3. The Cranberries Bury The Hatchet
The Cranberries are an Irish rock band who have been on the scene for around twenty-five years, forming in 1989. The band has sold millions of albums worldwide, but is probably most famous for the song Linger. Their fourth studio album Bury The Hatchet features yet another great piece of art designed by Storm Thorgerson, who was clearly master the of surreal and absurd. This one isn't massively complex, but it's still incredibly mind-bending. The artwork depicts a massive, cartoonish-looking eye floating without suspension in the very centre of the cover, staring intently down at a naked figure that is bent over and attempting to shield itself from view. The meaning is rather simple, and makes more sense when given the context. According to Thorgerson himself, it represents the fact that the All Seeing Eye can find a person anywhere. In essence, no-one is safe. Safe from what? Well, it's probably not a coincidence that Bury The Hatchet was the first album released by the band after a lengthy hiatus, during which singer Dolores O'Riordan attempted to recover from various stress-induced diseases.
Brian Wilson
Contributor
Commonly found reading, sitting firmly in a seat at the cinema (bottle of water and a Freddo bar, please) or listening to the Mountain Goats.
See more from
Brian