1. Black Flag -- Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn's brother Raymond Ginn (AKA Raymond Pettibon) is responsible for the vast majority of Black Flag album covers. His artwork has a very distinctive off-kilter comic book style, and it was Raymond who suggested the name "Black Flag" when the group decided to change their name from "Panic" in 1977. He also designed the simple 4 black bar graphic that would become the band's logo. The image's simplicity made it possible for fans to easily reproduce it freehand or with stencils. The logo quickly spread on clothing, sneakers, school notebooks and as graffiti, eventually becoming one of the most recognizable punk rock images in history.
2. Dead Kennedys -- The Dead Kennedys famous "DK" logo was created by Winston Smith from sketches provided by Jello Biafra. When Jello was asked about the logo in a 2006 interview, he explained, "...I wanted to make sure it was something simple and easy to spray-paint so people would graffiti it all over the place, and then I showed it to Winston Smith. He played around with it, came back with a bunch of designs that had the circle and slightly 3-D looking letters and he had ones with different patterns behind it. I liked the one with bricks, but ultimately I thought simple red behind it was the boldest and the best." Whatever Jello's reasoning, it worked. The "DK" logo became an icon and many would argue that this logo should beat out Black Flag for the number one spot.
3. Misfits -- The Misfits' famous skull logo first appeared on the band's "Horror Business" single. The image was lifted by Glenn Danzig and Jerry Only from a poster for the 1946 film The Crimson Ghost. Although not many people alive today would remember the film, the Misfits helped make this skull image one of the most recognizable in rock & roll, which is rife with skull imagery. What makes the image stand out in my opinion are the eyes. A skull does not contain eyes within the orbits, but this image adds a drug-induced undercurrent by adding lazy eye slits, this brings the image to life and adds an extra layer of creepiness.Read the rest of the list.
What do you think? What are some of your favorites?
3 comments:
I thought The Descendents would be on it. And The Offspring is kind of high on there, no?
I think its kinda odd that the Bad Brains, Descendants, Sick of It All, and Operation Ivy logos didnt make it on the list
Hmmm... I smell a new poll.
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