Omoti – Top 100!

Na rubu, a katkad i sama umjetnost!

U poplavi „naj“ svačega na netu, bilo je pitanje vremena kad će se pojaviti lista najboljih omota albuma.

Doduše, liste izlaze skoro pa na mjesečnoj osnovi, sa svih strana. Svatko tko nešto zna o muzici misli da je onaj pravi da ocjeni koji su albumi zaslužili da njihovi omoti dođu na listu. Površnim razmišljanjem, brojka 100 djeluje golema, jer ipak 100 albuma nije mala stvar. I onda, kad se počne raščlanjivati i sastavljati kakva, takva lista, očito je da je u tih prvih stotinu mjesta i te kakva gužva. S ovim se problemom vjerojatno i susreo kreator liste koju donosim, (udiscovermusic.com), koja je izašla pred kraj prošle godine.

S ove vremenske distance, ipak, jedna je od najkompetentnijih, te je stoga donosim u cijelosti. I pored te “kompetentnosti”, ozbiljnom poznavatelju muzike će se odmah učiniti nepotpuna. Teško je recimo objasniti odsustvo omota albuma “Unklnown Pleasures”, grupe Joy Division, ako se zna što taj omot predstavlja (grafički dijagram umirućeg pulsara) i koju muziku nosi (samo-destruktivnu, mračnu) i koja je sudbina glavnog aktera Ian Curtisa (objesio se u stanu!).

Ili kako objasniti odsustvo omota albuma grupe Blue Oyster Cult, kad se zna što predstavlja, što nosi, što kaže, što simbolizira. Isto tako, izostanak omota albuma “Tick as a Brick”, grupe Jetro Tull, koji je u originalu donesen kao dnevna novina s punim sadržajem, je bez ikakvog opravdanja. Isto tako, odsustvo Santaninh omota albuma (osim omota albuma “Abraxas”), pak upućuje na selektivni pristup, jer mogu shvatit da kreator nije čuo za recimo The 13th Floor Elevators ili The Mothers of Invention (iako skoro pa nemoguće povjeravati u to!), ali da nije čuo za ostale Santanine albume, to je ipak neka druga priča.

Dalje, na listi se našao samo jedan rad Rogera Deana, (Yes – „Fragile“), što ostavlja gorak okusa u ustima. Taj je čovjek stvorio svoj stil kojeg je razvijao na albumima grupe Yes, Osibisa, Budgie, Gravy Train, … , koji su svaki za sebe mala umjetnička djela. O čemu se radi dokazuje podatak da Roger Dean redovno organizira izložbe svojih radova u prestižnim umjetničkim galerijama, na kojima većinu eksponata čine, omoti albuma!

Bilo kako bilo, da bih ispravio koliko toliko ispravio nepravdu, slučajnim odabirom donosim omote albuma koji se nisu našli na listi Top 100. Uvjeren sam da ih je još najmanje deset puta toliko ostalo van i ove liste, ali takav je život.

I na kraju, ono što nije nigdje izrekom napisano ili rečeno, što je to što čini jedan omot albuma velikim?
Bez daljnjega, kvaliteta muzike koju nosi sama ploča, ali …. ima još. Veliki omot priča svoju priču, koja je ili dopuna onoj koju priča muzika ili opisuje muziku slikom i bojom. Veliki omot albuma je umjetničko djelo, kako izvedbom tako značenjem. (primjer, Jethro Tull – „Aqualung“).
I naposljetku, veliki omot albuma je onaj koji pola stoljeća priča priču i nikad je do kraja ne ispriča, jer svakim novim slušanjem muzike koju nosi dodaje nešto novo, kao i sama muzika. Ili drugim riječima, veliki omot albuma je onaj koji srasta s muzičkim djelom i tim s njime čini cjelinu. (primjer, King Crimson – “In the Court of the Crimson King” / “Lizard”).

Koliko ih je uspjelo u tome, teško je jednoznačno iznijeti, jer najprije treba do u notu poznavati muziku i sam sadržaj kojeg nosi omot, te na temelju tih spoznaja donijeti sud.

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Omoti albuma koji se nisu našli na listi Top 100

Yes – “Yessongs”

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Yes – “Relayer”

Yes Relayer

13th Floor Elevator – “13th Floor Elevator”

The 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators

Santana Band – “Santana 3” (Batuka)

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Peter Gabriel – “Peter Gabriel 3” (melt)

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The Mothers Of Invention – “We’re Only In It For The Money”

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Mahavishnu Orchestra – “Visions of Emerald Beyond”

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Mahavishnu Orchestra – “Birds of Fire”

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Mahavishnu Orchestra – “Apocalypse”

Mahavishnu Apocalipsa

King Crimson – “Lizard”

King Crimson Lizard

 

Joy Division – “Unknown Pleasures”j dJoyDivision - Unknown Pleasure

Jethro Tull – “Stand Up”

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Joy Division – “Closer”

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King Crimson – “Larks’ Tongues in Aspic”

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King Crimson – “Red”

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King Crimson – “Starless and Bible Black”

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Emerson, Lake & Palmer – “Emerson, Lake & Palmer”

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Blue Oyster Cult – “On Your Feet On Your Knees”

Blue Oyster Cult On your feet on your knees

Jethro Tull – “Tick as a Brick”

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Top 100 omota albuma

100. Pink Floyd – “Wish You Were Here”

100 wish-you-were-here

99. David Bowie – “Aladin Sane”

99 Bowie-Aladin-Sane

98. The Beatles – “The Beatles” (“White Album)

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97. The Rolling Stones – “Some Girls”

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96. Bow Wow Wow – “The Last of the Mohicans” 96 See-Jungle

95. Blondie – “Parallel Lines”

95 Parallel-Lines

94. Faces – “Ooh La La”

94 Ooh-La-La

93. Beastie Boys – “Licensed To Ill”

93 Licensed-to-ill

92. It’s A Beautiful Day – “It’s A Beautiful Day”

92 Its-A-Beautiful-Day

91. Elton John – “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”

91 Goodbye-yellow-brick-road

90. Elvis Presley – “Elvis Presley”

90 elvis_presley-debut-album

89. Cream – “Disraeli Gears”

89 Disraeli-Gears

88. Roxy Music – “Country Life”

88 Country-Life

87. The Cars – “Candy-O”

87 Candy-O

86. Supertramp – “Breakfast in America”

86 Breakfast-in-America

85. Emerson, Lake & Palmer – “Brain Salad Surgery”

85 Brain-salad

84. Black Sabbath – “Black Sabbath”

84 Black-Sabbath

83. Isaac Hayes – “Black Moses”

83 Black-Moses

82. Queen – “A Night At The Opera”

82 A-Night-At-The-Opera

81. King Crimson – “In The Court Of The Crimson King”

81 In-the-court-of

80. The Mothers of Invention – “Weasels Ripped My Flash”

80 mothers-of-invention-weasels-ripped-my-flesh

79. Jane’s Addiction – “Nothing’s Shocking”

79 Nothings-shocking

78. Madness – “One Step Beyond…”

78 One-step-beyond

77. Peter Gabriel – “III” (“Melted”)

77 Peter-Gabriel

76. Led Zeppelin – “Physical Graffiti”

76 Physical-Grafitti

75. Bob Dylan – “Self Portrait”

75 Self-portrait

74. The Doors – “Strange Days”

74 Strange-Days

73. Beach Boys – “Surfs-up”

 73 Surfs-up

72. Captain Beefheart – “Trout Mask Replica”

72 Trout-Mask

71. The Who – “Who’s next”

71 Whos-Next

70. Santana Band – “Abraxas”

70 Abraxas

69. Steve Winwood – “Arc of the Diver”

69 Arc-of-the-Diver

68. Asia – “Asia”

68 Asia

67. Meat Loaf – “Bat Out Of Hell”

67 Bat-Out-Of-Hell

66. David Bowie – “Diamond Dogs”

66 Diamond-Dogs

65. The Beatles – “Abbey Road”

65 AbbeyRoad

64. Grateful Dead – “Aoxomoxoa”

64 Aoxomoxoa

63. Jethro Tull – “Aqualung”

63 Aqualung

62. Pink Floyd – “Atom Heart Mother”

62 Atom-Heart

61. Big Brother And The Holding Company – “Cheap Thrills”

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60. The Eagles – “Hotel California”

60 Hotel-California

59. Derek and Dominoes – “Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs”

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58. Joe Jackson – “Look Sharp!”

58 Look-Sharp

57. New Order – “Power, Corruption and Lies”

57 Power-Corruption-and-lies

56. Fleetwood Mac – “Rumours”

56 Rumours

55. The Rolling Stones – “Their Satanic Majesties Request”

55 SatMaj3D

54. AC/DC – “Back In Black”

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53. Miles Davis – “Bitches Brew”

53 Bitches-brew

52. The Allman Brothers Band – “Eat a Peach”

51. Rush – “Farewell to Kings”

51 Farewell-to-kings

50. Talking Heads – “Fear of Music”

50 Fear-of-Music

49. Patti Smith – “Horses”

49 Horses

48. U2 – “Joshua Tree”

48 Joshua-Tree

47. Marvin Gaye – “Whats Going On”

47 Marvin-Gaye-Whats-Going-On-CD-ALBUM-581521

46. Metallica – “Master of Puppets”

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45. The Beatles – “Revolver”

45 Revolver

44. The Rolling Stones – “The Rolling Stones”

 44 Rolling-Stones

43. Little Feat – “Sailin’ Shoes”

43 Sailin-Shoes

42. Boz Scaggs – “Silk Degrees”

42 Silk-Degrees

41. Grace Jones – “Slave to the Rhythm”

41 Slave-to-the-Rhythm

40. T.Rex – “Slider”

40 Slider

39. John Mayall Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton

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38.Elton John – “Captain Fantastic”

38 Captain-Fantastic

37. Chicago – “IX-Chicago’s Greatest Hits”

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36. Love – “Forever Changes”

36 Forever-Changes

35. Joni Mitchell – The Hissing of Summer Lawns”

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34. New Riders – “Panama Red”

34 Panama-Red

33. Ry Cooder – “Purple Valley”

33 purple-valley

32. Rod Stewart – “Never a Dull Moment”

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31. Prince – “Sign ‘O’ the Times”

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30. Elvis Costello – “This Years Model”

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29. Van Halen – “MCMLXXIV”

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28. The Beatles – “With The Beatles”

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27.  Yes – “Fragile”

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26. David Bowie – “The Rise and Fall Of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars”

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25. Bob Dylan – “Bring it all Back Home”

25 Bring-it-all-back-home

24. Capt Beefheart – “Doc at the Radar Station”

24 Capt-Beefheart

23. Jimi Hendrix – “Electric Ladyland”

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22. Elvis Presley – “50,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Be Wrong” – vol 02

21. Fredericks Goldman Jones – “Sur scène”

21 Fredericks-Goldman-Jones

20. Free – “Free”

20 Free

19. Steely Dan – “Can’t Buy a Thrill”

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18. John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band – “Live Peace in Toronto “

18 john-lennon-plastic-ono-band-live-peace-toronto

17. Public Image LTD – “PiL”

17 PiL

16. Ramones – “Ramones”

16 Ramones

15. The Who – “Tommy”

15 Tommy

14. Traffic – “The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys”

14 Traffic-The-Low-Spark-Of-High-Heeled-Boys

13. 10CC – “The Original Soundtrack”

13 10cc

12. U2 – “War”

12 U2-War

11. The Wailers – “Catch a Fire”

11 Wailers-Catch

10. Bruce Springsteen – “Born To Run”

10 born-to-run

09. Led Zeppelin – “Houses of Holy”

09 Houses-of-Holy

08. Nirvana – “Nevermind”

08 Nirvana

07. Small Faces – “Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake”

07 Ogdens

06. Pink Floyd – “Dark Side of the Moon”

06 Pink_Floyd_-_Dark_Side_of_the_Moon

05. Sex Pistols – “Never Mind the Bollocks”

05 sex-pistols-never-mind-the-bollocks

04. The Beatles – “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”

04 sgt-Pepper

03. The Rolling Stones – ” Sticky Fingers”

03 Sticky-fingers

02. The Clash – “London Calling”

02 The-Clash

01. Velvet Undergroun & Nico – “Velvet Underground & Nico”

01 Vu-and-NicoIzvor: udiscovermusic.com

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