Punk/New Wave
Rotten or Jello?
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1. Rotten or Jello? | 09/15/2006 12:54pm
I think that Johnny Rotten (Sex Pistols) and Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys) are two of the best Punk band frontmen. Personnaly I think that Jello is the best out of all the frontmen, but what do you think, Jello or Rotten?You must be registered and logged in to post a message.
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2. Rotten or Jello? | 09/15/2006 2:16pm
RadSnake wrote: I think that Johnny Rotten (Sex Pistols) and Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys) are two of the best Punk band frontmen. Personnaly I think that Jello is the best out of all the frontmen, but what do you think, Jello or Rotten? Eh, who knows. Sex Pistols and PiL blow away the Dead Kennedy in my opinion.
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3. Rotten or Jello? | 09/21/2006 4:13pm
Jello and DK are my all time FAVORITE band! so awesome...i did an article on him
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4. Rotten or Jello? | 09/22/2006 1:21am
Jello was, in my mind, mostly an Iggy Pop disciple. Borrowed 3/4 of his gimmicks to the Ig. Rotten did not. He was his own creation more than Jello (although he borrowed his ripped off clothes to Richard Hell). But both guys are great frontmen. I have a very vivid memory of Jello stage diving right on me during a gig in Antwerp, Belgium, in the early '80s... Great gig! What a pogo!
Stiv Bator (Dead Boys, Lords) was a great frontman too in the Iggy style!
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5. Rotten or Jello? | 10/10/2006 4:24pm
I prefer Sex pistols over Dead Kennedys so Rotten.
ewww....rotten jello...You must be registered and logged in to post a message. -
6. Rotten or Jello? | 10/14/2006 8:21am
Johnny Rotten, the Pistols kill the Kennedys any day.You must be registered and logged in to post a message.
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7. Rotten or Jello? | 10/20/2006 8:49pm
I like 'em both a bunch, but I'm going to go with Jello, via a slight edge. Here's why:
- Johnny is always a sarcastic court jester who injected the first heavy dose of irony into rock and roll. Yes, he thumbs his nose at the money elites -- but he also treats everything as a joke. He's permanently 14 years old. He is a total jerk when you meet him.
- Jello is always sarcastic, but he uses it as a means to an end: to wake your mind up so that you are inspired to take action and fight. He treats everything with earnesty. He ran for Mayor of San Francisco. He puts his money where his mouth is, politically and financially. He is a total jerk when you meet him.
So Jello wins out for me. They are both old and fat now, but at least Jello is still an activist. To me, that is punk rock.
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8. Rotten or Jello? | 11/07/2006 4:21pm
same, it took a lot of balls for Jello to leave DK when they started selling-out, Rotten found a way to sell-out on his ownYou must be registered and logged in to post a message.
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9. Rotten or Jello? | 11/09/2006 6:08pm
Jello
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10. Rotten or Jello? | 11/17/2006 12:47pm
I think that while Sex Pistols were the better band, Jello was the better frontman and had a much better voice. If DK had just retired after In God We Trust Inc and hadn't put out those last few albums, they might have gone down in history as the better band, who knows.You must be registered and logged in to post a message.
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11. Rotten or Jello? | 01/21/2007 10:29am
Biafra by far.You must be registered and logged in to post a message.
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12. Rotten or Jello? | 12/08/2007 2:48am
Jello? Are you joking? Rollins is best hardcore punk frontman for sure. And Rotten is legendary!!!You must be registered and logged in to post a message.
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13. Rotten or Jello? | 05/19/2008 4:25pm
Both have their own reasons to be at the top. I think Jello's done more since Johnny Rotten's had a longer career with PiL than the Pistols. And they were influential amongst a different musical circle.You must be registered and logged in to post a message.
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