People/things/bands that are permanently cool.

porsche959 · 15-05-2014 02:12AM #1

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 · 15-05-2014 02:13AM

Elvis Presley - "The King''

porsche959 · 15-05-2014 02:15AM

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 · 15-05-2014 02:16AM

Big Tom and the Mainliners

carraig2 · 15-05-2014 02:16AM

Freddie Mercury

porsche959 · 15-05-2014 02:18AM

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 · 15-05-2014 02:20AM

Dr. Hook and Kylie.

endacl · 15-05-2014 02:20AM

Vanilla Ice.

Word to yo mama.

porsche959 · 15-05-2014 02:21AM

endacl wrote: »

Vanilla Ice.

Word to yo mama.

Something tells me you're not taking this seriously.

Take threads on internet seriously!

RollieFingers · 15-05-2014 02:21AM

The Wu-Tang Clan

Ruu · 15-05-2014 02:22AM

2 Cold Scorpio.

endacl · 15-05-2014 02:23AM

porsche959 wrote: »

Something tells me you're not taking this seriously.

Take threads on internet seriously!

sorry

JJ Cale?

porsche959 · 15-05-2014 02:24AM

endacl wrote: »

sorry

JJ Cale?

That's a thumbs up for you.

porsche959 · 15-05-2014 02:24AM

RollieFingers wrote: »

The Wu-Tang Clan

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

The Backwards Man · 15-05-2014 02:27AM

Bryan Ferry

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller · 15-05-2014 02:28AM

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 · 15-05-2014 02:30AM

Bruce Willis.

porsche959 · 15-05-2014 02:30AM

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 · 15-05-2014 02:31AM

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

porsche959 · 15-05-2014 02:31AM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Bryan Ferry

Probably qualifies. Not his appalling sons though.

ardle1 · 15-05-2014 02:32AM

SKA and MOD

orangesoda · 15-05-2014 02:33AM

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

wazky · 15-05-2014 02:33AM

Derek Mooney

The Backwards Man · 15-05-2014 02:33AM

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 · 15-05-2014 02:34AM

Steve McQueen

James Dean

porsche959 · 15-05-2014 02:34AM

orangesoda wrote: »

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

HAHAHAHA.

porsche959 · 15-05-2014 02:35AM

The Pheasant2 wrote: »

Steve McQueen

James Dean

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

Lucifer MorningStar · 15-05-2014 02:36AM

Trent Reznor

The Backwards Man · 15-05-2014 02:37AM

porsche959 wrote: »

Probably qualifies. Not his appalling sons though.

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

porsche959 · 15-05-2014 02:38AM

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 · 15-05-2014 02:40AM

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!

People/things/bands that are permanently cool.

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