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tonadaxtonadax Posts: 594
edited July 2007 in Other Music
What are the best/most recognizable band logos? I could think of three good ones:

Rolling stones- tongue and lips. The standard-bearer. Captures the essence of the band. Sleazy and suggestive, yet very organic.

NIRVANA's has tall and narrow letters, with a little curl on the leg of the 'R'

THE RAMONES!!!! The Eagle holding a baseball bat in its claw surrounded by stars w/ the bands names going around in a circle is one of the most awesome logo in RnR history!
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  • Shawn Smith CollectiveShawn Smith Collective Posts: 986
    Wu-Tang Clan's "W"

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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    steal your face......:)
  • Bangers_n_mashBangers_n_mash Posts: 1,241
    Muse stand out and not just cos it says MUSE. The font and the lines on top and below the letters are instantly recognisible even thought there is nothing very unusual about it.
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  • inthefleshintheflesh Posts: 170
    Dead Kennedys
    was it?....
  • smellthehorsesmellthehorse Posts: 38
    Motorhead - that fuckin' thing with the tusks
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    The Ramones.
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  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 16,701
    The stones wins for sure, but these worked as well:




    http://www.creepedout.ca/Bloody_Mary/images/kiss-logo.jpg


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  • markymark550markymark550 Posts: 5,138
    Rolling Stones definitely. I'd also include The Beatles logo with the long T and the KISS logo.
  • MCGMCG Posts: 780
    I can't believe nobody has said KISS or AC/DC. My mistake the person above me said KISS :D
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  • drew0drew0 Posts: 943
    It's either the Stones' tongue or the Dead's Steal Your Face. I don't think anything else really compares to those two...
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  • MookieBlaylock5v1MookieBlaylock5v1 Posts: 353
    Rolling Stones hands down... especially considering you are talking about a logo which doesn't even include any words/letters to reference the band name.
  • ledhed43ledhed43 Posts: 114
    stones, ac/dc were the 1st to pop in my head when i read the thread title. i dont like dave matthews but i recognize his logo when i see it on people's bumper stickers so i guess it's effective. i would also have to say the prism on dark side of the moon. i know it's not an actual band symbol, but has an album cover ever been more associated with a band? the other for me personally but probably not the general public is the drive by truckers' scary long-necked crows.
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  • OUTHOUSEOUTHOUSE Posts: 39
    Nin
  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Posts: 2,938
    Weezer's big-ass W they have on tour.
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  • MohabMohab Posts: 310
    The greatful deads bear used to be a huge trend. Not so much now.
  • Yellow BedwetterYellow Bedwetter Posts: 2,832
    Easily has to be The Grateful Dead...the day somebody tells you the skull is the Dead you don't forget it. It's also prolly the most musically-wide used bumper sticker on the planet. Wish it was the Stickman but undecidedly-so
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    Kiss
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    Aerosmith
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    Black Flag



    Mohab wrote:
    The greatful deads bear used to be a huge trend. Not so much now.


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  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,853
    the Beatles' logo: http://www.fab4collectibles.com/BeatlesLogoLARGEblack.jpg
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  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    metallica
  • bgivens33bgivens33 Posts: 290
    my first thought was metallica
  • Jammin909Jammin909 Posts: 888
    MookieBlaylock5v1 wrote:
    Rolling Stones hands down... especially considering you are talking about a logo which doesn't even include any words/letters to reference the band name.

    Yeah it's amazing. I heard something on the radio a couple years ago that the man who created The Stones logo only got something like 50k for it.
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  • rhcpjam1029rhcpjam1029 Posts: 1,968
    Pearl Jam's logo...oh wait...I mean RHCP's logo. Pretty simple. An asterisk.
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  • adam42381adam42381 Posts: 2,505
    My first thought was Metallica as well but I'd definitely say the Stones win this one.
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  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,067
    greatful dead or the who
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  • Thorns2010Thorns2010 Posts: 2,200
    Bah, I don't think if the name of the band is in the 'logo' that it should count.

    Henceforth I decree that the only choices are the Rolling Stones lip/tounge thing, and the Greatful Dead skull head thing.
  • Pearls&StonesPearls&Stones Posts: 585
    Jammin909 wrote:
    Yeah it's amazing. I heard something on the radio a couple years ago that the man who created The Stones logo only got something like 50k for it.


    I thought the man who created the logo was Andy Warhol
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  • TheEvolutionTheEvolution Posts: 143
    The Chili Peppers' Californication Logo is pretty recognizable. I would argue that for the majoirty of the 90's the PJ stick man was really really popular
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