers.
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 6:55 am
by anthontherun
Yeah, this has always bothered me. What's interesting is that the cassette cover is just the photo of Al, so I wonder if it was designed with the cassette in mind, although that would be ridiculous in 1999.
Re: Observations about Weird Al Album covers.
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 11:29 am
by mellow weasel
mrmeadows wrote:Well, this probably isn't a huge or new observation, nor am I sure that it's necessarily proof of anyone's genius, but has it ever been explained why the RWS album cover is made up of two disjointed photos? We see the photo with Al in it on the left, with a patch of green where the running track ends, and then there's a second photo showing 3 running lane lines going horizontally (slightly angled upward, basically cutting off the other photo). At first I thought it was just an odd choice, but now I'm thinking: This means something. This is important.
I never noticed that. It's really weird. Maybe it has something to do with scissors being used for cutting, so photo has been cut in a way...

Re: Observations about Weird Al Album covers.
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 7:55 pm
by mrmeadows
mellow weasel wrote:
I never noticed that. It's really weird. Maybe it has something to do with scissors being used for cutting, so photo has been cut in a way...

I actually had that same thought...but seems too literal.
I do like Anth's theory. It's a logical explanation, anyway. Do you know if the cassette photo folds back right on the line where the photos meet? If so, that's probably the answer. But yes...seems very strange to have a cassette cover dictate the look of your CD cover on the cusp of the 21st century.
Re: Observations about Weird Al Album covers.
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 10:59 pm
by Elvis
Or something was off on the grass that they wanted to crop out of the picture, like a camera, or gym bag, or Ruben's smelly running socks.
Dave
Re: Observations about Weird Al Album covers.
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 1:56 am
by anthontherun
mrmeadows wrote:I do like Anth's theory. It's a logical explanation, anyway. Do you know if the cassette photo folds back right on the line where the photos meet? If so, that's probably the answer. But yes...seems very strange to have a cassette cover dictate the look of your CD cover on the cusp of the 21st century.
Actually, I was wrong...the cassette
still has the track as a border!
To make things even more confusing, it's actually cropped compared to the picture on the CD cover, so this really wasn't necessary at all (except to make it seamless with the side/back flap).
Re: Observations about Weird Al Album covers.
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 1:59 am
by TMBJon
The Running With Scissors cover artwork makes no sense. There is no explanation that could possibly satisfy.