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    Posted: February 07 2021 at 21:45
Logo is Greek for "word", so the PF prism and GG's face are definitely not logos.

That would mean all bands have logos... Except for Prince's "symbol" album. But then again, Prince was not a band...

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Originally posted by TerLJack TerLJack wrote:

How about bands with great logos?
Yes, of course.

But one of my favorites is glam-prog band ANGEL.  The logo looks the same turned upside down as well.  They are not on this site, but should be based on their first two albums.

Great band. Yeah, those first two albums were awesome. I played the hell out of them when I needed a break from Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, ELP, Jethro Tull and Pink Floyd.
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So... I thought it was a topic about bands WITHOUT logos... Who made it derail??? LOL
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"Do you see what happens when you f**k a logo in the ass?" (Compare it with my signature.)
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BOC...on all lp's so it is a band symbol at least.
The BOC logo was created by Bill Gawlik, the artist who created the band's first and second album covers. It is a stylization of the astronomical symbol for the planet Saturn
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Traffic used a logo (as opposed to the band name).



I thought that the Rolling Stones lips logo was used for the Rolling Stones Records record label though (a bit like the Beatles and Apple)
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by JD JD wrote:

After reading many of these posts I'd like to re-state my position (see, it is possible to have a point of view changed) Thumbs Up

Many of the 'logos' that are being discussed here don't appear on 'every album', granted.

So maybe better to say 'the single image that most associates the band'.

This now satisfies many of the arguments/suggestions above.
For example... do you consider these to be 'LOGOS' of the band?
Cautious now...many of these have NOT appeared on every album or maybe even most of the albums but are mostly understood to be logos.






Not that I change my answers but I think this makes things a bit more flexible. Some on here were being a bit inflexible about what a logo is and admittedly my definition may have been a bit loose. To some on here logo equals image but image doesn't equal logo(I suppose).  But when you say image there's no way the GG guy and PF's prism don't qualify as those band's most recognized images. 



Anybody have a high-res rip of band logos just like the above, PNG/TIFF? Thank you in advance!

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Bands with multiple members (ELP) or long names seemed to use logos, i.e. GTR:
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This was very common at one time, maybe still is?

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Originally posted by Awesoreno Awesoreno wrote:

Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

the first live album of Genesis also has the same logo as "Nursery Cryme" and "Foxtrot"

Pretty sure Seconds Out also uses the Lamb font.

The group The Musical Box also uses the Nursery Cryme/Foxtrot font for their band, understandably.

I stand corrected then. I wasn't thinking of live albums.

Yes, Seconds out has the same band lettering(font) as lamb and also the same as and then there were three. 

Genesis live uses the same font as Foxtrot and NC. I forgot that but it makes sense.
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Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

the first live album of Genesis also has the same logo as "Nursery Cryme" and "Foxtrot"

Pretty sure Seconds Out also uses the Lamb font.

The group The Musical Box also uses the Nursery Cryme/Foxtrot font for their band, understandably.
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

^My god, if the rolling stones lips and tongue isn't a band logo then nothing is. Confused

Actually, I stand corrected: reading the wiki-page on this, what should be a tour poster at first became intentionally something more "branding". The fact they didn't continue to use it as their logo on subsequent albums (which led me to my statements) clearly doesn't mean it was not intended as a logo (maybe ephemeral at first, but it became too iconic not to use it again).


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One of my favorite bands and probably my favorite logo.  i was always doodling this on my book covers back in my high school days many, many years ago.

See the source image

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Originally posted by JD JD wrote:

After reading many of these posts I'd like to re-state my position (see, it is possible to have a point of view changed) Thumbs Up

Many of the 'logos' that are being discussed here don't appear on 'every album', granted.

So maybe better to say 'the single image that most associates the band'.

This now satisfies many of the arguments/suggestions above.
For example... do you consider these to be 'LOGOS' of the band?
Cautious now...many of these have NOT appeared on every album or maybe even most of the albums but are mostly understood to be logos.






Not that I change my answers but I think this makes things a bit more flexible. Some on here were being a bit inflexible about what a logo is and admittedly my definition may have been a bit loose. To some on here logo equals image but image doesn't equal logo(I suppose).  But when you say image there's no way the GG guy and PF's prism don't qualify as those band's most recognized images. 
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^My god, if the rolling stones lips and tongue isn't a band logo then nothing is. Confused
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Originally posted by JD JD wrote:

^^which is why I would support  as The Rolling Stones logo.

I understand your point, but for me this is just an image that has become very identifiable with a band (not to say "product"), like the bearded guy has become for Gentle Giant. But firstly it wasn't designed as logo and secondly they didn't use it consistently, not even on the subsequent albums, as their "brand mark" or as logo as such, and I doubt they used it in their letter heads (but I must admit that I never received a letter from the Rolling Stones). For me, a very identifiable image can become emblematic/iconic, but it doesn't make it a logo, which is something intentionally designed to communicate a brand name (or band name, for that matter). This wasn't designed for that purpose, nevertheless, it has become iconic for the band, without becoming a logo. I'm not sure if I'm clear in what I want to point out...


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Originally posted by progmanjum progmanjum wrote:

Does that mean the Stones' Mouth/Tongue isn't either?
If you Google 'logo' for both bands guess what comes up. Not that google is the end all be all.

 
Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by JD JD wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by JD JD wrote:

Genesis, only two LP's have a similar 'font'.
Gentle Giant
Triumvirat
Pink Floyd

To name just a few.

Not true for Genesis. 

Nursery Cryme and Foxtrot have a similar font, A trick of the tail and Wind and Wuthering have a similar font and TLLDOB and ATTWT both have a similar font. So three sets of two albums is more accurate.

Not sure about Triumvirat but I consider the dark side of the moon prism to be a logo for PF and so is the lettering for the Wall album. If not then I guess the RD logo for Yes doesn't count either.

For Gentle Giant the giant guy with the smiley face and beard is most definitely their logo.

For King Crimson I consider the discipline emblem to be a logo more or less.

Fair enough on Genesis, but my point stands. Also, the prism is NOT a logo. It has been used as a marketing ploy but that's all I'll ever consider it. I don't believe it can be considered their logo or it would appear on most albums.

Agree to disagree. Wink

The tongue was on an album? If so I can't remember which one. Yes, I googled logos and for PF the prism came up. It's definitely a log in my opinion. I just didn't feel like arguing with him so I said "agree to disagree" otherwise the discussion would go around in circles for the next ten years. Anyway, I admit there can be a thin line be between a logo and a band's lettering but that's a different thing.

By the way, typically responses go under the quotes.  It makes it easier to find responses and thus easier to read. Wink


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^^which is why I would support  as The Rolling Stones logo.


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If there is a band logo I actually like, it will have to be this one. The band Tv-2 was formed in 1981 at a time when the national broadcaster DR still had monopoly on television. Right-wing politicians had been pushing forward for many years for a TV2 because they thought DR was too left-wing (The broadcaster TV2 didn't see the light of day until 1988).

I guess the band Tv-2 wanted to ironise on the debate (their lyrics are often very ironic). It works well because it really looks like a TV logo.
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^ Yes, I do... Smile  But these are more classic logos, i.e. the name or initials logotyped. But there are not many brands that accomplished to use just an image or symbol as their logo (some petrol companies, some banking companies, nike...), let alone bands...

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