Richard Todd ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>I have to concur with Jocelyn Wang.  A great many CD covers display the
>looks of a performer, whether they be staid, flamboyant, inspirational or
>whatever.  It is only when an artist displays him or (more frequently)
>herself in as a sexual person that we get all hot under the the collar.
>What's going on? If an artist is allowed to present herself however she
>(and her publicity people) want, why should a seductive pose be such a
>problem?

The problem is often that the looks of the artist have outwieghed their
musical abilities with the record company.  The Eroica Trio seems to me a
good example.  Undoubtedly very cute - and on the CD I have (their debut I
think) we get photos of them in 3 changes of clothes.  But I cannot believe
there aren't a number of more talented but less photogenic trios out there.

The other is when the cover verges on the pornographic - and I maintain
that Lara St. John's Bach disc cover verged on the pedophile.  I for one
would never have bought that disc in the store.

Deryk Barker
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