Abstract
Why do rock performers wear military uniforms? The motive is generally assumed to be 'transgressively subversive'. However, when looking more closely at particular performers and groups, this is found to be far from always the case in as much as motives include pride in being a veteran, nostalgia for a glorious past, attraction to uniform aesthetics, citing of previous iconic 'warriors of rock', finding a unique visual 'hook', reasserting national rock-cultural identity and/or waging uniformed 'warfare' between rock groups. Possible origins of 'rock-military style' are discussed along with its development in the social and cultural context of post-war era, focusing on the Anglo-American scene.
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