In Your Dreams Album Cover Poll!

[golddustboy71]

I really like it...the title of the album is after all 'In your Dreams' so perhaps this is a representation of one of Stevie's dreams?? An enchanted forest far away and a mystic lady with her white horse...Think of the lyrics to Forest of the Black Roses..... I'm just really pleased they haven't succumbed to a more commercial concept and gone in a bit more at the deep end

[KarmaContestant]

A "Love it, but...." option would have been nice. 'Cause I do love it, mostly. Not totally. Mostly. My opinion is constantly changing in regards to the touchups.

[Christopher]

I love it as well. Its almost perfect. I really don't care about how photoshopped or young they made Stevie appear. Thats just all blah blah blah to me. However, my one and only criticism is that the portrait is a wee bit too busy.

Most of Stevie's album covers have been pretty stark studio shots which I love. She started to deviate somewhat with TISL. She incorporated the water element - through the archway to the sea - on the TISL cover, and embellished that to burnished perfection. Here, the one main enhancement (besides photoshop) is the lens flare effect. But otherwise, the tree and vine foliage are rampant, and that background seems to be enhanced even more by this flare effect, while Stevie's image is cooled and subdued. It's just an observation, but in the end I DO love it.
This album is called In Your Dreams for a reason. And the whole "Legend" & "Lord Of The Rings" vibe suits Stevie like a hand to glove.

[Moz]

I hate to say it, but the Photoshop job reminds me of Regan MacNeil pre-possession.

[wheart]

HATE IT! Her head looks like a pumpkin. The worst cover ever. Even Street Angel is better than this mess.

[Jondalar]

Originally Posted by Moz

I hate to say it, but the Photoshop job reminds me of Regan MacNeil pre-possession.

You know it does me in the same way. Stevie and Linda Blair do look similar. It's not the photoshop job. It's the look on Stevie's face. The eerie way she is staring at nothing.

[ejof17]

I LOVE it! I don't love the font they used for the title and her name. It reminds me of the Street Angel "Print Shop" type font.

[mitzo]

The photo is good. But does the album content match this theme? Secret Love is not a particularly mystical song. Nor is Cheaper than Free.

[Jondalar]

Originally Posted by ejof17

I LOVE it! I don't love the font they used for the title and her name. It reminds me of the Street Angel "Print Shop" type font.

The font is not the best in my opinion. They obviously went with an Equesterian font. I think they should of used something more gothic, but it works—barely.

[DallasDude]

If you go back and look at past covers, she's been airbrushed almost every time, especially Timespace, Street Angel and The Dance. It's art, so some artistic license is accepted in the design.

Overall, I still see it as one of her better covers.

[starshine]

Well for now I'm not gonna vote yet. I'm not sure if I love it or hate it yet. I do think its better than SA though. I'm not really loving it though. I wish Stevie had some better expression on her face though. I know she's like never smiled on her LP covers but something better than the stone cold non expression. It does make me wonder what the back picture will be? than of course the outtakes? Some I like better than others. The fonts OK but I would've love some sort of calligraphy not necessarily like BD because there are many different types of calligraphy she could've used but I think it would've been really nice. Something that stands out more. The black dress is ok but more color would've been nice as well. I don't mind the trees. The horse is ok too but not sure the meaning behind the horse. Unless there really isn't one?? So well I guess I have some thoughts but like I said not gonna vote yet til I think about it more and look at it more. The light almost blocking her face some isn't good either. They might be going for effect but I think it detracts from the picture itself . Of course if this is the LP cover. Guess we'll find out later. Time will tell.

[TrueFaith77]

I've been trying to get my niece into Stevie/the Mac for YEARS.

When I showed her the new album, it was the first time she showed any enthusiasm.

She loves horses.

Stevie knows.

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

I've been trying to get my niece into Stevie/the Mac for YEARS.

When I showed her the new album, it was the first time she showed any enthusiasm.

She loves horses.

Stevie knows.

Yes! That's the way to get the next generation of devotees! Brilliant.

[markolas]

I'll have to see the CD, but my initial impression is that this cover rivals TISL (at least), which is by far her best one. I think all the obsessing over the Photoshopping of her face is a bit much - for one thing, I doubt it's meant to be viewed at a high resolution, and for another, it's not like they've never Photoshopped or airbrushed the hell out of her for an album cover before.

It's a very Rhiannon-esque cover, and whoever said it reminded them of an old album cover from the '60s had it right on, and I think that's brilliant.

[mylittledemon]

I can't vote because I am ambivalent about it. Her face looks distorted or twisted in some weird way that almost makes her look one dimensional.