billy talent album analysis

1. Billy Talent Album Analysis

2. List of Albums
Billy Talent
Billy Talent II
Live From The Uk
666 Live
Billy Talent III
Dead Silence.

3. Billy Talent
This was the bands first album under the name of Billy Talent, it was
created in 2003. At this time they was with the record label Atlantic
Records/Warner Music Canada.
This album included songs such as “Try Honesty” and “Nothing To
Lose”, to big songs for the band and also two meaningful songs on
the album.

4. The Red top background
could be used to catch the
users eyes.
The colour red can connote
danger and can show
power.
The red can show the
nationality of the band as
they’re from Canada and
the Canadian flag has a red
leaf on it.
Bold Black
Writing could
be used to
catch the users
eyes.
This could represent a
bullet hole which goes
through the red showing
the danger and calm
coming together.
The black silhouettes
represent the members of
the bands, this could be
them making a break
through the dangers and
coming into the calmness.
The colour cream is
represented as a calm
colour which contrasts with
the red meaning danger.

5. Album
As we can see the artwork they used a plain red background at the top
and then a creamer colour along the bottom. There are then
4 silhouettes standing in a cream splatter. The title of the album and
the band name are in a bold, capitalized black.
The black writing is bold which is eye catching to the buyer, they also
have bright red across the top which is eye catching.

6. Billy Talent II
This was the 2nd album the band released, this was released in 2006, 3
years after the first album. At this time they was still signed with
Atlantic Records/Warner Music Canada. This was the album with made
it to #1 in the Canadian Charts.
This album includes songs such as “Devil in a Midnight Mass” and
“Fallen Leaves”, these two songs also had a big meaning about both of
them, this added more feeling to the album.

7. The writing for the album
title has bold black writing
which is the same writing
used in the first album, but
this time its got bold roman
numerals which are in red.
The red can represent the
danger still but as there is
less red on this album it could
link with the first one and
they could be in less danger
now.
The plain white background
can be eye catching for the
audience. This can also
connote the purity of some
people which then can link
with the burning mouth.
There is a mouth burning
threw the white, this could
be representing the word of
mouth and how it spreads
like a fire. Or it could mean
people talking about others
and how their “ears burn”.
The yellow/black looking
smudge looks like it
represents a burn in the
album. This could be because
there is a song on the album
called “burn the evidence”
this could be the inspiration
to the album art work.

8. Album
We can see that the album has a plain white background but breaking
through the plain white background is a mouth with red lips and white
teeth but with a burnt looking idea around it. There is then the name of
album across the top in bold black writing which is the same as the first
albums writing but with an added extra of the number 2. The number 2
is in more of a rich red which is a darker red then what was used in the
first album.

9. Live From The UK
This album was released in 2006 also. It is a live version of their concert,
there is 2 CDs within this album. The first was recorded from their show
played in London, Hammersmith Palais. The second CD was recorded in
Manchester, Manchester Academy. At the time of this album they was still
signed with the record label Warner Music Canada/Atlantic Records.
On the first CD a couple songs they’ve got are “Line & Sinker” and
“Surrender” these are two big songs for the band and they’re both of the
two original albums (one from each).
On the second CD a few songs they played were “Red Flag” and “This is How
it Goes” these are also both from different albums (the first and second
albums).

10. The artist of the album is in
the same font as the last
two albums. On this one
the colour scheme is
different and instead has
the first part in white and
the word “Live” is in the
colour Red.
This is similar to how the
2nd album was laid out but
just in different colours.
The second set of writing is
in smaller text and is in a
different font to the title. It
doesn’t catch the users eye
as easily as the main title
but it still visible.
The artwork used on the
album is the same artwork
used in Billy Talent II. This
could be because they was
still promoting the album
by going on tour with it
and so they represented it
on the live version.
The background is a strange black and red
design which can represent danger and
darkness.

11. Album
We can see that the album background is splatter red and black design,
it then has the original mouth design from the 2nd album. The font they
used for the main title across the top is position the same and is in the
same font, the only difference is the colours used. These are the only 2
similarities to the 2nd album and this one.
The font used is the same throughout all three albums.
The smaller text is in a different font but still visible to the eye.

12. 666 live
This album was released in 2007, at this time they was signed to
Atlantic Records. This album includes a DVD and a CD.
On the DVD album they have footage from a variety of different
concerts including London and Germany.

13. We can see they’ve used
the same text as the
previous 4 albums. We can
see it is in bold and is white
so it stands out on their
background.
The “666” cards are the
album name, we can see
they stand out as they’re
red and the rest of the
album is black and white.
This focuses the attention
on this specific bit.
We can see how the band
are seen on the album,
which gives it more of the
personal touch as its there
album.
We can also see these
shots are taken from a
concert which links with
what the albums about.
We can see on the cards
that there are 3 skulls all
facing different directions.
These can represent
demons which is the
symbol of 666 as this
means the devil.

14. Album
We can see how the background of the album is black and white and is
shot from a concert of theirs. Its then got 3 cards overlapping each
other with the number 6 in each one and a design with a skull. There
are black tentacles wrapped around them which can show the demons
getting you. Finally the artist title is sideways but is bold and is in the
same font as the previous albums, its also white which is eye catching.

15. Billy Talent III
This album was released in 2009 and at the time the band were signed
to Warner Music. This album was a big hit for the band and was
nominated for many awards.
A few popular songs found on the album are “Saint Veronika” and
“Devil On My Shoulder”.

16. The title is following the
same text as all the
previous albums. The
colour has changed and has
a part of the album artwork
going through it.
The colour they’ve used
here is a faded yellow
colour with random darker
patches.
The birds are white and
black flying threw the lines.
These birds could represent
freedom as they’re
escaping threw the bars.
We can see how the album
name is incorporated into
the album work with the 3
roman lines but with the
birds flying through the
album and going out the 3.
The background of the album is a plain black
with bits of white fading into the album. This
helps for the rest of the work on the album
to stand out more.

17. Album
The album has a bold title across the top in a yellow colour which
stands out on the album but works well with the green number 3.
There is part of the artwork going through the title which is a bird
which is part of the artwork along the middle. The birds are black and
white and could represent freedom and escape. The 3 lines on the
album are all green and in line with each other but they work with the
artwork and represent the name of the album. The background is just a
plain black with random worn looking designs.

18. Dead Silence
The dead silence album was released in 2012 and is the newest album
to date (not including the 10 year celebration album). They was signed
with Warner Music Canada at the time of this album. This album was
there first album which was produced mainly by Ian their guitarist. This
album includes 2 very popular songs including “Surprise, Surprise” and
“Viking Death March”.

19. The album title is below
the main artist title and
is in different font to the
artist title but is still
visible due to the fact it
is spread out and is in
black.
The artist name is in the
same font as it has
been for all the other
albums. Its in a bold
black so that it stands
out on the blue
background.
As we can see the background is
blue and is pictured underwater. It
seems as if the town is abandoned
and sharks have taken over as its
flooded.
There is one light on and its in the
phone box. Due to the fact the
songs on the album have a link to
do with control over the world I
believe that the sharks are
representing the government who
are watching over us all the town
and leaving us abandoned which
could represent the abandoned
town.
The blue is also a strange colour
for an all over album but is also a
nice, eye catching blue.

20. Album
The album as we can see is a blue colour which stands out from other
albums as I’ve personally not seen many blue albums. It also has a
strange design over is of an abandoned town under the water with
sharks swimming around it. The two titles are at the top in the centre
and are both in black which is bold compared to the blue background.