Saturday, December 07, 2002 5:25 PM "Efrén del Valle" wrote:
Put simply: If you choose the image of a cut-off head on a plate for one of your album covers, do you really think nobody will ask why?
- I have nothing to add to the RJC discussion, but the mention of the autopsy photo on the cover of Grand Guignol got me to thinking. I wonder if the covers of "Grand Guignol", "Leng Tch'e", and PainKiller's "Guts of a Virgin" aren't religious references. The "Leng Tch'e" booklet depicting the public dismemberment of Fou-Tchou-Li can only bring to mind the crucifixion of Christ, especially given the focus on the ecstatic look on his face. On "Grand Guignol" the inner gatefold picture carries an unmistakable Last Supper connotation, with the front picture reminding me of John the Baptist. And the mother and child autopsy photo on the first PainKiller CD brings to mind the Madonna and Child, especially given the title, presumably cribbed from the Kazou Komizu movie. Shows how a simple question can make you dig through your CD covers and ask "Why?"