Billy Talent Album Analysis

List of Albums

Billy TalentBilly Talent IILive From The Uk666 LiveBilly Talent IIIDead Silence.

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.

Bold Black Writing could be used to catch the users eyes.

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.

The colour cream is represented as a calm colour which contrasts with the red meaning danger.

The black silhouettes represent the members of the bands, this could be them making a break through the dangers and coming into the calmness.

This could represent a bullet hole which goes through the red showing the danger and calm coming together.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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”.

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.

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 birds are white and black flying threw the lines. These birds could represent freedom as they’re escaping threw the bars.

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.

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.

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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.