Artists who tread a pencil-thin line...

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..between integrity and self-parody. I would argue that Tom Waits, after years of expert tightrope walking, fumbles it on "We're All Mad Here". Any other examples?

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Wednesday, 19 March 2003 15:04 (twenty-three years ago)

And did Yo La Tengo's knowing cover version(s) of Nuclear War end a pretty respectable run? (New stuff still sounds good, though)

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Wednesday, 19 March 2003 15:05 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.nyuff.com/jwaters2.jpg

I'm sorry, what were you saying about pencil-thin lines and self-parody?

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 March 2003 15:53 (twenty-three years ago)

Hmm, kind of makes me think of...

http://www.coolandstrange.com/TwentyTwo/Sparks-Rabbits.jpg

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Wednesday, 19 March 2003 15:58 (twenty-three years ago)

And of course those were the first two people I thought of anyway. Hurrah!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 19 March 2003 16:11 (twenty-three years ago)

Ergo, pencil-thin mustaches indicate an artist who veers dangerously close to self-parody

Therefore, thick and unfussy facial hair equals integrity and reliability, sturdiness...

Like...

http://www.visiblelightphoto.com/Crosby,%20David%203.jpg

YEAH

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Wednesday, 19 March 2003 16:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Mustache Rock 4evah!

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 March 2003 16:23 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.theyale.ca/images/r-l-burnside.jpg

One just for you, horace ;)

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Wednesday, 19 March 2003 16:25 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.nyheter.nu/kultur/ingelindqvists.jpg

― EC, Wednesday, 19 March 2003 16:31 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm glad you've been paying attention Nordic, but where's R.L.'s 'stache?
http://www.cranepub.on.ca/peter/images/pictures/beef.jpg

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 March 2003 16:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Eminem, perhaps?

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 19 March 2003 16:32 (twenty-three years ago)

It's there. It's one of those old man ones.

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Wednesday, 19 March 2003 16:33 (twenty-three years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005NI5Y.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― EC, Wednesday, 19 March 2003 16:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Eminem, perhaps?

Now I'm picturing Eminem with a pencil thin mustache. It's not a pretty sight.

― EC, Wednesday, 19 March 2003 16:39 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.drop.com/ODB.jpg

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 19 March 2003 16:40 (twenty-three years ago)

Are we still talking mustaches or are we back to "the exact moment an artist plummets into self-parody"? Or is it both? In which case, and going for the obvious...
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000083ME8.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Wednesday, 19 March 2003 16:44 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/english111aa.html/gdcc.jpg

― EC, Wednesday, 19 March 2003 16:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Let's try that again...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/images/tramp_dictator_lead.jpg

― EC, Wednesday, 19 March 2003 16:50 (twenty-three years ago)

http://mrsportswear.com/images/Mustache-zoom.JPG

― EC, Wednesday, 19 March 2003 16:56 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.thisishampshire.net/hampshire/southampton/craigdavid/images/galleryimages/big2.jpg

― man, Wednesday, 19 March 2003 18:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Momus, Momus, Momus of course

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 19 March 2003 18:25 (twenty-three years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000I926.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― EC, Wednesday, 19 March 2003 18:30 (twenty-three years ago)

can't Alex in NYC really find no moustached Joke-picks to post or what???

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Wednesday, 19 March 2003 18:31 (twenty-three years ago)

Ginuwine? Integrity?

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 19 March 2003 18:35 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.slackers.net/~amie/mexican_art/01_kahlo34_d.jpg

― EC, Wednesday, 19 March 2003 18:41 (twenty-three years ago)

I was thinking about this just last night while listening to Coil's Music To Play In The Dark Vol 2 and that title alone sets the radar off, I think. (an ILM thread piqued my interest btw) And though I was digging it at the time, I could see how the first track could sound completely silly if I weren't in the right frame of mind. Basically, it was the constant repetition of "something... something... something... something..." being said VERY SERRIOUSLY throughout the entire track. Seemed to tread very closely to "whoa, 'something,' that's deep maaaaaaan" art rock silliness at the time.

But the rest of the album sounded tops no matter what my mood.

― original bgm, Wednesday, 19 March 2003 18:52 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.musicpage.cz/mp/img/coil.jpg

― EC, Wednesday, 19 March 2003 18:58 (twenty-three years ago)

Ginuwine? Integrity?

I generally think of him as having integrity. from the "One in a Million" video to "Pony" etc. I don't see why he wouldn't.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 19 March 2003 19:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Pony is genius.

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Wednesday, 19 March 2003 20:17 (twenty-three years ago)

mercury rev

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Wednesday, 19 March 2003 22:10 (twenty-three years ago)

Practically all glam bands and most heavy metal bands. Think Queen...

― Davlo (Davlo), Thursday, 20 March 2003 01:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Facial Hair Faux Pas!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 21 March 2003 20:52 (twenty-three years ago)

two years pass...

Obviously, Jimmy Buffet proudly treads a pencil-thin moustache.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Thursday, 16 June 2005 17:14 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.jessica-miller.com/images/Le_Tigre_1.jpg

― Jena (JenaP), Thursday, 16 June 2005 20:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Bryan Ferry's sewn this one up. Years ago.

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 16 June 2005 20:49 (twenty-one years ago)

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