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Déjà vu: Tokio Hotel vs. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
What is reported to be the cover for the forthcoming album by German rock band Tokio Hotel was revealed this week. When I saw it, I was instantly reminded of the fantastic artwork of H.R. Giger.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._R._Giger
Giger is known for his creation of the scary alien frim the movie Alien and the Emerson, Lake & Palmer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson%2C_Lake_%26_Palmer
album cover Brain Salad Surgery.
The cover for Tokio Hotels Humanoid actually looks more like the work in Gigers book Biomechanoid. There can be no doubt that it served as the inspriration for the album cover shown below.
The tricky thing about doing an album cover that is obviously inspired by the work of a talented genius like H.R. Giger is rising to the level of the original. Unfortunately, this cover of Humanoid does not. It is a nice illustration, but it doesnt come close to capturing the frightening aspects of blending flesh and machine shown in the illustration at right.
Many will also see similarities to the Star Trek character Seven of Nine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_of_Nine
Gigers work was also the inspiration for the Borg characters on Star Trek TNG. I do not believe this album cover even compares to that. Humanoid is scheduled for release on October 13.
http://www.albumartexchange.us/2009/09/deja-vu-tok...el-vs-emerson-lake-palmer.html
