This connotes, not only can the fans do great things for the artists or performers but they can also be a burden to them as the shadows may represent the darkness breaching into the artists life. Dre for all his effort and work done to the album, since he helped produce it.Īgain, the back cover shows the performer on the main stage with roses at his feet, although this time its from a different perspective of which implements various new shadows onto the stage, potentially being the fans and photographers.
Dre to appear tired or frustrated but also Eminem to be grinding. This picture connotes the significance of hard work that they both went through in order to complete the album as we see Dr. Dre sitting with his head in his hands at the sound mixer while Eminem stands in the booth, rapping. The roses lying on the floor denote love as they were thrown onto the stage by the audience, typically meaning they adored the performance. Thereby this can connote a number of ideas the album cover and title intertwine with one another to give a perception, the album contains all of Eminem's greatest hits and Eminem is taking a bow to show a thankful gesture towards his fans. This correlates with the album title 'Curtain Call', considering a curtain call is when the cast and crew take a bow in front of the audiences applaud after the theatrical performance. From looking at this image, we are able to see that a main stage and someone bowing, with roses at their feet, is the dominate picture. This is the front cover for Eminem album 'Cutain Call: The Hits'.