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Thursday, September 2, 2010 |
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| Progressive music has often been identified by the artwork that has donned its album covers over the years. From the striking cover of King Crimson's debut to Roger Dean's sweeping landscapes to Hugh Syme's tongue-in-cheek imagery, progressive rock has been host to some of the most beloved artwork ever created for music. The listing below features some of the best graphic artists and design firms associated with progressive music and examples of their visual contribution. |
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| Name | Examples | | Art Rock Covers | (see website) | | Michael Bennett | Scott McGill, Triggering Myth, NEARfest, ProgDay | | Roger Dean | Yes, Asia, Gentle Giant, Uriah Heep, Steve Howe | | Design:Dezik | Ghost, Fatal Syndrome, Gorgon | | Dreamland Design | Haze, World Turtle | | Bill Ellsworth | Djam Karet, Thinking Plague, Spiral Architect, Happy the Man | | Thomas Ewerhard | Spock's Beard, Enchant, Platypus, Threshold | | Happy Monsters | Dune Records | | John Holland | Matahari, Aldo, Sons of Poseidon | | Rodney Matthews | Asia, Rick Wakeman | | Mattias Noren | Arena, Mind's Eye, Star One, Derek Sherinian, Knight Area | | Kim Poor | Steve Hackett | | Travis Smith | Opeth, Anathema, Devin Townsend, Riverside | | Bill Smith Studios | King Crimson, Porcupine Tree, Genesis | | Hugh Syme | Rush, Fates Warning, Queensryche, Arena, Tiles | | Storm Thorgerson | Pink Floyd, Dream Theater, Peter Gabriel, Alan Parsons | | Ed Unitsky | The Tangent, Guy Manning | | Vivid Images Worldwide | King Crimson, Saga, California Guitar Trio, Spock's Beard, The Flower Kings, Deep Purple | | Paul Whitehead | Genesis, Le Orme, Van der Graaf Generator | | Mark Wilkinson | Marillion, Fish |
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