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Post by BogoGog24 on Jan 12, 2022 22:17:30 GMT
I think the cover is better than what I was expecting from the description we got. Maybe not her absolute best cover but it’s something different and better than AL or HAW covers.
I would say I don’t really get the point of the balloons though. What do they have to do with why “love sucks”? The actual concept doesn’t really seem to match the album title or theme.
I actually like the font - I think it’s meant to be sort of like a vintage punk/pinup era font?
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Post by sybersushi1 on Jan 12, 2022 22:21:04 GMT
Also don't like the cover, actually I'm sad it's probably my least favorite from her. Feels like it lacks something to make it more specific to be remembered.
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Post by BogoGog24 on Jan 12, 2022 22:21:31 GMT
I do wonder if the album title changed since those industry insiders saw the cover. They claimed the album was called Bite Me and that the balloons spelled out the title, but of course now the album is called Love Sux and the balloons don’t show anything. As someone said, they look cut off in a weird way. It would explain why they don’t really make sense anymore in the context of the cover/title. In many recent interviews, Avril also had said she kept going back and forth about the title and all the articles would call it her “still untitled album.” I bet the original title was Bite Me with the balloons spelling it out and then it was changed.
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Post by Anna on Jan 12, 2022 22:26:45 GMT
I do wonder if the album title changed since those industry insiders saw the cover. They claimed the album was called Bite Me and that the balloons spelled out the title, but of course now the album is called Love Sux and the balloons don’t show anything. As someone said, they look cut off in a weird way. It would explain why they don’t really make sense anymore in the context of the cover/title. In many recent interviews, Avril also had said she kept going back and forth about the title and all the articles would call it her “still untitled album.” I bet the original title was Bite Me with the balloons spelling it out and then it was changed. The shadow indicates there actually was something more to it, yeah
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Post by alex123 on Jan 12, 2022 22:29:15 GMT
This is what I'm talking about, love sucks, it's the same as a party, all very great at the beginning, but what happens at the end of the party and the fun?
Loneliness, sadness, restlessness and you are left alone looking at nothing thinking that it went wrong, reflecting to get out of it by yourself, only with those balloons that are now your only friends, (I guess that's what balloons are for).
So cool, I never thought I'd like the idea of a cover with ballons but this is so cool, omg, although it's a bit dark unlike how she described the album
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Post by TomX on Jan 12, 2022 22:30:38 GMT
I don't think they ever confirmed the balloons spelled out BITE ME, only that it had a red background, black balloons and her wearing boots and a leather skirt. So the rumors were accurate. However, they did say the title was Bite Me, so I wonder how long ago she changed it. She has to send the copies for printing for release next month, and that usually takes weeks, so who knows? Maybe she sent out a preliminary cover/album title to the labels/distributors even though she hadn't decided on the album title yet.
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Post by gabbox on Jan 12, 2022 22:35:35 GMT
Apparently CDs are confirmed on release day.
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Post by lrb22 on Jan 12, 2022 22:36:58 GMT
Not gonna lie I much prefer the Bite Me single cover… Her legs look so long on this it kinda weirds me out… It’s still a better album cover than TBDT and AL.
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Post by afonso16 on Jan 12, 2022 22:39:00 GMT
Not gonna lie I much prefer the Bite Me single cover… Her legs look so long on this it kinda weirds me out… It’s still a better album cover than TBDT and AL. and UMS and HAW, and I don't even like it
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Post by orangesky on Jan 12, 2022 22:39:36 GMT
I like the idea of the cover but not so much the execution. Actually I think it's pretty much all fine apart from her pretty much doing the splits. Life, why are her legs so far apart? Maybe if it was shot from the front it would look OK but at this angle it's like her legs stretch all the way across the cover. It just looks odd and unbalanced to me. Otherwise it's fine
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Post by mark on Jan 12, 2022 22:51:13 GMT
I feel like this cover could be amazing with just a few tweaks here and there. I don't even think the font itself is horrible, but it's so badly executed imo. The size and placement feels way off. I think I'd have "love sux" written below her legs and more spaced out to fill out the space a little better and look more harmonious with the horizontal line that her pose is making naturally. I'd probably still change the font if I'm being honest haha I think the cover shot is strong enough and stands on its own quite well, so a simpler/cleaner looking font would probably look much better with it. I've erased the text and immediately you can tell how much better this cover could have looked with a better font and better placement (posting it below so you can visualize it better). The shot itself is pretty cool and I can see it becoming iconic if we end up loving the album tbh. Plus, red and black will forever be THE ultimate classic Avril color scheme in my head so I'm happy about that, at least
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Post by Erik on Jan 12, 2022 22:55:12 GMT
FUCKIN LOVE THE COVER BUT THE FONT IS UGLY AF
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Post by Underclass King on Jan 12, 2022 22:57:53 GMT
I like the cover overall. It's so much better than the Head Above Water artwork.
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Post by rubenmc on Jan 12, 2022 23:08:06 GMT
Is the shadow of the balloons a couple making out on the sofa or do I have a dirty mind?
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Post by ben545 on Jan 12, 2022 23:10:23 GMT
I don't know what to make of it. Avril has only started wearing high heels recently. I always thought because maybe she had big feet or something or didn't look good in heels but that isn't the case. I think Avril can pretty much pull off any look she wants because of her petit figure but this sitting position looks awkward in my opinion. Like she hasn't got an arse or a waist. Maybe she has a fat arse which looks flat because of her age but her breasts look good. I don't like it. It's not a very complimentary look for Avril. I don't know who's idea this album cover was but I think Avril has maybe been misled by Modsun's bad taste again like the idea of pulling someone's teeth out in the "bite me" acoustic video.
I mean I kind of get the symbolism that Avril is the party in a very dark way.
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