What makes the Scream so famous?

Joel

I mean it's just a somewhat creepy painting of a guy screaming,while holding his head.Please explain.

Answer
Have you read this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scream

There is a link in the article to another on the Expressionist art movement, which is relevant, since this was back in the days when people were a whole lot more repressed than they are now.

I think you hit the nail on the head regarding its source of fame; its creepy. It kinda nibbles on your fears, haunts you. Compared to some of the nightmare art of today, its extremely mild, but it was rad stuff in its day.

Its also famous for how its been used and abused in pop culture. Way back in the day, I had a t-shirt that showed The Scream with a subtitle "President Quayle".

Which of these names would work best for my band (Alternative Rock)?

Austin Gre

Here's a little background information you'll need to know to help us figure out which name works best for us... We're a Dark Cabaret/Alternative Rock band. We have four members in the band itself; one guitarist, one bassist, one drummer, me (the lead singer and all around freak), and we use some program - I don't remember what it's called - to play synthesizer and electric keyboard for certain songs. All four of us (three guys, one girl) can sing. We also have two people who help us out with makeup, stage props, my costume changes, and also come out to play characters throughout the show. Each member of the band also has their own distinct character we play on stage. Our style of music draws from diverse influences such as Grunge, Glam Rock, Gothic Rock, Heavy Metal, Progressive Rock, Garage Rock, Shoegaze, Electro Rock, and Acid Rock. The bands we draw most of our influences come from: The Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Janeâs Addiction, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, David Bowie, Alice Cooper, The Cure, Voltaire, Emilie Autumn, The Cruxshadows, Bella Morte, Black Sabbath, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Dead Kennedys, Oingo Boingo, Iggy & The Stooges, My Bloody Valentine, Jakalope, and Garbage. We have a few other minor influences as well, but Iâm going to get into them. I know that many of those bands I listed have pretty diverse sounds, but we like to do that in our band. For instance, one song could be a catchy, pop rock anthem with a hard edge and the next song will be fast-paced, pummeling alternative metal song. We donât like being confined to one genre. I actually canât stand certain bands who basically just recreate the same song over and over again. Our lyrics make references to Thelema, LaVeyan Satanism, Nihilism, folklore, religions, mythology, drugs, sex, violence, politic groups and movements, events/people/groups throughout history, and the media.

With all that in mind... Here are the two names we've narrowed it down to and their meanings:

-Modern World
⦠Many of our lyrics and performance center around themes that are generally universal and can be applied to different parts of history, our society as it is today, and (possibly) the future as well. So we sort of critique the world as we see it.

-The Mechanical Brides
⦠I first heard the term âmechanical brideâ in the Manson song, âMechanical Animals.â The song is about not being a mindless sheep, whereas a âmechanical brideâ is basically someone who is metaphorically married to the idea of conformity in an industrialized society (not saying weâre one of those douche âanti-conformistsâ). That meaning of âmechanical brideâ is the theme of the Melvins song âThe Mechanical Bride,â which is based off a philosophy book, by Marshall McLuhan, that is a critique/satire of popular culture and society, called âThe Mechanical Bride: Folklore of Industrial Man.â The title of the book itself comes from an expressionist painting from the Dada era, which was a cultural movement mainly centered around experimental art and poetry that made political and social statements. With all four of those things in mind, I feel that The Mechanical Brides expresses what we do in a sarcastic way.

And if you don't think any of these work... Please give me your best suggestion.

Answer
I would say the Mechanical Brides, it seems to fit better.

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