[AyusakiFan]

While the cover is not a deciding factor for me on whether I would want to purchase the album at this stage in my Namie fandom, this cover wouldn't grab my attention enough to want to give her a listen if I hadn't heard her music prior to the album release. I don't feel that it's very befitting of the theme of the album and I certainly don't feel that it's "20th anniversary" album cover material. It's beautiful but doesn't live up to the "Uncontrolled" title. Honestly, I'm a bit disappointed as I expecting something more fierce than this. I'm hoping that it grows on me with time and I'll feel differently once I have the album in hand but at this point, I'm quite underwhelmed. I personally prefer the pics she using to promote the tour over this photo.