Hey readers!
This interview with Greenday gives us an insight into the personality of punk rock/alternative rock genre bands.
The main insight this video gives us into the genre is fairly self explanatory however there are many hidden aspects that should be considered, for example, the hair styles, makeup and clothing portrays many conventions of a rock band, the dark eye makeup on Billie Joe Armstrong (Far left) shows they are slightly rebellious and different because makeup isn’t normally used on men, also his hair has been dyed black and made to look messy, this shows he may be a ‘lazy’ type of person however it could also portray a busy lifestyle and that there is a large amount of jobs to do whereas Mike Dirnt (Far right) has a different style to Billie Joe, his hair is made to seem fairly neat, not messy and just fairly straight forward however the sideburns show that he may have a slightly older style due to them not being completely ‘in’ fashion at the current time (However this video was in 2009 and therefore may be slightly unreliable for the current time) he also unlike Billie Joe is wearing no makeup, this shows more masculine features and is wearing a chain rather than a scarf like Billie Joe.
The main similarities between the three of them is that they are all wearing similar clothing, this consists of a leather jacket with black shirts and jeans, this shows they all have a very similar fashion sense and also that they like to be seen as a group wearing the same clothes as so people may see this as a uniform, so each member can also be associated with each other.
Another specific part of this is the semi-dark humour from the band members this can be seen when they are answering fan’s questions and make a joke about one of the fan’s name, this is the typical type of humour from punk rock/alternative rock bands due to the rebellious lifestyle, few fans may take offence in this however most understand it is a joke and turn a ‘blind eye’ to the offence from it.
Thanks guys!Jonny
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