a promo photo thread for '80s/'90s bands oozing sobriety and wisdom in the present day

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

Rusty McGonigle and the Sepia Dads

depressing yet great thread

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.

this is such an all time great thread title

That Stone Temple Pilots post linked above should be introduced as Exhibit A in the trial of Stone Temple Pilots v. Guided by Voices.

in that photo i have no idea which band is STP and which is Nickelback

Me 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

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.

I feel bad that I actually know what Chad Kroeger looks like...and also how to correctly spell his name.

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.

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.

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.

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

Prince and KC and the Sunshine Band back to back

Little River Band, badasses:

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/02/64/46/17516935/3/920x920.jpg

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

Hey, take it easy on them.

That's hilarious. At least Foghat still have their drummer.

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.

So much drama in the LRB...

hee

https://images.kerrangcdn.com/SmashingPumpkins-JonathanWeiner-2020.jpg?auto=compress&fit=crop&w=1008&h=567

those shoulder pads DO NOT convey sobriety and wisdom

It does confirm that there's a men's room nearby.

Jesus, what were the photos they rejected like?

https://img.discogs.com/E6rdYy626ch501C0moSGPIPGW0s=/600x399/smart/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/A-290351-1314858806.jpeg.jpg

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

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

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.

les also looks like a tool though
but like steampunk or something

there's something goofy about it that is endearing to me

https://translucidmind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screenshot_2-1080x675.jpg

lonely techno baldie, thinking baout things

Being a lonely techno baldie is not age dependent tbf.

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

hah I'd forgotten about that, it's a great track

sad lol at Offspring, perfect fit for this thread.

(xp re SV)

Or if you've ever seen him. Great example for the thread.

It looks like a watch ad.

all time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJIgF-9jl9M

gude laune!!

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.

uh show some respect, don't give silly names to respectable elders like *checks notes* Noodles.

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

lol

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

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

There’s seven people in Foreigner? And at least one of them doesn’t trust the other six not to steal his wallet.

steps have aged better than s club 7