Analyzing album covers: The very best of Fleetwood Mac.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by Villavic

Well, there is nothing much to analyze about this cover. They (they? who? Mick? the whole 5? Mick and John? M&J&L? who knows)

I never really thought about who chose the pictures of them to use, but around the Unleashed tour Stevie said that choosing photos gives them yet something else to argue about, suggesting that having no new photos for Unleashed would help keep the peace. That never occurred to me. I wonder what their arguments dealing with the photos are and are the differences they encounter in choosing pictures between band members or their management?

Michele

[FierySequences]

hmm 3 thoughts here (at the moment)

elle...I absolutely love the color photos
cantgoback....I love the long white sleeved hand holding the ball...very appropriate within the same vain as FM75, Rumours, and more recently Legacy: the tribute album.
Villavic...sorry, I don't agree that it is Not original. I see your point with the repetitive images, but that is what makes some of the albums more intiguing, interesting to me.

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by FierySequences

Villavic...sorry, I don't agree that it is Not original. I see your point with the repetitive images, but that is what makes some of the albums more intiguing, interesting to me.

Ok Ok, intriguing it is, or may be. But after three album covers with the crystal ball (not counting the Legacy album) and posters, book cover (My 25 years in...), I'd say Give the ball a break, use a crystal pyramid! (just an idea ).

John's arm in the boxset is original. First time in an album cover. The Tango painting is original. But the ball.. intriguing.. maybe. Original? I don't see it.

[FierySequences]

Originally Posted by Villavic

Ok Ok, intriguing it is, or may be. But after three album covers with the crystal ball (not counting the Legacy album) and posters, book cover (My 25 years in...), I'd say Give the ball a break, use a crystal pyramid! (just an idea ).

John's arm in the boxset is original. First time in an album cover. The Tango painting is original. But the ball.. intriguing.. maybe. Original? I don't see it.

Ok, I see your point as to it Not being original. I like themes and I am focusing more on the "hand" theme than the crystal ball. Although "crystal" anything has a theme within Macs history, as well.

I'm not a firm believer in Divine Intervention, but "Best of" cover with the band being within a hand represents these five very distinct and unique personalities that came together and was held intact for the better part of a decade.
Art packaging reflection: Yes
Repetitive and Unoriginal: Yes
Aesthetic pleasing and Symbolic: Yes
Coincidence: ?

[WildHearted]

I kind of like it because before, we could never really see what was in the crystal ball.

And now we know.

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by WildHearted

I kind of like it because before, we could never really see what was in the crystal ball.

And now we know.

I'm afraid you are wrong. In the 1975 white album is clearly seen the inverted silhouettes of Mick and John within the ball.

Well, clearly if you see a big scanned picture.

[seekerj]

Originally Posted by Villavic

Ok Ok, intriguing it is, or may be. But after three album covers with the crystal ball (not counting the Legacy album) and posters, book cover (My 25 years in...), I'd say Give the ball a break, use a crystal pyramid! (just an idea ).

John's arm in the boxset is original. First time in an album cover. The Tango painting is original. But the ball.. intriguing.. maybe. Original? I don't see it.

But albums with the crystal ball go to number 1 !

[WildHearted]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I never really thought about who chose the pictures of them to use, but around the Unleashed tour Stevie said that choosing photos gives them yet something else to argue about, suggesting that having no new photos for Unleashed would help keep the peace. That never occurred to me. I wonder what their arguments dealing with the photos are and are the differences they encounter in choosing pictures between band members or their management?

Michele

I imagine they just fight over which picture to use because they all want the ones where they look best I can't think of a family portrait I've ever been happy with.