1. LydiaJudge
Band Picture Analysis
Thisband iscalledCatfishandthe
Bottlemen,andthe type of musicthey
produce isveryrocky, andslightlyindie.
The clothinginthisimage isall black;
witha blackbackground- thisis
stereotypicallyassociatedwithrock
bands.The frontmanof the bandhas
beenpositionedinthe foregroundof the
photo,whichshowsthose whoaren’t
familiarwiththe bandwhothe lead
singeris.The facesof the membersare
all quite straightandemotionless,which
portraysa certainattitude thatthe band
may have,thatalsomay be attributed
withthisgenre of rock music.
The band inthisimage isThe 1975. Theyare alsoan
indie-rockband,whohasproducedsome tracksthat
are quite pop.Thisphotographhasbeeneditedtobe
blackand white,whichrepresentsthe melancholy
tracks that theyhave produced.Overall,theirsound
isquite slow andsad, whichcouldbe whythisblack
and white filterhasbeenused.The clothingof the
bandalso seemslike itwouldbe inblackandwhite,
whichistypical of bands of thisgenre.The frontman
of the bandhas beenpositionedatthe frontof the
image to portrayto the audience thathe is the lead-
thisishelpful toaudienceswhoaren’tfamiliarwith
the band.
The band inthisimage isLed Zeppelin.The genre
of the musicthat theyproduce isrock. The long
hair andclothingstyle of the membersisvery
stereotypical of arock band,especiallyfromthis
periodintime.The flaredjacketsleevesand
flaredtrouserlegsare alsorepresentative of the
time period,andwhatgenre of musicthe band
created.Thisimage usesinformal symmetry,
withthe leadmemberof the band slightlyin
frontof the othermembers,butstill havingtwo
people oneitherside of the image.
2. LydiaJudge
‘The Smiths’were analternative/post-punk
band,whowere popularinthe 80’s. The
frontman,Morrissey,isfeaturedinthe frontof
the image,whichindicatestoreaderswhoaren’t
familiarwiththe bandwhothe leadis.The
physicalityandemotiononthe members’faces
alsorepresentstheirgenre of music,astheir
musiccan be quite melancholy.The image uses
informal balance asa type of symmetry.The
clothingof the memberscouldbe describedasa
classic‘indie boy’style,representingthe genre
of theirmusic.The backgroundof the image
depictsa backstreet,coveredingraffiti,this
highlightsthe grunginessandemotionof some
of the musicthat the bandproduces,butalso
depictsthe homelinessof the band,andhow
theywere like the ‘boysnextdoor’
Thisband is‘Wolf Alice’,whoproduce indie-
rock music.The clothing(Mise enScene) varies,
as the leadsingerof the band isdressedin
brightercolours,whereasthe othermembers
are dressedinblackandwhite.Thisisalsoan
indicationastowho the leadsingeris.The
backgroundof the photographlookslike acafé,
showingthatthe band isdownto earth,much
like the image of The Smiths.
