Mystik Tomato @ Jul 22 2006, 01:06 AM wrote:
So, now that the possible cover and title is released, whaddya think about it?
I was waiting to comment until I saw the whole thing, but I like both the cover and the title a lot. And although the following is in no way a scientific approach to marketing research, it is somewhat telling ...
Yesterday, I replaced the desktop on my work computer with one of the wallpapers from the Mothership, and downloaded the cover from MySpace. And then, randomly, I pulled ten people into my office to look at the wallpaper (I basically just said, "Yo, come here!" as they walked by my office).
Some comments?
"Wow! That looks awesome!"
"Weird Al still exists? When did he turn cool??"
"Al's got a new album coming out? That looks great! It really catches your eye!"
And then I showed the same people the actual cover:
"Straight Outta Lynwood? That's GREAT! I love the Compton album. What kind of songs is he doing?"
"Lynwood?" (I explain) "Ha! That's awesome!"
"I like how the name and title look ... but I wished he hadn't covered up that awesome wall!"
Once I explained that the album was "dropping" on September 26th, and more stuff about it (read: spoiler information I can't put here), their reactions were even more positive.
Nine out of ten said they would definitely check it out (the tenth is a prude).
Anyway, I'm just saying that the cover and the title are both eye catching, even to people who aren't exactly fans. I strongly believe Al has a huge winner on his hands here (and that's even without hearing any of the songs!).
And that's awesome, U62! Awesome find!! Thanks for spending that five bucks (money well spent) and sharing the picture with us!
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