Digipack Analysis 2

Digipack Analysis 2 by Chloe Magee

Guns 'N' Roses (Appetite for Destruction)

This  is the CD cover for appetite for destruction by 'Guns 'n' Roses' which was their first released album. The black background of this makes the target audience aware of the sort of music this band creates; heavy rock, it also creates a mysterious image of the band, showing that they have a darker side to their personality and makes you focus on the middle image as it stands out from the cover more as the colours contrast to the black background. The faded effect on the banner of 'Guns 'n' Roses' relates to fire, the fire effect could represent anger and tell the audience how the band members all have suppressed anger which is expressed through their music in this album. The reds and oranges used gives the audience an idea of the emotions that this album explores and what sorts of songs will be within the band. The way the band represent themselves on the cover as skulls could relate to how they each feel about themselves, how they feel empty, like a skull, this could again relate back to their genre of music and be what fans expect from the band. The back cover of the album shows a real life photo of all the band members of guns 'n' roses, it portrays the members as being chilled and relaxed from the body language in the photo. The actual cd for this album is quite classic, possibly relating to the fact the band creates classic rock music, the only colour used it black which could relate to the sort of music genre they are.