Most Iconic Image of Any Given Artist

Brian Eno

 

Coltrane

 

Roger Waters

 

Robert Smith

 

Bono

 

Ian Anderson

 

Joe Cocker

 

To me the most iconic is definitely different than your personal favourite picture. For instance that's a cool picture of Jimmy Page up thread at Earl's Court, but is that shot the image that comes to mind in the public consciousness when you think of Led Zeppelin? I'd think them standing by the Starship would be more widely recognized because of it's mass reproduction on posters.

I'm not a big Beatles fan, but to me that shot of Lennon in the NYC shirt is absolutely iconic, something that would be recognized by a great deal of people from all over the world. Might not be the best picture ever taken of him, but its the definition of iconic.

 

Ray Charles

 

Full band:




Plant:

 

Yes, that.

I think all the ones I've posted so far have been the most iconic photos of those artists (Freddie Mercury, Klaus Nomi, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix). The only one that isn't quite so much is the one of Bono, but I recall posters of it, and I've seen it quite a bit.

 

For Depeche Mode, I think the most iconic probably is the cover photo shared between their Singles '81-'85 and Catching Up With compilations:

 

Frank Zappa on the toilet seat.

 

Paul Simonon

 

Lou Reed

 

Trouble makers!!!

 

You can post photos of Hendrix on Pinterest or whatever. Why would this forum be different? That's odd.

 

The Allman Brothers Band

 

I found two -- are they both Annie Liebowitz? Prob.


and natch:


Any more iconic? Certainly the Keith one is The One...