People/things/bands that are permanently cool.

porsche959

I would have to nominate Joy Division. They were pretty damn cool in 1979 and still are - and always have been in the intervening years. Curtis's suicide probably helped but unless he'd done something really naff if he was still alive I think it is not the only factor.

Bowie is a contender here but I think even hardcore Bowie fans will admit to disliking some things he has done, usually from the 1980s period.

The Pheasant2

Elvis Presley - "The King''

porsche959

The Pheasant2 wrote: »

Elvis Presley - "The King''

I agree. The imitators have never diminished his glory.

Elvis, of course, never consciously tried to be cool - which in itself is the definition of cool.

DainBramage

Big Tom and the Mainliners

carraig2

Freddie Mercury

porsche959

carraig2 wrote: »

Freddie Mercury

Yeah, I'm going to quote Ian McCulloch on this one.

"Freddie Mercury wanted to bring opera to the working classes. What a c.unt "

Also Queen played Sun City during the apartheid era.

The Backwards Man

Dr. Hook and Kylie.

endacl

Vanilla Ice.

Word to yo mama.

porsche959

endacl wrote: »

Vanilla Ice.

Word to yo mama.

Something tells me you're not taking this seriously.

Take threads on internet seriously!

RollieFingers

The Wu-Tang Clan

Ruu

2 Cold Scorpio.

endacl

porsche959 wrote: »

Something tells me you're not taking this seriously.

Take threads on internet seriously!

sorry

JJ Cale?

porsche959

endacl wrote: »

sorry

JJ Cale?

That's a thumbs up for you.

porsche959

RollieFingers wrote: »

The Wu-Tang Clan

Would let them in but they're not as cool as Public Enemy.

The Backwards Man

Bryan Ferry

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller

I fcuking hated Joy Division when I was growing up. Misery Division more like it. Everybody we knew that liked them, used to walk around with faces like slapped arses. There was so much good music around in the early to mid-eighties, I could just never understand it and I come from a broken home and had more bloody reason to be miserable than anyone. Feckers were always the type to come from privileged backgrounds too and have parents that were more attentive than most. Misery was fashionable back then I suppose. Give me a Curehead any day over them though, at least Cureheads smiled.

131spanner

Bruce Willis.

porsche959

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »

I fcuking hated Joy Division when I was growing up. Misery Division more like it. Everybody we knew that liked them, used to walk around with faces like slapped arses. There was so much good music around in the early to mid-eighties, I could just never understand it and I come from a broken home and had more bloody reason to be miserable than anyone. Feckers were always the type to come from privileged backgrounds also and had parents that were more attentive than most. Misery was fashionable then. Give me a Curehead any day over them though, at least Cureheads smiled.

I don't even like Joy Division all that much. I like a few songs of theirs, but I much preferred New Order.

Must admit, don't remember any Cureheads of my acquaintance ever smiling. They were on Team Miserable too, in my experience.

A lot of those privileged kids you remember probably came from broken homes too though.

Sir Arthur Daley

My new americana fridge freezer, nice ice cold water at 6 degree.

porsche959

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Bryan Ferry

Probably qualifies. Not his appalling sons though.

ardle1

SKA and MOD

orangesoda

Evanescence, they have maintained their hardcore fan base over 12 years

wazky

Derek Mooney

The Backwards Man

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »

I fcuking hated Joy Division when I was growing up. Misery Division more like it. Everybody we knew that liked them, used to walk around with faces like slapped arses. There was so much good music around in the early to mid-eighties, I could just never understand it and I come from a broken home and had more bloody reason to be miserable than anyone. Feckers were always the type to come from privileged backgrounds too and have parents that were more attentive than most. Misery was fashionable back then I suppose. Give me a Curehead any day over them though, at least Cureheads smiled.

The Smiths were even worse. Sorry El Weirdo.

The Pheasant2

Steve McQueen

James Dean

porsche959

orangesoda wrote: »

Evanescence, they have maintained their hardcore fan base over 12 years

HAHAHAHA.

porsche959

The Pheasant2 wrote: »

Steve McQueen

James Dean

I'm Jimmy Dean
I'm Steve McQueen
I'm gasoline
I'm burning clean

Lucifer MorningStar

Trent Reznor

The Backwards Man

porsche959 wrote: »

Probably qualifies. Not his appalling sons though.

Didn't he marry one of his son's girlfriends?

porsche959

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Didn't he marry one of his son's girlfriends?

Did he? Didn't see that. I saw a few stories about his sons being in trouble for general obnoxiousness.

The Backwards Man

porsche959 wrote: »

Did he? Didn't see that. I saw a few stories about his sons being in trouble for general obnoxiousness.

Yeah, there was another story about them being on a plane that was hijacked and he gave out to one of the sons for calling the hijacker a cnut or something! Legend!

porsche959

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Yeah, there was another story about them being on a plane that was hijacked and he gave out to one of the sons for calling the hijacker a cnut or something! Legend!

I remember the story whereby he intervened to protect cabin crew from a guy that went crazy on a flight to Africa, didn't read about the giving out to son bit though.

What about Brian Eno, I think he qualifies also.

SterlingArcher

Artic monkeys.

The Pheasant2

Clint Eastwood

SterlingArcher

The Pheasant2 wrote: »

Clint Eastwood

Ouch on the screen yes. In real life. Kinda let the mask slip when he went all political nuts.

porsche959

SterlingArcher wrote: »

Artic monkeys.

One for the "never been cool and never will be" thread I think. :P

BearBanjer

The Ramones - forever cool as f*ck!!

Also LOL at Evanescence!!

bogwalrus

Tom Waits.
Brendan Gleeson.
Steve Buschemi.

Irish Guitarist

Eddie Cochran.

endacl

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Wishiwasa Littlebitaller

Christopher Walken has to be one of the coolest motherfcukers to ever walk the earth and seems to always come across that way, pretty much ever since we seen him playing Russian Roulette way back in 1978.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh1jTZXhe7k

SterlingArcher

porsche959 wrote: »

One for the "never been cool and never will be" thread I think. :P

Saying that gets you a permanent ban from this tread. Away with you , lest my Cane feel your backside.

Mr. Incognito

Led zeppelin
Rolling Stones
Pink Floyd
Muse
Fleetwood mac

porsche959

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Led zeppelin
Rolling Stones
Pink Floyd
Muse
Fleetwood mac

That's just a list of bands you like.

Isn't it.

SterlingArcher

Dave Grohl.

Da Shins Kelly

Bill Murray now and always.

Paul Newman was also a top notch man.

SterlingArcher

Bill Murray. Most definitely.

Add Danny Mcbride there..

corner of hells

MC Hammer .

foxy farmer

Anything built by Land Rover.
Ford County tractors.
Mercedes Unimog.
Anything with a V8 engine
Gopro camera.
Remote control aircraft.
Leatherman multi tools.
Plasma cutter.
Newfoundland dogs.
Hereford cattle.

pauldla

Green Onions is the epitome of cool.

fatherted1969

Fun Loving Criminals, coolest band around