How did a once great band get so far off track?

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Like this for example.

― Speedy Gonzalas (Speedy Gonzalas), Friday, 20 February 2004 06:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Or this. The single not the cover.
There may have been a similar thread at one point, but did it have that Picture? Huh?

http://www.queenmuseum.com/gagapr2.jpg

Got any examples that make you say, "what were you thinking?"

― Speedy Gonzalas (Speedy Gonzalas), Friday, 20 February 2004 06:36 (twenty-two years ago)

First examples that come to mind...

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002688.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Having started off as cool, understated bohemes with a fixation with Warhol, the `Pistols and Bowie's Low, they somehow morphed into a soulless, overproduced yawn-enducer wearing Judas Priest's hand-me-downs. Tragic.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 20 February 2004 06:41 (twenty-two years ago)

The Village People's New Romantic period is well known, but less well known, perhaps, is the image with which they experimented some four years later:

http://www.gluechunk.com/images/dc-9-01/village-people.jpg

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 20 February 2004 06:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Hahahahahaha

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 20 February 2004 06:42 (twenty-two years ago)

As far as that first picture's concerned, they couldn't look any more on track to me. Plus, it's Queen. What would anyone've expected them to do?

― maypang (maypang), Friday, 20 February 2004 06:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Judas Priest - without Rob Halford, they looked pretty straight...

http://www.hiponline.com/artist/music/j/judas_priest/judaspriest.jpg

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 20 February 2004 06:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I agree. Queen kinda rocked right up to the end, barring some unfortunate production missteps.

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Friday, 20 February 2004 06:46 (twenty-two years ago)

The best example I can think of:

http://www.beachboys.com/miu.gif

― maypang (maypang), Friday, 20 February 2004 06:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Except for Hey Little Tomboy. That song's brilliant.

― maypang (maypang), Friday, 20 February 2004 06:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, Queen was always theatrical, but, c'mon, look at John there. JUST LOOK AT HIM! I used to look a the pics on the first album,
http://www.screensavershot.com/music/queen.jpg
and just so dig them. I really doubt I would have felt that way about this ibandhttp://www.queenzone.com/multimedia/pictures/images/Queen/161020039505.jpg

― Speedy Gonzalas (Speedy Gonzalas), Friday, 20 February 2004 07:07 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.queenzone.com/multimedia/pictures/images/Queen/161020039505.jpg
Sorry

― Speedy Gonzalas (Speedy Gonzalas), Friday, 20 February 2004 07:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey Alex in NYC, you have to admit some of the late Psychedelic Furs was cool, like "Until She Comes".

― daavid (daavid), Friday, 20 February 2004 20:48 (twenty-two years ago)

When was Martin Short in Queen?

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 20 February 2004 20:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey Alex in NYC, you have to admit some of the late Psychedelic Furs was cool, like "Until She Comes".

Well, they did regain their footing somewhat, but you can't go home again, y'know what I mean? Killing Joke suffered the same fate circa Brighter Than a Thousand Suns through Outside the Gate, when they tried to be something they weren't.....and ended up looking like this...

http://www.an-irrational-domain.net/images/band83-86/band86adorations.JPG

These were dark days indeed. Like the `Furs, they rediscovered their true mission (or, some might say, slunk back to more familiar turf), but the damage was done.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 20 February 2004 22:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Wow - that's living in the 80's.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 20 February 2004 22:49 (twenty-two years ago)