The Beard Years!

[sifi]

Taken from the Dennis Wilson / Beach Boys thread.

I love "The Beard Years" era. Every good band has one.

Edited March 1, 2010 by sifimaster

[Tugger2k]

Taken from the Dennis Wilson / Beach Boys thread.

Does every good band have beard years?

* hunts for "Beard" emoticon .... *

[Cardboard Box City]

[Langdale Wolf]

I've just realised that The Beatles never had proper beard years, i.e there was never a time when all 4 were bearded.

McCartney let the side down in '68, and by the time he got with the programme during the Let It Be sessions, Lennon had got bored, as had Harrison. So, McCartney tried to catch up for Abbey Road and shaved. Lennon obviously wasn't talking to him that much, and went facial hair crazy.

I reckon this was why they broke up.

Pepper/Magical Mystery Tour - all 4 had moustaches. After that, they just couldn't syncronise their whiskers. They broke up.

Sad.

[Greeny_Musicchild]

[ampersand]

kings of leon ftw!

[Langdale Wolf]

Though the drummer has never had a beard. Which is odd, because his name is Frank Beard.

[sifi]

I've just realised that The Beatles never had proper beard years, i.e there was never a time when all 4 were bearded.

McCartney let the side down in '68, and by the time he got with the programme during the Let It Be sessions, Lennon had got bored, as had Harrison. So, McCartney tried to catch up for Abbey Road and shaved. Lennon obviously wasn't talking to him that much, and went facial hair crazy.

I reckon this was why they broke up.

Pepper/Magical Mystery Tour - all 4 had moustaches. After that, they just couldn't syncronise their whiskers. They broke up.

Sad.

[Langdale Wolf]

Brilliant. You know, all those years I thought it was the money men, or Yoko, or Paul sounding like his Granny - and it was beard envy at the very core of it.

[sifi]

Though the drummer has never had a beard. Which is odd, because his name is Frank Beard.

[madspaceangel]

Men with beards make my knickers fizz. This thread is beard porn.

[sifi]

I'm loving this picture of the Allman Brothers band "not quite getting it" whilst paying tribute to ZZ Top.

[.jay.]

I'm loving this picture of the Allman Brothers band "not quite getting it" whilst paying tribute to ZZ Top.

Edited March 1, 2010 by .jay.

[sifi]

that actually is billy gibbons though isn't it?

Edited March 1, 2010 by sifimaster

[strudders]

Men with beards make my knickers fizz. This thread is beard porn.

[Langdale Wolf]

[.jay.]

It is. Full story here

Edited March 1, 2010 by .jay.

[The Nal]

Nice one Sifi!

I nominate Sir Michael.

[Acquiesce.]

Kings of Leon were brilliant in their beard years.

Then they shaved them off and became shite. Very Samson-esque.

[sifi]

[The Nal]

Kings of Leon were brilliant in their beard years.

Then they shaved them off and became shite. Very Samson-esque.

Edited March 1, 2010 by The Nal

[sifi]

Kings of Leon were brilliant in their beard years.

Then they shaved them off and became shite. Very Samson-esque.

[Acquiesce.]

Only one of them has a beard! And it's hardly a full beard, is it?

[Langdale Wolf]

Now come on Wolf - that's not the full band there is it?

[Langdale Wolf]

I'd say Nathan and Caleb (middle left, far right) have passable amounts of stubble.

If this is going to cause a heated debate, I'll depart to the long hair thread.