The coolest band of all time - let's have your nominations

[bhaexpress]

For me it has to be the Rolling Stones even though I am not a huge fan. They are the archetypal rock 'n roll band and unlike the Beatles still going strong. They have produced several timeless classics which the likes of the Sex Pistols can only dream of. The only band that comes close are The Who, they've been around for nearly as long. Bill Graham, one of the biggest music promoters of all time always said that they were the only two bands who would be guaranteed to sell out a concert tour where ever it was.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

My wife has always had a thing for Lenny Kravitz.

 

[Icy Gull]

For me it has to be the Rolling Stones even though I am not a huge fan. They are the archetypal rock 'n roll band and unlike the Beatles still going strong. They have produced several timeless classics which the likes of the Sex Pistols can only dream of. The only band that comes close are The Who, they've been around for nearly as long. Bill Graham, one of the biggest music promoters of all time always said that they were the only two bands who would be guaranteed to sell out a concert tour where ever it was.

Neil Young is STILL relevant, the Stones aren't though, how long ago was the last truly decent album? Some Girls circa 1977??

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

The Buena Vista Social Club

 

[Barrow Boy]

This lot re-defined a few musical boundaries over 40 years ago, and Jim Morrison and Tony Bloom have 'Lizard' in their nicknames, that's pretty cool!



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[public school boy]

Prince

 

[Buzzer]

Neil Young is STILL relevant, the Stones aren't though, how long ago was the last truly decent album? Some Girls circa 1977??

Gentlemen - this thread was going back on track but you two are threatening to send it askew. We'd already established that success does not define cool so nominating the Stones because of ability to fill stadia does not make them cool. They are cool for all the reasons Herr Tubthumper has so eloquently explained (cheers matey) and relevance does not necessarily make Neil Young cool. Of course he is - but writing relevant albums? Nah.

Mark E Smith is cool. He's ice cool but is he relevant? I don't think he's been relevant since the 80s but it doesn't stop him churning out great albums.

I'm retracting the Sugarcubes. On reflection they are cool but kookiness and general lunacy doesn't necessarily make them cooler than, say, the Ramones or Isaac Hayes.

 

[Garage_Doors]

as much as I love the Pistols they came across as dumb and manipulated most of the time.....which is not cool.

They were pioneering, that made them cool, weren't afraid to be different.

 

[Buzzer]

They were pioneering, that made them cool, weren't afraid to be different.

No it doesn't. If it were an exercise in being different then Captain Beefheart or Psychic TV would blow the Pistols away in a huge puff of smoke.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

We are also missing one very cool, possibly anti-cool, dude in James Murphy.

 

[The Merry Prankster]

The Clash for fucks sake.

 

[Buzzer]

The Clash for fucks sake.

Not a chance. Atilla put paid to that by playing them to death at Withdean. Very uncool.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

The Clash for fucks sake.

Paul Simonon still embodies coolness and can still snap my wife's knicker elastic at a 100 paces.

 

[Garage_Doors]

The question was COOLEST band, you are having a laugh if you are suggesting there was anything cool about these guys, imo like. The interview with Frank Bough alone would put paid to that, foul mouthed overgrown schoolkids maybe but cool:

It was Bill Grundy who did the interview. Define foul mouthed ? All Johnny said was "shit" under his breath hardly foul mouthed is it ?

 

[Icy Gull]

It was Bill Grundy who did the interview. Define foul mouthed ? All Johnny said was "shit" under his breath hardly foul mouthed is it ?

Apologies it was Grundy and he does come across as a condescending twat but I think you are suffering from selective memory about this seriously uncool and foul mouthed exchange ( and voice over added more recently)

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[Hotchilidog]

The Stones. Despite not making a decent record for several decades Mick and Keef have still got it. They should be in a care home but still continue to effortlessy tread the boards across the globe, I have no idea how they still do it.

Decent thread though Lee, glad you started it.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

It was Bill Grundy who did the interview. Define foul mouthed ? All Johnny said was "shit" under his breath hardly foul mouthed is it ?

I'm certain the band said more than this. Bill egged them on and they said a number of embarrassing play ground quips like "dirty rotter". Not foul mouthed, but not cool either. If someone can find it on YouTube please post it.

 

[NCBHA]

Paul Weller - The Jam

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Brian Eno?

 

[public school boy]

The Krankies