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Poll Question: What do you think of naked men on album covers?
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    Posted: September 29 2022 at 01:07
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I view it as art so not a big issue for me
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Hi,

And no Guru Guru listed? Many loves being naked!
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I view it as art so not a big issue for me
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I have no problem with it
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You can never see enough of the penis. 
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In my teens naked ladies on covers would have embarrassed me if whilst playing aforesaid album my mum or other female relative would have seen the album. Now I'm all for it but unfortunately the modern world isn't.
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Or the original cover of Smell the Glove.
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

After all, what male prog fan(even if he's gay) is going to complain about a naked female? Lol.


I think it depends on how the nudity is carried out. If it has sexist undertones like - say - Lovehunter by Whitesnake, I would definitely feel uneasy about it.


Edited by The Anders - May 23 2021 at 12:33
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 23 2021 at 12:25
Originally posted by The Anders The Anders wrote:

No issue with it here, but I find it striking that the poll is only about naked men, and not naked people in general.

Whether one likes the individual cover or not is a different story, and it is partly due to aesthetic aspects. I have absolutely no problems with Going For the One, but on the other hand I find it hard to look at Herbie Mann - Push Push...

Ok, I think a little clarification might be in order here. I chose the topic naked men because it seems the majority of prog fans are men and it seemed to me the issue wasn't naked people but naked men. You can see even one person's vote indicates he's homophobic. I'm glad most on here aren't but I have heard complaints in the past about the naked men. After all, what male prog fan(even if he's gay) is going to complain about a naked female? Lol. 
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It could be worse - it could be men dressed in ladies underwear. Smile



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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote The Anders Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 23 2021 at 12:13
No issue with it here, but I find it striking that the poll is only about naked men, and not naked people in general.

Whether one likes the individual cover or not is a different story, and it is partly due to aesthetic aspects. I have absolutely no problems with Going For the One, but on the other hand I find it hard to look at Herbie Mann - Push Push...
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Originally posted by I prophesy disaster I prophesy disaster wrote:

Or this:
 
 


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote ExittheLemming Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 23 2021 at 12:07
Going for the One isn't a 'soft porn' discussion (just an arse) so we don't need to enter into that. Oh wait....Confused


Edited by ExittheLemming - May 23 2021 at 12:08
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Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

You forgot to add

"It's OK as long as they have animal heads."


 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Hercules Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 23 2021 at 10:33
Two of my first (and favourite) albums have naked men: Moontan and Grave New world (OK - it's a painting, but.....).
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Certainly it doesn't matter to me, either man or woman, from an artistic perspective.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Psychedelic Paul Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 23 2021 at 09:54
Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I never really took much notice of the naked man on the cover of Going for the One, although I would've much-preferred to see a naked woman on there instead. Embarrassed

Well, if you're not into men you probably won't be staring at it but it's pretty hard(no pun intended)not to see it. LOL
I've got it on CD, so it's only a small picture. Tongue
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You forgot to add

"It's OK as long as they have animal heads."



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