As a female, I would suppose, more women than not, would agree, that image matters.
Since I am one of those outlier females, the music is far more important, to me. If there is an attractive member in the band, that is just icing on the cake.
I know some may not believe me, but since my old neighborhood in Brooklyn, was one of the last, to get cable, I was a fan of John Sykes, sometime before, I even knew about his appearance. Then, when we finally got cable, and I saw the video for Slow N Easy on MTV, my mind was blow. I immediately wanted to acquire many posters/images of him, for my walls. 🙂
Regarding image in general, I think some of the 80s “fashion,” were quite tacky and cheesy. I always reference Cinderella‘s Night Song, and Dokken‘s Under Lock And Key, covers as reference. Many times less is more. Luckily, both albums are great, so the music, more than makes up for, the less than stellar “image.”
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The ONLY thing that SHOULD matter is the music. But image is/was incredibly important when marketing bands. It’s a big part of what attracted us to the bands we grew up on.
Im late to this one , but i think the audience want the bands they love to look like they belong on a stage they expect that separation, it is the entertainment industry,, show business, I certainly dont want to see some guys in cargo shorts up on stage staring at their feet , you’ve got to try anyway to be the best you can be if your in a band