Isn’t this extremely genre dependent? And regardless, this has been going on for a long time.
The Supremes? Good looking gals (and great music IMHO).
Grateful Dead? Sure, rough around the edges.
The Doors? Um…ever seen a picture of Jim Morrison? Dude would make Derek Zoolander blush.
Out of curiosity, I asked Spotify for modern metal music, and I got The Black Dahlia Murder — frontman looks like a regular dude who I’d grab a beer with.
Yeah, modern pop places a ton of emphasis on looks, sure. But I think this has been pretty prominent in music for a very long time, be it the airbrushed R&B of the sixties, the androgynous glam of the eighties, or the metro sexual (guy)/model-esque looks of modern pop.
Beauty is also within the eye of the beholder, many forget this.
My first proper boyfriend was very attractive to me, because he resembled Jarvis from Pulp. Not everyone’s cup of tea, yet I found that look very attractive.
Imagine how much less beautiful the world would be if this face weren’t allowed to succeed
When he was young, he had an atypical beauty but he was fucking hot.
Young Mic Jagger was a snacc.
Video killed the radio star
Politics too
“Ugly” and “good music” are subjective
Lol, do you think only pop star music exist? It’s actually the contrary that happend. Now, more than ever, anyone can make music. This is a really bad take.
This is a really bad take.
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Yeah, by recycling a phrase so popular you can buy it on bumper stickers and tshirts and literally reposted from reddit r/showerthoughts six years ago.
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I’d like to thank this thread for reminding me to check out some new music. Just today, I have discovered MJ Lenderman and Still House Plants who both seem to be doing some cool stuff that’s right up my alley. There’s a new Mogwai track released a few days back and Sumac just released an amazing sludge metal album, even though I’m not really into sludge, it might convert me. A quick few image searches shows me that none of them are particularly attractive. Music has always been, and always will be awesome regardless of the physical appeal of the lead singers.
Shake hands with beef ;-)
Primus sucks
Video killed the radio star
And the guest rappers killed the guitar solo.
Lewis Capaldi isn’t ugly?! Lol
Sorry Lewis no shade intended
Les Claypool has entered the chat.
Tbf his music is kinda ugly too… in a cool way
I mean c’mon: https://youtu.be/r4OhIU-PmB8?si=ygSzza51BLIa2SiE
Willie Nelson checking in
Willie is a beautiful angel.
I’m 14 and this is deep! /s
ugly people aren’t allowed to make music anymore?
well fuck me then.