When I first got into Queen many years ago, and was learning about all the albums etc, when I saw the Queen II album cover I thought it was the best cover I'd ever seen. I very quickly dismissed the Sheer Heart Attack cover as just something sloppily knocked together for a quick cover.
However, after the initial stages of not liking it, it grew on me. Taking everything into account, it is quite simply an astonishing album cover. The time, the fashion, the positioning of each of the members... and in particular, Roger. I'm a huge fan of Roger so I may be a bit biased, but Roger simply is unbelieve on this cover, his expression, eyes, the fact that he is upside-down, his bare chest yet sleeved arm, the fact his body takes up almost half of the cover, his left hand pointed straight up and right hand holding the carpet, his hair... the list goes on. But this applies to all of them.
Sheer Heart Attack is possibly not only Queen's greatest album cover, but, indeed, one of, if not THE, greatest album cover of ALL TIME.
Mick Rock deserves to be commended - Queen II has always been and will always be a more iconic image of Queen, but Sheer Heart Attack should be on a par with it.
Amazing.
Actually Roger's hair was "pasted" over that shot. According to Mick Rock he spliced the hair into that shot. Something wasn't right with the lighting or whatever and I read in an interview with him that he spliced the hair in. I don't know of many bands that would allow themselves to be smeared in vaseline and doused with water but these guys were hungry for their art that's for sure. If you get Rocks book the outtakes are that much more interesting.
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Jazz 78 wrote: Actually Roger's hair was "pasted" over that shot. According to Mick Rock he spliced the hair into that shot. Something wasn't right with the lighting or whatever and I read in an interview with him that he spliced the hair in. I don't know of many bands that would allow themselves to be smeared in vaseline and doused with water but these guys were hungry for their art that's for sure. If you get Rocks book the outtakes are that much more interesting.
I'm glad you mentioned Mick Rock. I hope that everyone else knows that Mick did both of those Album Covers and according to the book each shot took a while because the guys were being picky about how they looked and they wanted everything to be perfect.
And, also the fact that they are all looking in different dirrections and Roger is the only one looking at the camera. Just everything about it embodies what SHA is all about!
The greates album cover!!!! My favorite!! Roger looks very-very sexy on it (as usual... :-D)
Do you know the picture from this SHA-photos when they all are laughing and smiling (except I think Freddie...)? It's very funny, they are so sweet! :-)
Love it, but not so sure about this "Best Of All Time" business :) I wouldn't put it higher than Sgt. Pepper or Dark Side Of The Moon, though it's close! (Though Queen Rocks Montreal may have all three beat :)
No this is the greatest album cover of all time. link
Just look at it! The intense, piercing eyes, the stylish shades, the bright blonde hair, and the beautiful flowers. I could go on all day.
<b><font color=gold>SMI<font color=1>TTY wrote: No this is the greatest album cover of all time.
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Just look at it! The intense, piercing eyes, the stylish shades, the bright blonde hair, and the beautiful flowers. I could go on all day.
Good grief-that's fantastic! What an absolutely bizarre little person he/she/it is.I can only imagine what the music must sound like based on that cover.
It reminds me of these gems link
<b><font color=gold>SMI<font color=1>TTY wrote: No this is the greatest album cover of all time.
link
Just look at it! The intense, piercing eyes, the stylish shades, the bright blonde hair, and the beautiful flowers. I could go on all day.
Good grief-that's fantastic! What an absolutely bizarre little person he/she/it is.I can only imagine what the music must sound like based on that cover.
It reminds me of these gems
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Devastating Dave.Thats a good one(ha ha ha)XD
I shouldnt laugh,but i am!!!
