Talk About Rock Music

I have recently been looking at a lot of band web sites including the more legendary bands who have carried on performing over the years and have been amazed at the transformation from one look to another.  Looking at Def Leppard from the blog posted yesterday, they look so much better now than they did all those years ago when they first came onto the music scene.

I know that times have changed and they have personal stylists now and fashion is a lot more understated when it comes to live music but we do have to have a small giggle at some of the costumes which we all thought were fabulous at the time.

Lets look at David Bowie as an example.  He wore some outragous stuff as Ziggy Starudust but now, even though he is still performing, he is toned down completely and lets his music do the talking now, going from patterned t-shirts and sequin trousers to suit jackets, jeans and t-shirts.

Do we need less outrageous clothing on our icons now or is this another reason why our music industry isn’t creating rock idols anymore.  The Darkness got it wrong with their spandex jumpsuits but you knew who they were the instant anybody spoke about them.  Are record comapnies making the styles too boring or should we be just listening to the music and not worrying so much on the image of our bands today?