Inside left and right cover (panel)

The ideology behind this large "double panel" was to create an image of careless teens relaxing; yet to create the now standard epitome of troubled, dangerous and angry youths.

I feel this works rather well as the image is enigmatic and enchanting, the subtle filters create an ore of dynasty around the character's and the ambiance of the surrounding area make the park seem like something from a medieval fantasy film; for example "The Shire" in Lord of the Rings or "Field of Fire" from Game of Thrones.

Field of Fire "Game of Thrones" (2010's medieval fantasy TV drama)

The Shire, Lord Of The Rings

The inspiration for the use of this image was it's resemblance to the front cover of The Verve's 1997 album "Urban Hymns". The reason I wanted to replicate such an iconic album cover is because it is strikingly bold; allowing for a higher chance of an iconic status for our own album artwork, but also because the album was The Verve's real breakthrough into "the lime-light) of mainstream media with such hits on it as "Bittersweet Symphony" "Sonnet" and "The Drugs Don't Work". Therefore I wanted to use this image to connote such commercial success into Adolescent Manifesto and also the cult status The Verve then received from it, as it had been a long time coming. The Verve's story connotes well with the Marxist ideals of class struggle that have achieved the birth of such things as the NHS in Britain. Similarly The Verve had been signed to their record label and producing records and albums for over 5 years before the release of Urban Hymns yet only received the plaudits for being one of the great bands of the Britpop era of British music only a year before the bands ultimate demise and break up. Ironically enough Urban Hymns was the group's penultimate album before they released "Forth" 11 years later in 2008. This is discluding "This Is Music 92-98" the bands greatest hits album in 2004, 4 years after their split.

The way this connotes to Fight Back and Adolescent Manifesto is that it shows how greatness comes after years of effort, protest and struggle for what you believe in. This is why I wanted to connote such figures in the music industry as John Lennon who have done just that and Adolescent Manifesto's hidden message to let the fan know that they should stay true to themselves, stand by their beliefs and, to quote Gandhi, "Be the change they wish to see in the world."

The Verve, Urban Hymns (1997)