Do you judge a cd by its cover?

are you more likely to buy a cd if it has a cool cover/ name?

Not if it's expensive..

But if I find it for say, $2 in one of the baran bins then maybe.. if it catches my eye.

Also, if I'm planning to buy a CD from a band that has more than one, I would probably buy the one with the most attractive cover first, if they are the same price.

i buy Cd's that i know the name of the band and at least one song but if i went to buy a CD for the heck of it and it didn't have to be something i knew then it'd have to have a unique name and cover you know something eye catching

to an extent.
If i'm looking for new music, then yes.
If i know that the band is amazing, then no.

No. I only buy Cd's that I like the music to. If I dislike the music but like the cover I would consider it a waste of my money.

No, I usally buy a CD if I like the music on it, not by it's cover. I don't buy a lot of CDs anyway. When there are MP3s around, who needs them?

I do sometimes buy music based on the cd cover. I found the Pale Saints that way. I love their album In Ribbons and I discovered it randomly and was pulled in by the cover. Sometimes I do this when there are bargain bins and stuff. I don't typically pay full price for a cd just because of the cover. There were times when certain genres of music had a "type" of cover. That was how I decided usually. The covers would sometimes strike me and I'd intuitively choose that cd.

DEF' done that before.

Some are winners, others aren't.

I'm a big ol' fantasy, Lord of the Rings/ Dungeons & Dragons geek, so I'm drawn to fantasy artwork. So as a result, I've gotten or have been tempted to get albums by Starcastle, Blind Guardian, Jethro Tull....


http://cdn.last.fm/coverart/300x300/3084...
(Great art, wish I could get into the music more)


http://connollyco.com/discography/starca...
(great "diet Yes" album)


http://www.j-tull.co.uk/Desktop/broadswo...
(a letdown for me, despite the very D&D cover)

No it would help to know the artist and their music capabilities...

Not really. I take a few listens online before I buy it. I could care less what the cover looks like.

well if im looking for new music, yes. maybe....

No because I will never again buy a CD without liking at least 3 or 4 songs. Last time I did that it was a complete and horrible mistake. So I rather save my money for better music rather than cool album art.

I can't. Most of the cd's I like or want have weird covers.:(

If the cd says: Kenny G or Michael Bolton, make no mistake, that I will judge even the producer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

actually, Yes if I am iffy about buying a CD and I see that it has a cool cover I will be more likely to buy it

No.

i have & fall asleep almost every night to it, native american kind''

Yes, because if it's named "Boo's Burger Jams" with a pic of burgers and fries I am less likely to buy it than if it had said "Boo's Hot Jams" with a pic of a really hot guy.

Well, most of the music in my collection is there just because I like it, and I view a good album cover as a bonus.
There are several albums I have where I particularly like the art / image, such as various Jethro Tull ones.

I *did* actually discover one of my absolute favourite bands ~ Blackmore's Night ~ because 2 of their covers were drawn by the artist Johanna Pieterman, who I am a fan of.
http://www.johannas-art.com/

This is one album I don't have {too expensive}, but I *really* like the cover :~
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boxful-Treasures...
So I've saved the image to a folder, and I'll print it off to laminate and put up on my wall :)


Fonzie T {for one} will know what I mean when I say that LP sleeves were often regarded as 'art' in their own right!

I did so with LP's back in the early days and found some pretty cool stuff that way although I found alot of crap too! Nowadays I consider a cool cover as an added bonus to the music within.

No way. It's all about the music, not the cover.

Mhm. Unless I really like the band... then I buy it anyways! ^_^