dark clothes! short hair! serious faces! darker/grittier/rebootier!
― A Smedley Adoption (get bent), Tuesday, 30 June 2015 18:30 (eight years ago) link
def leppard shaking off their hair-band past:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/2012/08/def-leppard-publicity-2012-l.jpg
― A Smedley Adoption (get bent), Tuesday, 30 June 2015 18:32 (eight years ago) link
load-era metallica set the standard for this when they all cut their hair and started dressing like this right
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NALTARREVxQ/USZmlbCguGI/AAAAAAAAdqs/dTgqa6g7o2w/s1600/Metallica-Load-Trasera.jpg
― marcos, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 18:36 (eight years ago) link
http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s593/HardHarry412/Miscellaneous%2012/METALLICA_Load_insert_R_zps18a902aa.jpg
― marcos, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 18:37 (eight years ago) link
that load photo is a combo of dark/gritty meets swingers bros; it's definitely of its era.
― A Smedley Adoption (get bent), Tuesday, 30 June 2015 18:39 (eight years ago) link
post reunion Wonder Stuff (not sure how many of these guys were in the original line up, tho)
http://www.addictmusic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/The-Wonder-Stuff.jpeg http://images.artistdirect.com/Images/artd/amg/music/bio/511343_the-wonder-stuff_200x200.jpg
― soref, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 18:46 (eight years ago) link
http://www.100xr.com/artists/C/Cult/The.Cult.jpgthe cult (2007)
― drash, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 18:56 (eight years ago) link
http://redeglobo.globo.com/platb/files/2432/2012/03/Gene-loves-Jezebel_site.jpg
gene loves jezebel
― soref, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 19:07 (eight years ago) link
Gary Numan
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/garynuman-diehard-07-13-2010.jpg
― sleeve, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 19:11 (eight years ago) link
sorry, not a promo photo
http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2010/06/03/1225874/899073-blondie.jpg
Blondie
― Half as cool as Man Sized Action (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 30 June 2015 19:24 (eight years ago) link
http://www.metropolis-records.com/images/artists/206.jpgThe Rezillos
― everything, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 19:34 (eight years ago) link
That's a good one, all the dayglo fun sucked right out of them.
― Half as cool as Man Sized Action (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 30 June 2015 19:45 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Oj3LcMO.jpg
― pplains, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 20:05 (eight years ago) link
Rancid
It dawns on me I have accidentally based my adult look on "Load" era Lars and/or Kirk. Whoops.
― chr1sb3singer, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 20:06 (eight years ago) link
Also that Rancid photo is legit darker/grittier, maybe too dark
― chr1sb3singer, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 20:09 (eight years ago) link
i thought that rancid guy was the clown from prodigy for a second there...
― scott seward, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 20:50 (eight years ago) link
tbh most of these people actually do look better post-makeover. Rik Savage is almost handsome in that Def Lep photo, and, Kirk's conspicuous labret piercing aside, that second Metallica photo could be almost any band on Hydra Head or something
Also, Gary Numan looks super cool and Ian Astbury much improved without the long hair imo
― Wimmels, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 21:00 (eight years ago) link
gene loves jezebel on the other hand have that distinct *sigh - yeah we're still a thing apparently* vibe.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 21:03 (eight years ago) link
Ian Astbury much improved without the long hair imo
a goth Will Ferrell
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 21:06 (eight years ago) link
― Wimmels, Tuesday, June 30, 2015 4:00 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
hmm
― nose, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 21:07 (eight years ago) link
http://2014.campbestival.net/media/Pop_Will_Eat_Itself_pwei1396359237.jpg
Pop Will Eat Itself (still some long hair, but they've got the ~seriousface~ thing down)
― soref, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 21:28 (eight years ago) link
http://images.complex.com/complex/image/upload/t_article_image/q7olswqgrrxx5nslclr7.jpg
Michael "007" Bolton
― ... (Eazy), Tuesday, 30 June 2015 22:08 (eight years ago) link
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RZ9k5%2BTYL._SX355_.jpg
― ... (Eazy), Tuesday, 30 June 2015 22:10 (eight years ago) link
urgh God..
https://poplifer.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/suede.jpg
― piscesx, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 22:18 (eight years ago) link
http://www.vanyaland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cranberries.jpg
― piscesx, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 22:19 (eight years ago) link
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/60875000/jpg/_60875823_duran_wireimage.jpg
― piscesx, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 22:21 (eight years ago) link
http://www.mojo4music.com/media/2015/03/Blur-cover-comp-shot-770.jpg
― piscesx, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 22:22 (eight years ago) link
https://culturevultureexpress.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/the-pet-shop-boys_1376537c.jpg
― piscesx, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 22:23 (eight years ago) link
got a tweet from @Liz4Leader the other day telling me that Dave Rowntree is backing Liz Kendall for Labour Party leader xp
― soref, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 22:29 (eight years ago) link
Oh come on - the PSBs always essentially looked like that.
― everything, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 22:30 (eight years ago) link
oozing sobriety and wisdom in the present day - possible Liz4Leader campaign slogan?
― soref, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 22:31 (eight years ago) link
http://www.liketotally80s.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wang-chung-2012.jpg
Wang Chung
― soref, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 22:42 (eight years ago) link
I like when these guys relapse. The Cult in 2012:
http://www.powerlinemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/the_cult_2012.jpg
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Tuesday, 30 June 2015 22:47 (eight years ago) link
haha
― drash, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 22:54 (eight years ago) link
lollll
― A Smedley Adoption (get bent), Tuesday, 30 June 2015 22:59 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/dY2Geaql.jpg
Papa Roach
― pplains, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 23:16 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/agE3VqQ.jpg
― pplains, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 23:26 (eight years ago) link
I recently expressed admiration in another thread for this Culture Club pic in which they avoid this trap by looking old yet comfortable and alive:
http://imgick.lehighvalleylive.com/home/lvlive-media/width620/img/musikfest/photo/17345234-mmmain.jpg
― Eyeball Kicks, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 23:36 (eight years ago) link
http://www.ticketline.co.uk/images/artist/level-42/level-42.jpg
Level 42
― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 00:11 (eight years ago) link
(Anton Corbijn's photos of rockers aging with dignity has a big influence on this whole style.)
― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 00:12 (eight years ago) link
That Level 42 photo should be captioned "Don't worry - my sister's kid plays bass; we'll teach him the songs in a day."
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 00:32 (eight years ago) link
somewhat dated but
http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/images/artists/r-e-m.jpg
― Brad C., Wednesday, 1 July 2015 00:47 (eight years ago) link
that's not a huge change for r.e.m. though! aside from stipe's hair, har har.
― A Smedley Adoption (get bent), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 01:23 (eight years ago) link
Suede starting to creep into Spitting Image territory like good Brit rockers should.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 1 July 2015 02:09 (eight years ago) link
I get that this guy was always serious-faced, dark and gritty, but still I think this belongs here:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/quietus_production/images/articles/10654/michael_gira_1352805705_crop_550x366.jpg
― anthony braxton diamond geezer (anagram), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 08:36 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/FuVjlvel.jpg
― anthony braxton diamond geezer (anagram), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 08:39 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/jI4o4pMm.jpg
― anthony braxton diamond geezer (anagram), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 08:43 (eight years ago) link
http://odi-music.net/uploads/posts/2008-04/1209586356_goldenearring-35yearsscaninlay.jpg
― Siegbran, Wednesday, 1 July 2015 11:30 (eight years ago) link
And now 15 years after that, for the band's 50th anniversary:http://www.griendpop.nl/img/golden-earring.png
― Siegbran, Wednesday, 1 July 2015 11:34 (eight years ago) link
Faith No More:
http://cdn.hallels.com/data/images/full/5118/faith-no-more.jpg?w=620
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 12:05 (eight years ago) link
threadwinner
― Ye Mad Puffin, Wednesday, 1 July 2015 12:16 (eight years ago) link
They seem to care a lot.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 1 July 2015 12:19 (eight years ago) link
http://muzikalia.com/destacados/neworder15c.jpg
― early rejecter, Wednesday, 1 July 2015 13:13 (eight years ago) link
http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/images/story/082113-tears-for-fears-624-1377121809.jpg
― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 13:22 (eight years ago) link
(Tears for Fears - needs B&W filter)
― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 13:23 (eight years ago) link
Off-topic but
http://i.imgur.com/fpc5SZo.jpg
Someone needs to tell Wes Borland the Die Antwoord chick's already got a boyfriend.
― pplains, Wednesday, 1 July 2015 13:31 (eight years ago) link
http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2014/11/03/1227110/736934-88ac0ede-62f4-11e4-bdd3-73a977145716.jpg
Aqua
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 13:57 (eight years ago) link
TFF pic could also belong on 'show me men who look like old lesbians' tbh.
― arbiter of sorrow (aldo), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 14:00 (eight years ago) link
xxp: Wes Borland's girlfriend:
http://vancouverweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/inspiration_thetraitsofportraits_02.jpg
\o/
― how's life, Wednesday, 1 July 2015 14:02 (eight years ago) link
doesnt get DARKer than these
https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/509417407853514752/-9mXUn2B.jpeg
― tayto fan (Michael B), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 14:06 (eight years ago) link
The Aqua shot is excellent.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 15:17 (eight years ago) link
http://www.soundchronicle.com/files/Barenaked%20Ladies.jpg
Barenaked Ladies
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 15:29 (eight years ago) link
perfect
― sleeve, Wednesday, 1 July 2015 15:34 (eight years ago) link
http://www.magnetmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/matthewsweet_hoffs550.jpg
Susanna Hoffs & Matthew Sweet
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/a6/79/16/a679161b21b268e638e9a28232008fcf.jpg
Rammstein
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 15:35 (eight years ago) link
I though Matthew Sweet was Keith Lemon.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 15:36 (eight years ago) link
Lloyd Cole now looks like Meatloaf. The Motorhead tshirt in the Culture Club pic is a stroke of genius.
― gatinga, Wednesday, 1 July 2015 15:39 (eight years ago) link
http://images2.mtv.com/uri/mgid:file:docroot:mtv.com:/crop-images/2013/09/06/Sugar%20Ray%20GI.jpg
Sugar Ray
― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 15:39 (eight years ago) link
Sugar Ray and the NA Sponsors
― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 15:40 (eight years ago) link
Apologies for size, but speaking of Motorhead:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/bit-photos/large/2672835.jpeg
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 15:50 (eight years ago) link
all bands are the worsti hate all bands
― marcos, Wednesday, 1 July 2015 15:54 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/mRz5i1w.jpg
Gotta keep them seat belts initiated.
― pplains, Wednesday, 1 July 2015 16:01 (eight years ago) link
http://therockrevival.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1039847_10152616603362973_6797470622511661211_o.jpg
― how's life, Wednesday, 1 July 2015 16:04 (eight years ago) link
http://s3.amazonaws.com/dostuff-production/band_alternate_photo/custom_photos/51807/custom.jpg
311
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 16:07 (eight years ago) link
http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/bdf953a04655efba8af4b90bfe124a3ec2f4d440/c=12-0-2958-2217&r=x404&c=534x401/local/-/media/Salem/2014/06/09/sal0612-wkbblit.jpg
Lit
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Friday, 3 July 2015 15:29 (eight years ago) link
http://www.904happyhour.com/userfiles/images/barenecked%20ladies%201.jpg
More serious Barenaked Ladies
― ... (Eazy), Friday, 3 July 2015 15:54 (eight years ago) link
http://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2012/09/12/20120912-182322-pic-133838412_c0-0-1393-811_s561x327.jpg?cec1294368088d4188aba53f16f451350aa12ede
― holger sharkey (Tom D.), Friday, 3 July 2015 15:59 (eight years ago) link
Ummm
https://twinpeaksfreaks.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/traces4.jpg
― from batman to balloon dog (carl agatha), Friday, 3 July 2015 15:59 (eight years ago) link
Even TG falling into the same trap!
https://consequenceofsound.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/throbbing-gristle.jpg
― holger sharkey (Tom D.), Friday, 3 July 2015 16:01 (eight years ago) link
feeling this thread in my bones. and hair...
― got the club going UP on a tuesday (m coleman), Friday, 3 July 2015 16:03 (eight years ago) link
'Youthful' Wire
http://www.theglassmagazine.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/wire1.jpg
― holger sharkey (Tom D.), Friday, 3 July 2015 16:04 (eight years ago) link
http://www.double8tickets.com/images/category/672-a-large.jpg
― feargal czukay (NickB), Friday, 3 July 2015 16:05 (eight years ago) link
http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/music/2011/02/02/gang_of_four_outlive_their_imitators_yet_again/wogangoffour.jpeg.size.xxlarge.letterbox.jpeg
― holger sharkey (Tom D.), Friday, 3 July 2015 16:10 (eight years ago) link
lol @ "barenecked ladies"
― example (crüt), Friday, 3 July 2015 16:12 (eight years ago) link
http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/bdf953a04655efba8af4b90bfe124a3ec2f4d440/c=12-0-2958-2217&r=x404&c=534x401/local/-/media/Salem/2014/06/09/sal0612-wkbblit.jpgLit― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Friday, July 3, 2015 11:29 AM (43 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Friday, July 3, 2015 11:29 AM (43 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Let us not forget, second guy on the right is this guy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Kelly_Thomas#Slidebar_Kitchen_involvement
― how's life, Friday, 3 July 2015 16:16 (eight years ago) link
Going back to look up some 1995-2005 bands, but good lord, they were all emitting "sobriety and wisdom" back then.
If anything, at least they've grown into their pretentiousness.
It just takes some time...
http://i.imgur.com/5biwhT4.jpg
― pplains, Friday, 3 July 2015 16:19 (eight years ago) link
Mötley Crüe needs to try a little harder, not completely convinced of the wisdom or the sobriety
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Friday, 3 July 2015 16:39 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, it's a stretch. I was specifically looking at Tommy there.
― how's life, Friday, 3 July 2015 17:05 (eight years ago) link
Avoiding the cliche - Whitesnake.
http://www.maximumthreshold.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Whitesnake_1200x628.jpg
― ... (Eazy), Friday, 3 July 2015 17:43 (eight years ago) link
...other than David Coverdale looking like the guy with both a corner office and a Harley.
― ... (Eazy), Friday, 3 July 2015 17:45 (eight years ago) link
David Coverdale is looking okay. So's Rick Allen.
― from batman to balloon dog (carl agatha), Friday, 3 July 2015 17:48 (eight years ago) link
this is the funniest fucking thread
― da croupier, Friday, 3 July 2015 17:49 (eight years ago) link
I'm having some WS Hall of Shame feelings about the lead singer of 311, too.
― from batman to balloon dog (carl agatha), Friday, 3 July 2015 17:50 (eight years ago) link
http://www.inspiretoronto.com/images/bio-raine.jpg
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Friday, 3 July 2015 17:52 (eight years ago) link
I'd like to commend the Butthole Surfers for still looking like some recently woken, distracted slobs in their last press shots i've found. when gibby makes a straight face, paul looks goofy, and vica versa
― da croupier, Friday, 3 July 2015 17:54 (eight years ago) link
http://factmag-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Kwerk280115-616x372.jpg
― passive-aggressive rageaholic (snoball), Friday, 3 July 2015 18:02 (eight years ago) link
http://images1.musicfeeds.com.au/0932780a3eaad1521ad883b3027c946b-640x360.jpg
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Friday, 3 July 2015 18:03 (eight years ago) link
http://cypresshill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/jamming-fest-ch.jpeg
― da croupier, Friday, 3 July 2015 18:09 (eight years ago) link
https://consequenceofsound.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/screen-shot-2014-12-21-at-4-36-24-pm.png?w=794
Incubus
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Friday, 3 July 2015 18:12 (eight years ago) link
https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/6aa3LxdqPuuPkGpl5afApw--/YXBwaWQ9bWFnYXppbmVzO3c9NTAwO2ZpPWZpdA--/https://s.yimg.com/os/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bad8a4a0735aa7066d0f6a70670026bb.jpg
tbf to the backstreet boys, they're usually smiling in press shots
― da croupier, Friday, 3 July 2015 18:12 (eight years ago) link
http://mohegansun.com/content/dam/mohegansun/Images/Entertainment/Entertainers/2015/New%20Kids%20on%20the%20Block/Header-NKoTB_2015-628x378.jpg
― da croupier, Friday, 3 July 2015 18:13 (eight years ago) link
awwwwwwwwwwwesome
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Friday, 3 July 2015 18:14 (eight years ago) link
Director Josh Trank Calls NKOTB Reboot A 'Dark Amblin' Tour
― da croupier, Friday, 3 July 2015 18:18 (eight years ago) link
Wow, the guy on the left looks like Ron Perlman. And the guy on the right looks like he's auditioning for a telenovela.
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Friday, 3 July 2015 18:19 (eight years ago) link
less interested in "which band did this start with" than "who is the stylist/photographer/label rep primarily responsible for making this such an entrenched thing?"
― A Smedley Adoption (get bent), Friday, 3 July 2015 18:25 (eight years ago) link
I blame Chapman Baehler.
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Friday, 3 July 2015 18:27 (eight years ago) link
Sleater Kinneyhttp://2.bp.blogspot.com/-51Cr6K1rjsw/VL7h8OsM9vI/AAAAAAAACwI/xG-9Bjbblh4/s1600/sk2015.jpg
― MarkoP, Friday, 3 July 2015 18:27 (eight years ago) link
http://www.rushkorea.com/discography/img/presto_large-02.jpg
― Pono For Pyros (zero of the signified), Friday, 3 July 2015 19:05 (eight years ago) link
https://consequenceofsound.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/screen-shot-2015-03-24-at-5-25-57-pm.png
― Pono For Pyros (zero of the signified), Friday, 3 July 2015 19:11 (eight years ago) link
http://www.asburyrecords.com/public/cover/24050.jpg
― Pono For Pyros (zero of the signified), Friday, 3 July 2015 19:12 (eight years ago) link
http://www.soundpress.net/graphics-feature-articles/fa-2012-08-07-yes-oye-02.jpg
― Pono For Pyros (zero of the signified), Friday, 3 July 2015 19:15 (eight years ago) link
http://www.mightofstrings.com/sites/mightofstrings.com/files/Fun%20Factory.jpg
Fun Factory
― jmm, Friday, 3 July 2015 19:16 (eight years ago) link
https://fanart.tv/fanart/music/9d1ebcfe-4c15-4d18-95d3-d919898638a1/albumcover/songs-for-drella-51ea19a18b6e2.jpg
― Pono For Pyros (zero of the signified), Friday, 3 July 2015 19:17 (eight years ago) link
http://www.janes-addiction.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/janes-addiction-members.jpgjane's addiction
― drash, Friday, 3 July 2015 19:27 (eight years ago) link
http://images.popmatters.com/music_cover_art/b/bauhaus-2006.jpgbauhaus
― drash, Friday, 3 July 2015 19:31 (eight years ago) link
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/211854/Jesus+Jones.jpg
Jesus Jones (2004)
― groovypanda, Friday, 3 July 2015 19:39 (eight years ago) link
http://www.thepublicreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/Human-League-O2-Academy-Leeds-V2-620x330.jpg
The Human League
― groovypanda, Friday, 3 July 2015 19:42 (eight years ago) link
http://www.mudkiss.com/interviews/Neds%20-Present.jpg
― groovypanda, Friday, 3 July 2015 19:45 (eight years ago) link
not to be cap'n control-a-thread, but this is sort of devolving into "bands just wearing black in general"
― A Smedley Adoption (get bent), Friday, 3 July 2015 19:51 (eight years ago) link
http://image.excite.it/musica/news/duranduran-wild-boys-nuovo-album-default.jpg
Duran Duran
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Friday, 3 July 2015 19:56 (eight years ago) link
key variables imo are how sincere they wish to come off, versus how sincere you would reasonably expect the band in question to be
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Friday, 3 July 2015 19:57 (eight years ago) link
(sub "sober" and "wise" in there too obv)
was going to suggest this 2014 press shot of James
http://i1.cdnds.net/14/21/618x412/james-band-press-shot-2014.jpg
but then I realised that they are re-enacting this early 90s picture
http://991.com/newgallery/James-Sound-173285.jpg
― soref, Friday, 3 July 2015 20:03 (eight years ago) link
http://www.footballandmusic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/James1.jpg
― soref, Friday, 3 July 2015 20:04 (eight years ago) link
they actually look a bit more smirky in the 2014 version, I guess
― soref, Friday, 3 July 2015 20:06 (eight years ago) link
man, that a-ha elf looks spooky. don't even get me started on that one new kid. so frightening. i know it's not politically correct to say this, but all these people should retire.
― scott seward, Friday, 3 July 2015 20:38 (eight years ago) link
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Music/Pix/pictures/2013/9/23/1379932081537/Bon-Jovi-011.jpg
admittedly not an earnest promo photo, but this still feels like a place to appreciate a photo of an unsmiling bon jovi where 3/4ths of the band is wearing scarves
― da croupier, Friday, 3 July 2015 21:04 (eight years ago) link
and not like, steven tyler scarves
― da croupier, Friday, 3 July 2015 21:05 (eight years ago) link
http://beardedgentlemenmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Cynic-band-2014-620x350.jpgCynic
― July retires into a shrubbery. (Øystein), Friday, 3 July 2015 21:13 (eight years ago) link
that’s good way to put it, dr canother variable is ‘rebootier’some pr-managed (or self-aware) image recasting, (re)intro considering how they look to two audiences: original fans (now sadly older themselves, if not wiser) & ‘youth of today’: aiming for dignity/cooldon’t want former to feel embarrassed (for the band or for themselves) or to elicit latter’s ridiculealas sometimes reboot's effect (in particular pic) is what reboot was intended to avoid
(maybe missed mark with bauhaus)
― drash, Friday, 3 July 2015 21:23 (eight years ago) link
http://cegtalent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cmbbackstage02-e1400518650645.jpg
Color Me Badd
― da croupier, Friday, 3 July 2015 21:26 (eight years ago) link
http://thelatest.co.uk/files/2013/04/House-of-Love1.jpgThe House of Love
― everything, Friday, 3 July 2015 21:26 (eight years ago) link
http://www.billboard.com/files/styles/promo_650/public/media/98-degrees-2013-650-430.jpg
98 Degrees
― da croupier, Friday, 3 July 2015 21:27 (eight years ago) link
http://img.thesun.co.uk/aidemitlum/archive/02042/Spandau-Ballet_2042715a.jpg
spandau ballet
― feargal czukay (NickB), Friday, 3 July 2015 21:31 (eight years ago) link
reconstituted (or just long running) boybands and metal bands seem to be particularly prone to this?
― soref, Friday, 3 July 2015 21:32 (eight years ago) link
the crocodile looks like the happiest one there xp
― feargal czukay (NickB), Friday, 3 July 2015 21:32 (eight years ago) link
so much charcoal grey.
yeah, i suspect the intended message of so many of these is "weather-beaten. wiser. thoughtful and earnest. but still ready to rock!... in kind of a soulful, MTV unplugged, roots-rock kinda way. just like you, there in the audience. you're grown up but the music still matters. we've all been through some hard times. it's not just about the money."
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Friday, 3 July 2015 21:34 (eight years ago) link
omg, hadn't even noticed crocodile, I was trying to remember if one of spandau was nicknamed 'the crocodile' for a moment xp
― soref, Friday, 3 July 2015 21:37 (eight years ago) link
http://uptownmagazine.com/files/2013/12/uptown-swv-new-reality-series-2014.jpeg
SWV
― da croupier, Friday, 3 July 2015 21:39 (eight years ago) link
we're just as boring now as your life turned out to be. won't you join us this weekend at the casino. all you can eat buffet and opening act mr. mister.
so sad! what's wrong with color? old people can be colorful.
― scott seward, Friday, 3 July 2015 21:41 (eight years ago) link
https://blitzrockgyn.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/alpha.jpg
― feargal czukay (NickB), Friday, 3 July 2015 21:46 (eight years ago) link
"we are weather-beaten warriors in the populist-but-dark 2000s sci-fi action film of your choice, and we continue to fight for our mission with hard-won strength and clarity"
― A Smedley Adoption (get bent), Friday, 3 July 2015 21:51 (eight years ago) link
lol, yes
always nice to see bands who don't succumb to this aesthetic; often, counterintuitively, they project more dignity
― drash, Friday, 3 July 2015 21:55 (eight years ago) link
I was pleased that Kajagoogoo didn't start presenting themselves this way when they made a comeback, not sure I'd go so far as to describe the result as dignified
http://discordrhyme.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/kadgagoogoo-pic-tim-anderson-dm-613355759.jpg
― soref, Friday, 3 July 2015 21:58 (eight years ago) link
the warped tour presents: kajagoogoo!
― A Smedley Adoption (get bent), Friday, 3 July 2015 22:05 (eight years ago) link
second from right has seen the writing on the wall
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Friday, 3 July 2015 22:05 (eight years ago) link
80s new wave haircut bands reinventing themselves as bad-ass industrial cyberpunks is different progression that some bands go through, I guess?
― soref, Friday, 3 July 2015 22:07 (eight years ago) link
but yeah, i've searched a few bands where it'd be particularly pathetic if they'd "gone gray" in this sense, but who have turned out, imo to their credit, to say "ehh, we were a comedy novelty act to begin with, and if anybody's going to come out and see us in 2015, it's to see a comedy novelty act. that's who's paying our checks so let's be good entertainers ffs."
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Friday, 3 July 2015 22:07 (eight years ago) link
<3 kajagoogoo forever, just to be clear
― soref, Friday, 3 July 2015 22:08 (eight years ago) link
xp Have Bentley Rhythm Ace reformed then?
― groovypanda, Friday, 3 July 2015 22:40 (eight years ago) link
haha no, was thinking of POTUS and me first and the gimme gimmes.
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Friday, 3 July 2015 22:58 (eight years ago) link
http://content.hollywire.com/sites/default/files/2015/04/06/Fall-Out-Boy-‘American-Beauty-American-Psycho’-Album-Review-Thumb-FDRMX.jpg
Fall Out Boy's thug gravitas.
― ... (Eazy), Friday, 3 July 2015 23:05 (eight years ago) link
http://www.reloadfestival.co.uk/img/slideshows/image/slideshow/boomtown-rats-16.png
― everything, Friday, 3 July 2015 23:08 (eight years ago) link
Bob Geldof IS Marianne Faithful AS Oliver Twist
― da croupier, Friday, 3 July 2015 23:47 (eight years ago) link
hahahaha i was looking for the best way to phrase something on that order but you nailed it
― A Smedley Adoption (get bent), Friday, 3 July 2015 23:55 (eight years ago) link
i was debating dru hill, as the ed hardy-ness of their current look undermines any evidence of "wisdom," but they're definitely darker, grittier, etc
http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2014/05/22/1226926/485487-de510036-e074-11e3-9839-f536ebd0cf5e.jpg
― da croupier, Friday, 3 July 2015 23:56 (eight years ago) link
http://www.dublinconcerts.ie/content/uploads/2013/11/ub-40.jpg
UB40
― da croupier, Friday, 3 July 2015 23:58 (eight years ago) link
http://www.tickethub.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Mike-+-The-Mechanics-Tickets-Optimized.jpg
Mike & The Mechanics
― da croupier, Saturday, 4 July 2015 00:07 (eight years ago) link
http://assets.silverstone.co.uk/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/35/14/3514837a-362c-4ee2-bcbe-f48f04bdb9e6/madness_digital_presale_silverstone_webpage_image.jpg__707x398_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg
Madness showing a better alternative.
― ... (Eazy), Saturday, 4 July 2015 00:10 (eight years ago) link
http://www.allaccess.com/assets/img/editorial/raw/th/TheFixxpic.jpg
― cock chirea, Saturday, 4 July 2015 00:19 (eight years ago) link
http://s3.amazonaws.com/quietus_production/images/articles/7193/magazine_1318945436.jpg
Magazine
― cock chirea, Saturday, 4 July 2015 00:23 (eight years ago) link
dying at the Fixx -- three men each heard that old-timey hats were a must for classing up your look these days, but failed to coordinate on exactly which look that implied
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Saturday, 4 July 2015 00:48 (eight years ago) link
where's the colour??
http://cdn.ticketfly.com/i/00/00/71/18/03-og.jpg
― scott seward, Saturday, 4 July 2015 00:48 (eight years ago) link
a nontrivial number of these signal "the gravitas of the matrix without the camp value"
― A Smedley Adoption (get bent), Saturday, 4 July 2015 01:16 (eight years ago) link
When did Ray Winstone (second from right) join the Boomtown Rats, and where the fuck did he get that wig?
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Saturday, 4 July 2015 01:23 (eight years ago) link
I've been second guessing that mike + mechanics one for not being earnest enough, but man it really says something about the dourness of the norm when MIKE + THE MECHANICS might be looking too vibrant in 2015 for this thread.
― da croupier, Saturday, 4 July 2015 01:29 (eight years ago) link
thumbs up! taking 2015 in stride.
http://www.drunkenwerewolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Simple-Minds.jpg
― scott seward, Saturday, 4 July 2015 01:37 (eight years ago) link
See, a lot of these I passed on because I thought, "oh they haven't sobered up at all."
Like these guys.
http://i.imgur.com/fcaRoJn.jpg
― pplains, Saturday, 4 July 2015 01:47 (eight years ago) link
http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/images/localworld/ugc-images/276271/Article/images/22248198/6616282-large.jpg
Big Country
― cock chirea, Saturday, 4 July 2015 01:48 (eight years ago) link
anton corbjiuoinjknkjngrgrdn
― A Smedley Adoption (get bent), Saturday, 4 July 2015 01:50 (eight years ago) link
Status Quo
http://fondosdeestrellasdelrock.com/wp-content/uploads/images/71/status-quo-0.jpg
second dude from the left - omg!
― cock chirea, Saturday, 4 July 2015 01:54 (eight years ago) link
i don't know where i was going with this
http://i.imgur.com/wNCOcas.jpg
― pplains, Saturday, 4 July 2015 02:07 (eight years ago) link
"the gravitas of the matrix without the camp value"
http://i500.listal.com/image/2961731/500full.jpg
― jmm, Saturday, 4 July 2015 02:14 (eight years ago) link
lol pplains
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Saturday, 4 July 2015 02:39 (eight years ago) link
http://renownedforsound.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Hanson1.jpg
On the way there: Hanson.
― ... (Eazy), Saturday, 4 July 2015 02:40 (eight years ago) link
middle hanson has a real "luke in ROTJ" vibe
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Saturday, 4 July 2015 02:45 (eight years ago) link
Band photos where one member refuses to play along
http://hansonguy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/promopic.jpg
― cock chirea, Saturday, 4 July 2015 02:56 (eight years ago) link
The Rubinoos
http://i.imgur.com/pfPj1pl.jpg
― skip, Saturday, 4 July 2015 03:37 (eight years ago) link
Trying to think of bands that will be forever impervious to this route, Primus maybe?
― MaresNest, Saturday, 4 July 2015 09:50 (eight years ago) link
http://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/35/590x/del1-455816.jpg
del amitri
― feargal czukay (NickB), Saturday, 4 July 2015 10:08 (eight years ago) link
http://www.theedinburghreporter.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Hue-and-Cry-Press-Shot-4.jpg
hue & cry
― feargal czukay (NickB), Saturday, 4 July 2015 10:09 (eight years ago) link
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46836000/jpg/_46836983_deacon_blue-1.jpg
deacon blue
― feargal czukay (NickB), Saturday, 4 July 2015 10:10 (eight years ago) link
http://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/35/590x/wetwetwet-446872.jpg
wet wet wet
― feargal czukay (NickB), Saturday, 4 July 2015 10:11 (eight years ago) link
Bands are so stupid sometimes
http://cdn.pitchfork.com/news/48809/3afd3183.jpg
― holger sharkey (Tom D.), Saturday, 4 July 2015 11:03 (eight years ago) link
Don't they realize EVERYONE does this? It's like "I tell you what, we had strings on our last album so when we come to play live, how about having a string section which is exclusively made up of attractive young women dressed in black?" (Actually not sure this is as much a thing as it once was).
― holger sharkey (Tom D.), Saturday, 4 July 2015 11:10 (eight years ago) link
Spandau Ballet look like a pissed-off board of directors. Kajagoogoo, otoh, look like they fleshed out the lineup with a couple of bikers. Off topic but I wonder what it's like to be the new recruits in a reformed band on tour. a paycheck, if nothing else, and maybe wish fulfillment. "man this is it, now I can die happy after playing with Simple Minds!"
― got the club going UP on a tuesday (m coleman), Saturday, 4 July 2015 11:55 (eight years ago) link
I cant fathom what its like to be 20-30 years younger and playing for Mike and the Mechanics in 2015
― Master of Treacle, Saturday, 4 July 2015 13:44 (eight years ago) link
Rancid look like a group of prison inmates about to give some teens a "Scared Straight" lecture on the dangers of the drugs & crime lifestyle
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 4 July 2015 14:49 (eight years ago) link
It's just a job. And for a lot of jobbing musicians like this it's a badge of honour that they're 'pros' (calling someone 'semi-pro' is a putdown). Plus their tastes in music may be relatively similar.
― dubmill, Saturday, 4 July 2015 14:57 (eight years ago) link
That photo might well have been the photographer's idea, but of course the band ultimately approved it.
I don't understand exactly why these bands all keep going. I suppose they make a living touring (not from the awful albums they record) and get some ego validation from their fans. Better than just being a nonentity doing some soul-destroying job. But is it? Maybe some of them actually do feel trapped, but they have no alternative financially.
― dubmill, Saturday, 4 July 2015 15:07 (eight years ago) link
omg, del amitri
tbqh it's easy to mock the sad image-making but I'd rather be most of these bands than be middle management, assuming the same pay and that you have some clarity/humility about what you do... whether that's making the fans happy or just filling out the bill under a more popular nostalgia act that actually has fans. on the bus, balancing the checkbook, having the family meet you at the end for an unforgettable trip to the grand canyon. the only trouble is how much the band's established youthful/rebellious image clashes with your own sense of how much dignity you think you require. hence these pictures I guess?
mind you, I was really charmed by that hugh grant movie where he played an andrew ridgeley type, mugging through the hits and giving thrilling winks to once-teenage idolizers. it was supposed to be the low-point rut from which love would lead him into a comeback, but I dunno, seemed okay.
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Saturday, 4 July 2015 15:36 (eight years ago) link
I don't understand exactly why these bands all keep going. I suppose they make a living touring (not from the awful albums they record) and get some ego validation from their fans. Better than just being a nonentity doing some soul-destroying job. But is it?
Too fucking right it is.
― holger sharkey (Tom D.), Saturday, 4 July 2015 16:10 (eight years ago) link
i always think of these posts on that stage where you think they aren't popular anymore but are actually way more popular than they were when they had "buzz" :
this is sorta like the dream rocker retirement plan, though, isn't it? keep on doing yr thing, financial security and no media spotlight bullshit― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 1:47 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmarkyeah i mean we're mainly being snarky but for the most part i feel like these kinds of acts have really just had admirable career arcs, catering to a fanbase that stuck with them well after the tastemakers and the industry machinery kind of forgot they existed― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 1:56 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalinkjust fyi every band I know dreams of getting to this stage. this stage represents total arrival. you don't have to worry about your haters and you don't have to be constantly trying to win over new people.― w of in the attic (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 3:59 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 1:47 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark
yeah i mean we're mainly being snarky but for the most part i feel like these kinds of acts have really just had admirable career arcs, catering to a fanbase that stuck with them well after the tastemakers and the industry machinery kind of forgot they existed
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 1:56 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
just fyi every band I know dreams of getting to this stage. this stage represents total arrival. you don't have to worry about your haters and you don't have to be constantly trying to win over new people.
― w of in the attic (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 3:59 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i am not a rock n roll artist but i think lots of fields have their version of this and i dunno, maybe just healthy to think about different viable models of aging gracefully. not that i think all the bands have necessarily found that sweet spot, or that i will stop lolling at del amitri.
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Saturday, 4 July 2015 17:05 (eight years ago) link
Mott
http://listeningroom.lohudblogs.com/files/2009/10/09mott_the_hoople1.jpg
― holger sharkey (Tom D.), Saturday, 4 July 2015 17:44 (eight years ago) link
OMD
http://www.omd.uk.com/images/sized/images/uploads/photos/img_3266-0x600.jpg
― holger sharkey (Tom D.), Saturday, 4 July 2015 17:50 (eight years ago) link
http://showbizgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screen-Shot-2014-03-29-at-21.21.57.png
East 17
― Tuomas, Saturday, 4 July 2015 18:04 (eight years ago) link
the pictures with multiple scarves are always my favorite
― some dude, Saturday, 4 July 2015 18:08 (eight years ago) link
http://www.acdc.com/sites/acdc/files/imagecache/600wide_max/dotcom_0.jpg
there’s still trace of restrained, suppressed, incipient not quite sneer on angus young’s face
― drash, Saturday, 4 July 2015 18:18 (eight years ago) link
pop group
http://factmag-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/TPG22July.jpg
― Cory Sklar, Saturday, 4 July 2015 18:20 (eight years ago) link
Why is the middle guy so disgusted by the packet of rouge he found?
― Tuomas, Saturday, 4 July 2015 18:27 (eight years ago) link
It's Thatcher's rouge.
― holger sharkey (Tom D.), Saturday, 4 July 2015 19:22 (eight years ago) link
the guy in the white shirt is totally fucking it up for the rest of them
― A Smedley Adoption (get bent), Saturday, 4 July 2015 19:58 (eight years ago) link
"Trying to think of bands that will be forever impervious to this route, Primus maybe?"
chili peppers. they are still pretty damn goofy looking in promo shots.
― scott seward, Saturday, 4 July 2015 20:41 (eight years ago) link
more like sad religion
http://saltroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Bad-Religion-750x400.jpg
― Cory Sklar, Saturday, 4 July 2015 22:14 (eight years ago) link
just catching up to this thread and wanted to say: that Rancid photo near the top totally fucked w/ my head. wow.
― alpine static, Saturday, 4 July 2015 22:29 (eight years ago) link
EMF
http://www.clashmusic.com/sites/default/files/legacy/files/emf.jpg
― めんどくさかった (Matt #2), Saturday, 4 July 2015 22:47 (eight years ago) link
unbelievable
― feargal czukay (NickB), Sunday, 5 July 2015 00:16 (eight years ago) link
Best of these are obviously those where new, often younger, members almost outnumber the classic/heyday line up
― Master of Treacle, Sunday, 5 July 2015 00:51 (eight years ago) link
I dont understand why Metallica didnt just keep their 1996 look. They never looked better before or since
Maybe all the subtlety and late 90s maturity went with Newsted
― Master of Treacle, Sunday, 5 July 2015 00:53 (eight years ago) link
http://www.bbkingblues.com/inc/artists/652.jpg
Mr. Big
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Sunday, 5 July 2015 04:15 (eight years ago) link
wow
― pplains, Sunday, 5 July 2015 04:30 (eight years ago) link
that photo retouching is really creepy
― A Smedley Adoption (get bent), Sunday, 5 July 2015 06:27 (eight years ago) link
http://41.media.tumblr.com/ee2e071cbd4057a5ba7ede4574bf4d93/tumblr_nvgrc2y8kJ1twx6hqo2_1280.jpg
― I know some Civil War re-enactors you might want to talk to (Eazy), Monday, 5 October 2015 19:03 (eight years ago) link
Interpol
http://cache4.asset-cache.net/gc/51871696-interpol-pose-backstage-during-live-105s-not-gettyimages.jpg
vs.
http://images.vogue.it/gallery/25921/Big/bf7c4a51-34be-439e-b0a5-32cc15d9c0aa.jpg
― flappy bird, Monday, 5 October 2015 21:12 (eight years ago) link
vs.*
http://www.downcastmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Interpol.jpeg
― flappy bird, Monday, 5 October 2015 21:14 (eight years ago) link
There must be a whole new set of these for 2016 summer tours.
http://media1.fdncms.com/sacurrent/imager/u/original/2521348/cultureclubhero.jpg
― King Nagl (Eazy), Wednesday, 8 June 2016 15:57 (seven years ago) link
why do old guys like black leather so much
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 8 June 2016 16:01 (seven years ago) link
I'm not totally sold on Boy George's wisdom and sobriety in that pic.
― Al Moon Faced Poon (Moodles), Wednesday, 8 June 2016 16:01 (seven years ago) link
"Please count from five to one, Mr. George."
― King Nagl (Eazy), Wednesday, 8 June 2016 16:05 (seven years ago) link
Penetration
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0367/3569/files/VG_Penetration-33-photo-credit-Ian-West.jpg
― early rejecter, Wednesday, 8 June 2016 16:08 (seven years ago) link
wait, someone askes for a Penetration reunion?
― scott seward, Wednesday, 8 June 2016 16:17 (seven years ago) link
also Culture Club with original line-up would be so much fun! even if they do look so serious. they all look very good by the way. way better than i do and i'm younger than those guys.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 8 June 2016 16:18 (seven years ago) link
Level 42 seem to be embracing this look:
http://www.funkblog.nl/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/level-42-UK.jpg
or... maybe not?
http://i2.getreading.co.uk/incoming/article10489054.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Level-42.jpg
― soref, Wednesday, 8 June 2016 16:19 (seven years ago) link
(the top photo seems to be 2013 and the bottom from 2016, so maybe they've relapsed)
― soref, Wednesday, 8 June 2016 16:20 (seven years ago) link
It's like they showed up to state fairs and street feats in 2013'in suits, watching everyone in shorts and flip-fops, and said fuck it.
― King Nagl (Eazy), Wednesday, 8 June 2016 16:36 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/kndqr4m.jpg
From 2012. They've since hit closing time again.
― pplains, Wednesday, 8 June 2016 16:38 (seven years ago) link
I would totes see a Penetration reunion!
― Dan is a #VegetablePuppet, he is NOT REAL. #flatearth (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 8 June 2016 16:57 (seven years ago) link
level 42 were always kinda dour though, weren't they?
― scott seward, Wednesday, 8 June 2016 16:57 (seven years ago) link
woah, okay, maybe not...
http://www.level42.com/wp-content/uploads/level42-bbc2.jpg
― scott seward, Wednesday, 8 June 2016 16:58 (seven years ago) link
i don't think i've ever listened to a level 42 album. got so bored of that one video they would play on mtv.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 8 June 2016 17:00 (seven years ago) link
they had a grand total of two hits in the u.s., right?
maybe they had a later one that i'm not aware of.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 8 June 2016 17:01 (seven years ago) link
http://s4.evcdn.com/images/edpborder500/I0-001/004/255/571-2.jpeg_/tears-for-fears-71.jpeg
Tears for Fears
― who even are those other cats (Eazy), Thursday, 2 March 2017 20:57 (seven years ago) link
Big Chair II
― who even are those other cats (Eazy), Thursday, 2 March 2017 20:58 (seven years ago) link
"Yes. It is funny how time flies."
― pplains, Thursday, 2 March 2017 22:19 (seven years ago) link
TFF have aged well
Still trying to wrap my head around the red shirt the Level 42 dude is wearing in the pic above
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 2 March 2017 23:27 (seven years ago) link
those are some wrinkly shirts
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 3 March 2017 01:24 (seven years ago) link
Didn't tears for fears always ooze sobriety and wisdom?
― Al Moon Faced Poon (Moodles), Friday, 3 March 2017 04:57 (seven years ago) link
pearl jam looking like a bunch of gun runners from an episode of 24
https://consequenceofsound.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/screen-shot-2016-01-19-at-11-19-16-am.png?w=807
― nomar, Friday, 3 March 2017 05:00 (seven years ago) link
Tears for Fears were always pretty dour, though it looks like Roland succumbed to the 80s "wearing too many belts at once" craze for a time
http://bettylou.zzruss.com/tearsforfearscenter1.jpg
― soref, Friday, 3 March 2017 14:03 (seven years ago) link
Hoo boy, I don't think I've ever noticed this before.
http://i.imgur.com/2iFB0kz.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/457VNqQ.jpg
― pplains, Saturday, 4 March 2017 00:53 (seven years ago) link
Wwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllll, yyyyyyyyeaheaheaheah
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 4 March 2017 01:55 (seven years ago) link
Son, she said, have I got a little story for youWhat you thought was your daddy was nothin' but a...
― pplains, Saturday, 4 March 2017 04:25 (seven years ago) link
http://www.npacvw.org/assets/img/REO-10-83f39016e4.jpg
― Wewlay Bewlay (Tom D.), Thursday, 14 September 2017 09:25 (six years ago) link
... REO Speedwagon, not the Paul O'Grady band, in case of confusion.
― Wewlay Bewlay (Tom D.), Thursday, 14 September 2017 09:27 (six years ago) link
the backlighting is doing no favours to the guy on the right there, holy shit
yer man in the middle is a shoo-in for the 'men who look like old lesbians' thread
― here's how **takes sip of duck urine** economics works (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 14 September 2017 09:28 (six years ago) link
Exactly.
― Wewlay Bewlay (Tom D.), Thursday, 14 September 2017 09:30 (six years ago) link
claudia winkleman's gonna need to get her hair back from the fella on the left there before she films this week's episode of strictly
― here's how **takes sip of duck urine** economics works (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 14 September 2017 09:33 (six years ago) link
You mean Dee Dee Ramone's uncle? To be fair to them, they were never a band of lookers in their prime, they probably look better now.
― Wewlay Bewlay (Tom D.), Thursday, 14 September 2017 09:36 (six years ago) link
http://www.montres-de-luxe.com/photo/art/default/5732406-8546190.jpg?v=1415264521
― AlanSmithee, Thursday, 14 September 2017 09:49 (six years ago) link
The REO photo is such a beautiful and pure expression of generations working together, Boomers dressed by a Gen X stylist who doesn't realize it's not 2004, back when the stylist last had a good paying gig overseeing a bunch of Millennial acts. How many have worn those chains and skull rings!?
― Mungolian Jerryset (bendy), Thursday, 14 September 2017 15:25 (six years ago) link
You mean Kevin Cookin'?
https://i.imgur.com/9lEkZER.jpg
― pplains, Thursday, 14 September 2017 18:02 (six years ago) link
Echo & the Bunnymen:
https://images.sk-static.com/images/media/profile_images/artists/46227/huge_avatar
― heaven parker (anagram), Friday, 15 September 2017 09:59 (six years ago) link
echo and the blurrymen
― here's how **takes sip of duck urine** economics works (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 15 September 2017 10:14 (six years ago) link
vg
― shackling the masses with plastic-wrapped snack picks (sic), Friday, 15 September 2017 18:22 (six years ago) link
"look at the camera Mart.. ""no"
http://diffuser.fm/files/2017/02/dm_tour_dates_announce.jpg
― piscesx, Friday, 15 September 2017 18:53 (six years ago) link
better with shades these guys
http://www.billboard.com/files/media/depeche-mode-press-photo-cr-Anton-Corbijn-2017-billboard-1548.jpg
lol, echo and the blurrymen is at the level of the Stillwater t-shirt in Almost Famous
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 15 September 2017 18:54 (six years ago) link
http://cdn3-www.musicfeeds.com.au/assets/uploads/cf2bf5e939e1483928a1813b8a271fe7.jpg
Silverchair
― nomar, Friday, 15 September 2017 19:02 (six years ago) link
a goth Will Ferrell― Οὖτις, Tuesday, June 30, 2015 5:06 PM (two years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, June 30, 2015 5:06 PM (two years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
haha we were watching some doors footage a few weeks ago and a friend pointed out that jimbo resembles ferrell a little bit too
― marcos, Friday, 15 September 2017 19:12 (six years ago) link
https://www.billboard.com/files/styles/promo_650/public/media/Eagles-2017-press-photo-cr-Myriam-Santos-billboard-1548.jpg
― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 21:19 (six years ago) link
Yeah, the world doesn't need yet another Full House reboot.
― pplains, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 21:43 (six years ago) link
Why is there a teen in the Eagles? Is he one of Glenn Fry's love children?
― Moodles, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 22:30 (six years ago) link
No, that's Timothy B. Schmit. Been with the band since '77.
― pplains, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 22:38 (six years ago) link
Ha, I think that literally is Glenn Frey's son.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Thursday, 30 November 2017 04:01 (six years ago) link
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mVfzh7wtz_I/TLmXwdQjQgI/AAAAAAAAATY/m950deIea_0/s1600/ABBA2010.jpg
― sick, fucking funny, and well tasty (katherine), Thursday, 30 November 2017 18:08 (six years ago) link
http://loudwire.com/files/2016/04/Ihsahn1.jpgI am the math teachers
― Øystein, Thursday, 30 November 2017 19:04 (six years ago) link
― Moodles, Wednesday, November 29, 2017 2:30 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
and the prize for grossest headline goes to
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/eagles-deacon-frey-family-blood/
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 30 November 2017 19:07 (six years ago) link
aww abba look great imo, good model of how to age gracefully
― 'cause there's always been an it i can't truss (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 30 November 2017 20:22 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/Zo0JqGi.jpg
― the word dog doesn't bark (anagram), Monday, 2 July 2018 10:20 (five years ago) link
Ugh, I said it upthread but bands are so stupid.
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Monday, 2 July 2018 10:54 (five years ago) link
The The never oozed gaiety and playfulness in the old days either tbf(actually I don't know if I've ever seen a promo photo of any live lineup before!)
― kelp, clam and carrion (sic), Monday, 2 July 2018 16:06 (five years ago) link
the lighter side of Matt Johnson
https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionKey=xo3M5BidPnc2b21dN8Jq3Q%3D%3D&scale=100
http://www.insidehampshire.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Matt-Johnson.jpg
― soref, Monday, 2 July 2018 21:10 (five years ago) link
ha ha
― kelp, clam and carrion (sic), Monday, 2 July 2018 21:58 (five years ago) link
saw ESPN the other night, they had Dave Gahan on!
l-r
Steve Nicol, Dave Gahan, Steve Mcnanaman
― anvil, Monday, 2 July 2018 22:06 (five years ago) link
― anvil, Monday, 2 July 2018 22:07 (five years ago) link
One guy's having fun. The rest...
Spin Doctors to perform at CRAFT: Beer, Spirits & Food Festival at @BethelWoods, Oct. 13! Read more:https://t.co/NuhrwncMKZ pic.twitter.com/6Lqt5G7xme— Happenings Magazine (@HappeningsMag) October 9, 2018
― Pesto Mindset (Eazy), Tuesday, 9 October 2018 14:25 (five years ago) link
treasure trove:
https://www.ambientlightblog.com/so-pop-festival-to-hit-new-zealand-australia/
― linee, Friday, 12 October 2018 23:39 (five years ago) link
I’d be very disappointed if Eiffel 65 and Blue didn’t use this opportunity to get on stage together for a joint performance of Blue.
― Siegbran, Saturday, 13 October 2018 00:22 (five years ago) link
https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/609b1a6cea7c90763043feb6fa873c7e/5C447EBA/t51.2885-15/e35/28152530_1793894250915538_5892482155568693248_n.jpg
― groovypanda, Thursday, 18 October 2018 19:15 (five years ago) link
From that link ^^, 2 Unlimited oozing sobriety:
http://i65.tinypic.com/2rqoh0x.jpg
― ... (Eazy), Thursday, 18 October 2018 19:24 (five years ago) link
Embrace.
http://i1349.photobucket.com/albums/p745/theseventhhex/Embrace-New-2_zps0abhojat.jpg
― Monica Kindle (Tom D.), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 22:34 (five years ago) link
... also suitable for the 'Band photos where one member refuses to play along' thread, somebody didn't get the memo about hands in pockets.
― Monica Kindle (Tom D.), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 22:36 (five years ago) link
Photosensitivity etc aside, why oh why do people in bands STILL think sunglasses are cool?
― Have the Rams stopped screaming yet, Lloris? (Chinaski), Thursday, 22 November 2018 15:27 (five years ago) link
...or not tucking in shirts.
― my guitar friend wants his money (morrisp), Thursday, 22 November 2018 15:30 (five years ago) link
(xp) Useful for hiding bags under the eyes, crow's feet etc, tbf
― Monica Kindle (Tom D.), Thursday, 22 November 2018 15:31 (five years ago) link
quite the polar opposite of old bastard couldn't gaf swag - old tryhard, self-conscious, po-faced not swag at all!
― calzino, Thursday, 22 November 2018 16:28 (five years ago) link
At some point Martha Stewart untucked her shirt and never tucked it back in. I have noticed this phenomenon with many casual-dress celebrities since. On the other hand shirts keep getting made with less and less fabric so it’s hard to keep them tucked in past a certain point of middle aged spread.
― saddest kamancheh (bendy), Thursday, 22 November 2018 16:29 (five years ago) link
Tell that to this guy!:https://i.imgur.com/V71g8Le.jpg
― my guitar friend wants his money (morrisp), Thursday, 22 November 2018 17:03 (five years ago) link
That is one long shirt - I assume that's why he hasn't got his hands in pockets.
― Monica Kindle (Tom D.), Thursday, 22 November 2018 17:08 (five years ago) link
Judging by the creases running across the fabric, it may have been purchased en route to the photo shoot, unpackaged/unpinned, and donned... (Wrong size? Too late now.)
― my guitar friend wants his money (morrisp), Thursday, 22 November 2018 17:09 (five years ago) link
Sunglasses guy needs a keyboard skinny tie if he really wants to look cool.
― saddest kamancheh (bendy), Thursday, 22 November 2018 17:23 (five years ago) link
I am the math teachers
― Øystein, Thursday, November 30, 2017 7:04 PM
Underrated post imho.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 22 November 2018 17:26 (five years ago) link
Danny McNamara's haircut worked quite a bit better at 27 than it does at 47
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 22 November 2018 17:32 (five years ago) link
Tucked in shirts are annoying and make me feel more bulbous
― Mama Weer All Tankee Now (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 22 November 2018 17:37 (five years ago) link
If u fly on airplanes, you may have seen ads for these: https://www.untuckit.com/
― my guitar friend wants his money (morrisp), Thursday, 22 November 2018 17:50 (five years ago) link
(I think their length looks weirdly abbreviated)
― my guitar friend wants his money (morrisp), Thursday, 22 November 2018 17:51 (five years ago) link
Yeah that's a solution to something that wasn't a problem really
― Mama Weer All Tankee Now (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 22 November 2018 17:53 (five years ago) link
See also the back cover of Karyobin. They look like a firm of solicitors. Yet they're way more radical than "you."— Ferrante Spartacus (@marcellocarlin) November 23, 2018
feeling this Marcello tweet today.
― calzino, Friday, 23 November 2018 10:35 (five years ago) link
― my guitar friend wants his money (morrisp), Thursday, November 22, 2018 12:09 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
The creases indicate that he's got his thumb hooked on his pocket from the OUTSIDE of his untucked shirt. This man plays by his own rules.
― Evan, Friday, 23 November 2018 19:08 (five years ago) link
Yeah I meant the horizontal chest creases; but you’re right, too — he’s thumbing the fabric into his pocket, very cool
― my guitar friend wants his money (morrisp), Friday, 23 November 2018 19:27 (five years ago) link
So how do we promote this new album? Tell you what, why don't we take some moody b+w photos of us dressed in black? I bet no-one's done that before.
https://www.officialcharts.com/media/654699/suede-2018.jpg
― It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christ (Tom D.), Saturday, 15 December 2018 10:14 (five years ago) link
Teenage Fanclub
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5XYiqHni398/S72054Z5MOI/AAAAAAAADGg/v23yWYDi87c/s1600/41EXKD6MBKL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
― ... (Eazy), Monday, 11 March 2019 19:58 (five years ago) link
http://i63.tinypic.com/34xso.jpg
― ... (Eazy), Monday, 11 March 2019 19:59 (five years ago) link
This is a gem
https://consequenceofsound.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Live-and-BUSH.jpg?quality=80
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 15 October 2019 05:01 (four years ago) link
great find. and in case anyone was wondering how the special guest was doing these days:
http://www.canadianamphitheatre.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1000-x-580.jpg
― weird ilx but sb (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 15 October 2019 14:35 (four years ago) link
Our Lady Peacoat
― drunk on hot toddies (morrisp), Tuesday, 15 October 2019 14:37 (four years ago) link
Look forward to seeing them in their 70s.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 15 October 2019 14:38 (four years ago) link
there's no one laughing
― weird ilx but sb (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 15 October 2019 14:43 (four years ago) link
Cherry Poppin Daddies
https://img-dev.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F68371289%2F302496356207%2F1%2Foriginal.20190812-183857?auto=compress&crop=top&fit=crop&h=333&w=500&s=e879736489f7e99ec133bd37ed604406
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 24 October 2019 18:33 (four years ago) link
Hahahahahahaha
― drunk on hot toddies (morrisp), Thursday, 24 October 2019 18:53 (four years ago) link
Milady Respectin' Daddies
― now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Thursday, 24 October 2019 18:59 (four years ago) link
flavor-saver toward the back still a bit "I'd hit that"
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 24 October 2019 19:00 (four years ago) link
I guess that's more of a soul patch
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 24 October 2019 19:01 (four years ago) link
great find
― weird ilx but sb (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 24 October 2019 19:40 (four years ago) link
are the Jayhawks doing this right
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EJSGLXZVAAAHb1m?format=jpg&name=large
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 13 November 2019 21:42 (four years ago) link
https://cdn.wegow.com/media/artists/candlebox/candlebox-1492554434.97.2560x1440.jpg
― omar little, Wednesday, 13 November 2019 21:54 (four years ago) link
is there an equivalent thread for like old hyped-up Gen-X internet celebrities? because i just googled "Seanbaby 2019" and found a listicle he wrote entitled "5 Annoying Things They Don't Tell You About Being A Parent"
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 6 December 2019 21:23 (four years ago) link
just looked that up and tbh respect for carrying over the exact same voice and style for two decades into daddy concerns
while still working Star Wars jokes in to keep it real
― insecurity bear (sic), Friday, 6 December 2019 21:36 (four years ago) link
and still got the mohawk i see
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 6 December 2019 22:29 (four years ago) link
my capacity to find him hilarious and cool at age 16 versus 38 is one of the biggest gulfs of unrecognizability between me and my youth, but so it goes with that kinda thing i guess - Jerky Boys probably occupy a similar niche for a lot of people. hats off to him for seemingly managing to make this a career tho.
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 7 December 2019 00:01 (four years ago) link
State of these nobheads
https://mm.aiircdn.com/5/5ddcf739a80a7.jpg
― éminence rose et jaune (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 7 December 2019 00:06 (four years ago) link
Not really getting a lot of sobriety or wisdom from that pic.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 7 December 2019 00:11 (four years ago) link
Alice / Vincent has been sober for 35 years tbh and seems to be fairly together
dunno about Perry but I wouldn't go to him or Depp for wisdom
― insecurity bear (sic), Saturday, 7 December 2019 00:20 (four years ago) link
I have always read this thread title as entirely ironic
― éminence rose et jaune (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 7 December 2019 00:27 (four years ago) link
The Metallica photo is hilarious. Should've called the album, i dunno, Voodoo Lounge or something
― the public eating of beans (Sparkle Motion), Saturday, 7 December 2019 01:30 (four years ago) link
why oh why do people in bands STILL think sunglasses are cool?
sunglasses are cool! they are!!!!!!!!!!!!
― j., Saturday, 7 December 2019 02:42 (four years ago) link
Sunglasses, ammo belts, fur hats, etc do not look cool when a stylist puts them on a veteran badboy in an attempt to look tough when he'd really rather be practicing his putting or detailing his Mustang or whatever.
― file of unknown origin (bendy), Saturday, 7 December 2019 17:48 (four years ago) link
so cool
― j., Saturday, 7 December 2019 20:12 (four years ago) link
It's surprising how un bendy they are of gender these bands. What a crap era it's been for rock fashions this last 30 years.
― piscesx, Saturday, 7 December 2019 20:18 (four years ago) link
when o when will Alice Cooper relax his unbending stance on gender norms
― insecurity bear (sic), Saturday, 7 December 2019 20:28 (four years ago) link
p sure these guys are not sober by any definition but https://www.billboard.com/files/styles/article_main_image/public/media/los-lobos-cr-bmi-2017-billboard-1548.jpg
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 19 December 2019 21:55 (four years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EOgi1SpW4AAiASM?format=jpg&name=large
― Οὖτις, Friday, 17 January 2020 20:20 (four years ago) link
Who is that?
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Friday, 17 January 2020 22:43 (four years ago) link
Not much sobriety there
― it's after the end of the world (Matt #2), Friday, 17 January 2020 22:59 (four years ago) link
sobriety is relative
― Οὖτις, Friday, 17 January 2020 23:00 (four years ago) link
https://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=41&threadid=45848
― Οὖτις, Friday, 17 January 2020 23:02 (four years ago) link
Thought for a minute that it was Bowling For Soup, and how great it was that one guy had lost so much weight... except:
https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bfs-768x435.jpg
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 18 January 2020 00:40 (four years ago) link
image filters that attempt to convey a sense of oozing sobriety and wisdom in the present day
― don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Saturday, 18 January 2020 05:03 (four years ago) link
This has just reminded me that about a year ago I was introduced to a member of the Barenaked Ladies at a gig and *all* I could think about was *that* thread.
― Maresn3st, Saturday, 18 January 2020 11:59 (four years ago) link
We're jumping on the road with @Nickelback this summer. Looking forward to seeing you there. Tickets go on sale 1/23 at 10am local. Get more info here: https://t.co/XJOgJq9lqO#stonetemplepilots pic.twitter.com/b7jEAxovq2— Stone Temple Pilots (@STPBand) January 21, 2020
― ... (Eazy), Tuesday, 21 January 2020 18:15 (four years ago) link
photoshop collages that attempt to convey a sense of oozing sobriety and wisdom in the present day
― don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Tuesday, 21 January 2020 21:41 (four years ago) link
Playing an album "from cover to cover" = odd metaphor
― dad genes (morrisp), Tuesday, 21 January 2020 22:11 (four years ago) link
there's just one stylist that styles all these bands right
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 21 January 2020 22:23 (four years ago) link
Every 40+ year old guy who wants to look respectable but still cool just happens to have exactly the same misguided idea of how to try to pull that off
― Dan I., Wednesday, 22 January 2020 15:33 (four years ago) link
I'd like to see some pics of 80s/90s bands actually looking cool in the present day
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Wednesday, 22 January 2020 15:36 (four years ago) link
I don't know which STP member that is second from left, but I coulda swore Scot Weiland died years ago.
― pplains, Wednesday, 22 January 2020 17:14 (four years ago) link
Nickleback looking very "Table for 4 at Buffalo Wild Wings".
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 22 January 2020 18:02 (four years ago) link
I had no idea Rascal Flatts had changed their name.
― Dr. Teeth and the Women (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 22 January 2020 18:17 (four years ago) link
Part of me has kinda wanted to see Nickelback for a while (supposedly they're a good, entertaining live act) but if there's ever a band that should not do a "plays their classic album in full" tour...
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Wednesday, 22 January 2020 19:36 (four years ago) link
in that photo i have no idea which band is STP and which is Nickelback
― omar little, Wednesday, 22 January 2020 19:40 (four years ago) link
maybe one of them is "Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown"?
― omar little, Wednesday, 22 January 2020 19:41 (four years ago) link
I think they might've just put the wrong text on a Riverdance promo.
― Dr. Teeth and the Women (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 22 January 2020 20:08 (four years ago) link
Pretty sure they picked two guys from each band, took the photo on the right, gave haircuts to the longhairs, and then photographed the same four dudes for the one on the left
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 22 January 2020 20:30 (four years ago) link
Rusty McGonigle and the Sepia Dads
― Dr. Teeth and the Women (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 22 January 2020 20:37 (four years ago) link
depressing yet great thread
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 22 January 2020 20:37 (four years ago) link
It could be argued that when you crop the group photo so you're only seeing the models from the shoulder up, you're not gonna get the maximum value from your western wear interstate billboard.
― Dr. Teeth and the Women (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 22 January 2020 20:44 (four years ago) link
this is such an all time great thread title
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 22 January 2020 21:09 (four years ago) link
That Stone Temple Pilots post linked above should be introduced as Exhibit A in the trial of Stone Temple Pilots v. Guided by Voices.
― We're jumping on the road with @Nickelback this summer! (PBKR), Wednesday, 22 January 2020 21:20 (four years ago) link
in that photo i have no idea which band is STP and which is NickelbackMe neither. Going from the photos if I had to guess I would go Nickelback on the right. But the fact those photos look slightly smaller makes me think that's more likely STP
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 22 January 2020 22:47 (four years ago) link
I like how Nickelback’s portrait also looks ready for a Wall Street Journal story. And how you know the band or their manager made the designer resize STP’s portrait 20% smaller.
― ... (Eazy), Thursday, 23 January 2020 03:23 (four years ago) link
I feel bad that I actually know what Chad Kroeger looks like...and also how to correctly spell his name.
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 23 January 2020 04:43 (four years ago) link
I clicked on the STP tweet, the replies are pretty funny — it’s a steady stream of fans complaining about the Nickelback pairing (“please kick your manager in the balls”), and a sprinkling of “Come to Brazil!” tweets.
― dad genes (morrisp), Thursday, 23 January 2020 05:16 (four years ago) link
At last, the state fair-ening of the '90s alternaboom has begun in earnest. In a parallel universe, a bloated Nirvana is somewhere in rural Kansas waiting backstage for Matchbox 20 to finish their opening set.
― Dr. Teeth and the Women (Old Lunch), Thursday, 23 January 2020 13:10 (four years ago) link
I heard a commercial AM station segue from Pink Floyd's "On the Run" into Pearl Jam's "Evenflow" the other day.
I don't know why I'm posting that to this thread, but it somehow made sense to do so.
― pplains, Thursday, 23 January 2020 14:18 (four years ago) link
Yeah, one gets tired of noticing "___ is on the OLDIES station now?!?!?!?"
Eventually you give up and just accept that the Monkees and Nirvana are equally oldie
― Okay, you're an ambulance (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 23 January 2020 16:42 (four years ago) link
Prince and KC and the Sunshine Band back to back
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 23 January 2020 23:49 (four years ago) link
Little River Band, badasses:
https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/02/64/46/17516935/3/920x920.jpg
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 11 November 2020 19:12 (three years ago) link
NB that only one of those people was in Little River Band in the 1980s, and for the last 22 years it has contained no original or success-era or Australian members
― @oneposter (⛰️) (sic), Wednesday, 11 November 2020 21:36 (three years ago) link
Hey, take it easy on them.
― mouts and shurmurs (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 11 November 2020 21:42 (three years ago) link
That's hilarious. At least Foghat still have their drummer.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 11 November 2020 21:43 (three years ago) link
lol
Chris Marion – keyboards, vocals (2004–present)Rich Herring – guitar, vocals (2006–present)Ryan Ricks – drums, vocals (2012–present)Colin Whinnery – guitar, vocals (2018–present)
the other guy was a hired bassist from 1980-96, who was rehired as lead singer when a similarly longtime hired guitarist got the URL transferred to his ownership from the founding guitarist in the year 2000; he then sued the original members for using "the voices of the Little River Band" on their posters in Australia.
― @oneposter (⛰️) (sic), Wednesday, 11 November 2020 21:47 (three years ago) link
So much drama in the LRB...
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 11 November 2020 22:52 (three years ago) link
hee
― @oneposter (⛰️) (sic), Thursday, 12 November 2020 00:09 (three years ago) link
https://images.kerrangcdn.com/SmashingPumpkins-JonathanWeiner-2020.jpg?auto=compress&fit=crop&w=1008&h=567
― groovypanda, Monday, 23 November 2020 16:47 (three years ago) link
those shoulder pads DO NOT convey sobriety and wisdom
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Monday, 23 November 2020 17:12 (three years ago) link
It does confirm that there's a men's room nearby.
― pplains, Monday, 23 November 2020 18:08 (three years ago) link
Jesus, what were the photos they rejected like?
― Naughty Boys Hoo! (Tom D.), Monday, 23 November 2020 18:12 (three years ago) link
https://img.discogs.com/E6rdYy626ch501C0moSGPIPGW0s=/600x399/smart/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/A-290351-1314858806.jpeg.jpg
― In on the killfile (Boring, Maryland), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 15:57 (two years ago) link
Kingdom Come ^^^^
It’s gotta be tough to be a 55 year old rock and roll guy. pic.twitter.com/Dj61aSLwfr— 🔪🔪bЯyan🔪🔪 (Moderna gang) (@murderxbryan) April 15, 2021
― too cool for zen talk (Eazy), Friday, 16 April 2021 03:20 (two years ago) link
this apparently in earnest response broke my brain
I think only Les Claypool has figured out how to be a 55 year old rock and roll guy without look like a tool. It probably helps if looking weird was always part of your thing. pic.twitter.com/tQFrjtILz4— All Cops Are Mega Doo-doo (@Pro_Savage) April 15, 2021
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 16 April 2021 03:28 (two years ago) link
Les just looks like he put together his own eccentric look, while the dudes above look like they shop at the rock store or something. It's the off-the-shelf quality of all their gear that makes it look so dorky.
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Friday, 16 April 2021 03:38 (two years ago) link
les also looks like a tool thoughbut like steampunk or something
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 16 April 2021 03:40 (two years ago) link
there's something goofy about it that is endearing to me
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Friday, 16 April 2021 03:53 (two years ago) link
https://translucidmind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screenshot_2-1080x675.jpg
― groovypanda, Friday, 16 April 2021 09:09 (two years ago) link
lonely techno baldie, thinking baout things
― Neil S, Friday, 16 April 2021 09:17 (two years ago) link
Being a lonely techno baldie is not age dependent tbf.
― Authoritarian Steaks (Tom D.), Friday, 16 April 2021 10:15 (two years ago) link
It's hard to buy into this image of Sven Väth as a deep thinking elder statesman after Von Südenfed depicted him as a fearful bed-wetter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZy_5-OvvLg
― Portsmouth Bubblejet, Friday, 16 April 2021 10:29 (two years ago) link
hah I'd forgotten about that, it's a great track
― Neil S, Friday, 16 April 2021 10:36 (two years ago) link
sad lol at Offspring, perfect fit for this thread.
― sgt. pepper's one-and-only bobo honkin' band (Doctor Casino), Friday, 16 April 2021 11:02 (two years ago) link
(xp re SV)
Or if you've ever seen him. Great example for the thread.
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Friday, 16 April 2021 11:08 (two years ago) link
It looks like a watch ad.
― Yawnsomely Literal Cover Band (morrisp), Friday, 16 April 2021 14:28 (two years ago) link
all timehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJIgF-9jl9M
― brimstead, Friday, 16 April 2021 14:33 (two years ago) link
gude laune!!
― brimstead, Friday, 16 April 2021 14:34 (two years ago) link
Cruello di Vil there on the right in the Offspring! If your bosses make you dress like that, you might as well start waiting tables at a theme restaurant.
― Citole Country (bendy), Friday, 16 April 2021 18:34 (two years ago) link
uh show some respect, don't give silly names to respectable elders like *checks notes* Noodles.
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Friday, 16 April 2021 21:17 (two years ago) link
on a similar note:
cannot get over how hard the Offspring are aging into MST3K villains pic.twitter.com/Iy74y2Zqe7— quote tweet of 3rd reply screenshot (@bshoup) April 16, 2021
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Friday, 16 April 2021 23:52 (two years ago) link
― sgt. pepper's one-and-only bobo honkin' band (Doctor Casino), Saturday, 17 April 2021 01:23 (two years ago) link
Steps
https://celebmix.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/steps-premiere-super-fun-lyric-video-for-new-single-to-the-beat-of-my-heart-01.jpg
― Authoritarian Steaks (Tom D.), Monday, 19 April 2021 21:10 (two years ago) link
Foreigner: not sober!
Mexico City, let’s get ready to rock! Tickets available now at https://t.co/XxQ2OfrGXj pic.twitter.com/QTTYNNImvm— Foreigner (@ForeignerMusic) February 21, 2020
― too cool for zen talk (Eazy), Monday, 19 April 2021 22:35 (two years ago) link
There’s seven people in Foreigner? And at least one of them doesn’t trust the other six not to steal his wallet.
― Citole Country (bendy), Tuesday, 20 April 2021 11:10 (two years ago) link
steps have aged better than s club 7
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 12:11 (two years ago) link
Update: @SpinDoctorsBand will replace Natasha Bedingfield today at the @johnsoncontrols World Sound Stage with @RadioMilwaukee. pic.twitter.com/2TeFzzIFz1— Summerfest (@Summerfest) September 16, 2021
― ... (Eazy), Thursday, 16 September 2021 14:50 (two years ago) link
The Boo Radleys:
https://www.nme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Boo-Radleys-Promo-July-202166351-1-696x442.jpg
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Monday, 25 October 2021 12:11 (two years ago) link
The Boo Radleys:🖼
― Typo? Negative! (Boring, Maryland), Monday, 25 October 2021 13:57 (two years ago) link
Sice Rogan?
― peace, man, Monday, 25 October 2021 14:19 (two years ago) link
heh
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Monday, 25 October 2021 15:33 (two years ago) link
I can’t believe I was never aware of this thread before, this is great
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Sunday, 31 October 2021 19:06 (two years ago) link
the new Porcupine T(h)ree:
https://i.redd.it/1hzuf72kmlw71.jpg
― Max Florian, Monday, 1 November 2021 14:09 (two years ago) link
It's tough for these bands. because they are going to be criticized either if they are trying to look young, or if they look too much like people their own age.
― Halfway there but for you, Monday, 1 November 2021 14:30 (two years ago) link
Xp Seems like that band have always looked more or less like that though.
― Kim Kimberly, Monday, 1 November 2021 14:31 (two years ago) link
if you're not gonna look cool dont take band pictures. like obviously porcupine tree is gonna look like the second shift at guitar center.
― adam, Monday, 1 November 2021 14:34 (two years ago) link
if you're not gonna look cool dont take band pictures
aka the My Bloody Valentine rule
― the plant based god (bendy), Monday, 1 November 2021 16:02 (two years ago) link
"This rustic folk trio, known for their contemplative anthems about life in nature, return with uh hold on I'm getting a new signal here, apparently this is...Interpol?" pic.twitter.com/QsDgsPINL9— Ned Raggett (@NedRaggett) January 26, 2022
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 26 January 2022 17:45 (two years ago) link
Luv 2 go hiking in white Vans w/black socks
― Gimme little drink / From your Dunkin cup (morrisp), Wednesday, 26 January 2022 17:50 (two years ago) link
Just not the same without Carlos.
― Tapioca Tumbril (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 26 January 2022 17:53 (two years ago) link
Turn Down that Loud Noise
― I Am Fribbulus (Xax) (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 26 January 2022 18:18 (two years ago) link
https://scenestr.com.au/media/k2/items/cache/e5514d8bf6472607358a133db9c4c2ff_XL.jpg
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 26 January 2022 18:44 (two years ago) link
It’s finally here. Season 6. Sorry it took 27 years. pic.twitter.com/GB9q3t16Zf— Scott Thompson (@ScottThompson_) April 13, 2022
― Piven After Midnight (The Yellow Kid), Wednesday, 13 April 2022 22:50 (one year ago) link
'Bell.. Biv.. Devoe!'
― piscesx, Wednesday, 13 April 2022 23:02 (one year ago) link
Dave Foley not involved(?)
― begrudgingly bound by duty of candor (morrisp), Wednesday, 13 April 2022 23:12 (one year ago) link
holy shit that's a name I haven't heard in a long long timealso prompted me to remember Four On The Floor, which also aired in the late 80s in the UK
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Wednesday, 13 April 2022 23:13 (one year ago) link
― Otto Insurance (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 13 April 2022 23:14 (one year ago) link
xp i always get them mixed up with Four On The Floor! I wonder why; they were on Channel 4 around the same era maybe?
― piscesx, Thursday, 14 April 2022 12:19 (one year ago) link
Kasabian dragging the thread up into the 2000s
https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b4e3d2f4d333d1061142453d6cc737012c28d581/748_642_4196_2519/master/4196.jpg?width=465&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=45a23b93d3d10b3fd2e056bfbd235b14
― the road by tarmac mccarthy (Matt #2), Tuesday, 17 May 2022 07:23 (one year ago) link
The Black Crowes announce 2020 reunion tour dates https://t.co/tXmqQadttj pic.twitter.com/EA6TxRCU3v— Stereogum (@stereogum) November 11, 2019
― deep luminous trombone (Eazy), Monday, 11 July 2022 19:00 (one year ago) link
First time seeing this picture of King Crimson where they look like Sugar Ray pic.twitter.com/4OUhPfqiOC— stú (@rinbcage) December 15, 2022
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 17 December 2022 21:13 (one year ago) link
actually they look like everclear!
― budo jeru, Sunday, 18 December 2022 03:40 (one year ago) link
Lol
― Soda Stereo Total (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 18 December 2022 03:45 (one year ago) link
Not Another King Crimson Tour (2001)
― Master of Treacle, Sunday, 18 December 2022 06:20 (one year ago) link
I know this doesn't strictly meet the thread title's intent, but feels like the thread has evolved over time.
Welcome to today's game of "new Hold Steady promo photo" or "dads waiting in the pickup line at a Brooklyn elementary school"?
https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0030966724_10.jpg
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 13 April 2023 21:21 (eleven months ago) link
Attack Attack! in 2023
https://images.discovery-prod.axs.com/2023/02/uploadedimage_63dd38c996963.jpg
(of 2008 Stick Stickly fame)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDzt6yI3Dw8
― peace, man, Thursday, 25 May 2023 12:58 (ten months ago) link
now it takes all five of them to look like one crab :( ;_;
― least said, sergio mendes (sic), Thursday, 25 May 2023 13:32 (ten months ago) link
― peace, man, Thursday, 25 May 2023 15:29 (ten months ago) link
I cannot match the faces in the photo to the video
― Terrycoth Baphomet (bendy), Thursday, 25 May 2023 15:48 (ten months ago) link
Stick Stickly in presaging 100gecs-style hyperpop by a good few years shocker
― Do I look like I know what a jpeg is? (dog latin), Thursday, 25 May 2023 15:58 (ten months ago) link
xp: just checked their wikipedia and only two of the original band members are still in it.
― peace, man, Thursday, 25 May 2023 17:01 (ten months ago) link
holy shit skrillex is oozin like a mofo
https://i.postimg.cc/zXmjj3Wd/mysteryman.jpg
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 6 September 2023 17:14 (six months ago) link
Must admit I enjoyed a mooch through this thread, though many of the images are long gone.
I've some sympathy for those who have to be photographed despite being fatter, balder, less beautiful etc ... It must be weird.
― djh, Wednesday, 6 September 2023 20:58 (six months ago) link
(Not that I have to be photographed but I can feel the pain, nevertheless).
― djh, Wednesday, 6 September 2023 21:06 (six months ago) link