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

[Lord Bamber]

Got to be

St Etienne
Joy Division
Beloved
The Cure
Frank n Walters
Echo & The Bunnymen

&

Jedwood

 

[Lord Bamber]

Not forgetting special mentions for

The The
& The Pigeon Detectives

 

[El Presidente]

I know that people may think this is a pisstake, but I give you BONEY M. Everyone thought that they were just a vehicle for German producer Farnk Farian to make money in a Simon Cowell stylee, but in reality the members partied every night like there was no tomorrow, never turned down groupies, whether they were animal, vegetable or mineral, and took more chemicals than a Boots warehouse.

 

[Lord Bamber]

Ps I was joking about Jedwood!

 

[El Presidente]

Not forgetting special mentions for

The The

The greatest night of my life was spent at a party with Johnny Marr, who told me about life on the road with The The, and from what he said, you are spot on.

 

[Lord Bamber]

The greatest night of my life was spent at a party with Johnny Marr, who told me about life on the road with The The, and from what he said, you are spot on.

What a night EP, JM an absolute hero of mine, to meet him, awesome, must have been some evening. Infected, what an album.

 

[El Presidente]

What a night EP, JM an absolute hero of mine, to meet him, awesome, must have been some evening. Infected, what an album.

It was a long time ago, but the guy who built JM's extension on his house was having a birthday party, and Johnny turned up. No one else knew who he was, and I was in awestruck fan mode all night, but he was a fantastic raconteur, and no airs or graces about him either.

His wife was a major league babe too!

 

[Lord Bamber]

It was a long time ago, but the guy who built JM's extension on his house was having a birthday party, and Johnny turned up. No one else knew who he was, and I was in awestruck fan mode all night, but he was a fantastic raconteur, and no airs or graces about him either.

His wife was a major league babe too!

Bow down to JM


And his hot wife!

 

[Paskman]

I know that people may think this is a pisstake, but I give you BONEY M. Everyone thought that they were just a vehicle for German producer Farnk Farian to make money in a Simon Cowell stylee, but in reality the members partied every night like there was no tomorrow, never turned down groupies, whether they were animal, vegetable or mineral, and took more chemicals than a Boots warehouse.

Daddy Cool eh?

 

[BadFish]

So if we need a Jonny Marr link surely it should the band that almost kidnapped him and took him to Barbados to play on their album. Once again i give you the coolest band ever. The Happy Mondays.

and if any further proof were needed.

 

[brakespear]

but anyway, ultimately:

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[TottonSeagull]

The E Street Band! RIP Clarence.

 

[Finch]

I'm not really into the bands that paint themselves as bad asses as cool. I do think The Animals are cool, but mainly due to their front man.

I know that people may think this is a pisstake, but I give you BONEY M. Everyone thought that they were just a vehicle for German producer Farnk Farian to make money in a Simon Cowell stylee, but in reality the members partied every night like there was no tomorrow, never turned down groupies, whether they were animal, vegetable or mineral, and took more chemicals than a Boots warehouse.

I fricking love that video of Daddy Cool with the black guy off his face busting his moves.

Edit: this one:

Honestly my first thought when I saw this picture was "has Justin Bieber dyed his hair black?", so it gets minus cool points.

 

[Ex-Staffs Gull]

Afrika Bambaataa - so cool you get frost bite standing too close

 

[jimhigham]

We Are Scientists. Nerd cool.

 

[Icy Gull]

I know that people may think this is a pisstake, but I give you BONEY M. Everyone thought that they were just a vehicle for German producer Farnk Farian to make money in a Simon Cowell stylee, but in reality the members partied every night like there was no tomorrow, never turned down groupies, whether they were animal, vegetable or mineral, and took more chemicals than a Boots warehouse.

I think you have to actually be able to sing your own songs to be cool, I gather the black guy was not the singer and mimed, or did I dream seeing that somewhere?

 

[Brighton TID]

You are all deluded! The answer is clearly JOY DIVISION

Still cool and totally brilliant

 

[Wozza]

Kraftwerk.

No kids' TV appearances. No side projects. No selling out.

 

[Beachbum71]

imho STEELY DAN Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

[HovaGirl]

Have you seen Atilla?

Who he/she/it?