The Frog thing was truly appalling, but it wasn't by The Beatles. Actually, I'm a John girl. Mostly found Paul's songs to be too pretty-pretty. Having said that, I remember being in Dorothy Perkins in Western Road one Saturday. They actually had a juke box in there. The most fantastic song was playing. I'd never heard it before. Rushed to juke box to find out what it was, and immediately marched along the road to Woollies, and bought Hey Jude. If you're talking cool, John was much cooler than Paul. Ringo was only cool when he became Thomas the Tank Engine.
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The coolest band of all time - let's have your nominations
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The Frog thing was truly appalling, but it wasn't by The Beatles. Actually, I'm a John girl. Mostly found Paul's songs to be too pretty-pretty. Having said that, I remember being in Dorothy Perkins in Western Road one Saturday. They actually had a juke box in there. The most fantastic song was playing. I'd never heard it before. Rushed to juke box to find out what it was, and immediately marched along the road to Woollies, and bought Hey Jude. If you're talking cool, John was much cooler than Paul. Ringo was only cool when he became Thomas the Tank Engine.
But this is not a calculator of cool. If so, then u2 would trump everyone by virtue of their current trek being on target to be the highest grossing tour ever. And a short Irishman in Cuban heels and leather trousers does not float many cool boats, even if Larry Mullen Jnr is in the band.
Larry Mullen Jnr is divine. Very cool. I've seen U2 twice, once at Wemberlay and once in Athens. They were better at Wembley. Too slick and actually uncool in Athens.
Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
Hatterlovesbrighton
something clever
The verve. A cool name for a cool band
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MattBackHome
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Not my favourite band (though I do love 'em), but definitely the coolest band I've ever seen...
The Strokes
The Strokes
bhaexpress
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It's not but they are the original rock band are they not ? They are pure rock and roll be that a good that good or bad. Drugs, riots, deaths in the band, fights, divorces and even an almost under age bride, you name it they've done it. Imitated by many, surpassed by none though.
bhaexpress
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I was agreeing with him, do keep up.
Albumen
Don't wait for me!
Radiohead keep cropping up in my thinking. Making their own sound with each album (with a hint of Talk Talk), not pandering to media, being green, releasing an album within a week of anyone knowing etc etc. Add to that, Johnny Greenwood making some beautiful soundtracks and Thom lending his voice to Burial, Liars, Flying Lotus + others. Finally Roanan Keating was asked by an interviewer which celebrity he would most like to throw off a mountain. Keating named Yorke, and referred to him as a "muppet", stating that Yorke was once rude to him.
Ticks. All. Boxes. Pretty cool.
Ticks. All. Boxes. Pretty cool.
Icy Gull
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Can I lob in Buddy Holly?
Quite how he made the music he made when he hung around 1950s Clovis New Mexico and Lubbock Texas is totally beyond me but I'd say he was cool and died in a very rock and roll way too. Would the Beatles even have got together if Holly hadn't been around 1st?
Quite how he made the music he made when he hung around 1950s Clovis New Mexico and Lubbock Texas is totally beyond me but I'd say he was cool and died in a very rock and roll way too. Would the Beatles even have got together if Holly hadn't been around 1st?
Iggy Pop and the Stooges/Love
After seeing Iggy and the Stooges at Hop Farm on saturday it has to be them, or a psychedelic band from the 60s called Love, who recorded an album called Forever Changes. I saw then 3 times in recent years, and the front man Arthur Lee (Now sadly departed) was the coolest dude on the planet
After seeing Iggy and the Stooges at Hop Farm on saturday it has to be them, or a psychedelic band from the 60s called Love, who recorded an album called Forever Changes. I saw then 3 times in recent years, and the front man Arthur Lee (Now sadly departed) was the coolest dude on the planet
Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews
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Ron Mael (Sparks) is pretty 'cool' (IMO)
Bognor Bystander
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Musically I'd say cool bands were Talking Heads, The Clash and The Jam for comedic value Vanilla Ice - he's cool ;o)
Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews
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a psychedelic band from the 60s called Love, who recorded an album called Forever Changes. I saw then 3 times in recent years, and the front man Arthur Lee (Now sadly departed) was the coolest dude on the planet
was lucky enough to see him at The Dome not long before he died, yep he was 'cool' alright
The Large One
Who's Next?
After seeing Iggy and the Stooges at Hop Farm on saturday it has to be them, or a psychedelic band from the 60s called Love, who recorded an album called Forever Changes. I saw then 3 times in recent years, and the front man Arthur Lee (Now sadly departed) was the coolest dude on the planet
Only Bryan McLean could make posing for a group photo in a cruddy pair of underpants cool.
St.Ettiene.
Cool.
Cool.