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Eccentric rock stars - don't you miss them?

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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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Check out these weirdos

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Steerpike | 5 May 2011 - 9:47pm

Too many 'girl next door' types

like Lady Gaga? ;)

I agree with you really.

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Mr Fade | 5 May 2011 - 10:20pm

How about...

Funk operas based on Metropolis?
Eccentric, brilliant, and on Jools Holland in the last 12 months. The defence rests.

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Jon | 5 May 2011 - 11:19pm

Good Grief that's good

Channelling the spirit of James Brown or what?

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VincePacket | 6 May 2011 - 9:15pm

Forty years

of eccentricity, let's hear it for the utterly unique SPARKS!

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Cadabra | 6 May 2011 - 12:37am

None more so...


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whitehorsehill | 6 May 2011 - 12:52am

always loved this

but over the last year or so have revelled in how gloriously weird and wonderful Roy Wood was:

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Redlands | 6 May 2011 - 3:30am

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.

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stimpy | 6 May 2011 - 8:00am

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!

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AndyPage | 6 May 2011 - 6:45am

Eccentrics

Julian Cope, shurely?

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man.of.soup | 7 May 2011 - 3:51pm

"Extraordinary and original"

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Archie Valparaiso | 7 May 2011 - 6:06pm
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