bands that have a good "look"...

batreleaser · 07.15.2008, 02:45 PM

stupid thread, but what are some bands that you think have an overall cool or interesting look or aesthetic.

i think:
the damned
the velvet underground
most early no wave bands
magma
darkthrone
bloodyminded
boredoms
the cramps
the birthday party
wu tang clan
the butthole surfers
lightning bolt
parliament funkadelic
early thrash bands (slayer, metallica, testament, that whole dirtbag metalhead thing)
mc5
suicide

feel free to post on this if you are that fucking bored

acousticrock87 · 07.15.2008, 03:00 PM

Dir en grey

They have a good good balanced mix between dressy visual kei, and raw violence. The transistion between them kind of make the image work. It might be hard to grasp from pictures, though...

Cantankerous · 07.15.2008, 03:03 PM

^ fuck. no.

my bloody valentine

MellySingsDoom · 07.15.2008, 03:07 PM

Sunn 0))) - Who can resist their cheesy robes?
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - still looking as cool as fuck
Whitehouse (ha ha, only joking)
Babes In Toyland
Gallhammer

noisereductions · 07.15.2008, 03:07 PM

The Strokes. Haha.

GrungeMonkey · 07.15.2008, 03:08 PM

the white stripes can attribute a lot of their success to the red, white and black aesthetic i think

Cantankerous · 07.15.2008, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by MellySingsDoom

Sunn 0))) - Who can resist their cheesy robes?
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - still looking as cool as fuck
Whitehouse (ha ha, only joking)
Babes In Toyland
Gallhammer

yeah babes in toyland did look excellent

MellySingsDoom · 07.15.2008, 03:10 PM

^^^I saw them on their first British tour in 1992. Kat Bjelland played guiar with more balls than more male guitarists did back then. She also played a mean slide guitar using a broken cassette case. What a hero, eh?

*Thinks about getting hold of "Spanking Machine" again.

Cantankerous · 07.15.2008, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MellySingsDoom

^^^I saw them on their first British tour in 1992. Kat Bjelland played guiar with more balls than more male guitarists did back then. She also played a mean slide guitar using a broken cassette case. What a hero, eh?

*Thinks about getting hold of "Spanking Machine" again.

kat bjelland is my female hero next to bilinda

there is nothing not to love about her.

gualbert · 07.15.2008, 03:13 PM

Urge Overkill.

MellySingsDoom · 07.15.2008, 03:16 PM

Cantanky - She always came across as a nice and decent person in interviews...I wonder how she must have felt about Courtney Love appropriating a lot of her "look"...well, Kat had/has talent to burn, so never mind Mrs Cobain...

acousticrock87 · 07.15.2008, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Cantankerous

^ fuck. no.

my bloody valentine

Well of course you'll hate it if you go for bands with no look whatsoever.

Cantankerous · 07.15.2008, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MellySingsDoom

Cantanky - She always came across as a nice and decent person in interviews...I wonder how she must have felt about Courtney Love appropriating a lot of her "look"...well, Kat had/has talent to burn, so never mind Mrs Cobain...

kat and courtney were still, like, best friends even through all the fighting over the dresses and shit...oh well.
but kat did invent it. courtney popularised it though. for the record i like hole and babes equally.

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Originally Posted by acousticrock87

Well of course you'll hate it if you go for bands with no look whatsoever.

they do have a look. everyone has a look whether they like it or not. they wore weird jumpers and straight jeans and had long, lank hair.

MellySingsDoom · 07.15.2008, 03:23 PM

Ladiiees and Gents, give it up for Kat Bjelland:

Cantankerous · 07.15.2008, 03:26 PM

she rules

but i like her brown hair better

MellySingsDoom · 07.15.2008, 03:27 PM

She's looking damn fine indeed these days, and she's 8 years older than me!

atsonicpark · 07.15.2008, 03:37 PM

the residents
jandek

MellySingsDoom · 07.15.2008, 03:39 PM

Jandek reminds me of Michael Gira these days, or is it the other way round?

schizophrenicroom · 07.15.2008, 03:42 PM

the walkmen

acousticrock87 · 07.15.2008, 03:43 PM

Oo Residents. Yes. But they make me uncomfortable more often than not.

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batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	stupid thread, but what are some bands that you think have an overall cool or interesting look or aesthetic. i think: the damned the velvet underground most early no wave bands magma darkthrone bloodyminded boredoms the cramps the birthday party wu tang clan the butthole surfers lightning bolt parliament funkadelic early thrash bands (slayer, metallica, testament, that whole dirtbag metalhead thing) mc5 suicide feel free to post on this if you are that fucking bored __________________ listen to pink reason
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acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	Dir en grey They have a good good balanced mix between dressy visual kei, and raw violence. The transistion between them kind of make the image work. It might be hard to grasp from pictures, though...
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Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	^ fuck. no. my bloody valentine
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MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	Sunn 0))) - Who can resist their cheesy robes? Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - still looking as cool as fuck Whitehouse (ha ha, only joking) Babes In Toyland Gallhammer __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	^^^I saw them on their first British tour in 1992. Kat Bjelland played guiar with more balls than more male guitarists did back then. She also played a mean slide guitar using a broken cassette case. What a hero, eh? *Thinks about getting hold of "Spanking Machine" again. __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	Cantanky - She always came across as a nice and decent person in interviews...I wonder how she must have felt about Courtney Love appropriating a lot of her "look"...well, Kat had/has talent to burn, so never mind Mrs Cobain... __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	Ladiiees and Gents, give it up for Kat Bjelland: __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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