The second coolest rocker over 50 is ...

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... Graham Parker.
Saw him Thursday with the Figgs and he was friggin' amazing. The new album, Songs of No Consequence is a return to form -- "Vanity Press," "Dislocated Life" and a few others sounds like classics. Anyone else heard it?

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Saturday, 11 June 2005 15:08 (twenty years ago)

eh, i find even his good records pretty dull.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Saturday, 11 June 2005 15:17 (twenty years ago)

Then I stand corrected.

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Saturday, 11 June 2005 15:57 (twenty years ago)

obviously, the first coolest rocker is Sting...but you already knew that.

― bahtology, Saturday, 11 June 2005 17:04 (twenty years ago)

Tom Petty, Neil Young, hell... even Andy Summers is cooler than Sting.

― Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Saturday, 11 June 2005 17:58 (twenty years ago)

http://sfstory.free.fr/images/Dune/13.jpg

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Saturday, 11 June 2005 18:02 (twenty years ago)

Incorrect; the first coolest is obviously Chrissie Hynde.

http://www.vegetarianismo.com.br/famosos/pret1.jpg

― PB, Saturday, 11 June 2005 18:30 (twenty years ago)

http://www.vampster.com/images/gallery2/motoerhead_lemmy_osnabrueck_01-12-2004.jpg

― Siegbran (eofor), Saturday, 11 June 2005 21:11 (twenty years ago)

http://www.showbizireland.com/images/stars/iggy-pop-4.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 11 June 2005 21:16 (twenty years ago)

His skin is rapidly turning into the surface of Mars. (Not Mick, either.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 11 June 2005 21:23 (twenty years ago)

lemmy can't possibly be the second coolest, as he is obviously the coolest. here's another candidate for second:

http://www.thewire.co.uk/back/images/135.jpg

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Saturday, 11 June 2005 21:33 (twenty years ago)

and another:

http://www.nndb.com/people/110/000031017/robhalford-med.jpg

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Saturday, 11 June 2005 21:35 (twenty years ago)

Jesus Christ, for a second I thought that was Moby.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 11 June 2005 21:35 (twenty years ago)

Iggy's veins frighten me.

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Saturday, 11 June 2005 21:40 (twenty years ago)

Lemmy is the coolest, Rob Halford is the second coolest, and Iggy Pop should rename himself Squiggly Pop.

― moley, Saturday, 11 June 2005 22:33 (twenty years ago)

in terms of looks/style:
1. Chrissie Hynde
2. Tom Petty

― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Saturday, 11 June 2005 22:56 (twenty years ago)

how old is mark e smith?

― j fail (cenotaph), Sunday, 12 June 2005 00:26 (twenty years ago)

Oh my Lord, do human beings even HAVE veins there??! x-post

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Sunday, 12 June 2005 00:41 (twenty years ago)

Unlikely as it seems Mark Smith is still in his 40s.

― robertw, Sunday, 12 June 2005 00:45 (twenty years ago)

You do realize I'm obligated to cite......

http://duskdigital.com/albums/killingjoke/Killing_Joke_66x.sized.jpg

KILLING JOKE

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 12 June 2005 00:46 (twenty years ago)

http://www.terrifictickets.com/Images/DavidBowie_Tickets.jpg

Obviously the first one is him.

― elgolfo (elgolfo), Sunday, 12 June 2005 02:17 (twenty years ago)

top three may well all be in zz top, actually.

― xhuxk, Sunday, 12 June 2005 02:33 (twenty years ago)

Robin Zander...or maybe Tom Petersson...or maybe Rick Nielsen...or maybe Bun E. Carlos...

― John Fredland (jfredland), Sunday, 12 June 2005 02:43 (twenty years ago)

lemmy is kind of an ass

― charleston charge (chaki), Sunday, 12 June 2005 02:48 (twenty years ago)

andre williams, merle haggard, willie nelson

― anthony easton (anthony), Sunday, 12 June 2005 02:58 (twenty years ago)

1. Bowie
2. Iggy
3. iggy creeps the fuck outta me. bowie's still lookin pretty sharp though.

― tonyD (noiseyrock), Sunday, 12 June 2005 05:26 (twenty years ago)

http://www.herbgreenefoto.com/gallery/jefferson_airplane/grace-2.jpg

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Sunday, 12 June 2005 05:38 (twenty years ago)

He rarely speaks to the crowd, and when he does, his remarks are often gnomic throwaways. ("I had a big brass bed, but I sold it!") He plays some of his best-known songs, but often in contrarian, almost unrecognizable versions, as if to dampen their anthemic qualities. He highlights recent compositions more than most of his 60's coevals, but these, too, are delivered as highly stylized, singsongy chants. He strives to play as many kinds of places as possible, even playing successive nights in different theaters and clubs in large cities.

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Sunday, 12 June 2005 15:45 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, Tony Bennett's pretty good like that.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 12 June 2005 15:47 (twenty years ago)

I'm voting for Arthur Lee - He can still move (although that may be down to the Parkinson's)

― peter d (peter dee), Sunday, 12 June 2005 19:04 (twenty years ago)

Hey ASSHOLES!!!
Jerry Lee Lewis ain't dead yet!!!

― matulageci (matulageci), Sunday, 12 June 2005 19:12 (twenty years ago)

The Killer is NUMBER ONE, son...

Bob Dylan cause he does what he wants, doesn't give a shit what anybody thinks and gets away with it and he's over 60!

I'm mixed on her new music but Patti Smith is still cool (see above)

Kim Gordon must be close to 50 now?

And Jesus, what is the deal w/Iggy's veins? Did he shoot dope into his chest? Thank yahweh Keith Richards keeps his shit on.

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Sunday, 12 June 2005 19:14 (twenty years ago)

Kim Gordon must be close to 50 now?

a couple years over, in fact.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Sunday, 12 June 2005 19:16 (twenty years ago)

Don't know how old he is, but Billy Idol looks like he could appear shirtless on The Grind.

― PB, Sunday, 12 June 2005 19:16 (twenty years ago)

Tom is looking kind of svelte himself, besides being the coolest
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― tremendoid (tremendoid), Sunday, 12 June 2005 19:36 (twenty years ago)

http://us.ent2.yimg.com/musicfinder.yahoo.com/images/yahoo/epitaph/tomwaits/0502_tom_waits_b.jpg

― tremendoid (tremendoid), Sunday, 12 June 2005 19:36 (twenty years ago)

Thank yahweh Keith Richards keeps his shit on.

Even with the spelling mistake that reads well.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 12 June 2005 19:37 (twenty years ago)

Oh shirt!

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Sunday, 12 June 2005 19:43 (twenty years ago)

i love this pic
http://www.ethanrussell.com/images/keithcoorscopyright.jpg

― charleston charge (chaki), Sunday, 12 June 2005 20:02 (twenty years ago)

The 60 year old ex bassist of County Medical Examiners was awesome.

― Alan Conceicao (Alan Conceicao), Sunday, 12 June 2005 21:53 (twenty years ago)

Chaki OTM (once again). Keef's sartorial sense since c.1990 has never failed to impress me. St. Mark's Place T-shirt love mixed with a little "Idontgiveaf*ck".

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Sunday, 12 June 2005 22:05 (twenty years ago)

Charlie's always been cooler than the lot of them put together.

― wtin, Monday, 13 June 2005 10:56 (twenty years ago)

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