Have to agree with you James. How would the Mama's and Papa's have done on American idol. It all changed with MTV and the concept of music videos. 

paulo

jamesg1213
Yes, I can't imagine Ian Dury getting a contract now.

 
To be fair, he only got one then because people didn't want to tell a disabled guy that he was crap.
 
At least, that's what I always thought the reason must have been.

 
Paulo, could you possibly stop appearing every time I post an opinion, just to take a contrary one? I don't give a flying **** what you think about Ian Dury. Give it a bloody rest man.

Joe cocker too.
Bachman Turner Overweight.
Geddy
Keef
 
That rock scene was anybody that can do it get up there and **** about the establishment no matter what you look or sound like do it baby.
Kinda like the punk or grunge days.
 
Now it's like Gazzarri's on the strip "If day aint foxes day aint getting up on my stage" was da radio montra in the 80s.

jamesg1213

paulo

jamesg1213
Yes, I can't imagine Ian Dury getting a contract now.

 
To be fair, he only got one then because people didn't want to tell a disabled guy that he was crap.
 
At least, that's what I always thought the reason must have been.

 
Paulo, could you possibly stop appearing every time I post an opinion, just to take a contrary one? I don't give a flying **** what you think about Ian Dury. Give it a bloody rest man.

Note to self.....
 
 
James G only interested in opinions that are the same as his.
 
I'll go and write that down 100 times an see if it sinks in...brb
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nope, I still think he was crap and I still feel entitled to express that opinion.
 
Sorry, but that's kind of the whole point of discussions.
 
Please find below the amount of flying ****s I give about people not liking my opinion.....
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Lemmy, he was a handsome chap

jamesg1213
Joe Jackson - form an orderly queue ladies...
 

 
Brilliant songwriter though, never hear anything like this now.

I always thought Joe Jackson looked quite cool. Not "pretty" of course, but he has a uniqueness about his look. Definitely some of the best music of the late 70's and 80's though. I'm The Man, Look Sharp and Body And Soul are 3 of my favorite albums. 

A bit of an OT question about punks:
 
Have you ever seen one with a beard? 
 

bitflipper
OK, some would say it started with Sinatra. He was the first to have women throw panties and room keys at him. Maybe it's my biased straight male perspective, but he never struck me as a handsome fellow. 

 
 
Yeah, but he made up for his looks by being a first-tier full-on a**hole.
 

bitflipper
Gotta wonder: how many Steve Howes and Rick Wakemans are out there languishing in obscurity today because nobody'd even hire them for Katy Perry's touring band?

I've heard on good authority that a great many classical music organizations now conduct auditions in which the performer is behind a thin curtain so that the evaluators cannot take appearance into consideration.

Matron Landslide
Lemmy, he was a handsome chap

Oh forgot about the Lemster. Yeah. Well played