[2/22] Berryz Kobo 8th Album "Ai no Album 8"

[sada*]

looks more like a random fairy castle or something out of Zelda.

[iceymoon]

it's lucky the girls are pretty and the hair styling is good, because those are a sad sack excuses for outfits.
i really hate the bow on Miya's head, together with her poses it makes her look like a toddler.

gross. agreed with Sohee, songs better be good (and even if they were i'm not sure i would buy this). i'm liking the title Mythology ~Ai no Album~ lol.

[Chatin]

Why would the cover determine whether or not you bought an album with quality tracks? That's ridiculous.

[Zunu]

Chat, you can torrent an album for free, listen to the tracks possibly legally from various online services, or pay for it on iTunes much more cheaply than the full CD. So if you're paying for the physical disk, it's either to support the artist, or as a collectible. In the latter case you're gonna want it to be attractive.

That's the long answer. The short answer is a question: Why is there album art at all?

[Chatin]

I was looking at this from an iTunes perspective. I agree that cover art can make the difference between buying a physical cd as opposed to digital media. At least the cover art of a single has a bearing on what you would expect from the PV. The cover art of an album has to be the least important visual out of anything idol related.

[Sohee]

10 tracks - lame
covers - lame

Let's hope that at least the songs will be more than lame. That's all.

[iceymoon]

@ Chatin
i collect limited edition CD's. if i can't stand to look at it, i don't want it. i only open my albums to see what's inside, i never play the discs. i don't buy albums on iTunes either because i have enough to download as it is, i don't need more clutter and i rarely listen to music that way anyway. instead, i listen to the music through concerts, which i do buy, and PV's, and when Bryan decides to play them on his computer or in the car. most songs i hear for the first time through the previews posted on YouTube, and the ones that really stay with me tend to be A-sides, B-sides, and album songs that end up performed in concert often.

so the only reason for me to buy a CD is if i want to add it to my collection. i'm especially picky with albums art, since the album songs are rarely better than the A-sides, which i gladly put money into sometimes even buying multiple versions.

[Amped]

bigger

[Rm88]

Everyone looks great in the one with the castle.

Whenever I see new posts in this thread I think it's a radio rip, but no luck

[Amped]

sorry, Momoko didn't play a song from the album today on her radio show. shes still focused on promoting Buono!