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Eccentric rock stars - don't you miss them?
Looking back over the years, particularly during the 1970s, its amazing how the boundaries of rock music were pushed in all sorts of directions both visually and musically, often through gimmicks, exhibitionism and downright weirdness. And I think its fair to say that, aside from the likes of Frank Zappa, most of that innovation and progression came from these fair islands.
So who were the most eccentric and brilliant rock stars that moved you then and continue to do so now when you look back?
I'll start with this wonderful footage of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band doing Delilah on the OGWT. Now you would never see this sort of stuff on e.g "Later with Jools". Why is music so boring compared to the golden era? Or maybe I'm wrong. The floor is open.
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Too many 'girl next door' types
like Lady Gaga? ;)
I agree with you really.
How about...
Funk operas based on Metropolis?
Eccentric, brilliant, and on Jools Holland in the last 12 months. The defence rests.
Good Grief that's good
Channelling the spirit of James Brown or what?
Forty years
of eccentricity, let's hear it for the utterly unique SPARKS!
None more so...
always loved this
but over the last year or so have revelled in how gloriously weird and wonderful Roy Wood was:
Nice to see Rick Price rocking his usual look...
He always wore the roller skates, cricket pads and large angel wings to the pub, y'know.
Of course we still have
Mark E. Smith
And what about Yello? Rarely mentioned these days, but a truly individual band with more than their fair share of eccentricity!
Eccentrics
Julian Cope, shurely?
"Extraordinary and original"