Analyzing album covers: The Dance

Villavic · #1 02-07-2013, 02:55 PM

So this topic is about commenting an album cover. What you like, what you dislike, what you think about this, how a member looks, etc.

I'm starting with The Dance. It was celebrating a Rumours anniversary so no surprise Mick poses like in the original album, but at the same time I thought (the first time I saw the album) Why isn't he more creative? Again the crystal ball? He already posed like Rumours in his book "My 25 years in Fleetwood Mac".

Stevie looks gorgeous. I think she tried to transmit the "I'm still the hot girl in the band" message, and she really does it. Probably a bit of photoshop but not exceeded like in the IYD cover.

Christine, as in almost the entire Dance show, looks too serious. I don't knw if she was thinking "How did they convince me to come to America?" or she was just living a hard time that year, probably because of his marriage end or something.

What did you think when you saw the album cover?

WildHearted · #2 02-07-2013, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Villavic

What did you think when you saw the album cover?

What did I think?

Who is the new girl and what happened to Christine.

Fireflies · #3 02-07-2013, 03:54 PM

i can never find any of the hidden penguins.

cantgoback · #4 02-07-2013, 03:57 PM

I have to admit, I'm not a fan of this cover, I don't like the color scheme at all really but it's ok, it's a live album, it doesn't have to be perfect.

bluecalmsea · #5 02-07-2013, 04:15 PM

I *love* it- but that's because the first Fleetwood Mac song I ever heard was "Silver Springs." I am super sentimental about everything with The Dance because of that. This marks the beginning of my obsession

I was 12 when this came out and would watch MTV play this concert and did not know until I bought the VHS and read the back of it, that Stevie was a woman and Lindsey was a man- totally mixed them up.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_se0zHB8H7o...over+(1-2).jpg

Lindsey looks like he's gonna mess someone up with that crowbar though haha.

beccamorrisfift · #6 02-07-2013, 05:30 PM

I wondered since when had Lindsey taken up golf. And what the hell is going on with his legs.

CADreaming · #7 02-07-2013, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Fireflies

i can never find any of the hidden penguins.

I always think "My God, what a mess! That must've been one helluva fight!"

seekerj · #8 02-08-2013, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by CADreaming

I always think "My God, what a mess! That must've been one helluva fight!"

Villavic · #9 02-08-2013, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Fireflies

i can never find any of the hidden penguins.

There are hidden penguins???

bombaysaffires · #10 02-08-2013, 12:14 PM

do we think they were really all there together, or were they shot individually and photo collaged together? (I tend to vote the latter....tho Mick and Stevie look like they might have actually been there together)

CADreaming · #11 02-08-2013, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Villavic

There are hidden penguins???

Villavic · #12 08-11-2022, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Fireflies

i can never find any of the hidden penguins.

So this was a joke, wasn´t it?

**jbrownsjr** · #13 08-11-2022, 07:51 AM

Love that album cover. It's like.. they're a band again!

HomerMcvie · #14 08-11-2022, 09:53 AM

It must be National Resurrect Dead Threads Day!

**mylittledemon** · #15 02-07-2013, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Villavic

Stevie looks gorgeous. I think she tried to transmit the "I'm still the hot girl in the band" message, and she really does it. Probably a bit of photoshop but not exceeded like in the IYD cover.

I have always thought the exact opposite. Look at Stevie on that cover and then look at footage of her from The Dance. They look like two different people almost.

Anyway... I like the cover well enough, but yeah Lindsey should've been doing something else. Maybe if he'd been holding the cane in a different way or perhaps?