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Originally Posted by sugarbasil
I think people are misunderstanding the way some of us are using the word "execution"...especially in the context of the cover and not the album as whole package.
I don't think it's unfair or bad form to say the cover isn't executed well, in our own opinions. I feel (as do others) that if it was going to look like a tabloid, it could have done a better job at looking more like a tabloid and less like a 12 year-old fan made a cover. That's part of execution, and no one's going to convince me the music in the album is supposed to affect that. Unless the lyrics explicitly state why the cover doesn't do a good job resembling a tabloid (imo), I don't think the music and lyrics will influence this aspect of the execution.
In some ways a cover is tied to the music and in some ways it's not. There can be a disparency between the execution of the cover and the execution of the album. We can agree to disagree on this if you'd like, but I don't think my opinions are "uncalled for."
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Execution has always been a bit of a problem for the design team that Ayu chooses to work with, or at least it seems like it's been an issue since 2004/2005. My guess is that they've just never had someone "INSPIRED" as their art director.
It'll be interesting to see how Ayu's explanation factors into the other parts of the album [back cover, booklet, etc.] so I'm reserving judgement on the 'meaning' until then.