the real question is not why "a musician has to resort to a cheesy soft-porn cover to get people to buy their album" but why does someone of Mr. DiMeola's obvious talents have to practically beg record companies to pay attention to him? Is it because he plays a real instrument and doesn't go on stage with 10 dancers doing their overly choreographed and tired moves? Is it because he employs a talented drummer like Omar Hakim and doesn't resort to sampled and/or looped drum tracks? Is it because record companies think all the world needs are 3 minute pop tunes you can dance to, regardless of how mindless they are? That a musician of DiMeola's talents had such a difficult time says more about how clueless and outright stupid so many record execs really are. If I had a record label and Al came to me signing him would be a no-brainer. Yeah, but what do I know?!Just get this already!www.electriceyes.us