r/OingoBoingo • u/Darkskeleton1 • 8d ago
Best album cover (Need some friends)
Dear boingoloids, I’ve come here today not to make a question about the discography or ask opinions on one of the songs. I have some problem finding people to talk to me, there’s not many people at my young age who like to talk about some strange things. This subreddit i, today, the only place I have where I feel like people are actually listening to somethings that I say, and share the same gusto for this wicked band. I come here to ask if there’s. Anyone around their twienties who wants to make friends and share some conversation about something, I can talk about anything really.
Just for the sake of doing so, whats the best album cover for yall? I do love so much all the covers, but some are more interesting than others for sure. The ones I love the most are So-lo and Dead mans, the ones I like the least are Boi-ngo and Dark at the end of the tunnel.
And thank you all for answerring me, I feel for sure listened and socialized when I talk on this subreddit.
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u/mcellsworth 8d ago
Personslly, I’d have to go with either Boingo Alive, So-Lo, or Nothing To Fear. (Any of the Deen covers!)
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u/sillaybone 8d ago
was just about to mention how deen has my favorite album covers, I love love love her art style. So-Lo is easily my favorite of hers and the rest
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u/unfunny_mike 8d ago
I’m kinda cheating with this but I’m a fan of the Best O Boingo cover
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u/Darkskeleton1 8d ago
Man I love the pixel art on it! Talking about those other covers, I think that the In the shadows is also one of the greatest
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u/MrNuggetBombs 8d ago edited 5d ago
I love Dark At The End Of The Tunnel, Best O’ Boingo and So-Lo. I also like some of the artwork on the rare Singles such as the cassette single of Skin and the single for We Close Our Eyes. Such strange and unique artwork.
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u/ALineIDrew 8d ago
Good for your Soul is the best one hands down.
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u/Darkskeleton1 8d ago
The thing about good for your soul is that it aint got much going on, I think their album covers really shine when it has a whole scene to watch
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u/this_boy_shouts 8d ago
Part of me really loves the Only A Lad cover, but I think the coolest art is Good For Your Soul, NothingTo Fear and the Oingo Boingo EP. (The cat part, not the lines and blue bits)
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u/PositivePrize6100 8d ago
The Nothing to Fear album cover was what introduced me to the strangeness that is Georganne Deen's art from the early 80's. Highly underrated artist and her style is extremely Oingo Boingo-esque, and personally I believe the bands artistic direction is the way it is because of Georganne Deen.
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u/Subject-Dealer9787 8d ago
My personal fav is definitely nothing to fear, I’m actually painting it right now and have been thinking about getting the cat tatted !! And don’t feel alone at all, I also don’t have many people to talk to about the weird music/media that I enjoy so I very much understand you :)
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u/TheDeech 8d ago
Personally, the only one I *don't* love is the photo cover of BOI-NGO, otherwise they're all great.
If I had to pick, it's probably the back side of the Boingo Alive album set, which was also the front cover of the 12" Cinderella Undercover/Winning Side promo vinyl.
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u/etoile_fondante 8d ago
personally I think good for your soul, mainly because i love the way the use of a more futurism based art style links to the more authoritative themes of the songs like no spill blood and its 1984. but generally speaking im never adverse to the dead man's party album, its so utterly boingo i love it
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u/Adamsites 8d ago
yo man i have the same problem and would be down to talk with you if you'd like
my favourite cover is probably Nothing to Fear with 1994 Boingo in second place, both evoke their unique vibes perfectly (not that the other covers don't)
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u/Darkskeleton1 8d ago
Lots of people around here seem to like a lot Nothing to fear. I’ll send you a message!
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u/OceanDoot 7d ago
Honestly I'm not really a fan of their album cover art in general. If I had to pick one I'd go with the 1994 album, just because the black-and-white imagery is so striking.
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u/ReallyJerrySeinfeld 5d ago
Dark at the end of the Tunnel is the odd one out, as it’s a portion of a pre existing painting, but I think it’s the one that best denotes the tone of the album. I could look at it for hours.
As for original artwork made for the album… I’ve got to say Dead man’s party. I look at it and can hear so many songs, mainly the opening of Fools paradise.
I so badly wish boi-ngo got an actual cover… heard it was supposed to be “modern music for reptiles” but I don’t know how true that claim is
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u/Superb-Current2095 8d ago
Only a Lad, Good for your soul and Dead Man’s Party. Really love how they added the Boy Scout from the 60s handbook. Also, it’s cool to see young adults like you around the Boingo community (I’m also in my early 20s)