Most recognizable band logo

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  • rhinomagic
    rhinomagic Charlottesville, VA Posts: 2,555
    The Who's bullseye.

    Surprised it took as long to be mentioned on this board as it did. Nice call by all who pointed it out.

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  • lars
    lars Posts: 524
    Metallica, scorpions, iron maiden, ac/dc, anthrax
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  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    Everything has just been a stretch after The Stones were mentioned in the opening post. They win hands down.
  • Galiana
    Galiana Posts: 554
    Pearls&Stones wrote:
    I thought the man who created the logo was Andy Warhol

    Andy Warhol did the Sticky Fingers album cover with the zipper on the front. I remember being in fourth grade and someone brought the album to school and a few of us took turns zipping it up and down. We thought it was so cool.
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  • tonadax
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    Nine Inch Nails. They have done a great job marketing that NIN (2nd N is backwards) logo and it can be seen everywhere
    http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e228/joker666666/nin_logo.png

    Black Flag- 4 bars. Perfect logo for a punk/hardcore band. Silly but somehow menacing
    http://www.chasermerch.com/images/black%20flag%20logo.jpg

    I don't think anyone's mentioned the angel logo for Led Zeppelin's
    http://www.spencersonline.com/images/spencers/products/processed/00517185.detail.a.jpg

    the offspring logo, skull with fire
    http://www.freewebs.com/uitvinder/Offspring%20logo%20(site).jpg
  • Schoki
    Schoki Posts: 5,072
    The devils Q of Queens of the Stone age
  • Ridin The Wave
    Ridin The Wave Posts: 552
    My top three were Stones (tongue), Dead (skull) and Zeppelin (angel), but the only one that I've never personally been asked about was the Stones one. I'd definitely say it's the most universal.

    Edit: One more that is fairly recognizable, but nowhere near as much as the other three mentioned above, but still not mentioned yet on this list, is the smashing pumpkins.....the SP in the heart..... http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/profile/drsaamah
  • NickyNooch
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    I don't think anyone's said it, but to me the MISFITS skull beats all of those in popularity and recognizibility...

    Well maybe 2nd to the Rolling Stones tongue.

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  • crazymerrie
    crazymerrie Posts: 64
    The Who, Audioslave
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  • godpt3
    godpt3 Posts: 1,020
    crazymerrie wrote:
    The Who, Audioslave

    LOL! Five years from now, nobody's gonna even remember who Audioslave were, much less what their logo was.
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  • eclectic
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    Pretty inane thread IMO.Who needs a friggin Logo anyway!Pretty much my fav two bands aint got one cos the music says it all for me,PJ and Radiohead.
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  • moeaholic
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    cutback wrote:
    steal your face......:)

    dammit, you beat me to it.
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  • xSmackSoundx
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    =vh=
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    Smashing Pumpkins
    Grateful Dead
    Dead Kennedys
    Ani Difranco...even though she's not a huge act, all of her fans can spot the Righteous Babe logo a mile a way
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  • merkinball
    merkinball Posts: 2,262
    Steal Your Face...

    The Jerry/Dancing Bears are very recognizeable too (and my personal favorite).
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  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    cutback wrote:
    steal your face......:)


    Glad you got that one up right away. :) Best fucking Band logo EVER!!!! :D
  • Strangest Tribe
    Strangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    Social Distortion
    http://www.rockmerchuniverse.com/socialdistortionbanner.jpg
    the Minions
  • Twatay
    Twatay Posts: 64
    ac/dc
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 18,180
    tonadax wrote:

    I don't think anyone's mentioned the angel logo for Led Zeppelin's
    http://www.spencersonline.com/images/spencers/products/processed/00517185.detail.a.jpg
    Ridin The Wave wrote:
    Zeppelin (angel),

    Apparently not so recognizable since you guys think its an angel. Its Icarus.

    http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Led-Zeppelin-Icarus-Posters_i2539853_.htm
    The symbol is the logo of Led Zeppelin's record label formed in 1973 called Swan Song. Zeppelin started their own record label so they could sign other artists with whom they felt a love for. The most famous of other Swan Song artists were Maggie Bell and Bad Company. After Zeppelin disbanded in 1980, you can still see the Icarus (Swan Song) logo on albums from 'The Firm' (with Jimmy Page and Paul Rogers from Bad Co.) and the first 3 solo albums from Robert Plant.

    The symbol is taken from a 19th century painting by William Rimmer of Apollo, the Sun God. It has, according to Robert Plant been transformed into a formation of Icarus. The stunning original painting can be found in the Museum Of Fine Arts, in Boston.

    There's no info on why Zeppelin chose that particular symbol as their logo.
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  • DocChicago
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    eclectic wrote:
    Pretty inane thread IMO.Who needs a friggin Logo anyway!Pretty much my fav two bands aint got one cos the music says it all for me,PJ and Radiohead.
    Pearl Jam: stickman
    Radiohead: bear head (Kid A/Amnesiac era)

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