In every universe where sentient beings have eyeballs.
I must have missed it, I like Rush and always have. Wouldn’t expect universal love for them, 2112 is still one of my favorite albums.
I think the honor would have to go to Genesis. I bought the Genesis DVD which has all of their videos. Phil Collins actually looks worse with hair, a beard, and 1970’s clothes.
Motorhead looks pretty damn good compared to their fans. From the Motorhead website
Lyle Lovett may be ugly but he got to tap Julia Roberts.
Two Dickensian words: Uriah Heep
Or as my Duran[sup]2[/sup] little sister termed them, Uriah’s Heap.
Seriously I saw them in 1983-4 opening for (pretty) Def Leppard and no matter what angle you viewed them from === UGLY.
Which reminds me <hijack> of one of the bad effects of the MTV revolution of the early '80s, when physical appearance took precedence over musical talent. I didn’t realize until then just how ugly some of my favorite bands were. I never thought Rush was that ugly (Most of my crew’s jokes were about Geddy Lee’s high pitched voice), but how long did they last on MTV after “Subdivisions”? Form over Function.
As I originally said 20odd years ago:Rock and Roll is dead. Synthesisers weakened it and MTV pulled the plug.</hijack>
Rush? I still claim they are the 2nd most talented band ever, and yes, I still listen to them (2112=Classic)
, even songs like The Big Money and New World Man. (:))
I can’t believe no one has mentioned Rick Ocasek of The Cars, who strangely convinced Paulina Porizkova to marry him.
Ugliest rocker ever.
What about the Rolling Stones? Or Aerosmith?
So, uh, what’s life like underneath that rock? :smack:
Rush aren’t exactly lookers, but they were never meant to be. 
However, they certainly aren’t the ugliest bunch out there. In all my years of seeing obscure metal and prog rock bands, I have come across some ugly mofo’s, I can tell you. Motörhead? Yeah, well, with the new line-up, it’s only Lemmy keeping the fugly alive.
If we’re talking current line-ups, an honourable mention should go out to Yes, British prog rockers from the dark ages.
Saw them last year in concert, and that’s the band with the least fashion sense and worst looks I’ve ever come across. 
still shutters at the image of a bloated Chris Squire in tights
And I shudder at it, too!
I just draw the curtains, but they’re pretty heavy.
No-one ever accused Slade of just being a bunch of pretty-boys.
Then again, they never claimed to be. And Noddy Holder did get his knighthood.
I’m convinced Steve Howe is a Gremlin.
OK, I know it’s a little late, but I have broken the links to the site that was not workplace-safe.
I want to note that we’re not trying to censor what URLs are provided, nor are we trying to be prudes. Our rule is that any direct link must be “workplace safe” to avoid accidentally clicking on an explicit site just as your boss works by. So, we don’t mind providing URLs to naughty stuff, just no direct links.
And, PS, when you find a bad link, please do NOT quote it in your post. It just doubles the moderator’s work in fixing things.
Rush is average-looking. There are plenty of “ugly” bands out there. I utterly reject the evaluation of musicians based on their looks. It’s apples and oranges.
Most of the “ugly” musicians cited here couldn’t care less about being Teen magazine fodder. If we continue to popularize performing artists based on their looks, we will continue to have vapid shite rammed down our throats at every convenience. We want lip-synching dance troupes, not real musicians, apparently.
Rush is hardly the ugliest band, as has been handily demonstrated.
However, music is what ugly guys turn to in order to get trim. They’re self-selected for unattractiveness.
How could you guys forget The Pogues? Heck, Shane McGowan would be enough to qualify the band even if the rest of the members were GQ models (which they’re most certainly not).
A good man knows when he’s disproven. Rush, your prog rock antics and less-ugly-than-Lemy-from-Motorhead good looks carry the day.
And just to address a couple earlier posts:
a) I was not meaning in any way to equate good looks to actual appreciation of the band. I did order the DVD, after all, and Geddy Lee was a major reason I started playing bass back in my salad days. Don’t know if I failed to make that clear. A quick read through of yesterday’s posts forced me to admit I was in less than champion form. So no, I was just commenting on the fact I thought that Rush was both hideous AND a group of prog-rock champions. Like I said in the OP, ogre-esque beauty in a famous rock band usually connotes damn good songs, since the lads aren’t riding the coattails of boyish good looks or a brash gimic to radio/MTV airplay.
b) I like Shane McGowan’s snaggle-tooth. I think it’s kind of charming.
c) Steven Tyler is indeed a hideous man-thing. How Liv Tyler was the result of that sperm, we shall never know.
d) Sleepy Duck: So who’s the most talented band?
e) Maaaaan, those were some good Finnish teens, weren’t they?
You said it!
I liked your thread, we got some good pics (and links!) out of it, and some lighthearted discussion. I never thought you were on a Rush-bash, really.
I think I might just have to snag the DVD myself.