The Warning Error Album & Mayday EP Artwork Analysis, Reaction, Theories & Commentary
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- The Warning - Reacting to Error and Mayday Album Cover Art - Theories on Possible Meaning and How They Connect: Hailing from Monterrey, Mexico, the all-female rock trio The Warning has taken the world by storm with their electrifying live performances and powerful songwriting. Led by sisters Daniela "Dany" (vocals, guitars, piano), Paulina "Pau" (drums, vocals, piano), and Alejandra "Ale" (bass, piano, backing vocals), The Warning is a force to be reckoned with. Their music has been described as a blend of hard rock, heavy metal, and classic rock, with influences from bands like Muse, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, and Guns N' Roses. They are known for their catchy melodies, powerful riffs, and thought-provoking lyrics.The Warning has released three full-length studio albums, XXI Century Blood (2017), Queen of the Murder Scene (2018), and Error (2022) with their fourth album Keep Me Fed due out in June. They have also toured extensively, performing at major festivals and opening for bands like Metallica and Foo Fighters and released several hit singles such as Evolve, Choke, Money, More, S!ck, Automatic Sun and Error.
Nena Lavonne, Psy. M. is a musician and rock enthusiast with a passion for analyzing musical artists & their work through a psychological and philosophical lens. Subscribe for more Rock Psychology!
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Nena, I studied Music Psych in two classes in college 10+ years ago. I would like to know a few authors you read in books or scholarly articles. Thanks for your insightful videos and facilitating dialog.
ERROR feels like the spiritual sequel to XXI Century Blood to me. Many similar themes.
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Great analysis as always ! Thank you!
All your interpretations are perfectly valid and plausible.
I would go with the meaning of being trapped, that was the first thing that came to my mind with those covers. I think, in both cases the girl is being forcefully kept away from reality but her strong pose shows that she's rebelling against it and is being present in reality although society does everything to keep her away from it. The bare feet could show that she's still being grounded to reality despite everything that's trying to pull her away from it.
I'd tend to include the titles into the meaning of the covers because I think one was purposefully chosen to complete the other. In this case the albums would show an evolution of the situation, where "Mayday" is a call for help against the situation and "Error" shows that it's already too late and that there's an error in the system, or going even further, that she's the error in the system because she's rebleling against it, which would also link back to the meaning of the song itself where the protagonist is an error or possibly a virus in the system that will try to break it.
All of their art is so ingeniously crafted that it leaves an immense rabbithole to go down in interpretations.
I've not read anything about the meaning of these album covers so here's my take. The Mayday cover is how things would be in a perfect world, the Error cover is how we must experience things now (virtually) because we've f-ed up the planet. It dovetails nicely with their band name and mission statement, The Warning.
Very interesting theory! What’s your thought on the girls face being covered for the Mayday cover? 😊⚡️🤘🏻
@@psychologyofrock My guess is that it's just to not make it about a specific person, a faceless someone.
I think that Mayday and Error album covers are definitely connected; Mayday being a warm live state but the model is more or less oblivious to it and Error is a cold sterile environment plus the VR headset suggesting what Mayday was but in a virtual state. So you have a progression from reality to virtual reality - which was and is becoming a sign of the times.
It’s so very sad but is becoming the way people are seeing as normal, instant gratification, and that sort of lifestyle. I’m old enough to remember playing out in the streets and making things to play with and having camps or Tree houses, cooking potatoes in a fire, making toast over a fire - none of that now, Phones or Games consoles or Computers, to me that’s not a real life!
One of the reasons that I am drawn into the Warning is their ability to use symbolism to keep their audience captivated.
The brilliance of these young ladies is off the charts
Completely agree! ⚡️😊
@@psychologyofrock That Mayday cover looks like it was taken in the Monterrey area there are mountains and its an arid region.
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Hi Nena, I think your interpretation of the artwork rings true because of the world that we live in today, also maybe the destruction of empty spaces, where we may end up only being able to view the world we used to have, virtually. Thank you for your thoughts.
It is a sad thought, especially given that there are so many beautiful places in the world! Thank you so much for watching and sharing your thoughts! 😊⚡️🤘🏻
Yup, nailed it as always. I see ‘Mayday’ as what the subject sees, feels, experiences within her virtual reality and ‘Error’ as what we (outside of that VR) see in reality. It continues the ‘Matrix’ theme they use throughout the media for the album (the green & black of monochrome monitors & the waterfalls of 1s & 0s) ‘Mayday’ is the matrix, ‘Error’ is the battery pods or the Nebuchadnezzar.
P.S. the room in the ‘Error’ art is definitely an old mainframe room with the elevated floor and ventilation slots for delivering the massive amount cold air required to keep them cool. A fantastic touch to complete the theme I feel they were going for. They clearly put a ton of thought into this entire EP/LP combo.
Beautifully stated! ⚡️⚡️⚡️
This band is a once in a generation band and I get to be a fan ..🤘🔥
Yes!!! :)
If I remember correctly, they said in an interview that Mayday is what the girl in Error is seeing through the headset, so if that's the case then I think that's why her face is covered in Mayday, because it's through VR, which is covering her face, so it would make sense for Mayday's head to be covered, since it's not true reality and the covering of the head in Mayday is symbolizing that distinction
I figured Mayday is the world this girl is choosing to live in, and really embraces, while Error shows where she really is and how she is living in a fantasy
I think this is a beautiful theory! I wish the fantasy of more people was experience the beauty of nature, I feel like we are completely losing touch with the real world. ⚡️
The girls said in an interview that is the same person in both covers and what the girl in the Error cover is seeing in the VR headset is the scene in the Mayday EP.
That is interesting, and surprisingly, hopeful! I love that the character is choosing to immerse herself in nature. That seems at odds with so many in the generation 😊
Perhaps their saying that she ( Gen Z) is blinded to nature on the Mayday cover and therefore disconnected to it due to generational perception ( per Nena), and the only way to see or connect to nature is through technology. It seems perhaps that disconnection is the "Error."
That's what I thought!
They were asked about the meaning of the Error cover in an interview (in Spanish), they said that: it is in fact the same girl on both covers; the Mayday imagery is what she sees from the 'closed room' of the Error cover, but she does not know it.
The interviewer exclaims that she got chills at hearing this and shows them her arm, to the delight of DPA.
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I love that and I think it’s hopeful that at least the image she chooses to see is nature :-) It’s still a very sad commentary on modern day, however. ⚡️
Not only is the model "blindfolded in the real world", but they are outdoors, with an amazing scenery around them. Yet, they choose to hide in the online, virtual world, surrounded by a sanitized environment, free of anything real, at all.
A very strong statement for sure. And sad. ⚡️
Kinda reminds me of the music video for Noise by Nightwish.
Great deep analysis!! I always wanted to know the meaning of those two album cover also to know who's the women chosen to model. Thanks Nena, you make me be a real the Warning fan. ❤the warning
I considered that the Mayday cover is the virtual world in which the lady depicted on Error is living in. Goes counter to the order or release, but TW tends to be tricky like that and they use easter eggs in their media to give a wink and a nod to TWA members who might get the inside joke or know the story behind an image. I also think they intended to use Mayday as the album title for all 13 songs but with the Covid lockdowns and disruption in manufacturing CDs they opted to release an EP which consisted mainly of the songs they had already released as singles from the album. Also, they chose a song title as their album title that reflects a theme consistent with all 13 tracks. And, just as the previous two albums were named for a title track on the album, Error followed that course. I'm not sure this trend will continue with Keep Me Fed. Will there be a song titled that? We'll see come June 28th.
I love this theory, and if that is the true meaning, I would be very impressed! I wouldn’t put it past them! 😊⚡️🤘🏻
I think in the recent instagram chat from Pau (on youtube) she said "keep me fed" will be in the lyrics of a song.
No guarantee though.
Interesting!
They already had say that "keep me Fed" (name of the album ) is not a title track for a song but a line in one (Pau has spoken on Instagram I think and when asked about KMF she say that is part of a song not a title for one
They mentioned that Martirio was the intended name for the album initially
Nothing better than Power Trios and their artwork. Cya on your next vid Nena
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An interesting, although probably not connected, piece if trivia is the fact that the Mayday cover photo was shot at the same time they were filming the Martirio video, and the model in the photo is also an extra in the video...
Interesting! Thank you for sharing! 😊⚡️🤘🏻
One of Martirio's themes is a person not seeing or avoiding the obvious toxic life/relationship they are in and consciously turning away/not following advice from outside sources on their need to get out of the situation. Nena touched on this a little but I think it is another major theme.
When I saw the two covers, my thought was that it is the same girl and the Mayday cover is what she sees in the VR-Headset.
So it is a transition from an to-good-to-be-true natural environment to the harsh reality of creating our own escape from reality.
So maybe in the Mayday cover she is fully covered because she isn't physically there.
It could imply a loss of reality, escape from the real world, favoring utopian vituality over the real imperfect thing.
That would for me allign with the messages of the songs.
I've read an interesting theory some time that Error is kind of a concept album, separated in propaganda songs (Diciple, Money, Error, Kool Aid Kids) and the journey of one of the "diciples" from being isolated and indoctrinated to becoming self-aware and freeing themselves from that martyrium.
It is worth listening to the whole album with that story in mind, giving a new perspective.
Man the band is inspiring for sure.
Fascinating theory! Love it! 😊⚡️🤘🏻
Just had to get my first cup of coffee so that i can enjoy this to it's fullest
Having my coffee now as well 😊
I love your take on things. How about a band that wrote a song inspired by homework about the salem witch trials.
The band is Freeze The Fall, song, Daughters Of Witches. These guys rock
Several people have requested them! I heard this song and liked it 😊⚡️ Great to see more young people in the rock scene! I will add the song to the list for future videos!
Great analysis, Nena! The room for the Error cover looks to be a data center. I work in IT in a data center so I instantly recognized the raised tile floor with the perforated tiles. A data center is where the racks on servers are located for large companies. The floor is often raised to run cables underneath as well as to push the cool air up from the floor (the perorated tiles) to be expelled through the ceiling (opposite of what most people would be used to). Makes sense as the setting for the character with the VR headset as opposed to the Mayday cover which is likely the VR world as others noted.
Thanks for sharing, Jeff! Such a brilliant cover. My favorite! 😊🤘🏻
@@psychologyofrock Yes, I love this cover! Simple in concept but thought provoking. Less is more
Yes! It’s PERFECT. ⚡️😊
Very interesting, thank you.
So glad you enjoyed! 😊🤘🏻⚡️
Mayday's cover represents the "perfect reality" point of view, the prettiest scenery, nature aesthetic, while Error shows the true state of things. A lot of what we see nowadays is being hold by technology and it's up to us (especially this generation) to let it take all over or not. The girls did a brilliant job with this record, no surprise it's my fav 2022 album and the one I consider my favorite. Awesome analysis, Nena 😉
Well said, Matt! And I agree - it is a masterpiece! 😊⚡️🤘🏻
I believe that both Error, and, Mayday are a reference to their song/video, 21st Century blood. In the video the main characters are blinded by technology, and self indulgence. This is a recurring theme in their music. My personal opinion is, you should take their albums in order, because they, intend for this to be a journey. One step at a time.
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Thanks Nena for another interesting video. The first time I saw the Mayday cover I thought it was a little weird. Wasn't sure what they were going for. Then when Error came out the Mayday cover made sense. Her in the desert is what she sees through the VR headset. At least that's my take on it.
I think that definitely could be the case. I’d actually be happy if that’s what people wanted to see in VR headsets, although I’m a little pessimistic about that being reality. 😊⚡️
@@psychologyofrock Maybe the desert is the complete opposite of technology and (urban) life.
Also could be because they were conveniently already there.😄
I'm escaping reality by playing Horizon Forbidden West at the moment, which partly plays in an post-apocalyptic desert and you hunt hostile machines with bow and arrow.
So not that far fetched...
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One of the most compelling artistic album covers I've ever seen. But it is fitting, _Error_ is a masterpiece.
Completely agree!!!!! ♥️⚡️🤘🏻
Great analysis - I also think something similar to your view or maybe (eyes wide shut), in light of the song titles and lyrics. They seem to me to be describing human behaviors in relation to societal constructs, and the uncertain navigation through those, which can be wrought with peril and potentially negative consequences. Whether blindly following an ideology or ignoring warning signs due to ignorance or by choice and a self perceived moral stance. Shutting out the “real world” (physical not digital) through our entanglement with technology, and replacing actual physical interaction with the virtual, can be like the sun setting and darkness enveloping us - the world around us disappears and is replaced by a simulation. What does our future hold?(a line from 21st Century Blood). I guess we’ll have to just wait and see🙈
Beautifully stated. Great analysis! Thank you so much for sharing! 😊⚡️🤘🏻
TW’s home city is surrounded by desert and the MV for Martirio was shot in a desert environment. So the scenery on the cover of Mayday is not entirely unexpected. They have not sopken abot these covers. They did speak a bit about the Queen of the Murder Scene cover.
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This was so interesting! 🤘🏻 Which one are you doing next?
What would you like to see? 😊
I heard they did an extra artwork for each song of "Queen of the Murder Scene" which they then used as background at the Lunario concert where they played the whole album in order.
Could be an interesting journey. 😏
Hi Nena How are you. You always do a good job on these
I am very well! How are you? So glad you enjoyed! 😊
This is the one! 🤩
Yay! 😊⚡️🤘🏻
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Three things ..............
*#1)* The songs on the Error album, according to the girls, were written in 2019. Long before they signed a recording contract with Lava Records. Nothing was changed about them except being produced by David Bendeth's style.
*#2)* The Mayday cover looks like the a figure from the *Martirio* video. Since an earlier version of *Martirio* was played live in 2019 during their set in Argentina. According to Dany. *Mayday* was in the running of calling album #3 *Mayday.* Dany liked *Mayday.* Guess Pau & Ale didn't like *Mayday.*
*#3)* Again, according to the band, there was a concept theme they were going for with *Error.* That shows in the cover art as being stuck in a cold computer world that an A.I. want to be free. They had to abandoned that theme since *Mayday* EP was released for touring purposes.
Personally, I don't count the *Mayday* EP as part of there discography. Since it wasn't wide released (available only at the concert venues) & all songs did appeared on the *Error.* But I do count their *Escape the Mind* EP on their discography since those songs were not released on any album.
When the band released Mayday, did they have an intent to eventually make it a longer album or was that due to the pandemic?
@@psychologyofrock It was due to the pandemic. They already recorded the whole album in 2020 I think, but could not tour with it.
But they did not want to wait and decided to do a slow release.
They talk about it in the "Mayday in the making" Doku. Very well worth a watch.
Edit 2000 to 2020 obviously
Interesting! The whole Error album or just the Mayday tracks were done in 2000?
@@psychologyofrock - *Backstory* is Lava Records couldn't get The Warnings vinyl album *Error* printed & press before touring. Due to processing plants were backlogged due to the pandemic. Lava wanted to build momentum since they're *Enter Sandman w/ Alessia Cara* was released in 2021. Putting out an CD with no booklet can be cheaply produced. So the *Mayday EP* was produced to tour on.
The Warnings next album *(Keep Me Fed)* has been taken over by Republic Records. With the new logo, new web site & writing with others. Republic Records is putting money into this record to promote the band.
@@psychologyofrock - According to the girls. The songs on the *"Error"* album were three years old, to them, when they could've played them live. Only *"Martirio"* was performed live prior to 2021 (Rockville concert - 1st live show Warning done since their *"Quarantine Show"* in The Cave during March of 2020.
Th we songs for Error were written in 2019. They had a Kickstarter Campaign in 2019 to pay for a North American Tour & studio time to record album #3 (Error) in 2020. They started the 2020 Tour Dec. of 2019 but had to canceled the tour in Jan of 2020 plus delay going to the studio.
*Mayday* was produced by Lava Records so The Warning had new music to performed. *THAT'S ALL.* It was out from the bands hands. Since when I saw them live. They played the full *Mayday* EP, *"Money"* from the 2nd half of the *Error* album.
Hope that clears up the confusion of *Mayday* EP & *Error* LP.
They said in this spanish interview watch?v=SJmVgY8jyNI at around 24:30 that both are the same girls the one in the mayday cover is what the girl in the error cover is seeing through her VR googles
I love that! I wonder if they came up with the idea before or after they released Mayday. 😊⚡️
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