Most Controversial Bands/Artists/Musical Genres?

The Sex Pistols set off huge controversy by releasing their second single called God Save the Queen in 1977. People wanted to attack the band in the street because of the strong anti-monarchistic themes, with lyrics making Queen Elizabeth II out to be the head of a "fascist regime" and not a human being. It was made even more controversial being that it was Jubilee week, the 25th anniversary of the queen's coronation. But the controversy only made the disillusioned middle class love it more, and it hit #1 on the charts.

Story done.
 
I did hear about that! Grand stuff. I heard though, that The Sex Pistols just didn't fly as most controversial with some people because you could tell that they didn't really mean this stuff, but only said stuff like this in their songs to give them a "hardass rebel" image. That may very well be wrong, but thats what I've heard.
 
Yeah I always thought it was pretty hilarious when people reacted like that. In fact, growing up in a non-religious household I thought the entire concept of satanism was pretty funny to begin with so seeing people freak out about fake satanism was hysterical.
 
Pretty much all black metal is controversial. I know Gaahl from Gorgoroth said he supported the burnings and said it would continue to happen in the future. I don't think EVERYONE necessarily agreed, but no one was "outraged". On youtube there is a 5 part special all about it and also black metal in general.

YouTube - True Norwegian Black Metal - Part 1
YouTube - True Norwegian Black Metal - Part 2
YouTube - True Norwegian Black Metal - Part 3
YouTube - True Norwegian Black Metal - Part 4
YouTube - True Norwegian Black Metal - Part 5
 
If you watch any interview from them during their prime or see pictures of their average fanbase, you can tell they really didn't give a fuck what people thought of them. They were basically the first popular punk band, which they couldn't have expected.
 
He wasn't really controversial so much as insane. I mean there've been people claiming to be deities before but none that thought they came from another planet.

Great musician though, completely revitalized free jazz.
 
I wish I could get myself in the political headlines...

I guess she's got to make herself feel important. Good for W.A.S.P. It's like, songs and poems and sonnetts have been about this stuff for centuries, and now, just because folks are coming out and saying what's on their minRAB instead of shrouding it in whimsicle foreplay it's bad and wrong and wicked and must STOP! lol tarded.
 
I listened to a couple really long songs from one of his albums. It was virtually the same experiance as turning your head when an old sci-fi movie is being played.

I felt queasy after, and it gave me a headache.
 
Since many of the famous ones are already taken, I'll mention the relatively obscure Rockbitch, an all-female punk/metal/goth band started in the late 90s who did pagan rituals onstage as well as relatively kinky sex acts like fisting and ****ing the heaRAB of penis-helmet wearing merabers of the audience.

Rather stupid and pathetic, but fun to know about for the occasional drunken trivia.
 
yep, love it, generally anything with 'expressionist' on the end and palettes like that I am a sucker for, his work reminRAB me of Don Van Vliet's stuff for some reason, jsut less primitive



Ray for mod!
 
back in the days when i had to ask my parents to buy me music... i would always hold up a copy of Maiden's "killers" and ask them to buy it for me.

after that, they would pretty much buy me whatever I wanted. lol.

so i made it work in my favor.

i had it pretty bad though, b/c my parents were even 'afraid' of motley crue.
/facepalm
 
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