Sedimentary Rock
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Jun 08 '07
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I absolutely LOVE it! rock on.
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omg i really like this shirt!
i was going to give it a four, and then i read your comment and you said "rubbish" so now i have to give it a 5. [such a cute word!] |
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I like this a lot. Jimmy should be spelled Jimi, though.
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you have no idea how happy it made me when I read jack white.
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martiandrivein on Jun 08 '07 ^^^I hope you're kidding...Take off Jack White, Green Day... actually take em all off, the design kinda speaks for itself, but as far as band/artist choices, some of those are terrible.
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AHAHAHAHAH I love this!
*holds up lighter* |
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HAHAHAHHAAAAAAAAAAA $5
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Green day needs to go. First of all it's punk, and second it's no good (at least not in comparison to the otherwise legends you've listed)
And please remember to spell Jimi correctly as some one else mentioned. Btw, isn't Eric Clapton mainly a blues musician? I'm not really a big fan of his, so I wouldn't quite know, but..? |
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okay - totally agree with 95% of the choices...
but no beatles? :( you make me sad otherwise - fantastic! :D |
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Add beatles, lose jack White. Spell it Jimi and PLEASE add Rage Against the Machine, jsut because Tom Morrello was a God with guitar experimantation. $5
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good golly gravy!!
where are my british legends? beatles please? |
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nice
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Cool shirt.
And it is spelled Led Zeppelin |
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I think you're in dangerous waters, trying to appease everyone's varied taste in music. IMHO, you should change the technical stuff (JIMI Hendrix!), but leave the rest of the names. Remember, you can't please everyone, and if you try, you'll just make even more people upset. Absobloodylutely brilliant concept, however. 5$
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Beatles
Diff font but absolutely cool! |
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It is a great idea, but yeah, there's no real way to pull it off and keep enough people happy to appeal across the board. No matter what your metrics are for determining who goes where and who makes it onto the list, probably more than half the audience is going to wish you did it differently.
Perhaps there's a more generic way to do it... maybe with smaller illustrations that look like the bands/artists in question but aren't spelled out? I dunno. I know I wouldn't wear it myself even though I love the concept. Just because I don't agree with the worth of all the folks in the lineage, especially not near the top. Also, @Grillsovs, Eric Clapton is considered blues a lot of the time, but he was the guitarist for Cream, and they were clearly rock, for what it's worth. I personally think Clapton's the most overrated guitarist alive, but that's beside the point. :P But yeah, the main potential gripe I'm actually going to voice is this: You've left out the Beatles but included the Eagles? |
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pick better bands!
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A cracking idea - I just have one suggestion... maybe telegraph poles and wires along the top depicting the guitar strings? Nice job though assuming you'll change the spelling which has been pointed out already.
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staffell on Jun 09 '07 there are more bands than layers
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staffell on Jun 09 '07 oh, and U2 are godawful
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sooty on Jun 09 '07 appologies for speling. Like I said I did think about putting the beatles on but then if rock and roll is included then Elvis would have to go and where would it end!? as someone has spotted, there are already more bands than layers! I would consider taking off green day though, I thought they were more punk rock than pure punk but maybe you're right. There's always going to be someone people don't like in there but it doesn't change the fact they are part of rock history which is what the design is about, rather than just a list of bands you like.
thank you for your kind words so far |
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This is clearly an epic design.
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cool!!! I want it! :D
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green day should definitely be out of there if you're only including pure rock. and maybe instead of jack white, put the name of his band.
i would also suggest a different font, maybe handwrittenish? i dunno about copyrights and junk, but maybe try to draw the logos (for the bands that have them). i really dig this concept. (lolol) |
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I like it alot, pretty good choice of musicians/bands, but instead of jack White, you should have Jack Black. Not that Jack White isn't good, Jack Black ROCKS!
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Add the Beatles.... :D
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A good concept, but you're never going to get the perfect mix of bands. The font's not so hot either.
Why don't people use the critique section for heaven's sake? This could have been a kick ass shirt with a few tweaks. |
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sooty on Jun 09 '07 I used the times font as I wanted it to have a kind of textbook diagram kind of feel to it. the different bands have such different styles that using their fonts and logos didn't look right. I think the more neutral font gives it a less involed, more of an observer kind of look to it.
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MEEEAAAATTTTLLOOOOAAAFFF???????????!?!?!?!??!
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Good one with the last post
How about Yngvie Malmsteen or Joe Satriani? Just suggestions, not bitching. 4$ |
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LOL I love this!!!
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what NYC said.
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i get your point with the font, but i'd also prefer something that looks more like handwriting, as someone suggested before. i don't think the logos would work because that would make it way too crowded and divert the attention from the main point, namely the guitar.
i also really love the idea with the telegraph poles. anyway, great design, good luck with it getting printed! |
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Its probably been mentioned, but can I pick my own bands?
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wheres the Beatles and the Black Crowes!?!
just sayin... |
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Sweet. Maybe some uppercase clean sans serif instead, make it more textbook-y? Something along the lines of Gill? Telegraph poles is a grand idea indeed.
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sorry about all those pricks being picky about your choices.
$5, definately!! |
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prick=good musical taste...then yes I am!
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Zeppelin much?
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I think you should lose the words alltogether. The design does speak for itself
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heh I spelled altogether wrong
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Five dollas!!!!!!
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Dope
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Ste7en on Jun 09 '07 I would suggest geology related rock band parody names instead
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get rid of the names altogether and i'd wear it
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I agree with the above. The Sedimentary Rock and the graphic is super cute. I'd definitely buy it if it was just that. However, I like it the way it is now, but I wouldn't buy it. I don't like half the bands on the shirt. Maybe you should make another version of it without the names?
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Awesome idea. Miss some details on the guitar though.
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Geology related names would be pretty cheesy.
It's kind of a bind between trying to please everyone (never will happen) and the idea of the sub (which wouldn't really be as cool without names..?) In the end it's your sub so I'd stick with what you want. And the suggestion about putting telephone lines for the strings is grand. |
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omfg forgot the e in zeppelin... and i think you should have more shirts with the time period... like 60's rock, 70's 80's etc
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Incredible concept and design! Although Green Day are a great band, they shouldn't been on the shirt....
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sooty on Jun 10 '07 I think the telegraph pole strings is a great idea. I have added them to my original design file so they can use them if it gets printed. I don't like the idea of making up geology related band names though, I think the rock pun is enough.
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Heh. Seeing all the people going "Add band x" and "no way on band Y"... I think the only conclusion you can draw is that you're never going to please everyone, that's just too subjective, so you should stick with what you think works. DON'T go for a more generic way to do this as someone suggested... that would ruin the joke utterly.
This is awesome as it is. Stick to your guns! |
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lol
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Mwhaaha I like every band except for Green Day, so this shirt makes me pretty happy. I am especially glad you put Queen on there!
BUT it's true you won't be able to please everyone. Even though some people are ignoring the fact that this is about rock history, not your set of favourite bands. I think it would look just as awesome without the names. |
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(matthijs) on Jun 10 '07 The concept is cool, but with some improvements in execution it could be so much better. Like someone mentioned before, I don't think you need the bands up there (I would NEVER wear a shirt with Bon Jovi on it for example, except when it says 'Kill Bon Jovi').
The top of the guitar looks a bit too flat and if you decide to keep the type, you can do better than that. |
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LOL. this is great.
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absolutely LOVE that Jack White is on here!...he must stay!!
i would lose KISS ...they aren't guitar legends. |
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great idea, but i dunno about the list of bands. not here to be hipster though, just judging t-shirt art, and this is definitely a killer idea. incredibly clever
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brilliant. i'd get a few for some of my mates XD $5
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Beatles??? :(
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Sorry, no can do without the Beatles
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Oooh my inner music critic is seeeeeeeething
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FRICKINAWESOME on Jun 10 '07 BON FUCKING JOVI!?!?!?!?!?!? Really? Like the idea, would love geology-based names off of real bands, ste7en's idea is good, you shouldn't ignore it. I'd buy it like that.
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This is very cool, but it makes me want a reprint of "Geology" (aka Tectonic Plate) even more than I already did.
http://www.threadless.com/product/486/Geology |
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yeah, some of the bands/musicians suck, no beatles, etc. it's been said. but my question is, why isn't the neck of the guitar also make of layers of rock? it looks kind of weird sticking out that way.
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It's a little odd that Jack White is by himself. The White Stripes are legendary enough to be named with all those other bands, but singling Jack out is just an insult to Meg.
Besides that, I agree with what everyone else has said: Zeppelin is spelled wrong and you can't not have the Beatles. |
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Remove Bon Jovi, Green Day, Meat Loaf and U2 (definately remove U2!) and replace with Coldplay, Nickleback , Limp Bizcuit and Pink...I am of course kidding, just remove them, no need to replace, but I do kind of agree with Kublai Kahn.
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great idea! Can't believe people are bothering to complain about the list...you're NEVER going to please everyone!
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Sorry. But this design rocks . I would deffo grace the streets of brizzle wearing it.
ps - Just to enter into the 'i like 'em/don't like 'em' debate. the rolling stones are overated. |
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Love it!
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appologize to any geologists.
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did the Beatles not make the cut?
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brilliant. 5. all of the best rock bands are there and some are missing but that doesnt matter. still very cool
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I would like to think that at least the last foundation would be Chuck Berry or Bo Diddly
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oh, and that font kinda stinks... but great idea
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chuck berry fer shizzle
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Jebs on Jun 11 '07 ahahah, that's awesome man!!!! 5$ but the font used is not appropriate at all in my opinion ;-)
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totally awsome!!!!
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I think the font is fine because it looks like a diagram from a text book.
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Personally, I think the design speaks for itself and the text isn't warranted, though I do like the idea behind the text. You're not going to please everyone, but I'd certainly buy it if there were no band names.
So far as your argument against including Elvis... I don't even like Elvis, but I recognize that he was instrumental in the birth of rock and roll. What he did then may not sound like Rock now, but it's one of the places it started. =) |
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Since no one is ever going to be totally happy with the band choices, maybe do genres of rock? Label them punk, grunge, metal, classic, garage, etc and leave the specific band names out; it might please more people that way.
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Who is Jack White?
Some people have questioned Eric Clapton's appearance, so could we compromise and just say Cream? I also doubt the Beatles weren't rock legends, although they did a bit of everything. All that said, I'll have to agree that notquitestella's idea of naming the various genres could make the design better. Or simply leave them out, the image is strong on its own and deserves to be a winner. |
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I love the concept, but I hate U2.... don't worry you still get a 5
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it would be nice to have a single woman, or band w/ a woman, featured on that list.
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man I cannot believe that green day is on the same t-shirt as Hendrix of Van Halen... no seriously how could you?!:D
Love the idea though, I really do |
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I just took a Geology class last quarter, so I LOVE this shirt. I wish the bands were different, but yeah. Five anyhow.
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GOOD GOD THIS IS PURE GENIUS! GEOLOGY IS THE GREATESTT!!! $5
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Great idea! I know everybody is telling you this, but green day really shouldn't be on that list. The font could be made better too. Nice work.
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Eric Clapton came before the Rolling Stones. Ever heard of the Velvet Underground?
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Haha wow very cool. I'm not worried for your sake about whom you have left off. The Rock genre is all sort of narrow anyway, in the Grand Scheme of Music. I mean honestly. But I like it. :) 4.
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I dig the design ;) This is an impressive feat you've begun. You may appeal to more by changing it to rock genres as was said before. Also, chances are a hell of a lot more people would like this if it had The Beatles. I'd probably like it any way it turns out because I think the illustration could stand alone, if needed.
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yeah i really love this.
agreed the velvet underground should be on there. |
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you misspelled ZEPPELIN!!!!! fix it and i might buy it....
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I LOVE IT! I wish that there were some cleverly placed fault lines though.
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sooty on Jun 12 '07 green day are the cleverly place fault line it would seem. again, sorry about the spelling, I have amended the design.
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this is brilliant design, and i'm giving it $5, and glad that you left the red hot chili peppers as is, not john frusciante, or hillel slovak, as slovak contributed so much to the band 'style' and was a legend in his own right, and frusciante is... a genius.
i digress it's just too hard to please everyone, so perhaps have a list that goes on and fades out- so that it hints at the bands left off? |
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I like the idea of removing the text altogether. You could also make the top of the guitar kind of 'hilly'.
Though of course it's too late to make any changes now; CRITIQUE, PEOPLE! |
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I realize this may have been said as I've read a zillion comments now and only made it halfway, but what about listing epic moments in rock instead? Beatles on Ed Sullivan, Woodstock, etc.? Maybe people would be slightly less picky?
I don't know if that works for you though, and I think it's a cool design either way. |
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great design and i know its been said a million times but seriously lose green day. to say that they are part of rock history is ridiculous. They are a terrible band that sold out and they sound like a dog taking a huge shit on a guitar. Meatloaf? I mean come on. Bon Jovi is a pretty boy and can't play guitar for shit and there are way more bands that are more influential to rock history. What about the Clash or the Ramones?
Also to say that you are doing only rock is impossible. Every band on that list could be labeled under something other than rock. So open your list to the true rock musicians that have influenced the world. Elvis is a must, The Beatles are a must, The Ramones, The Clash, Johnny Cash maybe. I don't know I just think the idea needs to be perfected before I can vote for it. Think about it buddy, Its your design so do what you want. But if the shit bands stay on there and you forget some of the ones that matter the most then you'll have one less customer. |
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From reading these posts, I know realize how great this shirt is that it can cause such a debate. Granted anytime you start talking about music, everyone has an opinion, but the fact that this fairly simple design can get people talking about who should be in, who should be out, etc. is pretty damn cool
Again, good job. |
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I don't even know who Jack White is.
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:D
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no text - love it
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sorry, actually i just meant get rid of "sedimentary rock"
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THIS SHIRT IS AWESOME!
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this shirt is nice but your font choice is very bland. maybe a nicer font?
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I'd get it solely for the Red Hots that I'm listening to right now. =.]
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on the Green Day issue, it used to be Punk Rock, until Amer. Idiot. Old Green day was pretty punk rock
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Awesome. Really clever.
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Eww, Bon Jovi. This gets 0.
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The buttons on the guitar ought to be darker, and the text ought to be bigger and in a better font. Other than that, this passes.
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yes! red hot chili peppers! $5
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As many have pointed out, there is some contention when it comes to the bands you've selected. Meat Loaf, that's funny. And I hate U2, BUT I understand how U2 fits in the line of Rock development (Meat Loaf, Bon Jovi, even Nirvana (more grunde/birth of alternative than rock) seem more like popular fad bands than inovators of rock).
Semantics aside, the idea is really great, very clever. If anything should be changes, I'd wiki rock and start with Elvis, include the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and drop Jovi (no offense, Jon) and Green Day. |
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sooty on Jun 13 '07 I was going to start with elvis but he seemed to be more rock and roll then rock. the beatles, fine they can go in. The ones at the top aren't necesarily inovators of rock, the bands are listed in the order of first album release ( according to wiki research). I thought it was interesting to see how the previous artists informed and influenced the more modern ones above them up to the present rather than it all being classic rock legends from yesteryear.
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Dear GOD this is a horrible shirt.
Yeah, who IS Jack White? White Stripes? I wouldn't know. Hate Green Day (now). And how dare you submit a shirt with artist names' misspelled? This is like, holy ground you're treading on here. I apologize, I'm not usually so critical. On a personal note, I understand it's textbookish, but Times New Roman makes the baby Jesus cry. I really do think you're better off with just the guitar design, and even then, make the knobs and whatnot look more like actual geographical forms. |
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awesome idea. the font really must go. and so must green day. but the idea is faaantastic.
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all i have to say is:
ew. U2. |
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I love all of those bands, but it would work better without them. nice job!
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THIS IS GENIUS!!!! The bands is what sold it to me! $5
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You spelled "Zeppelin" wrong......
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Great idea!!! I love it!!! Green Day doesn't qualify as rock, though. They barely qualify as music. I think they're emo, which is best defined as a bit of indegestion spawned by rock.
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Woah, nice illusion; I look and I look, but no matter how hard I try I just cant see Pink Floyd there. They are there of course right? They have to be. I mean leaving them off would make about as much sense as leaving the Beattles off. oh wait...
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noo don't listen to all these people (sorry)
anything band related is going to make at least SOMEONE annoyed, i think it's fine the way it is. the idea's really good, which is what matters - i doubt many people are walking around reading the fine print on someone's shirt anyway. you should spell the names right, though. |
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i would completely buy this if you had left out
green day and red hot chili peppers and put in Johnny cash instead anyone else for that matter eall $4 |
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i would completely buy this if you had left out
green day and red hot chili peppers and put in Johnny cash instead anyone else for that matter eall $4 |
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I'd be proud to create such controversy out of such a simple design.
As far as removing the names completely, I think that's a little silly and rather too PC for my taste. You can't please everyone; hell, call me peanut wants Johnny on there (no offense to Johnny, but I think it's detracting from the original idea a bit). Again, this is great as it is. Yeah, I vote the Beatles should be on there, and I don't agree with Green Day and I think it's too early in Jack White's career to put him on a history of rock shirt, but quite frankly whatever you choose to put on there is fine, and in FINE PRINT at that! Anyone who says "I won't wear a shirt with so-and-so on it" is just unable to see the big picture. |
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bleh. too many of these rock shirts going around, and most of those bands are so played out its not even funny anyway. the design itself is clever though.
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sooty on Jun 15 '07 Thank you for all your comments. I know it's going to be impossible to please everyone but as I said earlier, it's not meant to be a list of bands you like, it's supposed to illustrate rock history. Ok green day can come off. Ok the beatles can go on. But I think Jack white should stay, he may be early in his career but he is the top soil so I think this is ok. and jonny cash is country not rock.
having said that, the text in the design is all editable so if it gets printed threadless can put who they like in it. |
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WHERE IS METALLICA!!!!!! YOUR SICK! still great concept.
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great concept, yucky colour though
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one of these things doesn't belong here, one of these things is not the same...
green day has to go. |
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Really cool, but I don't like a lot of the bands, and I could think of some that could be added.
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why green day? why?
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yea, you did misspell Zeppelin.
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love it. check spelling.
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If there is any genuine rock I have missed off then let us know, I'm sure they can edit it if it gets printed.