Tim Durling came up with this topic, a nice simple one! Album covers with reflections on them. Could be mirrors, could be polished metal, or water! Whatever the cover may be, if it has a reflection, it’s fair game for tonight.
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THE CONTRARIANS – Done With Mirrors – Wednesday April 9 – 7:00 PM EST
From the mind of Martin: Album covers with that “New York” vibe. Picturing the city, or just putting out that New York vibe. One of my picks went so far off the beaten track, you won’t believe it. Off by about 2000 years. Any guesses?
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THE CONTRARIANS – Greetings from New York – Wednesday April 2 – 7:00 PM EST
Readers may not be familiar with Jake Not From State Farm, so let me introduce you. If you tune in to John Clauser’s channel My Music Corner, he’s done several great videos with Jake. Additionally, Jake will be joining us later this year for some albums on 50 Years of Iron Maiden. It turns out that both Jake and Harrison love Blaze Bayley. And so, they became friends.
Jake had a batch of duplicate CDs that he donated to Harrison’s collection, two of which I want! That damn Harrison keeps ending up with more and more CDs that I want for myself.
Joining us for this unboxing episode is the man who introduced us to Jake in the first place, Mr. Johnny Clauser. Mostly, we let Harrison do the unboxing, and lots of show and tell. Enjoy this short episode.
My 20th Contrarians Wednesday Live Stream is upon us!
This was a fun one to do: Album cover featuring boats and/or bodies of water. I think Tim came up with this topic, because I accused him of using it as an excuse to show off more Kansas! My list will include a local legend, and some big metal stars. Canadian content guaranteed!
THE CONTRARIANS – Slippery When Wet – Wednesday March 26 – 7:00 PM EST
Last week I felt like I needed a break. I wasn’t feeling well and I dropped out of the episode. Then Jamie had a fire in his basement and I decided to come back. So, I’m back again this week too.
Courtesy of Martin Popoff, this week features album art with only partial band lineups! My list is dominated by a certain “band” from New Jersey that often features only one band member on their covers. Not my most interesting list this week, but I’m present ready to complain about this band that I used to love. Let’s see what the other guys bring this week!
THE CONTRARIANS – Where Is Everyone? – Wednesday March 19 – 7:00 PM EST
Kiss – You Wanted the Best – Unseen photos from the archives? I call BS!
Kiss – The Box Set (guitar case version) – CDs fall out of top flap every time you open it, as demoed on last show.
Alice Cooper – Old School (box set) – Top of “desk” curls up over time. Due to shape and fragility of box set, it is hard to flatten safely.
Ozzy Osbourne – 1995 remasters – The postage stamp sized art and the circular song titles on back are an epic fail.
Kick Axe – Rock the World (reissue with the really bad cover) – The brilliant original cover was replaced in 2005 with something far uglier.
Marillion – Marbles – campaign edition 2 CD digipack – Discs pop out and the little foam things that hold the discs in, come unglued with time.
Pearl Jam – Vitalogy – Known to fatally scratch discs.
Kim Mitchel – Itch – People think the album is actually “self titled” due to messy cover art.
AC/DC – PWRUP lightbox – Mine ripped, trying to get all the stupid tape off the box set. Ripped on day one!
Twisted Sister – Live at the Marquee – Rhino limited edition – Doesn’t file nicely anywhere, doesn’t stand up straight…a straight fail!
Packaging fails! Cover art that’s too small, discs that fall out, packages the scratch the precious CD inside…we’ll cover lots of them tonight on the Contrarians Live.
There will be a variety of “fails” tonight, from the usual suspects. Unfortunately I may have to start skipping these Wednesday night shows. With spring now here, I no longer need to occupy my evenings in front of a screen. We will see what the future holds. I had a great run – 17 shows in a row without missing a single one. Only Grant can say he also hasn’t missed a single show of the last 17. We’ll see how it goes. It’s bittersweet. I’d like to continue doing this every week, but when the sun is shining outside and the air is warm, it’s hard to sit at a screen.
Watch live and comment! Martin always tries to address the comment section.
THE CONTRARIANS – Packaging Fails – Wednesday March 12 – 7:00 PM EST
Packaging fails! Cover art that’s too small, discs that fall out, packages the scratch the precious CD inside…we’ll cover lots of them tonight on the Contrarians Live.
There will be a variety of “fails” tonight, from the usual suspects. Unfortunately I may have to start skipping these Wednesday night shows. With spring now here, I no longer need to occupy my evenings in front of a screen. We will see what the future holds. I had a great run – 17 shows in a row without missing a single one. Only Grant can say he also hasn’t missed a single show of the last 17. We’ll see how it goes. It’s bittersweet. I’d like to continue doing this every week, but when the sun is shining outside and the air is warm, it’s hard to sit at a screen.
Watch live and comment! Martin always tries to address the comment section.
THE CONTRARIANS – Packaging Fails – Wednesday March 12 – 7:00 PM EST
This fun subject is courtesy of Martin. Amps, microphones, tape decks…whatever goes into making music, if it’s on the album cover, it counts! I will be bringing out some big heavyweight albums for this special episode tonight.
What are some of your favourite albums with amps and recording equipment on the cover? Or perhaps in some cases, the entire packaging? Stay tuned!
Watch live and comment! Martin always tries to address the comment section.
This week I didn’t choose the subject, but I did pick the title! Martin Popoff liked “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Hipgnosis!”, based on the old margarine ads “I can’t believe it’s not butter!”
Yes, this week we are tackling album covers that look designed by Hipgnosis…but are not! This will be a lot of fun, and I have my ten picks lined up with lots of Canadian content.
Dialing back the complexity this week, we were assigned a simple task: pick 10 favourite “various artists” compilation albums. I went with a bunch of my favourites that you have seen and heard me talk about many times. Some, you may not know as well. I’m looking forward to showing off some of my favourites. That’s tonight on the Contrarians!
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