You know, some of the most famous pictures throughout the history of rock that best represent the music.
Album covers, band pics, concerts etc.
such as: http://www.didatticadelbassoelettrico.it/links/img/London-Calling.jpg
If answers decided links aren’t going to work again, I’m gonna be pissed….
Fonzie: AWESOME!
squiks: That’s Paul Simonon of the Clash on the cover of London Calling
I was wracking my brain for cool images of Rush, Zepp, Queen, etc, but this photo of Johnny Cash is about as rock’n'roll as it gets. I wanna know the story behind it. But after I saw it, I had such great respect for him! Like he was sticking it to the system and The Man.
http://marilyn.indstate.edu/~vijaysomu/funny/JonnyCashFinger.jpg
March 9th, 2010 at 5:59 am
jimi hendrix eating his gituar
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March 9th, 2010 at 6:22 am
****Elvis,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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March 9th, 2010 at 6:55 am
First thing I thought of was the Beatles Abbey Road picture.
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March 9th, 2010 at 7:35 am
I was wracking my brain for cool images of Rush, Zepp, Queen, etc, but this photo of Johnny Cash is about as rock’n'roll as it gets. I wanna know the story behind it. But after I saw it, I had such great respect for him! Like he was sticking it to the system and The Man.
http://marilyn.indstate.edu/~vijaysomu/funny/JonnyCashFinger.jpg
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Isn’t it?! I love it! Though it’d be out of date, I like thinking of it as him sticking it to 90s country radio stations for ignoring country crossover pioneers like himself, Loretta Lynn, Buck Owens, etc….
March 9th, 2010 at 7:55 am
http://www.thefab40.com/media/withed.jpg
http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/wp-content/2007/01/kiss_destroyer.jpg
http://www.gepr.net/queen.jpg
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March 9th, 2010 at 8:13 am
i’m gonna sound like a complete idiot for saying this, but who is that a picture of?
i’m not sure if i understand the question but, maybe these?:
ahhh!!!! i had these two AMAZING pictures, and i can’t find either of them!!
EDIT: this isn’t one of the pics i was looking for, but it’ll do:
http://www.tvcoast.com/images_C/discography/ac_dc_highway_to_hell.jpg
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March 9th, 2010 at 8:19 am
Freddie Mercury in the yellow jacket.
I’ll edit when I can find the picture I want. The links aren’t working for me.
http://www.getset.com.tw/uk_information/history/images/ukhistory_freddiemercury.jpg
This guitar has seconds to live:
http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/images/gtrs/tkaaposter.jpg
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March 9th, 2010 at 8:51 am
The God Of Guitar
http://www.zoilus.com/documents/Jimmy_Page.jpg
"The" Fire
http://www.geocities.com/rockymnway/PickPages/JimiFire.jpg
The Lizard King
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/FUN/3788~Jim-Morrison-Posters.jpg
The Iconic Album Cover
http://www.sorouche.com/journal/uploads/entries/DarkSideoftheMoon.jpg
The Real God Of Thunder
http://acahertz.podomatic.com/2006-03-20T10_40_12-08_00.jpg
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March 9th, 2010 at 9:32 am
I can’t think of any that weren’t mentioned already, except for maybe Jerry Garcia’s handprint, (missing a finger), but I thought that Fonzie’s answer was very fitting, as today is Johnny Cash’s birthday.
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March 9th, 2010 at 10:04 am
Darth beat me to it for the Jimi Hendrix ‘fire’ image!
These album covers :~
Fleetwood Mac ~ "Rumours"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:FleetwoodMacRumours.jpg
Mike Oldfield ~ "Tubular Bells"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mike_oldfield_tubular_bells_album_cover.jpg
Pink Floyd ~ "The Dark Side of the Moon"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Dsotm.jpg
Meat Loaf ~ "Bat Out of Hell"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bat_out_of_Hell.jpg
Dire Straits ~ "Brothers In Arms"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:DS_Brothers_in_Arms.jpg
Led Zeppelin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:LedZeppelinLedZeppelinalbumcover.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:LedZeppelinLedZeppelinIIalbumcover.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ledzeppeliniii.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:LedZeppelinFourSymbols.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:LedZeppelinPhysicalGraffitialbumcover.jpg
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March 9th, 2010 at 10:27 am
Sarah, I can’t send you the links because this is an open forum. It appears most of my rock and roll images were adult or at least questionable in nature. You and any of the "regs" know how to find me if you’re curious. Darn, I hadn’t realized I was such a bad example!
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March 9th, 2010 at 10:44 am
This is one of my fav’s
Black Sabbaths album cover of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.
very contoversial
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Black_Sabbath_SbS.jpg
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March 9th, 2010 at 11:05 am
Without reading any of the above answers (which I’m sure I will probably duplicate) I’ll say:
Hendrix kneeling over a flaming guitar at Monterrey:
http://home.ca.inter.net/~suth/trower/rogues/g_hen3.jpg
The look on Mick Jagger’s face when the Hell’s Angels stabbed a fan to death at Altamont:
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2007-11-16-jaggerwatchesaltamont_stabbingsized.jpg
Pete Townshend, clad in white coveralls, about to smash his guitar into oblivion at the Isle of Wight Festival:
http://www.pluscamerimage.pl/data/img/786e26d8c42a3e1.jpg
Johnny Cash doing this:
http://www.stucharlton.com/pics/cash-ad.jpg
The Beatles getting off the plane at JFK
Neil Young, dwarfed by the giant speakers and microphone on his "Rust Never Sleeps" tour:
http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/11290000/11291053.jpg
The look on Bob Dylan’s face when the "Soy Bomb" guy jumped out at the Grammy’s:
http://www.punkhart.com/dylan/images/soybomb1.jpg
Bono reaching out to take the hand of that girl at Live Aid:
http://www.devcomm.com/%20%20Debt/%20live%20aid.jpg
David Byrne in the huge suit:
http://www.earthhouse.com/images/inst_karma/TalkingH.JPG
The cover of "Cheap Thrills" by Big Brother and the Holding Company:
http://thegood.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/robert-crumb-janis-joplin-cheap-thrills.jpg
I know I’m forgetting so many, but these were the first that leaped to mind. Great question.
Edit: Fonzie and Darth – It seems that brilliant minds think alike. I predict that pic of JC will one day end up in the Smithsonian. It summarizes his career.
Edit: Here ya go Keeler:
http://images1.bonhams.com/erez2/cache/Images_live_2004-10_13_4185580-1-1_jpg_tifff92f60590000000ffffff0a41900143e803200.jpg
Edit: Nice list Dani G.
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March 9th, 2010 at 11:30 am
Two of the greatest women in rock
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/8973/1968gracejanis54d940dc2.jpg
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March 9th, 2010 at 11:36 am
how bout Nikki Sixx playing bass with his pants on fire?
I cant find a link but I think it was in the Live Wire video. It is awesome
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March 9th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
The Who
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March 9th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Rock and Roll’s most enduring, iconic visualization for me:
London Calling album cover~ The Clash.
**Edit**
I see we’re on the same page ~ LOL!!!!
Okay, I’ll try to think of another one… (that Steve B hasn’t already named ~ What a great list!!)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ~ Deja Vu album cover ~ Civil War era ~ Great photo!
**another**
Pete Townsend holding his bloody hand next to his face.
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March 9th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
the cover of london calling by the clash.
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March 9th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
Jimmy Page playing his Les Paul guitar with a bow.
http://topquarks.com/House/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/26D17B0E8D.jpg
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March 9th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
The Velvet Underground & Nico:
http://mnmedia.musicnation.com/Blog/VelvetUndergroundNico.jpg
Cream Disraeli Gears:
http://blogmusic.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/cream_disraeli_sm.jpg
Queen Logo, as designed by Freddie:
http://63.229.12.241/images/q/qu/queen_crest.png
Grateful Dead Logo:
http://images.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/justforfun/images/gratefuldead_20070108135140.jpg
Pete Townsend during Baba O’Reily
http://mog.com/pictures/wikipedia/154228/Pete1977.jpg
Pearl herself……..Janis Joplin
http://dl10.glitter-graphics.net/pub/183/183280m4×3gr26p8.jpg
John Lennon:
http://www.scripting.com/images/johnLennonFull.gif
Cobain during the MTV Unplugged:
http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/2225209.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF1934A2752006EF5F0ED9671505BB5EC4E1A5A5397277B4DC33E
Bob Marley:
http://loomzi.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/bob-marley.jpg
Stevie B.: Yours isn’t too bad either, some great choices
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March 9th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
Can’t forget these!
http://www.multinet.no/~jonarne/Hjemmesia/Favorittartister/elton_john/elton_john_6.jpg
http://www.poster.net/john-elton/john-elton-photo-elton-john-6226598.jpg
The Beatles on the rooftop:
http://www.killcastro.com/blog/uploaded_images/beatles_rooftop-703005.jpg
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