Nuff o' this music stuff, let's get down to what Rock and/or Roll is all about - HAIR! I would like to inaugurate the first chapter in the official MOG Rock n' Roll Hair Gallery. There are so many categories to document and archive - verticalness; fros; color; length; feathers; lack of; etc. - please feel free to start your own chapter anytime the follicle feeling strikes.
I'm starting out with what I know and love best: Curls. Lady Miss has a penchant for skinny UK guys with massive piles of curls. Here are my top 3 ripcurlers. Post your faves in the comments. Ladies and gentlemen, start your hairdryers!
Roger Daltry - who always has impeccable hair.
Robert Plant
...and, my namesake: Ian Hunter
(hey Ian, you really shouldn't smoke in bed)
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Hmmm. I used to have an Isro in college. (It sorta looked like Mr. Hunter's 'do.) But I grew out of it - or it grew out of me...
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i love me some curls :-)
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Boldly carrying the tradition into the 90s was Geoff Washbourn from Toploader. Too bad the music was rubbish.
btw, those are 3 iconic photos up there. Just screaming "Rock God!" every one.
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Mike - I could see you with the Isro and the shades, being all rock n' roll. Ahh, the "hair abandonment" issue. Many of my male friends suffer from this as well. I'm not sure if any amount of therapy will help with that. Some seek counsel with Dr. Rogaine.
Lady C-- mmmm. Curliscious!
John - That guy has some sprongey curls. I hadn't heard of the band and looked them up. Ugh! They are the wankers that covered Dancing in the Moonlight. No amount of hair makes up for that!
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It's amazing...you have a thought in your head about a band and several thousand miles away someone types it. Sorry to draw your attention to their awfulness, but we're capturing hairstyles, right?
Does this atone? The marvelous Joe Cocker...
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Yeah, LMI. Time takes its toll, but as evidenced by my avatar, I've still got me some live follicles. Just not as many as the college-aged me.
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John - Joe is fantastic. He could also go in the Rock n' Roll Facial Hair section. Maybe that's next. Of course Trevor and his ridiculous sideburns are my number one pick in that area.
Mike - sorry, I wasn't inferring you needed any hair help. I can tell by your pix you're doing just fine.
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Oh, this is such a good remedy for the mullet.
The curls really suit Gruff Rhys's music, don't they?
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I actually had long, permed hair in the early-to-mid eighties. Is the style coming back?
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Nicki - Oooh, Gruff's curls are Mahhhvelous, and a good musical match. Nice choice.
TBoom -- I don't know about the permed look, but I think a lot of scruffy indie rock boys are favoring the unkempt natural curls. How long was your long permed hair? I, myself, suffered from at least a couple Barbara Streisand "A Star is Born" type of perms back in the day. Ugh, what was I thinking.