Almost the entire band have openly stated their disliking for Union.

In a 1982 interview in Sounds, Phil Collins talked about the band ’ s reputation in the music press and claimed that he only knew of one music journalist, Hugh Fielder, who openly liked Genesis.

This band was the symbol of metal rebellion in Poland and first Polish band who openly attacked Church.

Eventually, Adair started a Rock Against Communism-styled band called Offensive Weapon which openly espoused support for the National Front.

The band is also popular within the LGBT community for which the openly gay singer Andy Bell has become a gay icon.

Rob Halford, the lead singer of heavy metal band Judas Priest, openly identifies as gay and wears black leather.

In April 1998, following Frusciante's three month completion, Flea visited his former band-mate and openly invited him to re-join the band, an invitation Frusciante readily accepted.

The band acknowledged no taboos, and Albini's lyrics openly dealt with loaded topics including murder, rape, child sexual abuse, arson, racism, and misogyny.

This prohibited the band from performing the songs live or promoting the two albums and, more importantly, shops were prohibited from openly displaying these records on their shelves.

The band openly support political and social organizations in their music, interviews and by donations, but are not affiliated with any political party.

Five Iron was the only openly Christian band on the tour, yet in typical style refrained from using their set as a platform to preach to the crowds.

Originally a solo act on guitar, Ginoli eventually recruited bassist Chris Freeman and drummer Jay Paget, forming the first openly all-gay rock band.

After touring and practicing for several months, the band recorded two demo sessions at a local studio in February and April 1980, despite the engineer and a visiting band openly laughing as they recorded.

The band openly gave their support to file sharing, although reminding the fans that their label was against it.

On their 2004 song " Ode ", queercore band Limp Wrist paid homage to Gary Floyd, Randy Turner from the Big Boys, and many others, as people who confronted homophobia in the 1980s punk scene by being openly gay in a largely homophobic countercultural movement.

While he lacked sleight of hand, Kellar was so good in using misdirection, that he said a "... brass band playing at full blast can march openly across the stage behind me, followed by a herd of elephants, yet no one will realize that they went by.

In the early ' 90s, when Norwegian Black Metal was on the rise, the band developed their own pagan style of musical expression, by openly combining dark metal and classic hardcore.

The pilot, which has yet to be made available for public viewing, ultimately failed to generate any network interest and was later openly disowned by the band themselves.

Released at the onset of the late 1990s swing revival, Zoot Suit Riot sold over two million copies in the United States while its eponymous single became a radio hit, launching the Daddies to the forefront of the retro-swing genre, a perceived pigeonholing the band openly denounced in favor of their ska and punk influences.

Although the Daddies were experiencing commercial success under the guise of swing revivalists, having been declared the " leaders " of the movement by Rolling Stone, the band openly contested being labeled a retro act at the exclusion of their ska and punk influences and modernist lyricism.

Singer Mark Adkins would often openly insult other acts from onstage, and the band members mocked the anti-Republican agenda of many of the tour's performers by selling t-shirts and displaying banners that proclaimed support for President George W. Bush.

Bassist Gary Smith left after this release but continued playing with the openly Nazi band No Remorse.

Biafra's former bandmates maintain that they sued because of Jello Biafra's deliberate withholding of money, though when pressed they have acknowledged that the payment was an accounting mistake, but insist that Biafra was wrong in failing to inform the band directly.

Over their careers, the members of Rush have been acknowledged as some of the most proficient players on their respective instruments, with each band member winning numerous awards in magazine readers ' polls.

Support acts for the first concert included The Church, Mental as Anything, The Party Boys, The Sunnyboys, and Midnight Oil — who acknowledged, " Hooks were the only Australian band they would let top the bill above them ".

In an interview published by Street News Service, Dylan acknowledged the influence of Brave Combo: " This version comes from a band called Brave Combo.

" Black Francis of the Pixies cited Beefheart's The Spotlight Kid as one of the albums he listened to regularly when first writing songs for the band, and Kurt Cobain of Nirvana acknowledged Van Vliet's influence, mentioning him among his notoriously eclectic range.

Indie rock band Pavement ( who also toured with Stereolab ) acknowledged the group's sound on their song " Half A Canyon.

The Stooges disbanded in February 1974 as a result of Pop's ever-present heroin addiction and erratic behavior ( at least off stage, as many people around the band acknowledged that while performing or rehearsing, Iggy had more focus ).

Oakey acknowledged that he needed to bring in professional musicians and so Ian Burden was tracked down and invited to join the band as a trial member.

The band as a whole acknowledged Moon and Entwistle's innovation and talent on their instruments, and Pete Townshend had begun writing hit songs, but Daltrey struggled to find a voice to present their new music.

Jerry Mattes, the creator of the band's bulldog mascot, also acknowledged the chances of a reunion and announced that he was designing a new logo for the band.

( In an interview with Glenn Tilbrook, half of the writing partnership of English pop band Squeeze, to promote the album ( probably on BBC radio ), Newman acknowledged that ‘ I Miss You ’ was written for his ex-wife.

The band later acknowledged this to have been one of the highlights of their career.

Nonetheless, this perception, and the perception that the object of some of the Knack's songs were teenaged girls, ( subsequently acknowledged when the band were years older ), quickly led to a " Knuke the Knack " campaign led by San Francisco artist Hugh Brown.

The band acknowledged that they were returning home to Vancouver earlier than planned after playing roughly half of their scheduled tour in the United States ( dates in New York and Canada were canceled ).

The aforementioned Blues Section, that later developed into internationally acknowledged " superband " Wigwam, that had an English singer Jim Pembroke, who also wrote the lyrics of the band and also many of the melodies / harmonies of their songs.

The band licensed " Gravity Rides Everything " for a commercial for Nissan's Quest minivan, a move that Brock has publicly acknowledged as blatantly commercial but necessary to achieve financial stability.

Malcolm Mooney's voice has been compared to that of James Brown ( an acknowledged hero of the band members ) and their early style, rooted in psychedelic music, drew comparisons with Pink Floyd.

More recently, Harper's influence has reached across the Atlantic and been acknowledged by Seattle-based acoustic band Fleet Foxes and Californian harpist Joanna Newsom, with whom he has also toured.

The band took their name from the folklore tale of the inscribed surrounding land to the ancient Sumerian society ( Fourth B. C ), stating that those who died, either violently or tragically, their souls were to wonder the Fields of Adplumbum ( Aplomb ) until they acknowledged and accepted their fate.

All three received songwriting credits, though the band publicly acknowledged Bailey as the songwriter, with Currie contributing lyrics and Leeway focusing on the stage show.

Goher Mumtaz, lead guitarist of Jal, has also shown fondness for Junoon and acknowledged that some early work of the band has inspired him.

In an interview, internationally acclaimed pop rock band Strings have acknowledged that Junoon has been influential to the band for making a comeback in the local music industry in 2000.