Research on other albums

After looking at other album covers I have noticed that Lana Del Rey isn't the only one that keeps her album covers simple and (could be classed as) dull. Rihanna's album, 'Talk That Talk' is very much about her, like Lana Del Rey's are. She doesn't have her name on it just her logo which is 'R', it could be said that this is used rather than her full name because she is so popular now people only have to see her face and they know who she is, but it could also be said that it is used so it is her new logo. The name of the album is very small and written almost like a tattoo, quite faded and delicate, this is done because she appears to be topless therefore it links well with the tattoo idea, but also because her tattoo on her left shoulder is showing, so that links nicely too. The positioning of her is very much like Lana Del Rey's she's central and focusing her eyes to the camera, she isn't smiling, she's got quite a stern, serious look on her face, while smoke is coming out of her mouth. The use of this shows her 'bad-ass' attitude, just like Lana Del Rey's, as smoking has connotations of being bad and not good for your health, so by doing this, especially on her album cover, shows that she doesn't really care, she does anything to look good.

 

 

 

 

I have also been looking at Coldplay's two different albums. When looking at them they are obviously different, but there is a link which is artwork, rather than using the band on the front. The first album is very effective as it has a very interesting painting as the album cover. The use of the woman holding the flag, I think, Coldplay has chosen to use this because the woman portrays them, they're winning in the music business. I like this implication because it almost has Lana Del Rey's confidence involved in it, she always has a face like she's winning, she doesn't need to try. This album doesn't include Coldplay's band name, this could go one of two ways, if the audience aren't aware that Coldplay use interesting images as their album covers the audience aren't going to pick it up, but because Coldplay use interesting and unique artwork for their albums it always has a connection, therefore fans of Coldplay will know it's them. Also, Coldplay has a small fan base, therefore it could be said that they need to sell themselves better, rather than not putting there band name on it, as they're no way near as popular as Rihanna and she still shows the audience that it deffinitely is her because of the 'R'. The second album cover has exactly the same effect as the first, they haven't included their band name on this one either. But the only difference is that the second album is a lot more 'hip' because of the use spray paint. Spray paint has a connotation of young and rebelous, therefore grabs a different type of audience, so it could be said that Coldplay haven't put their band name on this album cover because they understand that they have a small fan base and rather than shouting that they are Coldplay, they are almost wanting to 'trick' people into buying it and listening to their different, changed music.