― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 January 2003 18:39 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 January 2003 18:42 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Lord Custos Omega (Lord Custos Omega), Friday, 10 January 2003 18:44 (twenty-one years ago) link
The proverbial cake-taker, I reckon.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 January 2003 18:45 (twenty-one years ago) link
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Friday, 10 January 2003 19:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
http://ubl.artistdirect.com/Images/Sources/AMGCOVERS/music/cover200/drf000/f031/f03177zg6bm.jpg
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 10 January 2003 19:08 (twenty-one years ago) link
― gi66y, Friday, 10 January 2003 19:11 (twenty-one years ago) link
― original bgm, Friday, 10 January 2003 19:18 (twenty-one years ago) link
― gi66y, Friday, 10 January 2003 19:23 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 January 2003 19:28 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 10 January 2003 19:30 (twenty-one years ago) link
I wish I had a bigger picture.
― Amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 10 January 2003 19:30 (twenty-one years ago) link
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000001EL7.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 January 2003 19:32 (twenty-one years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 10 January 2003 19:38 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Arthur (Arthur), Friday, 10 January 2003 19:43 (twenty-one years ago) link
I need unadulterated self-satisfaction here!
― Amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 10 January 2003 19:43 (twenty-one years ago) link
http://www.canoe.com/AlbumCoversB/brooks_g_chrisgaines_160.jpg
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 10 January 2003 19:53 (twenty-one years ago) link
http://www.luxnet.at/sonic-youth/bmp/rec-268.jpg
― Arthur (Arthur), Friday, 10 January 2003 19:59 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Lord Custos Omega (Lord Custos Omega), Friday, 10 January 2003 20:54 (twenty-one years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd700/d757/d75711b75d7.jpg http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc900/c993/c993013l2hj.jpg http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc000/c011/c01132fg068.jpg
― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Friday, 10 January 2003 22:24 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 10 January 2003 22:26 (twenty-one years ago) link
― kate, Friday, 10 January 2003 22:28 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Friday, 10 January 2003 22:30 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 10 January 2003 22:32 (twenty-one years ago) link
a) What's the difference?b) How do you know what he's feeling?
― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Friday, 10 January 2003 22:34 (twenty-one years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd800/d823/d82325o478c.jpg
― Amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 10 January 2003 22:37 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 10 January 2003 22:43 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 10 January 2003 22:44 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 10 January 2003 22:50 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 10 January 2003 22:53 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 January 2003 23:34 (twenty-one years ago) link
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000067O2U.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 January 2003 23:36 (twenty-one years ago) link
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000031XCS.01.LZZZZZZZ.gif
Pretty much any album featuring the "upwards from the crotch" shot falls under the "smug" banner, I feel (see Nelly).
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 January 2003 23:38 (twenty-one years ago) link
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000005IU1.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 January 2003 23:39 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Friday, 10 January 2003 23:41 (twenty-one years ago) link
― KFC (amateurist), Friday, 10 January 2003 23:49 (twenty-one years ago) link
Exactly, ditto the Poindexter example. But I guess we're not allowed to guess at intentions.
― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Friday, 10 January 2003 23:49 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 10 January 2003 23:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dr. Annabel Lies (Michael Kelly), Saturday, 11 January 2003 00:01 (twenty-one years ago) link
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002UBF.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
lazy.
― Dr. Annabel Lies (Michael Kelly), Saturday, 11 January 2003 00:03 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 11 January 2003 01:14 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 11 January 2003 01:21 (twenty-one years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd500/d573/d57313gmg32.jpg
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre100/e163/e16316voek6.jpg
― Chris Barrus (xibalba), Saturday, 11 January 2003 01:43 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Poppy (poppy), Saturday, 11 January 2003 02:42 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 11 January 2003 02:45 (twenty-one years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf300/f331/f33140o0dkv.jpg
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 11 January 2003 02:47 (twenty-one years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre300/e354/e354483h3dn.jpg
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 11 January 2003 02:49 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Lord Custos Omega (Lord Custos Omega), Saturday, 11 January 2003 02:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 11 January 2003 02:55 (twenty-one years ago) link
― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 6 February 2003 13:26 (twenty-one years ago) link
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 16 May 2004 21:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― AaronHz (AaronHz), Sunday, 16 May 2004 22:00 (nineteen years ago) link
http://www.ashra.com/covers/1761ne3.jpg
― donut bitch (donut), Sunday, 16 May 2004 22:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Sunday, 16 May 2004 22:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― donut bitch (donut), Sunday, 16 May 2004 22:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Sunday, 16 May 2004 22:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Monday, 17 May 2004 01:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― Gear! (Gear!), Monday, 17 May 2004 02:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― brian pals (briania), Monday, 17 May 2004 03:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Gear! (Gear!), Monday, 17 May 2004 05:25 (nineteen years ago) link
http://www.marcogiunco.com/dischi/000546.jpg
― Robbie Lumsden (Wallace Stevens HQ), Monday, 17 May 2004 09:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― everything (everything), Friday, 12 January 2007 18:32 (seventeen years ago) link
― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Friday, 12 January 2007 18:45 (seventeen years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 12 January 2007 18:57 (seventeen years ago) link
― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Friday, 12 January 2007 19:07 (seventeen years ago) link
http://www.ferhiga.com/progre/portadas/elp-lbeach.jpg
― hank (hank s), Friday, 12 January 2007 19:09 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ivan G (Ivan), Friday, 12 January 2007 19:55 (seventeen years ago) link
― Good-Time Slim, Uncle Doobie, and the Great 'Frisco Freak-Out (sixteen sergeants, Friday, 12 January 2007 19:57 (seventeen years ago) link
I wish I could find a picture of the back cover, where Herbie stands with his upper body nude and his hands on his chest, with the same expression on his face.
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Saturday, 13 January 2007 13:53 (seventeen years ago) link
https://img.discogs.com/c6FNsz56wPLM7lRn1XutZj7zjbg=/fit-in/600x601/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-7561525-1444084589-3027.jpeg.jpg
― enochroot, Wednesday, 16 January 2019 01:00 (five years ago) link
― enochroot, Wednesday, 16 January 2019 01:03 (five years ago) link
Most of these aren't smug at all, Bob Welch one is good tho.
― Never Turn Your Back On Virginia Woolf (Tom D.), Wednesday, 16 January 2019 01:12 (five years ago) link
ctrl + f "Bee Gees" = 0 matches?
― sbahnhof, Sunday, 20 January 2019 02:26 (five years ago) link
André Rieu always brings the smug:
https://img.discogs.com/uYJC6FBbcQughusbnp5U8_VgUtE=/fit-in/600x529/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-12116936-1528642921-2124.mpo.jpg
There's a few hundred more of these
https://is2-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music/y2004/m10/d08/h13/s06.abxnpzgq.jpg/268x0w.jpg https://img.discogs.com/e79FjglID5rfaguaY1ap1B_bb2s=/fit-in/250x250/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-8551729-1463902865-2655.jpeg.jpg https://img.discogs.com/gGXb8leUFcgK7c951Pp5KcZpmmM=/fit-in/290x290/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-11474198-1516978591-5569.jpeg.jpg
― sbahnhof, Sunday, 20 January 2019 02:27 (five years ago) link
revive posts are good but a lot of ppl didn't understand smug in the 2000s apparently
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 20 January 2019 02:36 (five years ago) link
Yeah, most musicians don't fall into the trap of looking really smug on an album cover, it's nagl (e.g. self-satisfied and with a cheesy grin). Usually they pick a photo that's 'serious' or just smiling slightly - a music photographer could give plenty of actual insights into that!
― sbahnhof, Saturday, 2 February 2019 06:59 (five years ago) link
Anyway,
https://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0001/562/MI0001562253.jpg
Cliff Richard – 40th Anniversary Complete Volume Five 1983–98: The Smug Years
"It's Hard to Be Humble" is a joke one, as is the song
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mYKWch_MNY0/hqdefault.jpg
― sbahnhof, Saturday, 2 February 2019 07:00 (five years ago) link
No albums in his day but nevertheless...
http://operetta-research-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/71XqaXy2d8L.jpg
― Freddie Starr (Hitler in shorts) (Tom D.), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 12:36 (five years ago) link
... more amused than smug tbf.
― Freddie Starr (Hitler in shorts) (Tom D.), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 12:37 (five years ago) link
i'm amazed that so many img links from 16 years ago still work itt
― andrew m., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 14:12 (five years ago) link
https://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0000/645/MI0000645873.jpg?partner=allrovi.com
https://i.imgur.com/j3zhGlH.jpg
― soref, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 14:25 (five years ago) link
When I was younger I thought that Sting and Annie Lennox always looked smug, middle class, middle aged. so I googled their album covers for this thread. but in every picture they both look so unsure, vulnerable... and young. damn.
― thomasintrouble, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 15:16 (five years ago) link
https://img.discogs.com/jJkSsUhNoOvdrzLvI_dVx9uGpgo=/fit-in/600x597/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1326435-1352488740-5488.jpeg.jpg
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 15:21 (five years ago) link
That’s actually one of the better pics I’ve seen of Billy Joel...
― get your hand outta my pocket universe (morrisp), Wednesday, 24 April 2019 02:52 (five years ago) link
I don't think he looks smug he looks cute
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 24 April 2019 02:55 (five years ago) link
https://img.discogs.com/MR1kyCJ01eytMxHYGCCd26Cm5Nc=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1837691-1462544823-6703.jpeg.jpg
― enochroot, Saturday, 1 June 2019 21:13 (four years ago) link
Buns on the Balcony
― get your hand outta my pocket universe (morrisp), Saturday, 1 June 2019 21:51 (four years ago) link
Bono had several names: first, he was "Steinhegvanhuysenolegbangbangbang", then just "Huyseman", followed by "Houseman", "Bon Murray", "Bono Vox of O'Connell Street", and finally just "Bono". "Bono Vox" is an alteration of Bonavox, a Latin phrase which translates to "good voice".
With Bono covers, I had to make a kind of Champions-League system to get it down to 50
note: some qualified via the "Ridiculous" path
https://img.discogs.com/BhF4EIC6wZAKGBNt4QNu_EtT1OM=/fit-in/598x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1498786-1277492132.jpeg.jpg
https://img.discogs.com/0EQmf9kwXDGIM6UTDTh_ULTIOrU=/fit-in/600x608/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1503398-1486665201-9241.jpeg.jpg
https://img.discogs.com/soR3biQdHCfKObw1yW0eX7lmxLY=/fit-in/600x609/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1388881-1433417060-9205.jpeg.jpg
― sbahnhof, Friday, 10 January 2020 22:39 (four years ago) link
https://img.discogs.com/m75Ht_5JyhK7spezGU_zMyX9GKs=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-27731-1433423468-5389.jpeg.jpg
https://img.discogs.com/8nh5mOK4HKzK9edcUynbj_eZlkE=/fit-in/600x526/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-194940-1402923990-4834.jpeg.jpg
https://img.discogs.com/YCQyPr7RDx2WBOnFdrHg_SdkkC4=/fit-in/600x841/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-14173970-1569244632-5928.jpeg.jpg
https://img.discogs.com/-pqGB4tZq4VrUvA0COZJyRAaT1s=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-439834-1229986617.jpeg.jpg
https://img.discogs.com/reMFUvC5GcLlnm2IvUXLlvFKVKQ=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-3665037-1433429519-7247.jpeg.jpg
https://img.discogs.com/0B2R50bELY-iNN_ZpuXZrwqmAu8=/fit-in/600x520/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-826940-1543335027-2642.jpeg.jpg
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51nIngtwM4L._SX355_.jpg
This one from above looks like 80s era Mel Gibson thinking about something embarrassing he did in the past.
― Evan, Friday, 10 January 2020 23:26 (four years ago) link
https://www.discogs.com/Huey-Lewis-And-The-News-Sports/master/115328
― henry s, Friday, 10 January 2020 23:34 (four years ago) link
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/510G84rDbtL.jpg
― henry s, Friday, 10 January 2020 23:36 (four years ago) link
https://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/futurama/a/a7/HueyLewis.jpg?width=960
― Vinnie, Monday, 13 January 2020 04:21 (four years ago) link