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That. That is everything I've ever wanted in a rock 'n' roll album cover. It's the lying ass of a hairy man in skin-tight red leather pants. It solves the mysteries of the universe.
Unfortunately, the JUNOS have only been recognizing album design since 2005 and this beauty was released in 1981 so we'll never know how it would have faired.
But the JUNOS have been kind to Loverboy over the years. Here's Loverboy's JUNO history:
1981: Nominated for Most Promising Group of the Year, lost to Powder Blues 1982: Won Single of the Year for Turn Me Loose 1982: Won Group of the Year 1982: Won Album of the Year 1983: Nominated for Single of the Year for Working for the Weekend, lost to Payol$’ Eyes of a Stranger 1983: Won Group of the Year 1983: Won Album of the Year for Get Lucky 1984: Won Group of the Year 1984: Nominated for Album of the Year for Keep it Up, lost to Bryan Adams’ Cuts Like A Knife 1986: Nominated for Group of the Year, lost to Honeymoon Suite 1986: Nominated for Album of the Year for Lovin’ Every Minute of It, lost to Glass Tiger’s The Thin Red Line 2009: Inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame
And in case you cannot get enough of men in leather, here is the video for Working for the Weekend:
If you don't have six minutes to devote to this archival film which depicts the birth of hair rock in our nation, here's a rundown of what you're missing:
- Perms
- Chest hair
- Gold medalians
- Mullets
- Leather jackets in a variety of colours
- Bad teeth
- Dog leg humping jokes
- “Everyone knows it’s a national pastime to get lucky.”
- Red leather pants
- Gross innuendo about cheating on your wife
- Bandanas
- Men in high heeled boots
- Sweat bands
- Freeze frames of the drummer
- Backlighting
- Drummer making the ‘Ooooooh’ face repeatedly
- Faux Freddie Mercury back bends
- DOUBLE DECKER KEYBOARDS
- Synchronized guitarists rocking to and fro
- A guitarist who looks suspiciously like John C. Reilly
- Fist pumps
- Head banging
- Finger guns
- The singer jumping up on drum platform
Stay tuned for next time, when we'll look at all the many, many times that the JUNOS shafted Rush.
