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this would be a pretty cool music festival line-up imo.

i probably missed some major groups, whoops. please note that in order to qualify, the band must be at least kind of good (no plain white t's) and somewhat known (not a local band called turtleneck) also, names like velvet underground and tuxedomoon don't qualify because you can't wear a velvet underground or a tuxedomoon. morning jacket would qualify, but my morning jacket does not. good luck

Poll Results

Option	Votes
the raincoats	20
felt	9
the bangles	7
the cardigans	6
pissed jeans	5
suede	4
plaid	3
arab strap	2
gowns	1
denim	1
white denim	1
OTHER (please specify)	1
helmet	0
silk	0

― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 20 November 2018 22:46 (seven years ago)

best band or best to wear?

― ciderpress, Tuesday, 20 November 2018 22:47 (seven years ago)

best band

― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 20 November 2018 22:48 (seven years ago)

dammit, i already missed

promise ring
purity ring

― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 20 November 2018 22:49 (seven years ago)

i would be tempted to pick Felt, but Lawrence used the exact same vocal melody on about a dozen different songs on some of their best albums. i feel like i should punish Lawrence for this by not voting for them

― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 20 November 2018 22:50 (seven years ago)

and voting Denim instead.

― dorsalstop, Tuesday, 20 November 2018 23:06 (seven years ago)

gucci, mane

― twin sinema (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 20 November 2018 23:07 (seven years ago)

Suede

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Tuesday, 20 November 2018 23:30 (seven years ago)

Toss up between Helmet and The Cardigans, but I'll happily write in Hat

― Siegbran, Tuesday, 20 November 2018 23:46 (seven years ago)

the raincoats

― earlnash, Tuesday, 20 November 2018 23:55 (seven years ago)

Seems like the right answer

― He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Tuesday, 20 November 2018 23:57 (seven years ago)

you forgot the shoes!

― 5th Ward Weeaboo (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 00:09 (seven years ago)

but Raincoats or Helmet is still the best answer

― 5th Ward Weeaboo (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 00:09 (seven years ago)

Toss up between Helmet and The Cardigans, but I'll happily write in Hat

i hate to do this, but i'm afraid the rule of law disqualifies Hat

my trusted internet resources tell me that 'hat' is norwegian for 'hate'. and hate is a much better name for a black metal band, so i'm assuming that's what they were going for.

― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 00:11 (seven years ago)

the afghan whigs

― lowercase (eric), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 00:12 (seven years ago)

oh dang, good one

― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 00:15 (seven years ago)

The Shirts
The Cravats
The Hypstrz
Thee Headcoats
My Indole ring

― Stevolende, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 00:15 (seven years ago)

THe Shoes
The Cuban heels

― Stevolende, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 00:16 (seven years ago)

the afghan whigs is not the afghan wigs tho.

― ian, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 00:22 (seven years ago)

Brave Belt

― ian, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 00:23 (seven years ago)

xp woops

― lowercase (eric), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 00:24 (seven years ago)

brave belt is very debatable. i think adjectives are ok, but only if they would be universally recognized (eg, everyone would agree that a certain pair of jeans are "pissed". but not everyone would agree that a certain belt is "brave"). i don't know why this matters to me, but it does.

― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 00:29 (seven years ago)

does that disqualify the Chocolate Watchband?

― mick signals, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 00:33 (seven years ago)

have we said Die Toten Hosen?

― Scritti Vanilli - The Word Girl You Know It's True (dog latin), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 00:36 (seven years ago)

The Make-Up
Golden Earring

― mick signals, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 00:40 (seven years ago)

we're going to need a grand jury to sort through all this

― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 00:41 (seven years ago)

The Pacemakers?

― mick signals, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 00:47 (seven years ago)

Band Aid

― mick signals, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 00:56 (seven years ago)

The glove
The petticoats

― Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 01:08 (seven years ago)

Sneakers
The Marshmallow Overcoat
Marc Riley and the Creepers
X-Ray Spex

― by the light of the burning Citroën, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 01:14 (seven years ago)

The Thermals
The White Stripes

Can we get a ruling on Wire?

― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 01:19 (seven years ago)

Psychedelic Furs

― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 01:24 (seven years ago)

no. NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 01:27 (seven years ago)

the glove, yes

the petticoats, technically, yes. i have never heard anyone talk about them so i'm not sure they qualify as "well known". same deal with sneakers

― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 01:32 (seven years ago)

i want this poll to hold up in the court of law

― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 01:33 (seven years ago)

Sneakers was Chris Stamey, Mitch Easter and Will Rigby. If that's not good enough for you, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

― by the light of the burning Citroën, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 01:36 (seven years ago)

x-ray spex?

― Saddo Wannabe (rip van wanko), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 01:39 (seven years ago)

i can't take this pressure

― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 01:41 (seven years ago)

https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*2bh1WlWvLj_oXlEictMl1A.jpeg

― by the light of the burning Citroën, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 01:46 (seven years ago)

Don Henley?

― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 01:48 (seven years ago)

menswe@r too general, sorry ned

― Saddo Wannabe (rip van wanko), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 01:57 (seven years ago)

The Turbans
The Crew-Cuts
Shalamar

― mick signals, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 01:58 (seven years ago)

i have only seen Suede out of these bands.

― Bee OK, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 02:05 (seven years ago)

now this is a poll

― Trϵϵship, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 02:06 (seven years ago)

i think the raincoats? or felt?

― Trϵϵship, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 02:07 (seven years ago)

shiva’s headband

― budo jeru, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 02:09 (seven years ago)

or perhaps you might consider wearing

.... a FOGHAT

― budo jeru, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 02:10 (seven years ago)

but Raincoats or Helmet is still the best answer
― 5th Ward Weeaboo (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, November 20, 2018 4:09 PM (two hours ago)

I will rep for Gowns even harder than I did for not hearing the Beatles

― sarahell, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 02:26 (seven years ago)

Perfume.

― brokenshire (jed_), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 02:29 (seven years ago)

I want to say Les Sans Culottes, but I suppose by definition that's not wearable.

What does this actually mean in French? It looks like it would mean The Without Pants, which I like in its awkward ungrammaticality, but maybe it just means The Pantsless.

― Hideous Lump, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 02:50 (seven years ago)

it means they didn’t wear culottes (long pants), it’s a term from the revolution, denotes a kind of working class status, anti-aristocracy etc.

― budo jeru, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 02:53 (seven years ago)

sorry it’s actually the opposite: sans culottes didn’t wear knee breeches, they just wore regular long trousers

― budo jeru, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 02:55 (seven years ago)

alber soboul’s book on those guys is v good if you want to go beyond wikipedia idk

― budo jeru, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 02:57 (seven years ago)

the french revolutionaries not the band i mean

― budo jeru, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 02:57 (seven years ago)

Guns n Roses? You can wear both.

― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 02:57 (seven years ago)

more like a band that wears on you eh

― budo jeru, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 02:58 (seven years ago)

ayooooo

― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 02:59 (seven years ago)

Y Pants

― Andy K, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 03:05 (seven years ago)

The Thermals!

― Saddo Wannabe (rip van wanko), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 03:09 (seven years ago)

Nothing

― mick signals, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 03:09 (seven years ago)

Flipper

― jmm, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 03:09 (seven years ago)

The Chiffons

― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 03:09 (seven years ago)

hood

― mookieproof, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 03:10 (seven years ago)

Chastity Belt

― by the light of the burning Citroën, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 03:20 (seven years ago)

oh, that's a good one. they're also good

― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 03:22 (seven years ago)

the cardigans, I wear at least 3 every day (serious)

― flappy bird, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 05:30 (seven years ago)

the thermals is a good one but is that a thing that people say? i say "thermal underwear" or "thermal shirt" or "thermal pants". i never say "my thermals". but i only wear the stuff like 5-6 days a year so i am not an expert.

― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 05:33 (seven years ago)

same. but i can't find another usage for the word so it must be underwear!

― Saddo Wannabe (rip van wanko), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 05:37 (seven years ago)

Thermals are created by the uneven heating of Earth's surface from solar radiation, and are an example of convection, specifically atmospheric convection.

― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 05:39 (seven years ago)

if you ask me out on the street what a thermal is, i'd probably respond just like that, verbatim

― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 05:39 (seven years ago)

Steely Dan was a strap-on

― He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 13:52 (seven years ago)

https://img.discogs.com/95wUF3aDAh77_XZBRnKtiamYUgc=/fit-in/600x592/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-2890260-1513697760-6584.jpeg.jpg

― Monica Kindle (Tom D.), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 13:58 (seven years ago)

what if i choose to believe Muffs means earmuffs

― Saddo Wannabe (rip van wanko), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 13:59 (seven years ago)

I wouldn't say 'best' but I have at least come to accept that my trousers will always bear the stain of my incontinence.

― 'Rock Me (I'm a Dais)' (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 14:00 (seven years ago)

Nu Shooz

― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 14:02 (seven years ago)

Also can I just

https://cdn7.dissolve.com/p/D145_170_475/D145_170_475_1200.jpg

― 'Rock Me (I'm a Dais)' (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 14:02 (seven years ago)

Also also, now that I realize it's not taken, I'm calling dibs on Cummerbund.

― 'Rock Me (I'm a Dais)' (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 14:03 (seven years ago)

do plaid have any defenders here? i thought maybe they would, as the poll's only electronic music representative. but tbh, even back in the late 90s when i was listening to them a lot more, they always struck me as one of those groups that is no one's very favorite.

― Karl Malone, Friday, 23 November 2018 21:06 (seven years ago)

listening to plaid often prompts the thought "oh, you know what i should listen to..."

― Karl Malone, Friday, 23 November 2018 21:07 (seven years ago)

Needs Acid Jazz band Corduroy, not that anyone should vote for them.

Quck discogs search shows no Lycra, but there is a Spandex.

Dissapointingly no band named the Alice Band.

― Dan Worsley, Friday, 23 November 2018 21:27 (seven years ago)

Just discovered Corduroy made a comeback this year, which has quite a witty title.

― Dan Worsley, Friday, 23 November 2018 21:33 (seven years ago)

Headband were a progressive, blues rock band formed in Adelaide in February 1971 by bass guitarist Chris Bailey; drummer Joff Bateman; singer-songwriter and keyboardist Peter Beagley; and singer-songwriter and guitarist Mauri Berg. The group supported Elton John, The Rolling Stones at their Sydney performances.

― ... (Eazy), Friday, 23 November 2018 23:34 (seven years ago)

voting other, specifying shoes.

which reminds me that the toms could also be an option :)

― budo jeru, Saturday, 24 November 2018 04:19 (seven years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Monday, 26 November 2018 00:01 (seven years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Tuesday, 27 November 2018 00:01 (seven years ago)

0 votes for helmet

be safe out there

― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 27 November 2018 00:22 (seven years ago)

lol

― ghood ghravie (unregistered), Tuesday, 27 November 2018 00:24 (seven years ago)

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