KISS and Poison were successful because of the era in which they lived in... Think if KISS or Poison would have came about now. They would be a wierd freak show... probably with a small cult following. But they wouldn't be the huge act they are now. You can't really compare then to now. The 80's were a weird time for just about everything....

Do I think a bands image is important the overall success of the band? Yes. Do I think a bands image SHOULD be important to the overall success of a band? No.

Unfortunately that's the society that we live in... In a world where it's not alright to judge a book by it's cover.... We judge every book by it's cover. I personally hate emo/screamo/punk bands... not becuase they wear eye shadow and where their bangs long with pink highlights... it's because they make ****ty music..........

Music is music and it shouldn't be about anything but music. I blame MTV for making an image so important... Way back when the radio was the only source of music you never had to see what your favorite rock stars looked like... Then MTV came and ruined it all... Once again, MTV is the most worthless thing ever.