CD Cover Research

I have done a lot of research over the past few weeks for the CD cover digi-pack. In this section I explain how I got hold of the images, music, lyrics and themes of the band to lead me in the right direction of the music video and digi-packs and to see if what I have created so far fits in well with the band. To get to know a little bit more about the band I visited a couple of sites about the band to get into more depth on what music they listen to and what style they like.


The link below is the Myspace page on The City Lightz including samples of their music, images of the band and information and updates. The City Lightz had an official website but it has been removed by the band.


http://www.myspace.com/thecitylightzmusic


I got a band member Sam Lewis, who is also my team member for the music video to write down the lyrics to the song, so I can include it for the fold over section in the CD Cover.


The lyrics to the song 'Drink' are below:


"I was out with the lads on the riz,
we were fully on the siz as in
neville we were fully on the level.
Drunk my drink fast, now i'm blowing out my arse
Acting like an arse really make myself
Joke's sweet so much, might set toothache
My friends tellin' me B see ya next tuesday.
I work hard so I feel on weekends,
Too entitled to be burnin' the candle at both ends.


[Pre Chorus] Life's different when your looking through
a beer tinted lens,
Cause through any blues your friend recommends,
We rave till the sun comes up,
All the way round,
Till it goes right back down and then we...


[Chorus] Drink - till we hit the floor
Then get up and then drink some more.
(Fill up my cup I'll it one x2)


Probably weren't a good idea to mix my spirits
with my bees.
I'm merry like i'm at the end of my year.
I'm here with my bevvies,
taled up with my bessies.
They try to close the club but we're just not ready.
We ain't gonna stop,
Take the party back to ours,
Go to the bar that serves 24 hours
Not even thinking 'bout bed, or nursing 
our head - we'll get up in the morning 
and do it all again. 


[Pre Chorus]


[Chorus]


[Breakdown] 2 vodka shots, gimme a pint,
Sex on the beach girl we'll be alright,
JD on the rocks, sambooka shots
Everybody's lookin' like they're kinda shocked
like aftershock, down in one
Gimme three sours and a Jager bomb
2 tequila shots don't need lemon + lime
Wash it all down with a bottle of
wine and Drink


[Chorus] x2


[Breakdown with lyrics from above] "






The images that will be included for the cover will not be of the band, so I will cut out pictures of alcohol, instruments, live shows and scan them in the shape of the skyscraper that I had planned. It will not be the typical album cover by a band, it might have cut out images of the band scattered somewhere around the cover but not just a single one that takes the attention off the detail of the rest of the images and text. I have also decided to add a bit of illustration to make it look a little more humorous like the music video and show it from the characters point of view on what his idea of grunge is. I will draw certain things like a cigarette in a comic style and mix it with actual images to make it add together instead of having cartoon and reality separate. Another idea I had was to draw over the images and edit them over the original pictures using ink which might look a bit more organized.