I know! Almost as fresh as the age jokes that have been filling up this thread.

Understand that your jokes are just as old if not older, Drone. Don't try to act as if your humour is better than everyone elses. It's really not.

hyden stuck in the clock?

i m sorry that you can t like me

this aint a joke

Blue Sunlover,

cease existing. Now.

i leave becuz i got to breathe.go and take some fresh air or post ugly pictures so i can make up my mind.until....next time(for hayden)



signed ugly doll

These guys

The gimmick: dresses up all in black (with some eyeliner) and and claims be a horror rock band (in their words, "violent/ dangerous pop"). This "horror" theme is present on their album covers (blood)

Why the gimmick doesn't work: Their songs are the the most unhorrific things ever. This so-called horror theme is not present at all. Thus, the problem is their too concerned about the image and not the music.

bring me the horizon

14 year old girls adore them for their reversed mullet haircuts.
some of the worst music ever made, totally unlistenable.

and basically any other metalcore/deathcore/emo/screamo band.

does wearing masks count as a gimmick? because i can think of a million bands that wear masks and still rule. lighning bolt, early animal collective, mindflayer, etc..

Ron Jeremy for the 21st Century

Primal Scream - their gimmick "Look how cool our record and video collections are!". Yeah welll, it's a shame you cunts can't write an original song to save your life, or can't speak for 5 minutes without namedropping the MC5 and/or George Clinton at least once.

The Flaming Dicks

Arctic Monkeys - "Look at us, we're ordinary working lads from Sheffield".

Pete Doherty / Amy Winehouse - "Look at me, I'm a junkie".

Lily Allen - "Look at, I'm..... well, nothing really"

Yeah, they hide the poor standards of recent years with props from a toy shop. Pity 'cause once upon a time I enjoyed Flaming Lips' music, occasionally.

Not a band of course but: Kylie Minogue ("Ooh I'm so indie"/"Ooh I'm so camp"/"Ooh I'm so deep house"). Fuck off, Sheila.

A guy I know punched that band's singer in the face. An enviable fortune.

I think most bands are a little gimmicky.

i don't think half the bands listed in this thread are gimmicky. if a band has a gimmick, you should be able to use this sentence "_____, known for their ________" and the second blank should not refer to their music, unless it's something like "known for their bossanova take on popular music" (i.e. nouvelle vague), or something like that. KISS (as mentioned before) = gimmick. Zeppelin? puh-leaze. GWAR=gimmick. I don't know that I even consider Marilyn Manson a gimmick band, though the horror show is quite gimmicky. i don't know anything about the scissors sisters, so i read their wikipedia - i'm guessing their gayness is the gimmick?

and sucking is not a gimmick.

Razorlight or anything remotely like that.

the flaming lips were awesome untill 'at war with the mystics'. but i totally agree their shows are fucking retarded.youd think wayne would get bored of walking around in a giant blow up ball after 500 shows of doing so, but nope.