What city is on the Bad Moon Rising cover

screamingskull · 07.05.2007, 06:39 AM

??????

demonrail666 · 07.05.2007, 07:07 AM

i think its new york. he said ... unimaginatively.

screamingskull · 07.05.2007, 07:08 AM

really? it could be new york, it's just not a recognizable place from the buildings.

demonrail666 · 07.05.2007, 07:32 AM

I thought it was a bit of open ground just by the bowery. but i could well be wrong.

Tokolosh · 07.05.2007, 07:41 AM

If I'm not mistaken, you can see the Chrysler building and Empire State building on the left side of the scarecrow in the distance.
The two pointed ones.

Danny Himself · 07.05.2007, 08:15 AM

I always assumed it was Hoboken, it looks that grim.. but Tokolosh is right, there's the Empire State and Chrysler buildings.

Washing Machine · 07.05.2007, 08:18 AM

Wherever it is, its still one of the most perfect pictures ever taken

screamingskull · 07.05.2007, 08:53 AM

oh yeah, i see them!

ad yes its a fantastic photograph. sonic youth's best album cover.

Washing Machine · 07.05.2007, 09:18 AM

well its my second favourite album cover after Daydream Nation. That Richter painting is one of my favourite paintings. I would like to see SY return to making iconic, haunting album covers again.

jon boy · 07.05.2007, 12:07 PM

its brooklyn.

screamingskull · 07.05.2007, 12:08 PM

is it? are you sure? are those buildings in the background the chrysler and empire state buildings?

jon boy · 07.05.2007, 12:13 PM

its brooklyn for sure, not manhatten.

screamingskull · 07.05.2007, 12:14 PM

i wonder if someone could find a picture of those three main buildings to the right of the cover

there's got to be some NYC boardies who will recognize those buildings.
Doe's anyone know the story behind the cover?

jon boy · 07.05.2007, 01:07 PM

Androol · 07.05.2007, 01:19 PM

i dont see it in that picture but i definitely believe you

thewall91 · 07.05.2007, 01:23 PM

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are those buildings in the background the chrysler and empire state buildings?

no.

Androol · 07.05.2007, 01:32 PM

did i mention that this was a really good question? something ive always wondered but completely neglected to ask. and yeah this is probably their greatest cover. no offence richard

screamingskull · 07.05.2007, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jon boy

no, i don't see them in that picture either.

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Originally Posted by thewall91

no.

you're a new yorker, do you know where that shot was taken?

thewall91 · 07.05.2007, 05:14 PM

i don't know where the shot was taken. but do i look out the window at the empire state building every day, and it ain't in that picture.

hirsute_biped · 07.05.2007, 07:21 PM

my buddy is working as a photo assistant to the photographer who took that shot. i forget the dude's name at the moment. he's in LA now, UCLA photo dept. head i think. our other friend studied photo w/ barbara ess from Y Pants too. so in the kevin bacon game, i am three degrees seperated from SY i guess...

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demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	i think its new york. he said ... unimaginatively.
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screamingskull invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: england Posts: 5,580	really? it could be new york, it's just not a recognizable place from the buildings.
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demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	I thought it was a bit of open ground just by the bowery. but i could well be wrong.
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Tokolosh invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Plaza de Toros Posts: 6,731	If I'm not mistaken, you can see the Chrysler building and Empire State building on the left side of the scarecrow in the distance. The two pointed ones.
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Danny Himself invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,623	I always assumed it was Hoboken, it looks that grim.. but Tokolosh is right, there's the Empire State and Chrysler buildings.
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Washing Machine expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cardiff, Spiderland Posts: 1,465	Wherever it is, its still one of the most perfect pictures ever taken __________________ ....Of Course its some kinda cosmic payback for being too ironic!
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screamingskull invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: england Posts: 5,580	oh yeah, i see them! ad yes its a fantastic photograph. sonic youth's best album cover.
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Washing Machine expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cardiff, Spiderland Posts: 1,465	well its my second favourite album cover after Daydream Nation. That Richter painting is one of my favourite paintings. I would like to see SY return to making iconic, haunting album covers again. __________________ ....Of Course its some kinda cosmic payback for being too ironic!
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jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	its brooklyn. __________________ Sarcasm[A] is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing \|@ <------- Euphoric brain cell just moments before expiration V _ \ / _ PING <-------- moments later / \ http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljhxq...isruo1_500.gif
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screamingskull invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: england Posts: 5,580	is it? are you sure? are those buildings in the background the chrysler and empire state buildings?
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jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	its brooklyn for sure, not manhatten. __________________ Sarcasm[A] is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing \|@ <------- Euphoric brain cell just moments before expiration V _ \ / _ PING <-------- moments later / \ http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljhxq...isruo1_500.gif
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screamingskull invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: england Posts: 5,580	i wonder if someone could find a picture of those three main buildings to the right of the cover there's got to be some NYC boardies who will recognize those buildings. Doe's anyone know the story behind the cover?
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jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	__________________ Sarcasm[A] is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing \|@ <------- Euphoric brain cell just moments before expiration V _ \ / _ PING <-------- moments later / \ http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljhxq...isruo1_500.gif
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Androol the destroyed room Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Austin Posts: 578	i dont see it in that picture but i definitely believe you
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Androol the destroyed room Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Austin Posts: 578	did i mention that this was a really good question? something ive always wondered but completely neglected to ask. and yeah this is probably their greatest cover. no offence richard
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thewall91 children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 383	i don't know where the shot was taken. but do i look out the window at the empire state building every day, and it ain't in that picture.
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hirsute_biped the end of the ugly Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Manta Sonica, California Posts: 1,169	my buddy is working as a photo assistant to the photographer who took that shot. i forget the dude's name at the moment. he's in LA now, UCLA photo dept. head i think. our other friend studied photo w/ barbara ess from Y Pants too. so in the kevin bacon game, i am three degrees seperated from SY i guess...
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