I'm not sure I feel that precise sentiment, but yeah, I get where you're coming from mate. In 1994, that would have been acceptable, but CG imaging was so much better than that in 2004. I never got if the youngling/shortling was standing on the dog or if he/she was floating.
Ace album though
Well, I for one don't get it.
The cover (although not mentioned in the credits) was made by Dave Patchett, artist behind the fantastic Cathedral covers. Reportedly, Patchett's original cover only included Eddie and the monks,
I remember reading somewhere that Bruce said the CGI characters also belong to Patchett, but he only gave them to Maiden as a rough draft. The band apparently said they didn't want him to work on it any further because they liked the cover as it was... Patchett was unimpressed with the result and asked not to be credited.
Here's another few of Patchett's covers,
The Carnival Bizarre
The Garden of Unearthly Delights
...and to stay on topic, the album I'm listening to now Forest of Equilibrium
It's their way of ridiculing the digital generation, by spoofing stuff like online gaming. Well that's my interpretation anyway
Is that a seal?
Who knows, it's a terrible cover. The band more than make up for it though, Protector are ACE.
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