Re: The Best Stones Album Cover Is . . .
Date: November 23, 2006 19:54
I think what's most interesting about the Stones LP covers is that the quality of them all basically followed the quality, and the mood, of the music. Thus, they were complete masterpieces from Beggars Banquet (the toilet version) through Exile. Really difficult to name a favourite of those five (incl. Ya-Ya's). Goats Head Soup was more simple, murky, strange, washed out, and it fit the music of that album, regardless if you like some people think it's burnt out, or if you love it. IORR was, IMHO, a lot worse, and B & B is more funny than good. But just like the music itself, Some Girls was a big step up. From there on, however, they've been surprisingly lame. Stripped was nice, but nothing more than a well-designed set of photos and fonts. ABB has a great front picture, but the rest is a disturbing joke of a non-design, non-booklet, non-photo job.