Not that there’s anything wrong with being gay…That said, I have decided to take some time out to highlight some of the most “questionable” album covers that I have ever seen, for your enjoyment. I don’t want to call this the GREATEST list of “koom-see, koom-sah” covers, but it should prove amusing. To any new artists and aspiring art directors, these are examples of what NOT to do when trying to project masculinity to an audience.
Also, let me say this right now: I am aware that we live in a hyper-sensitive culture where people are quick to get offended about any and everything under the sun. That said, if anything below offends you, I really don’t give a sh*t. Nope. I give not one single solitary dookie turd about your feelings’ if you are of the easily offended variety. So if a bunch of “you look gay” jokes bother you, please proceed to the next entry for your laughs. Everyone else, it’s time to enjoy at some fruity-booty ass album pictures!
Cam’ron – Confessions of Fire It really should have been no suprise to any of us that this dude would start wearing pink and lavendar. The cover art had Cam shirtless, greased up in leather overalls, in front of a fire. The picture was literally flaming, people! This could have been used on the cover to a gay porno flick called “Man Hammer” and no one would have noticed a thing.
Orleans – Waking and Dreaming I don’t know much of this group’s music, but I know that this was an incredibly ill-conceived album cover photo, regarless of what decade it music came out, or the genre. Especially since the hand on the left is dangerously close to making direct nipple contact. If you Google “gay album covers,” this one is right near the top of the list, along with…
Tino – Por Prima Vez For the first time in my life, I am glad that I’m not fluent in Spanish. This cover speaks the universal language of “sweet”, so I really don’t need to know that the Hell he’s talking about to poke fun at it. At least he knew better than to wear a belt with those young ass shorts. That would just be insulting to the rest of society. You KNOW those jean shorts hot pants aren’t going anywhere.
Babyface – Tender Lover In Babyface’s defense, lots of artists in the 80′s wore feminine hairstyles, makeup and shirts that looked like blouses. Babyface made this list for being pretty enough to possibly fool somebody in low-light environments. I’m sure more than a few 80′s dudes saw him from across a dark nightclub and said “Yo! I’m about to go step to babygirl with the Anita Baker haircut! Ay brown-skin! Yo brown-skin! OH WHAT THE FUCK! COME ON MAN! GROW A BEARD OR SOMETHING, SHIT!”
For making me type that pause-worthy paragraph above, I must add Babyface to the list.
Bow Wow and Omarion – Face Off What jokes can I make about the sexual tension in this photo that haven’t already been made?
Prince – Prince What can I say? This dude has gone out with some of the most beautiful women to ever walk the Earth…and he did it in lingerie and high heels. For that reason, I won’t clown this photo too hard, even though Prince is one of the main people responsible for that 80′s look Babyface was sporting in the photo above.
I’m going to leave it at this “Im too sexy for my shirt” six right now. I’m sure there are funnier ones out there, so feel free to add links in the comments section. I’ll try to do a good job monitoring the spam filter to make sure none of them get lost over there.
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Why is Tino grabbing his stomach like that? LMAO
And in the Orleans cover, it definitely looks like they are holding hands on the far right…
-Ed.
Sheesh @ that Orleans shit.
OMG, Leon! The post is funny as hell! I use to have a massive crush on Babyface and use to sleep with that album cover under my pillow when I was 11. My oldest sister had this album. LOL
prince is the pinnacle of manliness!!!
OMG leon you are king of not giving a damn lol i loved this post…I have tears in my eyez and your right about cam’ron thing …
This could have been used on the cover to a gay porno flick called “Man Hammer” and no one would have noticed a thing.
- HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
“Man Hammer” is hilarious. I just knew a Prince cover was going to be on this list, but I am shocked you chose that one over the one for LoveSexy. Damn album cover scarred me as a child.
How could you put that Prince album up? Have you forgotten about LoveSexy? LOL. I was sure it woulda made top 3!
Who said I’m gonna pose shirtless with a group of dudes I simple refuse.
Look up this old ass group called Bohannon. Their cover is gay as fuck
LMAO@ MAN SKEEZER
http://heystupid.wordpress.com/2007/06/15/gayest-album-covers-of-all-time/
Dude you need to see Loverboy’s album, the one with Working For The Weekend…it will make you as gay as that old dancing spiderman gif
Hi-larious as usual. You forget Maxwell’s cover for “Now”.
@Caress Lepore
That Man O Wat one is so gay, it’s scary.
OMG…..this was too dang on funny.
@ CAMRONs joint “and no one would have noticed a thing” LMAO!!!!!
Man Skeezer young…. WTH LOL
Haircut like Anita Baker?! Love it!
The crazy thing is that Cam’ron was a leader of the “No Homo” movement.
millie jackson
back to the shit…
http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/105817.html
p.s. by the way i loooooooooooved that prince album, but my absolute fave was the one before when he rocked the monster ‘fro “for you”
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B000002KIG/sr=1-1/qid=1242519044/ref=dp_image_text_0?ie=UTF8&n=5174&s=music&qid=1242519044&sr=1-1
IDK where to start…or end! LMAO
lol @ Manskeezer!
tino is gay
I know you not talking about my Prince! LOL