IYD Album Cover!

[RockALittle250]

Originally Posted by MacMan

I'm pulling these three comments from Perez... someones comment on the photo, or in defense of the editing of the photo.. Pretty much sums it up:

carrie from la
"Since when does art have the responsibility of representing reality? Art's role in society is to convey an idea. A theme, a perspective, a key in which to write, think, and sing, and a frame on which to hang the more intricate details of what the artist wishes to create. In this instance, she's portraying an archetype, not some kind of boring pigeonholed literalism."

dreamboat
"Whoever had the airbrushing chore for that CD cover must be exhausted. She hasn't looked that good in 30 years. I'm not trying to be mean, but that cover is a blatant misrepresentation."

carrie from la
"A misrepresentation of what? Clearly, an artist can't misrepresent their own idea. It would be a VERY boring industry if everyone had to portray themselves as-is. Study the history of album covers– it's tradition to utilize a character, glorified vision, painting, drawing, or altered personality to lend vision to the music."

Agreed, Stevie was going for an album cover that is purely epic for herself and female rock/pop artists in general today. There are album covers that have come about here and there from older female artists (Lucinda Williams and Emmylou Harris come to mind) where they are somewhat creative but definitely safe, and then you have Stevie's album cover, and she has gone all out. It speaks volumes because it's representing her comeback, and it's also representing how impactful she still is on the music scene.