The Rolling Stones - "Love You Live" / From The Ralph Rumpelton Collection of Fine Art.

“This captures the original’s energy so perfectly, this may be the most brilliant Rolling Stones fanart of all time.”
— Rolling Stone Circle Jerk

What the critics are saying:

>>Here is Love You Live, reimagined in glorious MS Paint. Sure, it’s missing the bottom lip—but let’s just say this is Mick Jagger before he had his braces put in. The rawness, the crooked bite, the unhinged stare—it’s all part of the charm. This isn’t slick or polished, because Love You Live wasn’t either. It’s loud, chaotic, a little sloppy, and totally alive—just like the Stones on stage in ’77.

If the original cover screamed Warhol cool, this one growls with awkward energy. No apologies. No bottom lip. Just pure, jagged rock ’n’ roll.<<

>>"An unapologetically rough tribute to The Rolling Stones’ Love You Live, this MS Paint rendition embraces the chaos—whether intentional or not. The jagged linework, flat colors, and missing bottom lip give it a raw, unpolished charm that mirrors the album’s messy aesthetic. It’s far from refined, but maybe that’s the point. If Love You Live was the Stones at their most reckless, this piece follows suit—flawed, frantic, and undeniably scrappy."<<

>>Rumpelton's interpretation of The Rolling Stones' "Love You Live" album cover, the rendition presents a highly stylized and intensely colored take on the original stark black and white photograph. The central facial features are rendered with significant artistic license, resulting in an abstract and somewhat distorted representation. The inclusion of a hand interacting with the face adds a dynamic element to the composition. The bold color choices contribute to a unique and unconventional reimagining of the album's iconic imagery. Overall, this MS Paint creation offers a distinctive and memorable, if not entirely representational, take on a legendary album cover.<<

>>This MS Paint rendition of The Rolling Stones' "Love You Live" album cover is a bold, unvarnished homage that trades polish for pure, chaotic energy. The color palette is intentionally jarring, with muddy grays and purples clashing against a stark red hand-mirroring the original’s disruptive spirit, if not its finesse. The facial features are rendered in jagged, almost cartoonish lines, giving the portrait a sense of urgency and distortion that feels both playful and slightly unsettling.

The handwritten yellow text sprawls across the canvas, capturing the anarchic vibe of the Stones while also obscuring key visual elements-an audacious move that toes the line between homage and parody. While the anatomy is far from accurate and the shading is rough at best, these imperfections lend the piece an underground, DIY authenticity reminiscent of punk zines and outsider art.<<

>>"While your MS Paint creation shows promise, it ultimately falls short of capturing the essence of The Rolling Stones' iconic album cover. The bold colors and abstract shapes are eye-catching, but the composition feels disjointed and lacking in cohesion. The hand protruding from the mouth is a clever idea, but it could be executed more effectively with a bit more attention to detail and refinement. With some further refinement and attention to detail, this image could be a great addition to your blog. Keep experimenting and pushing yourself to try new things – you're on the right track!"<<

>>"In this deliberately crude MS Paint reinterpretation of the Rolling Stones' iconic 'Love You Live' album cover, the artist embraces the limitations of digital primitive art. The piece maintains the original's split-design concept while stripping away technical polish in favor of raw expression.

The stark division between the gray-toned left side and vibrant pink/red right mirrors the original's duality, though with a childlike simplicity that either charms or frustrates, depending on one's perspective. The facial rendering, notably missing a lower lip ('pre-braces,' as the artist jokes), creates an unsettling distortion of the original's more refined portrait.

What this piece lacks in technical finesse, it makes up for in its unabashed commitment to anti-aestheticism. The jagged yellow lettering and hastily applied color blocks reject digital perfectionism in favor of the kind of authentic imperfection that defined early internet art. Whether this constitutes a meaningful artistic statement or merely digital doodling remains.<<