Your Album Release
I had a fricken blast doing this one... please join in and post your artwork
1 - Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.
2 - Go to http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.
3 - Go to http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.
4 - Use PhotoShop or similar (I used Picasa 3) to put it all together.
UPDATE: There is a flickr group that is collecting these album covers and you can see some other insprired works there, or join and upload yours!
I had so much fun with the first one...
That I did a second one...
and now my third go round (sources here, here and here)
and #4 (sources here, here and here)

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This is a strangely addictive game that I'd rather not be addicted to again!
Here's one I did quickly, I'm not a photoshop user (and it shows
)
creepy
Giant Robo!
I'm skeptical about a band named after coconut brandy.
I lucked out with the quote and image. Album Cover
Oh god, I'm addicted. I'm going to keep going. I'll edit this post as I add more.
Plaza Tunjugun - Sexier than any Bodypart
Lolly Badcock - Our Frail and Feeble Mind
List of National Natural Landmarks in Wyoming - Life is too Short for Traffic
I challenge anyone to try the one above. It is a nightmare combination. Source image is HERE
Osbe - It Just Happens
Sukiyaki - Reading Without Pleasure
Deafhood - Be Wrong and Kill
Galsi - You're Not Looking
Kommie got me hooked... and learned me some photoshop too.
The Case of the Franks Never touch its coat-tails
Cho Tat-wah Most fools do
Semantic Targeting Love we really want
Michigan District Happy with yourself as you
Haha! Great idea for a game and the results are ridicaliss awesome almost every time it seems. Did you come up with this yourself, ydj?

Here's my first attempt. Given the dimensions, my first album must have been released on dvd:
Ok here's my first run: Lancia Anrdea -=- families are all mysterious
Sources: One Two Three
>> ^lucky760:
Haha! Great idea for a game and the results are ridicaliss awesome almost every time it seems. Did you come up with this yourself, ydj?
Nope, another fun time waster from the world of Facebook.
Oh man I'm loving this stuff. Some of those designs are incredible!

Here's my second shot from the band Capita Group featuring their new album Nothing Relieves Exercise:
(Source: band, album, image.)
In a related note, I wonder if VideoSift should have like a single page of random videos. Ya think?
If it keeps my mind off being on our company call center today I'm happy to do these
:
Sakuho Nagano -=- Different From Being Rash
I got lucky with the band and picture, and the quote even worked out well.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3616/3309258279_ab7c29f4aa_o.jpg

fun game, ill do some more
>> ^lucky760:

In a related note, I wonder if VideoSift should have like a single page of random videos. Ya think?
AHEM.
Direct from Egypt is the only CD you should buy this year... Vocalist extraordinaire, Fouad el-Mohandes, is... Continually Fearing You Will Make One.

(Source: artist, title, image)
I guess it doesn't always work.
I wonder if we can come up with a similar sort of "random mash-up" game using the new VideoSift Random Video feature I just added. Any ideas team?
This is awesome. I have no way to actually edit a picture besides paint but I'm STILL doing it.
How do you post a pic in the thread like that? (I know, I know...)
And another, but I knida cheated on this one:
Le Champ-près-Froges -=- Mais Par Ses Actes (Source: Artist, Title, Image)
When I saw the quote might not flow I decided to go for French Cheese and translated the quote (badly) to french via Google Translate.
Henry John Boulton - by all before one
Source: wiki, quote, pic,
Glad everyone is jumping in on this, it's rather addictive as nibiyabi pointed out... As I have added my third cover now.
i love kommies and lot of the other albums btw, really creative use of fonts!
while i'm making mine, i have to share the funniest thing i've seen today.
i went to get new fonts for the album, and lol'd at the name of someone's metallica font:
http://www.dafont.com/pastor-of-muppets.font
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3565/3310917012_6aeb8096d5.jpg?v=0 forgot how to just post the pic
this, this, and this gives you:
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff69/my15minutes/sweetgumstable.jpg
I view this as a design challenge. I'm gonna do more today, instead of working.
some great ideas in
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sinnpause/2931429265/in/set-72157605731746604/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/sinnpause/2598189288/in/set-72157605731746604/ http://www.flickr.com/groups/coversutra-battle/
this photostream. he does use edited versions of the pictures, but its pretty amazing stuff.
(there's also a nice 'battle' idea there, that might be fun to try on the sift -> "You have 24 hours to build a cover with these. (the random bandname, title and image) After the 24 hours the round ends and one of the competitioners is the winner. The winner gives the new cover, title and name for the next round")
i'm not sure if i can *quality blogs. meh, apparently not.
Had to start a new comment, 24 hour lock out!
Stratton Park - Play in the Vast Drama
The Thirteen Club - Moderation is the Key
>> ^my15minutes:
while i'm making mine, i have to share the funniest thing i've seen today.
i went to get new fonts for the album, and lol'd at the name of someone's metallica font:
http://www.dafont.com/pastor-of-muppets.font
Pastors of Muppets is a great band. You can find them here:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Pastors-of-Muppets-Toxicity-Cover
Here's the latest album from Judge and Jury titled Do As I Advise:

(Source: artist, title, image)
http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=josephusonjesus.jpg
http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kenfarmermedal.jpg
http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nasoc.jpg
Great post. I wish I could find the time to do the photoshop thing as I always wanted to make funny photos and submit something to b3ta.com.
now it's four with five coming close behind.
Don't let it die! Keep going!
>> ^K0MMIE:
Don't let it die! Keep going!
I guess someone could promote it...
I would totally do it if I had a power point to give. And I do. So I will.
*promote
Promoting this Blog post - promote requested by lucky760.
I'm not able to save flckr images for some reason.
Is there some work around?
Totally. Use bayimg.com. That's what I've been using. (It's from thepiratebay.)
Okay, so it's two steps. Quit complaining.
Just one step: upload an image and copy the url.
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