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30 Pictures From This Twitter Account Dedicated To Finding Older Pictures Of Musicians Turned Legends
Do you know what is the main charm of old photos of musicians and bands? Those, you know, shabby, grainy, almost necessarily black and white ones, at the mere glance of which one feels the inexorable passage of time. So, the most important thing here is that the vast majority of them were shot when the musicians were not yet perceived as absolute 'celestials', with a huge staff of managers, press attaches and retouchers, designed to exclude any unsuccessful angle.
In old photos, music legends are perceived as ordinary living people, with their own strengths and weaknesses, able not only to fascinate us with their voice and skill, but also, for example, stumble out of the blue, sneeze at the most inopportune moment, or throw a cigarette butt (red flag) past a trash bin (double red flag). And perhaps this humanity, susceptibility to common vices is just one of the reasons why we love old musicians so much. Besides, of course, they are all incredibly cool.
And so, today we want to introduce you to a special Twitter account called "MusicInPictures", and if musical nostalgia were measured, let's say, in 'elvises', then the level of this page would definitely range from ten to twenty 'kiloelvises'. "Finding the greatest pictures for you to enjoy" is the motto of this page with over 26.3K subscribers, and the images it features are truly worth the time it takes to browse.
Bored Panda has chosen the most spectacular, touching and simply incredibly amazing photos delivered by this account especially for you, so welcome to the good old days when the world was simpler, photography was more frank, and musicians were not shy about being just people.
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araT Backwards 3 years ago (edited)
If I had 3 wishes, one would no doubt be the entirety of Debbie Harry’s wardrobe 😍
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Erik Naumann 3 years ago
If anyone out there hasn't heard them, check out his covers of "Hurt" by NIN and "In My Life" by The Beatles. His age, the loss of his wife (soon after that recording), and his neurodegenerative disease add an edge to those songs that wasn't there before. Coming from a broken old man with a lot of regrets and a lot of memories, songs about regrets and memories make a lot of sense.
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Deborah Harris2 3 years ago
Ahhh my John Taylor haircut ( I have a natural white streak in my hair or had ) and the good old New Romantic phase I went through ... all I can say do is cringe now lol
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Erik Naumann 3 years ago
The Beatles are hard to fully appreciate out of context. I wasn't a fan growing up, but later I realized my bias was because, for people my age and younger (basically: not born yet at the time), they'd become familiar to the point of cliché. Rubber Soul and Revolver, in their day, would have sounded very original, and I don't hear the really notable songs from those albums being played anywhere - you have to go get it yourself. (Like most good music.)
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Tiny Dancer 3 years ago
I'm no expert and I'm not sure when the attached photo was taken, other than the '80s, but it looks a LOT earlier than the one above. Guns-N-Ros...6d-png.jpg 
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Hobby Hopper 3 years ago
I love that they were once considered the loudest rock band in existence, and yet they look like they were on their way to the department store over their lunch break.
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Erik Naumann 3 years ago
This picture looks like it's from the And Justice for All days. Definitely after Master of Puppets (for obvious reasons). Seemingly before the Black Album. Don't get any 80's kids who were Metallica fans started on that... sensitive subject.
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Katy McMouse 3 years ago
I saw a video of him covering "I Think We're Alone Now" with his sons during lockdown. He hasn't aged one day.
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Deborah Harris2 3 years ago
I had such a crush on Morrisey , this brings back so many memories of my youth :)
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araT Backwards 3 years ago
Scar Tissue is an amazing autobiography if y’all ever get the chance.
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Katy McMouse 3 years ago
This is one band that I never, ever get tired of. I feel like I'm back in college every time I queue them up.
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Hobby Hopper 3 years ago
This might not be a popular opinion, but I think Harmony Hall is one of the greatest songs of our time. It sounds to me like it's about a failing marriage, and I can feel the frustration and pain, but ultimately resignation and acceptance the singer is experiencing. I really like the solo too.
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DeVille 3 years ago
I have a very different definition of influential looking at a handful of these. Tame Impala? Catfish and the Bottlemen? Royal Blood? Nothing against any of them but, influential?
K- THULU 3 years ago (edited)
I agree..... Bands of influence? what about black sabbath? The ramones? The clash? And very few female artists... Janis joplin? Kate bush? Sort of just a lazy list, really...
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Bi-Polar Express 3 years ago
Aside from being mostly common and sometimes pretty recent pictures, I don't know that many of these will ever reach "legend" status.
Old Roadie 3 years ago
Dang, I'm old. Didn't recognize a few of these bands. Time to step up my game.
DeVille 3 years ago
I have a very different definition of influential looking at a handful of these. Tame Impala? Catfish and the Bottlemen? Royal Blood? Nothing against any of them but, influential?
K- THULU 3 years ago (edited)
I agree..... Bands of influence? what about black sabbath? The ramones? The clash? And very few female artists... Janis joplin? Kate bush? Sort of just a lazy list, really...
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Aside from being mostly common and sometimes pretty recent pictures, I don't know that many of these will ever reach "legend" status.
Old Roadie 3 years ago
Dang, I'm old. Didn't recognize a few of these bands. Time to step up my game.
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