IYD Album Cover! - Page 23

LiamMcConville · #**331** 03-08-2011, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by RockALittle250

To me, Stevie must be really happy with the end result (of her face) since she obviously approved it, and therefore, the "cartoonish/anime" effect is something that she was striving for.

I still really really like it, but the plumpness of her face has me somewhat confused.

i completely agree. i think the idea was for the photo to be more of a surreal likeness than to be literally interpreted.

charmed forever · #**332** 03-08-2011, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by LiamMcConville

i completely agree. i think the idea was for the photo to be more of a surreal likeness than to be literally interpreted.

That makes sense--guess I'm just a literal person =)

charmed forever · #**333** 03-08-2011, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by danax6

Yes times ten and then some.

^This^ is Stevie.

There are so many things wrong with the new album cover, I laughed out loud for about 10 minutes when I saw it. The lens flare? Dear god, my 12-year old brother knows how to use that in Photoshop. It's *so* cheap. Why not use actual sunlight, or if you want it to be ~mystikal~, add some fog... anything but the awful Photoshop Lens Flare. Lesson 1 in Graphic Design for us was: never use the lens flare effect. I cannot and will not get over this. Ever.

Her face? Doesn't even look like her.

And that damn horse. Come on, it's a *horse*! Hey, why not go all the way and put her next to a unicorn, that would have definitely made the picture complete. This album cover would have scored big on meditationmusic.com .

The music better be absolutely mindblowing if it is to make up for this.

I totally agree that this was WAY overproduced. And I also love that picture of Stevie...I own it =). I think she definitely should have gone for something like that, but overall I'm happy with the idea behind the picture. And tbh, I'm not even sure that's her. Just saying.

markolas · #**334** 03-08-2011, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Jondalar

I always thought his wife was BEAUTIFUL. I never understood why beautiful women go with ugly men.

You clearly have no appreciation for hot daddies.

gldstwmn · #**335** 03-08-2011, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by daniellaaarisen

I believe this might be Stevie's Rhiannon movie come to fruition.

daniellaaarisen · #**336** 03-08-2011, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by gldstwmn

I believe this might be Stevie's Rhiannon movie come to fruition.

I think you're right-- and it really excites me.

Jondalar · #**337** 03-08-2011, 10:27 PM

Would Stevie give us a surprise song for the album? Such as Three Birds of Rhiannon

David · #**338** 03-08-2011, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by RockALittle250

the cover art is FINALLY up at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Your-Dreams-St...t_mus_ep_dpi_1

Hmmm. . . . You know, that is a very short horse.

RockALittle250 · #**339** 03-08-2011, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by David

Hmmm. . . . You know, that is a very short horse.

Now that you mention it...

This album cover may be her most controversial yet!

gldstwmn · #**340** 03-08-2011, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GypsySorcerer

It's a beautiful image, and I love the horse. Visually, it's more interesting than all of her previous album covers, except maybe TISL.

In my book that cover can't be topped.

gldstwmn · #**341** 03-08-2011, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

Well I like to think of the horse in dream terms. It's white (pure, innocent) and phallic. Animals are usually a symbol for id or super-ego.

A white horse is phallic? You lost me.

gldstwmn · #**342** 03-08-2011, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

I think the perfect example of a recent Stevie shot that was moody/haunting/surreal and definitely touched up, but still actually looked like the subject, was the promo photo that shipped with The Soundstage Sessions. This is what they should have been going for...

Perfection.

gldstwmn · #**343** 03-08-2011, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Upon looking at IYD again today, I clucked to myself, "well, an older male rocker would never stick a fake, younger version of himself on the cover..." but then I remembered this whopper from 2008:

Fake:

Reality:

I guess Mama is not the first or the last one to do this.

He's such a heavy smoker. It really shows on his skin. Can't Meg Ryan teach him about injectables?

Jondalar · #**344** 03-08-2011, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by gldstwmn

He's such a heavy smoker. It really shows on his skin. Can't Meg Ryan teach him about injectables?

It would take about two dump trucks of cement to fill in those cracks.

P.S. Shouldn't they be releasing some new artwork soon? A cover is not enough. Sorry to complain, but I'm sure they have a ton of photos to choose from. I want to see what they came up with.

fringed n fab · #**345** 03-08-2011, 11:17 PM

I don't think I've ever had a dream with horses in it.