The band's unfashionable reputation and image problem has often been mentioned in the media, even in otherwise positive reviews.

Sutcliffe's input was, however, an important early influence on the development of the band's image ; Sutcliffe was the first to wear what would later become famous as The Beatles ' moptop hairstyle, asking his girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr to cut his hair in emulation of the hairdo worn by friend Klaus Voormann.

McLaren, manager of the Sex Pistols, Adam and the Ants and Bow Wow Wow, and notorious for generating scandal, proposed some new material that was sexually suggestive, and did not fit with what at the time was the band's tomboyish and straightforward image.

" It also provided a cerebral aspect to the band's image: as the mainstream media caricatured Black Flag as a mindlessly aggressive act, the pairing of their music with high-concept artwork hinted at a greater intelligence at work that was unknown to outsiders.

Reasons for the breakup vary based on the band member interviewed, but were rooted in control of the band's sound and image.

The sombre mood of these early albums, along with Smith's on-stage persona, cemented the band's " gothic " image.

According to Shannon, Vaughan parted ways with the group after disliking the band's image.

The group's record producer, Mickie Most ( who controlled the band's output ), emphasized a simple, non-threatening, clean-cut image, although the band originally played R & B numbers.

In addition, the youthful exuberance of the band's music, the inventive melodies and harmonies that they utilized, and their image as four equal personalities — rather than the more usual star being backed by a group of anonymous musicians — were all revolutionary in terms of creating a new standard for musical groups.

Despite their Beatlesque image, the band's use of minor chords, haunting harmonies, and folky acoustic guitar playing — as heard on their debut single " Laugh, Laugh "— was stylistically very similar to the later folk rock of The Byrds.

In November, Barnwell himself was judged surplus to musical requirements ( as well as being at odds with the band's image ), and was asked to leave.

Characterised at first by hard, bold typography and photo-collage, Garrett's designs for the band would later incorporate pop-religious iconography in clean, integrated package designs that befitted the band's idealised image as neo-romantic purveyors of European anthemic pop.

At this point in their history, the band's image reflected that of their biggest fans — leather jackets and motorcycles.

The cover art is a tribute to Minor Threat, a landmark hardcore punk band, that originally used the image of Alec MacKaye ( brother of the band's lead singer Ian MacKaye ) with his head on his knees on steps of the " Dischord House " on their eponymous EP.

The artist James Marsh designed the first cover image for It's My Life based on the band's name.

The original line-up of Ministry consisted mainly of Jourgensen ( vocals and guitar ), Stephen George ( drums ), Robert Roberts ( keyboards ), and John Davis ( keyboards ), although with a few personnel changes, the band's image would begin to focus more on Jourgensen and Stephen George.

's visual image ; often selecting album artwork and directing many of the band's music videos.

His designs crystallised the band's image, and spanned the entire range of their visual material – stage costumes, hair styles, sets and stage designs, posters, buttons, badges, handbills, promotional photos, tour programmes, and album and single covers.

The band's image was part of its success, and they became known for their shaved heads and multi-colored body painting, done to represent traditional Beti scarification, as well as torn t-shirts that implied a common folkness in contrast to the well-styled pop-makossa performers of the period.

Thursday was routinely upset at Victory Records over the use of the band's image and promotion, including the label's attempts to distribute Thursday-themed whoopie cushions.

Filled with the band's personal experiences and sexual innuendos, they became central to the group's image.

In a 2006 interview with Entertainment Weekly, Ferguson revealed that both frustrations with the band's image and personal drug problems led her to leave Wild Orchid.

Fearing it would compromise the band's image, record company executives and band members began pressuring her to lose weight.

In early May 1963, the band's manager, Andrew Loog Oldham, said Stewart should no longer be onstage, that six members were too many for a popular group and that the burly, square-jawed Stewart did not fit the image.

It includes 19 of the band's greatest hits and is also available in a box set with a 25 track DVD of their music videos.

Bassist Nick Seymour, who is also an artist, designed or co-designed all of the band's album covers and interior artwork.

The jury and judges also noted, in their words, that Biafra “ lacked credibility ” on the songwriting issue and found from evidence presented by both sides that the songwriting credits were due to the entire band, using a clause in the band's written partnership giving a small share of every Dead Kennedys song royalty directly to the band partnership.

They also remixed a song by Datarock, " Computer Camp ", which can be heard on the band's MySpace page.

2008 also saw a Japan exclusive box set containing the band's first six albums, This is the Devo Box.

Singer Neil Hannon also provided Ted's vocal in the " enhanced " version of My Lovely Horse, which later appeared as a B-side on the band's single Gin Soaked Boy.

He also provided the lead vocals on a number of songs, including the band's biggest UK chart single, " Silver Machine ", which reached No. 3 in 1972.

Stein was Vince Neil's personal manager and also, according to the band and rival manager Allen Kovac, served as the band's manager at one time.

Next to that, the release also contains a bonus disc of footage from the band's personal archive including 1980s footage from Glastonbury, Rome, Cork, Rotterdam and Toronto.

American critical response was also positive yet more muted, a reaction that persisted for much of the band's career.

Meanwhile, in 2002 material from the band's original 17-track demo tape was released as an EP, Pixies, on Cooking Vinyl in the U. K. and SpinArt Records in the U. S .; Frank Black has also used these labels to release solo work and albums with The Catholics.

The lead track, " Tom Sawyer ", is probably the band's best-known song with " Limelight " also receiving satisfactory responses from listeners and radio stations.

The song also contained the band's heaviest usage of synthesizers up to that point, hinting that Rush's music was shifting direction once more.

Sakamoto released his first solo album in mid-1978, Thousand Knives of Ryūichi Sakamoto, with the help of Hideki Matsutake, who would later be the " fourth member " of Yellow Magic Orchestra, and with the band's founding member Haruomi Hosono also contributing to the song " Thousand Knives ".

This recording also established the band's long term recording studio relationship with the famous Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas.

They played mainly new Stacy-penned tracks, though Darryl Hunt also contributed songs, and the band's live set included a few Pogues songs.

A 12-inch single, the band's first, containing extended mixes of both tracks was also released, but " Bear Cage " also only managed No. 36 in the charts.

Suite XVI, the follow-up album to Norfolk Coast, was released in September 2006 ( the title is a pun on " Sweet 16 " and also a reference to the fact that it was the band's sixteenth studio album ) and continued the band's resurgence.

The band's collaboration with the Brothers Chaps also included several Puppet Jam segments with puppet Homestar, and the music for a Strong Bad email titled " Different Town ".

Hüsker Dü also influenced the band's music ; The Replacements began playing faster and became more influenced by hardcore punk.

The Goo Goo Dolls also toured in support for the band's final tour.

The song was also the band's 100th released song.