Sick! Kurt Cobain, Sid Vicious, Joey Ramone Advertise Doc Martens

It seems that dead celebrities can be used to sell more than pointless reissues and vacuum cleaners, notes PunkNews.org. Allegedly, a new print/poster campaign in the U.K. for famous punk rock footwear maker, Doc. Martens, has used four of the biggest names of the genre's deceased stars.

Kurt Cobain, Sid Vicious, Joey Ramone and Joe Strummer have been reported to all appear as angels wearing the famous boots. Writer Andrew Petch said the following of the add campaign:

"We wanted to communicate that Dr. Martens boots are 'made to last,’ and we discovered that these idolized musicians wore them. Showing them still wearing their Docs in heaven dramatized the boots’ durability perfectly. And, as images, they feel very iconic."

According to the article at the Daily Swarm, the images have been cleared for use in the U.K. only, in an arrangement with Corbis, supplier of the original photographs, which have been enhanced by photographer Dimitri Daniloff and retoucher Christophe Huet.

Check out the ads:

Kurt Cobain

Joe Strummer

Sid Vicious

Joey Ramone

Comments

[emil_sej]

Lets just hope Dime doesn't end like this...

[emil_sej]

I mean, a BOOT commercial! Come on

[jaxtheaxe]

thats sort of in bad taste i think

[Nihil]

if only dead people could get pissed . .

[tomwm1]

not very nice ppl them dr martins

[g00fy_130]

Go Britain. Whatever they need to pay the dentist bills right?

[SpiderInMyRoom]

Wow. That's just dirty, right there.

[Biohazard]

at least its not air force ones...

[NiCk_FuRy]

listen, guys, let's just take our comments to the doc martens site.. i know i will

[Hotfox_07]

That's pretty fu*kin' low...I don't even like Nirvana, but damn I feel bad for Kurt now...and all of 'em. That's total exploitation, and it's not iconic at all. It's bullsh*t. These companies don't care about the artists or their music, they care about advertising and making a buck. If they'd have said something to the effect of "Kurt sucks, the Ramones were horrible, buy Doc Martins," I'd be less pissed. Geezy Creezy.

[daytripper75]

thats really stupid. i mean, exploiting dead people to make some money? thats low.

[TJ1991]

This is just wrong, immoral, sick, low, stupid, disrespectful.. shall I continue or do you get the picture?

[gallagher2006]

Cool.

[Vankook]

I am disgusted and saddened.

[lagraine666]

c tellement con ....comment faire du cash !!

[SuperBlob]

g00fy_130 wrote:

Go Britain. Whatever they need to pay the dentist bills right?

Our teeth are perfectly fine, thank you.

And this makes me feel dirty to own those shoes

[geetarguy92]

this is ****ing disgusting...man i hope someone..just kicks the guys ass who thought up this idea

[kgrosse622]

Cobain doesnt deserve that shit
People will do anything for money

[marvelboy_04]

that is sick.

[yakreig]

im british nd now im gunna sell my docs on ebay as retaliation...wont get me nowhere tho..this is sick...makes me ashamed to be british

[guitarist41]

Pah!

Doc Martens are shitty anyway.

[jaxtheaxe]

Doc Martens are nice, but this is a retarded idea.

[breakerfall34]

think about it this way, for the company to use their likeness they have to get permission by the behalf of the deceased...so someone closed to each one of these had to have sold them out....i can think of one that goes by the name courtney

[Kozy]

Blame the families (caugh... Courtney Love & the restof them) who sold the rights, not Doc Martins

[CherokeeRocker]

I smell a law suit.

[Phillitalian]

seeing kurt wear those shoes makes me want to buy them



if only you could show sarcasm while typing :s

[fendermustang12]

You know...I bet Kurt Cobain is turning in his grave right now.

[ctb]

People like to see their idols wearing this stuff. I'm no expert but i'm sure it would people that are ALIVE.

[kaptink]

Thats pretty sick. I can't believe they use those guys to advertise Shoes probably made by children in a swaetshop.

[HeartShapedHell]

You know...I bet Kurt Cobain is turning in his grave right now

Kurt Was cremated. But yeh im never ever ever wearing Doc Martins again cos of this. And im gonna burn every poster i see of this cos its just sick. RIP Cobain, Strummer, Vicous, Ramone.

[Rebourne]

Haha...

Let's all go piss on their graves too while were at it...

Wow, it had to be boots too of all things...

[Ins]

that's horrible...
I also heard that that 'Slush' company is planning to dig up their bodies, grind them in a blender, and market it as 'A taste of greatness'.
Kurt's purple and though they say tastes Grunge-tastic, is actually a bitter flavour of inept exploitation.

[tim311mahoney]

Uhhh, i would love for everyone who typed anything in this comment section to tell me how these poster belittle any of these artists. Its not going to bring into question the integrity of the individual, it will not make them anymore timeless than they already are... So everyone can get of their high horses now and stop acting holier than thou. Its a very simple ad campaign that doesn't really hurt anyone.

[sambargun]

For all we know that bitch courtney love would have given permission after pocketing some money.....

[Fiddler]

Buy our boots and you can
Commit Suicide
or
Drugs Overdose, Kids!

Great selling point i guess, apart from being ridiculously disrespectful.

At least the two Joe's died 'natural' deaths.

[imthehitcher]

ay aye lets not jump on the band wagon here

thee guys wore doc martins, besides legenadry shoes aswell

so for all you lot bloody well know they may have advertised them if they were alive cause they must ave liked them! and their estates will surely recieve money for it

[Hotfox_07]

yakreig wrote:

im british nd now im gunna sell my docs on ebay as retaliation...wont get me nowhere tho..this is sick...makes me ashamed to be british

Don't sell them. If you sell them, someone else will wear them and support doc martin. Go to the corporate headquarters, stand on the steps and douse the boots in gasoline, and burn them. That'll make a hell of a statement. If peta can do it here (though I hate them so much), you can do it there. Good luck, bro.

[Galvatron]

This shit is sick,Cobain in heaven wearing ****ing boots,poor poor taste

[daytripper75]

i really hope this whole advertising campaign blows up in their faces, and they lose a lot of business.

[rayIII]

daytripper75 wrote:

i really hope this whole advertising campaign blows up in their faces, and they lose a lot of business.

[Ins]

imthehitcher wrote:
so for all you lot bloody well know they may have advertised them if they were alive cause they must ave liked them! and their estates will surely recieve money for it

Very good point. We shouldn't get caught up in the moment too much. I won't argue either side of that because I have no idea how the process the company went through to be able to do this.

BUT, I will say that the idea of showing Kurt in heaven deeply offends me, and I'm an atheist lol. It's like showing Jesus (not comparing the two.. just exagerating to make a point) wearing Docs.
What's next? "Wear Docs or go to hell, oh also great musicians wore Docs. Who didn't? HITLER, you're not Hitler are you? BUY DOCS!!".

[chkby4]

wow, just wow. what a shame.

[TheCondomMarket]

weak.

[Sid McCall]

Well, I'm just going to do what any of them would do and say "**** the ad and **** the haters, I'm just gonna keep wearing my Docs, listening to The Clash, Nirvana, and The Ramones, and not give a shit about any of it because the boots are comfortable and the music is good"

[Draken]

oh well it's not a big deal it's just an advert.

[LarsHamfield]

Jesus this is disgusting Dime is different he designed his guitars they were supposed to be going on sale before he was shot and he loved his dean guitars he was playing them almost all his life

[Biggs]

Personally, I think it's a really good marketing campaign. It's controversial, but, at the same time, it doesn't make you think any less of the people they use, so it's not downgrading and disrespectful. The controversy will help sales just as much as the actual posters will.

I don't really see anything wrong with this at all. They must have the permission of the right people to use these people. All the people wore Docs at some point or another.

Smart advertising. End of.

[Tim_Orme_Esq]

they're so cheesy and crappily done, anyone else agree? i laughed at the cobain one, looks like some MS Paint jobby

[Biggs]

And it's hardly disrespectful to Cobain, Strummer, Vicious and Ramone...they're pretty much depicted as holy characters.

God help me the day that somebody makes me look like a saint...

[Nerdo-sez-bo]

Wait... None of those rock-stars were lesbians :S

[hendriko]

holy crap...this is, excuse me, retarded...
i mean, those people didn't even wear those boots...and their dead
even though they look like theyre in heaven, it still is disrespectful to even use them for their ads without their permission (and not the one from their relatives or wifes)

[kaze_no_oto]

There really is no honor left in american culture at all, is there? What a shame that this society has sunk so low.

[Ikey]

^english not american.

I think they are funny.

[GeekStinkBreath]

Its even worse that its all artists who wouldn't ever appear in an advertisement.

[GeekStinkBreath]

kaze_no_oto wrote:

There really is no honor left in american culture at all, is there? What a shame that this society has sunk so low.

Way to read.

[matt_fender_3]

fendermustang12 wrote:

You know...I bet Kurt Cobain is turning in his grave right now.

you know jurt was creamated right?

[matt_fender_3]

kurt*

[yam]

if they actualy wore the shoes, i dont see what whats wrong with it. its not like kurt is rly gonna mind, hes dead.

[Nirvana-Man]

why does everyone care so much?? Its just a shoe ad!

[Northern_Soul]

tim311mahoney wrote:

Uhhh, i would love for everyone who typed anything in this comment section to tell me how these poster belittle any of these artists. Its not going to bring into question the integrity of the individual, it will not make them anymore timeless than they already are... So everyone can get of their high horses now and stop acting holier than thou. Its a very simple ad campaign that doesn't really hurt anyone.

I'm so outraged at what you've just said. This sick advertisement pisses over everything real punks like those guys stand for. Joe Strummer would tear down every single poster of this sick PR stunt right down if he were alive. This makes a ****ing mockery of each of those star's anti-commercialism, and you sir, may aswell be doing Doc Marten's marketing department's job for them, you corporate ****.

[screwup30]

Everyone cares so much because this is an example of the corporate pig using something pure like music to make money. They are totally disrespecting the rock n' roll icons and its quite a sad thing to witness.

[Gemini]

kaze_no_oto wrote:

There really is no honor left in american culture at all, is there? What a shame that this society has sunk so low.

You realize it said that the images were cleared for use in the U.K. ONLY?

[slash_angus_VH]

**** courtney love

[Comeback Kiddd]

this makes me want to take a dump

[TheGuitarWizard]

This is total bollocks. Anything for some quick cash. Money-grabbing capitalist bastards!!

[xraykatt]

The advertisement is completely wrong, but you have to admit, it'd be funnier if it showed them burning in the fiery pits of hell.

[i_am_metalhead]

Pumpkins4Life wrote:

yeah, just look at what Dean did to Dime, total exploitation. Anything to make a buck.

Not really... I mean at least Dean is using a MUSIC icon to sell MUSICAL instruments. And Dime agreed to the advertising before his death, these guys didnt agree to this!

Doc Martens should find some iconic boot related person to advertise their boots.

[skindred]

geetarguy92 wrote:

this is ****ing disgusting...man i hope someone..just kicks the guys ass who thought up this idea

well said, doc martens are low for even doing the ad but its the families of the dead who sold the rights for them to do it,

if any company approached dimebags brother about using him in an advert he'd kick ten shades of shit out of them

[mathieupM13]

F U Doc. Martens

[Jaguar17]

This makes me want to vimit..... What a crappy Photochop!

[Joe Welsh]

****ed up

[TC1223]

i hope they get sued until they go out of business and starve to death - bunch of rats. People suck.

[MuzzleMouth?]

yam wrote:

if they actualy wore the shoes, i dont see what whats wrong with it. its not like kurt is rly gonna mind, hes dead.

All Kurt Cobain ever wore were Converse. The black and white "classic" ones. Apparently...anyway, it's more about the fact that DEAD ICONS are being used to sell merchandise. Ever more disgusting is the fact that Cobain disliked the media, and Vicious ****ing HATED it! He would've gone crazy and burnt these damn posters, pissed on the ashes, and used it as paste to glue the mouth of the media shut!!!

[wraith696]

Lmao, the people here really crack me up sometimes.
'Lik, the advertisers sooooo just want to make a buck! anything to make a buck!'

Well, of course. When they opted for advertising, do you think they went 'Oh, I don't care about money, I just want to make advertisements for companies for absolutely no reason.'
Yes, it's disrespectful. But it's not insulting. The fact is, apparently these people wore the shoes. All they're doing is expressing that fact in a creative way.

[demanchild117]

wow.... thats a little ****ed up...
what kind of sick ad campaign is this....

If Courtney hadn't blown Kurt's face off, he'd hate to see this....
(burn in hell Courtney love)

[SL!!!]

I'm pretty sure that's what they all wanted, was that when they died they would be used to sell shoes. Geez, that's low.

[bigal224]

GET OVER IT WETBAGS

[nicodimus]

bloody hell. that's just disgraceful, no respect for the dead

[psychodelia]

Meh.

Checked

[Grimme]

Freedom of speech innit.

[dweagle]

i hate doc martens but adding kurt cobain makes them cool so maybe ill buy me a pair

[skindred]

demanchild117 wrote:

wow.... thats a little ****ed up...
what kind of sick ad campaign is this....

If Courtney hadn't blown Kurt's face off, he'd hate to see this....
(burn in hell Courtney love)

correction, kurt blew his own head off lol

[Punkismygod]

man this sucks! they have made their hard life to the end and they won't still left alone!

[Kris_HSI]

kurt wouldnt wear those ****in gay boots.

[m1dnight]

Pumpkins4Life wrote:

yeah, just look at what Dean did to Dime, total exploitation. Anything to make a buck.

he designed the guitar, played the guitar and was about to have it released when he died, the guitar was held back for a year as respect. and its a tribute to dime.

grow up

[Twiggy81R]

I agree this is kind wrong...but maybe Courtney Love had something to do with it....

"You say that money isn't everything; well I'd like to see you live without."

[SatanicWorship]

skindred wrote:

demanchild117 wrote:

wow.... thats a little ****ed up...
what kind of sick ad campaign is this....

If Courtney hadn't blown Kurt's face off, he'd hate to see this....
(burn in hell Courtney love)


correction, kurt blew his own head off lol

It's a common conspiracy theory that it was Courtney Love that killed Kurt Cobain, and that he didn't commit suicide. Google Kurt Cobain conspiracy and you'll find all sorts of theories.

[Rankles]

It's disgusting that they've picked four men who would never in a million years sell themselves for advertising. Absolutely disgusting.

[Reecoom]

Yeah, this is bad. You see, makin' money is evil. Really, it is.

[coldsteel]

I doubt this will help them sell shoes.

[dgme92]

skindred wrote:

demanchild117 wrote:

wow.... thats a little ****ed up...
what kind of sick ad campaign is this....

If Courtney hadn't blown Kurt's face off, he'd hate to see this....
(burn in hell Courtney love)

correction, kurt blew his own head off lol

you know what, just as you said that it struck me that some people believe courtney had him killed. im not raising an old arguement or anything, just you remided me just there...

guys, a shoe's ad is a shoe's ad, its not gonna hurt anybody. y'know what'd be wrong? if they used johnny cash or jimi hendrix or something like that. point is, some of these guys wore the shoes, so it would be WORSE if they picked rock icon's that DIDN'T. #
case closed

[trplcrpshmmrblw]

well all of those guys did rock doc martins for most of there careers. so i doubt they would have minded still is kinda ass

[Thy Brad]

I'm not sure any of them ever even wore Doc Martens in this plane of existence. Joey, I'm fairly certain, wore Converse All-Stars...

[Reecoom]

bigal224 wrote:

GET OVER IT WETBAGS

I totally agree... Seriously.

[zac.emery]

This is actually NOT anything like Dimebag Darrell and Dean guitars. Dime designed the Razorback and Razorback V before he died and a lot of that campaign was supposed to happen anyway... it just didn't manage to make it out until after he died. So obviously, out of respect, they gotta pay some homage to his memory as well as advertise the guitars he created.

[CanCan]

Heresy!

[SpazGK]

I think it's kind of cool, the pictures are really nice. Joey Ramone is now my desktop. Just my opinion, please don't flame.

[zac.emery]

And Joey Ramone could have worn more than one pair shoes, genius.

[Metal Beanz]

WTF is this these guys are legends being exploited, some of the greatest musicans bein used for a quick buk!!

[Metal Beanz]

http://www.drmartens.com/
U now know where to go !!!!!

[palefire]

I think its hilarious that out of the four possible people they could pick, its four musicians whose fans i'd think would be most upset by this. Joey Ramone and Sid Vicious don't exactly scream 'corporate advertisement'

And for those saying that "well they wore them, and its just a shoe ad, they might have endorsed them if they were alive"... i drink Coke. That doesn't mean that i'd be fine with Coke dressing me up with as an angel with a can in my hand for an advertisement after i've died. Its a product, not a part of the person, and this reduces the person to something commercial. To do it to someone who's dead and has no voice to object is even worse.

[eltravo]

skindred wrote:

demanchild117 wrote:

wow.... thats a little ****ed up...
what kind of sick ad campaign is this....

If Courtney hadn't blown Kurt's face off, he'd hate to see this....
(burn in hell Courtney love)


correction, kurt blew his own head off lol

i am a firm beliver that that bitch had something to do with it.

[ClickClick]

chill out its not a big deal, they probably would have done the ads if they were alive anyways...

[Room On Fire]

thats ****ed up

[eltravo]

dgme92 wrote:

skindred wrote:

demanchild117 wrote:

wow.... thats a little ****ed up...
what kind of sick ad campaign is this....

If Courtney hadn't blown Kurt's face off, he'd hate to see this....
(burn in hell Courtney love)



correction, kurt blew his own head off lol


you know what, just as you said that it struck me that some people believe courtney had him killed. im not raising an old arguement or anything, just you remided me just there...

guys, a shoe's ad is a shoe's ad, its not gonna hurt anybody. y'know what'd be wrong? if they used johnny cash or jimi hendrix or something like that. point is, some of these guys wore the shoes, so it would be WORSE if they picked rock icon's that DIDN'T. #
case closed

Jimi Hendrix has his own energy drink now, im not kidding, it almost made me physically sick when i saw it

[incockgnito]

That was just one stupid move made by Doc. I'm not going to wear Martens anymore...

[qurazy]

WTF Why don't you just put Steve Irwin in a pair of those if you want to make a buck you pieces of trash!

[Captain Insano]

Boycott Martens!

[failingsociety$]

the one of kurt cobain looks absolutely terrible and fake, and joey ramones' is kinda odd looking too,

the others of whats his face and sid are okay,

but yeah total exploitation

sp?

[cherub_rocker07]

i was actually considering buying Doc Martens before i read this shit

****ing terrible

[kingasherock]

what is the big deal...i mean in all honesty if it were for images of jimi hendrix and those like him becoming icons of the times his musical legacy woulod not have continued to thrive in thw way it has. So maybe some young kid who listens to his sisters pop musicright now will see one of these poster and be intriqued and wanna find out why they are on a poster and then learns they are musicians and therefore goes out discovers some better music and falls in love with it and starts a musical legacy of his own...that is just as likely to happen as anything bad. so don't be so negative i have never seen people so eager to be effronted or pissed over the slightest of situations as i have sice gettingt the internet. then i start to understand why the world is the way it is. IT'S AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR DR. MARTINS NOT A SIGN TELLING YOU TO GET A LOBOTOMY... Advertising is never going away so stop getting pissed off over it...if you do it's still running your life whether you buy the products or not....everyone so eager for a cause..for a fight they view just and right..is there nothing better to stand for than a bunch of dead druggies?????

[qurazy]

Why couldn't they just use already people to sell their damn product?

[Metal_Militia15]

I'll never buy Doc Marten's in my life.

[Teen Spirit]

kingasherock, that's a very... strange theory

and WHADDYAMEAN A BUNCH OF DEAD DRUGGIES?

sorry fags, but Kurt just deserves
WAY MORE respect than THIS!

r.i.p. kurt cobain & co.

[_sam_]

boots of all things....kinda ironic cause kurt pretty much hated most things commercial

[FrenchyFungus]

I gotta agree with Rankles.

Checked

[neidnarb11890]

f*cking lame...

[Menza_]

I am still disappointed with Dean for Marketing on Dimes Death. But even though I am not a fan of all those musicians I do not think it is fair at all

[scarfacesuit]

that's sick... that makes me never want to buy any boots at all....

[swaxq321]

_sam_ wrote:

boots of all things....kinda ironic cause kurt pretty much hated most things commercial

yeah the others im sure would be fine to make afew bucks on the side but wasn't kurt cobain against comercialisation in every way?

[Black Hole Sun]

At least they're not using them to sell shit they'd never use. Like... tampons. Doesn't justify it, but at least it's something they liked.

Teen Spirit wrote:

kingasherock, that's a very... strange theory

and WHADDYAMEAN A BUNCH OF DEAD DRUGGIES?

sorry fags, but Kurt just deserves
WAY MORE respect than THIS!

r.i.p. kurt cobain & co.

Well, to be fair Kurt Cobain is dead and was a druggy. So... it's a completely factual. Plus, if you don't like Kurt Cobain as a musician, or any of the stuff, I don't see why he deserves such respect.

[JimiJames_]

God DAMN , if i see a poster where Jim Morrison advertises his favorite condoms in heaven , i swear to gaod ill fakin' destroy it !

[Cobalt Blue]

...this is horrible, I'd think Kurt would be especially disgusted by his image being used to advertise anything.

[ReeseKillsHIV]

I've never owned a pair.
This has pretty much confirmed that I never will.

[mercedesisbenz]

emil_sej wrote:

Lets just hope Dime doesn't end like this...

Dim is waaaaay more commercialized than just a boot ad.

[j-boy199]

Hey it could of been worse

they could of used Jimi hendrix in the ad, now that would have been bad!

[break-me-in]

This is exactly what punk stood against, so clearly they're all rolling in their graves. I'd think Cobain particularly would be pissed off at this.

[silentdob]

daytripper75 wrote:

thats really stupid. i mean, exploiting dead people to make some money? thats low.

So, that means Jimi hendrix merch, old metallica merch, or any other merch if the band or artist is dead is wrong.

[Mud Martian]

I think this is wrong, myself.

It's one thing to sell a band's shirts and hats. Fans want a way to express their interest and / or love for a band. That's acceptable, to me. But using dead musicians to make a quick buck?

Rude, disrespectful, and sadly, very normal.

Such is life.

[Mud Martian]

Sorry, I meant, such is business.

[MoshMaster101]

I'm just impressed that they've managed to find a decent use for Sid Vicious.

[creativeboner]

Jimi Hendrix is being used in something this year.. I don’t' remember but it's not something.. Man, water? An energy drink? “experience Hendrix? Um, little Paris Hilton dogs? I don't remember but it was something appalling.

Anyone remember?

[aguynamedlarry]

Fiddler wrote:

Buy our boots and you can
Commit Suicide
or
Drugs Overdose, Kids!

Great selling point i guess, apart from being ridiculously disrespectful.

At least the two Joe's died 'natural' deaths.

well, the drugs didn't exactly Joey Ramone's cancer.

[Orkin]

I'm so going out to buy a pair!

[Orkin]

I'm so going out to buy a pair!

Nah but seriously guys, these people are dead, they dont give two ****s what silly boot company uses their faces as product marketing.

[theduke92]

MoshMaster101 wrote:

I'm just impressed that they've managed to find a decent use for Sid Vicious.

Lol


Seriously though, this is screwed up. I think Cobain in particular would be really pissed off about this.

[GHJ]

Very much in bad taste.

[zerodeck]

yup he'd be pissed of for sure, damn kapitalism

[namesR4squares]

Guys they're dead. I doubt they care.

[Td_Nights]

Saying that they should use them for an ad because they wore the boots is like saying they should start being in damn water commercials.So the **** what?They're already all dead,give up already damn it.

[iamthedecieved]

i think thats pretty low tahts all there is to say really

MoshMaster101 wrote:

I'm just impressed that they've managed to find a decent use for Sid Vicious.

pri

[iamthedecieved]

ahhh i was trying to write priceless

[Gibson_Rocker13]

this leaves a really bad taste in my mouth. first it was the hendrix energy drink, now this. this is pure exploitation of these musicians.

[Ir8sob]

I'm gonna put on my Doc's, drink some Hendrix electric vodka, and play my Dean Dimebag Razorback, I guess we should boycott everything, huh

[xNihilityx]

honestly, wtf

[SoFaRo-Zero]

kingasherock wrote:

what is the big deal...i mean in all honesty if it were for images of jimi hendrix and those like him becoming icons of the times his musical legacy woulod not have continued to thrive in thw way it has. So maybe some young kid who listens to his sisters pop musicright now will see one of these poster and be intriqued and wanna find out why they are on a poster and then learns they are musicians and therefore goes out discovers some better music and falls in love with it and starts a musical legacy of his own...that is just as likely to happen as anything bad. so don't be so negative i have never seen people so eager to be effronted or pissed over the slightest of situations as i have sice gettingt the internet. then i start to understand why the world is the way it is. IT'S AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR DR. MARTINS NOT A SIGN TELLING YOU TO GET A LOBOTOMY... Advertising is never going away so stop getting pissed off over it...if you do it's still running your life whether you buy the products or not....everyone so eager for a cause..for a fight they view just and right..is there nothing better to stand for than a bunch of dead druggies?????

,..First off, no. Kids who listen to pop garbage don't care about real musicians, and would probably lose interest upon learning who was being used to advertise the boots. Secondly, people wouldn't care about the ads if they didn't know who was in them anyway. Thirdly, congrats on surviving your own lobotomy--it is inconceivable that anybody with all of their brain in place would say something so asinine. Go back to your precious Fall Out Boy and leave the memories of real punks alone...and Sid, for that matter.

The bringing of a slow and painful death to all manufacturers who can condone such unconscionable advertising practices is the only justice that can come out of this grave debauchery. And the ad men, too, must go. Read Vance Packard's The Hidden Persuaders to learn about their other dirty tricks.

Faugh. Rest in peace, guys.

[SlashNX]

If they wana show off how Doc Martins are built to last, just show a poster with a pair of Doc Martins after being worn for a week, and put it next to a poster of the sorry state of a pair of Converses that have been worn for a week... the comparison will speak for itself!!!

No need to anger the dead!

[above_reality]

that is seriously uncool...

[goldbuddist]

you act like its the biggest f**king deal that someone wants to advertise their dumbass shoes
with deceased musicians.
WHO THE F**K CARES MAN!!! GOD!!!
They died, they're not gonna give a flyin f**k that they're on a boots ad.

Get real people.
They arent going to turn in their graves.
They arent going to get angry.

Just leave it alone man.

[carcass_prowler]

what the hell is sid vicious doing in heaven?

[skindred]

SatanicWorship wrote:

skindred wrote:

demanchild117 wrote:

wow.... thats a little ****ed up...
what kind of sick ad campaign is this....

If Courtney hadn't blown Kurt's face off, he'd hate to see this....
(burn in hell Courtney love)


correction, kurt blew his own head off lol


It's a common conspiracy theory that it was Courtney Love that killed Kurt Cobain, and that he didn't commit suicide. Google Kurt Cobain conspiracy and you'll find all sorts of theories.

anything that happens major is now seen as controversial and has a "conspiracy" theory to it, dont get me wrong, i firmly believe there's an area 51 but its obvious kurt killed himself, how many problems did the guy have in his head which reflected in his music and how many suicides have their been from people just listening to his music when they are in a bad emotional state?

ill prob get flamed hard for this but its my opinion. RIP dimebag

[TheNthDimension]

^^+1!
Buy Doc Martins, they'll make you just like Kurt (shotguns are extra)

[leeprechaun]

SuperBlob :
g00fy_130 wrote:

Go Britain. Whatever they need to pay the dentist bills right?
Our teeth are perfectly fine, thank you.

yh, shut up g00fy

[AEnemia]

Maybe this'll come across as a little blasphemous, but I honestly sorta think Dime wouldn't mind what Dean did... After all, they're his signature guitars, and I'm sure he'd love it if his name being on it got some kid somewhere to pick up the axe.

[Icarus Lives]

Ya know what this is? BLASPHEMY!! Usiong the lords names in vain (using the lords name to promote shit).

[sounddomine]

who's doc martin? the guitard player of mudhoney? jk
crappy advertising, karma's a bitch.

[Vedder]

disgusting, never will i wear one of these, i hope many others feel the same way. Don't they need to obtain the families permission for this?

[texadave]

dean didn't exploit dime, dumbass, they respected him in every way. they don't have another artist near as respected as dime was, so yea, they're still idolizing him in their ads.

[Stop Messin']

It's all about $$$ money, money, money. It's being done with Hendrix right now with effects pedels, energy drinks and $30,000 guitars he played once. It's being done with Dime with Dean. They are releasing 13 new Dime guitars each week. Now this bullshit. I don't imagine Hendrix is gonna want his name on an energy drink, or that Cobain is gonna wear some boots cause they're like.....dead!

[Dirk Gently]

I like Doc Marten boots. And I couldn't care less about them using the images of dead rock stars.

[Sid Vicouis]

why? why? like wtf! that picture of kurt with that shit on his fit and photoshopped image is making me puke.

carcass_prowler wrote:

what the hell is sid vicious doing in heaven?

lmao deuce

[negativecreep92]

I urge you all to e-mail them. If there's enough of us doing it maybe they'll not go ahead with them. If not, we'll just have to raise hell

[wtfisthatadew]

think of what the guys who modeled the shoes, how they must feel. i wonder if they new what their feet would become

[wtfisthatadew]

Icarus Lives wrote:

Ya know what this is? BLASPHEMY!! Usiong the lords names in vain (using the lords name to promote shit).

**** the lord, HE "created" the little ****ers who came up with this shit!

[Dirk Gently]

^ Yes, I'm sure they're now in the fetal position in the middle of their beds sobbing and shivering with a bottle of cyanide in their hands ready to end it all.

What idiotic crap. I'm going to advertise my new medication soon. It's called "Getoveritol." Feeling pointless outrage about a marketing campaign? Try a handful of Getoveritol. Seriously, this is about the most pointless thing in the world to get pissed off about. Hell, I thought the ads were kind of cool.

[guitar_lvr]

im embarrassed. this is the exact thing that kurt was so morally opposed to. things like these are the reason kurt killed himself (if he really committed suicide)

[GrungePb]

lame, pretty disrespectful

[The Novice]

If I see Cliff Burton or Dimebag on this I WILL HUNT THEM DOWN. I've never been this serious before, I'm so f*cking sick of this shit.. Just like everyone rapes and violates the hell out of Hendrix.
This has gone to far.

[Caustic]

A great man once said...
""By the way if anyone here is in advertising or marketing... kill yourself. No, no, no it's just a little thought. I'm just trying to plant seeds. Maybe one day, they'll take root - I don't know. You try, you do what you can. Kill yourself. Seriously though, if you are, do. Aaah, no really, there's no rationalisation for what you do and you are Satan's little helpers, Okay - kill yourself - seriously. You are the ruiner of all things good, seriously. No this is not a joke, you're going, "there's going to be a joke coming," there's no ****ing joke coming. You are Satan's spawn filling the world with bile and garbage. You are ****ed and you are ****ing us. Kill yourself. It's the only way to save your ****ing soul, kill yourself. Planting seeds. I know all the marketing people are going, "he's doing a joke... there's no joke here whatsoever. Suck a tail-pipe, ****ing hang yourself, borrow a gun from a Yank friend - I don't care how you do it. Rid the world of your evil ****ing machinations. I know what all the marketing people are thinking right now too, "Oh, you know what Bill's doing, he's going for that anti-marketing dollar. That's a good market, he's very smart." Oh man, I am not doing that. You ****ing evil scumbags! "Ooh, you know what Bill's doing now, he's going for the righteous indignation dollar. That's a big dollar. A lot of people are feeling that indignation. We've done research - huge market. He's doing a good thing." Godammit, I'm not doing that, you scum-bags!

Quit putting a godamm dollar sign on every ****ing thing on this planet! "

It's me, you know who I'm quoting.

[-heartbreaker-]

what a blatant marketing scheme.

[Davido2923]

Sid is way too cool to de USE like this!!! Same thing for the others!
Stay Vicious

[E V H 5150]

Um... hooray for capitalism. Doc Martens are made to last. Funny thing is, I don't think those musicians lasted too long. Does that say anything about the quality?

[thrash_bassist]

that is just effin sick.

[KillerBastard]

Well first off, this was made wrong all along, i mean why would this guys be in heaven??? Hell is a more appropiate place for this guys, that for me was the real bummer, and yeah the dead guy publicity and all, but why are they in heaven i'll never know, we all know every single one of us will never get to see a glimpse of heaven, so, lets just stick to what we're good at, sin!!

[ThunderKiss65]

do they have any idea how them guys' kids feel when they see their dead fathers adorning advertising boards across the globe? it's pretty sick.

well, actually, i could see Sid goin along with the idea, haha.

[Hart_Attack]

wow... the brits came up with this one? haha
::America tags Britian:: Your turn to be flamed.

[tbean1060]

g00fy_130 wrote:

Go Britain. Whatever they need to pay the dentist bills right?

dude I F*cking love you for that in a non faggot kind of way

[Xinlitik]

that's ****ing lame.

[Aidy Damage]

This is simply sick. I can't believe that these people I see as icons are seen only as ways to sell a consumer product... when they were alive, none of them would have wanted this. No way.

[[[.:jess:.]]]

laaaaame.

[Under_The_Oath]

Kurt would hate that.

[yoshima]

Well... it seems Doc Martins has succeeded in getting everyone talking about their boots... Damn you Doc Martins.... Damn you all.

[sounddomine]

LOL who's cheap enough to expect boots to last years?

[whitebluesboy]

A) Doc Martins look like crap and B) whack

[Americanhoser]

"If your gonna die, die with your boots on....."

[Alibi:Destroyed]

Ins wrote:

that's horrible...
I also heard that that 'Slush' company is planning to dig up their bodies, grind them in a blender, and market it as 'A taste of greatness'.
Kurt's purple and though they say tastes Grunge-tastic, is actually a bitter flavour of inept exploitation.

This is my favorite comment.

[dirtymexican863]

Awful. What are they gonna do next? Dig up their graves?

[chrisx3]

holy shit this is freakin gay, i mean who would exploit these guys i mean holy shit this dosn't make them look good, it just makes them look bad god damnit!

[66something]

im sure the dead guys dont mind...try giving a **** about the alive people who are exploited!

[Dirtydeeds468]

My name is Deeds, and I do not endorse this event, message, or product.

[ZEppelin1969]

haha kurt looks soooo funny in that pic lols

[blasphemy666]

thid is horrible.. compltl sick! they are human beings i mean ****!

[kingasherock]

so far zero
take your head out of your ass. i don't listen to fall out boy but i will go on record as saying Kurt Cobain is with out a doubt the most over rated musician ever. the very fact that nirvanna blew up while janes addiction and other bands of their caliber remained relatively unknown told me all i ever needed to know about the business side of music. now moron music is my life and has been since i was about three years old (i am now 27) but you know what unlike you i wasn't spit out of my mama with perfect taste and egads i listened to bon jovi and europe when i was eight ...and then one day i saw a poster of guns and roses and i thougth they looked really cool and so i bought the tape appetite for destruction and my love for real music began and has blossomed throughout my life. i now have over three thousand cd tapes and records in my collection. and also before you try to insult me you should realize that i am writer, that's my profession and a good chunk of that job is knowing things so thanks for trying to enlighten my tiny mind but i believe i'll pass. the other part of my job is inventing things and playibg up or down my reader...i showed you for the ass you are. it's and advertisement people. it can't hurt you unless you decide to let yourself fill up with negativity and rage because of it. and i just think that a bunch of people who presumebly play guitar can find a better outlet for the anger. Please Calm Down....and yes they are a bunch od dead druggies

[Sixpack5001]

yeah this is really lame

[kingasherock]

SORRY DOUBLE POST
Yes these guys are a bunch of dead druggies but i never said that was a bad thing, it beats dying old pissing yourself in some old folks home waiting for the grandkids whose names you can no longer to come visit you for fifteen minutes while they labor under intense boredom cutting you "why won't you die already gramps so i can play with my friends in saturdays" looks.

[tralala13]

kingasherock wrote:

so far zero
take your head out of your ass. i don't listen to fall out boy but i will go on record as saying Kurt Cobain is with out a doubt the most over rated musician ever. the very fact that nirvanna blew up while janes addiction and other bands of their caliber remained relatively unknown told me all i ever needed to know about the business side of music. now moron music is my life and has been since i was about three years old (i am now 27) but you know what unlike you i wasn't spit out of my mama with perfect taste and egads i listened to bon jovi and europe when i was eight ...and then one day i saw a poster of guns and roses and i thougth they looked really cool and so i bought the tape appetite for destruction and my love for real music began and has blossomed throughout my life. i now have over three thousand cd tapes and records in my collection. and also before you try to insult me you should realize that i am writer, that's my profession and a good chunk of that job is knowing things so thanks for trying to enlighten my tiny mind but i believe i'll pass. the other part of my job is inventing things and playibg up or down my reader...i showed you for the ass you are. it's and advertisement people. it can't hurt you unless you decide to let yourself fill up with negativity and rage because of it. and i just think that a bunch of people who presumebly play guitar can find a better outlet for the anger. Please Calm Down....and yes they are a bunch od dead druggies

Word.

[Prince Albert]

Maybe this is just me, but seeing dead punk rockers wearing boots doesn't really make me want to go buy boots. And who gives a crap about them being exploited? They're dead, what do they care?

[Prince Albert]

hey kingasherock, i'd like to know how much you get paid as a writer, because from the looks of your post you're lucky if you can even spell your name right

[Rooster666]

I HATE THIS! They are finding new ways to make money off of dead musicians. I saw an ad in the Jimi Hendrix guitar world for an energy drink called "The Jimi Hendrix Experience". How stupid can you get? You think if Kurt were alive he would like this? No, he wouldnt. These companies need to respect these people and stop trying to use their fame to sell stuff.


Plus, if Kurt commited suicide why would he be in heaven?

[ratmblink123]

Prince Albert wrote:

Maybe this is just me, but seeing dead punk rockers wearing boots doesn't really make me want to go buy boots. And who gives a crap about them being exploited? They're dead, what do they care?

Yeah, I don't wanna go buy them JUST BECAUSE of that.
And they should be respected. Not exploited...

[walker-rose]

this is just disgusting.

[stars_n_bars]

this is against EVERYTHING these musicians stood for...i say we kill those corporate mother****ers

[MusicalMinority]

Well, I know Kurt would do one of three things if he was alive right now.

1. Laugh. He always did have that weird sense of humor.
2. Get pissed. He also had that weird rage.
3. Kill himself.

[Prince Albert]

Rooster666 wrote:

I HATE THIS! They are finding new ways to make money off of dead musicians. I saw an ad in the Jimi Hendrix guitar world for an energy drink called "The Jimi Hendrix Experience". How stupid can you get? You think if Kurt were alive he would like this? No, he wouldnt. These companies need to respect these people and stop trying to use their fame to sell stuff.


Plus, if Kurt commited suicide why would he be in heaven?

wow, i hope they never name an energy drink after me. and that Jimi Hendrix Experience is probably just full of crack

[\GuitarHero/]

what the ****in damnit.

[CryoCarnage]

**** large corporations. i hate them all. set fire to them all!

[proguitarist11]

silentdob wrote:

daytripper75 wrote:

thats really stupid. i mean, exploiting dead people to make some money? thats low.

So, that means Jimi hendrix merch, old metallica merch, or any other merch if the band or artist is dead is wrong.

you're a dumb shit. metallica isn't dead..

and this whole thing is faggish. i mean, ya, it's disrespectful to advertise w/ dead ppl, but in the business world, ppl don't care about wut's respectful and wut's not. get over it. if 5 million ppl posted hateful comments about Doc. Martins, they'd still have the same advertisements. stop wasting your time bitching.

[dtjj09]

kingasherock :
SORRY DOUBLE POST
Yes these guys are a bunch of dead druggies but i never said that was a bad thing, it beats dying old pissing yourself in some old folks home waiting for the grandkids whose names you can no longer to come visit you for fifteen minutes while they labor under intense boredom cutting you "why won't you die already gramps so i can play with my friends in saturdays" looks.

Well, Joey Ramone died from cancer and Joe Strummer died from a heart attack, but I know what you mean.

Also: They could of gotten a better picture of Joey

[Devil_Duck]

They couldn't get living rockstars to hoc their shit? Cobain would never sell his ass out like that, BUT APPARENTLY COURTENY WOULD!

[kingasherock]

prince albert i'm typing these posts as i do about three other things and i am sorry if an internet post does not take my utmost or even pentultimate priority and as far as how much i get paid...well i don't know what you do for a living but i'm sire i make more.

[jansa33]

if sid were alive hed spit on that

[not_dead_enough]

Reecoom wrote:

bigal224 wrote:

GET OVER IT WETBAGS


I totally agree... Seriously.

Me too.

Here are my thoughts; Those companies spend millions on marketing research, and do you think they'd invest that much in campaigns like this if they didn't work? I don't necessarily agree with this idea of using dead celebrities, but if people are stupid enough to fall for it and there's money to be made, I sure as hell would exploit it.

Don't blame Doc Martens for simply exploiting people's stupidity, blame the people like yourselves who create such attention to this campaign. You all realise you're giving Doc's what they want right?

PS: We all know that Dime and Kurt are dead, but when will some of the overlooked dead musicians like Gar Samuelson get the recognition they deserve??

[Lou_dog 71]

whats wrong with people these days at least they didnt but Bonzo in there

[iamk0ng]

TC1223 wrote:

i hope they get sued until they go out of business and starve to death - bunch of rats. People suck.

yes, people suck, so us orangutans should just kill em all

[masterwailer]

TJ1991 wrote:

This is just wrong, immoral, sick, low, stupid, disrespectful.. shall I continue or do you get the picture?

is everyone here retarded?how is that wrong?there just pictures of kurt cobain, joe strummer, joey ramone and sid vicious how is that bad? There all dead it doesnt matter its just their image not actually them selling out calm down people.

[not_dead_enough]

E V H 5150 wrote:

Um... hooray for capitalism. Doc Martens are made to last. Funny thing is, I don't think those musicians lasted too long. Does that say anything about the quality?

HAHA!!

Sorry I just had to laugh at that!

[Jau_Peacecraft]

Companies are not people, so stop bitching about them like they are, jesus cock sucking christ. Quite bitching like it's high school, or for most of you, keep that shit at lunch time while you coast on by thanks to the No Dipshit Left Behind Act, and start doing something productive, like dismantling bullshit & associated perceptions, boycotting, petitioning, protesting, etc... This companies actions will not be changed if people just sit back and laugh while it all goes to hell; in this case, i found most of it this shit funny, but there's something ****ed up taking Joey Ramone into the ad as he's only non-emo fag up there who *had* some dignity left. The stupid baby boomers that make up of most of these companies are the people to blame, not the companies-as-PR-entities,
and to sum most of those *******s up, George Carlin said it best:

"...the baby boomers: whiny, narcissistic, self-indulgent people who's simple philosophy: 'GIMME THAT! IT'S MINE!'...these people were given everything, everything was handed to them, and they took it all, sold it all; sex, drugs, and rock and roll and they stayed loaded for 20 yrs and had free ride, but now they're staring down the barrel of the burnout, and they don't like it, they don't like it so they've become self-righteous, and they wanna make things hard for young people, they tell em abstane from sex, say no to drugs, as for Rock and Roll they sold that for television commercials a long time ago, so they an buy 'pasta machines', and 'stair masters', and 'soy bean futures'.

you know something, they're cold, bloodless people. It's in their slogan 'no pain, no gain', 'just do it', 'play it hard', 'shit happends, deal with it', 'get a life!'. These people went from 'do your own thing!' to 'just say no!', they went from 'love is all you need' to 'whoever has the most toys, wins!', and they went from 'cocaine' to 'rogaine' and you know something, they're still counting grams, only now it's fat grams! and the worst of it is we have to watch the commercials on tv for levis loose fitting jeans and fat ass docker pants because these degenerate, yuppie, boomer cock suckers couldn't keep their hands off the croissants and the 'Haägen Dasz' and their big fat asses have spread all over and they have to wear fat ass docker pants. Fuck these yuppies, and **** everybody now that I think of it"

[DarkDallasNight]

proguitarist11 wrote:

silentdob wrote:

daytripper75 wrote:

thats really stupid. i mean, exploiting dead people to make some money? thats low.

So, that means Jimi hendrix merch, old metallica merch, or any other merch if the band or artist is dead is wrong.
you're a dumb shit. metallica isn't dead..

and this whole thing is faggish. i mean, ya, it's disrespectful to advertise w/ dead ppl, but in the business world, ppl don't care about wut's respectful and wut's not. get over it. if 5 million ppl posted hateful comments about Doc. Martins, they'd still have the same advertisements. stop wasting your time bitching.

On the contrary, the great Cliff is dead...however I agree with you. We live in capitalist America--where its technically a fecund breeding ground for advertisers--so I can see why advertisers are exploiting the dead. However, I do not think that we should sit here passively and accept this nonsense. I am glad a lot of people on site actually responded with
astute and remarkable observations regarding this matter....

[WeR138]

Most docs are now made in china. Furthermore, Dime was with dean for a long time with the exception of the washburn days. Yes they used him after his untimely death but so does fender with SRV and hendrix, as does jacks and rohdes. Its a fact of life that companies will do whatever it takes to sell.

[Leonheart]

Weak.

[Jau_Peacecraft]

don't worry green, as much as fascism is increasingly growing in our own government, the U.K. are the ones who are gonna finish that race before us, and they'll have no one but the cameras observing them taking dumps to thank for.


then again, as one post mentioned before, perhaps this will finally get them paying their dental bills on time.

[masterometal666]

Hotfox_07 wrote:

That's pretty fu*kin' low...I don't even like Nirvana, but damn I feel bad for Kurt now...and all of 'em. That's total exploitation, and it's not iconic at all. It's bullsh*t. These companies don't care about the artists or their music, they care about advertising and making a buck. If they'd have said something to the effect of "Kurt sucks, the Ramones were horrible, buy Doc Martins," I'd be less pissed. Geezy Creezy.

I see what you're saying, but have some respect for what they did. Nirvana basically started grunge...The Ramones basically started punk...and so on. You don't have to like it, but I still think that there is alot of due respect that is owed to these legends, whether or not you appreciated their music. Which is why Dr. Martens should be ashamed of themselves. Still, I suppose it is getting them exactly what they wanted...attention. I always hated those things though...I'd rather wear my skate shoes to be honest. Anyways, this is pretty much Elvis all over again. He was good, but I don't believe that he, or anybody for that matter, can be crowned "King" of rock and roll unless EVRYONE agreed on that...which is probably never going to happen unless someone brainwashes us all. Oh, and Elvis was mostly Gospel/Blues anyways, so I don't think he even counts in the first place. That said, it's the same story here. I liked the George Carlin quote...

[masterometal666]

Jau_Peacecraft wrote:

don't worry green, as much as fascism is increasingly growing in our own government, the U.K. are the ones who are gonna finish that race before us, and they'll have no one but the cameras observing them taking dumps to thank for.


then again, as one post mentioned before, perhaps this will finally get them paying their dental bills on time.

Umm...come again? What the hell are you talking about?

[mr. jimmy]

so much irony, I can't handle it!

[fcolbert]

Someone probably alread covered this but...
I want some Doc Martens... JK

[RG_FANMAN]

Note to self;

Tell the Doc Marten company to go f*ck themselves.



Exploited the dead is wrong...just look at what Dean did to Dime. Hence the reason I won't buy a Dean guitar.

[Jau_Peacecraft]

I dunno, I'm bored today, I don't get paid until tommarow. I only have half of a 40 left too. Damnit it all to hell.

[5_Strings]

i somehow find it funny .. lol .. sorry

[MX4Life]

Nobody noticed the fact that all of them are in heaven? Kinda not what I expected.

I don't give a damn about their ads, who cares. What about that phone company whose commercial had I Wanna Be Sedated on it? OMG EXPLOITATION I HATE THEM DONT GET CELL PHONE THEY R SPLOITERS

[josh51610]

Pumpkins4Life wrote:

yeah, just look at what Dean did to Dime, total exploitation. Anything to make a buck.

They didn't do it to make any money they did it because the Razorbacks were being released around the time of his death. Considering it was Dime's custome designed guitar it was only fitting that they used him in the ads.

[gibsonbrothers]

kurt is rolling over in his grave right about now...

[Draken]

I'm totally buying some Doc Martens and dancing on thier graves with them on. But first i need some flannel and to be a lesbian.

[Tmor586]

who cares? its a shoe ad, there not saying anything bad about these guys, just showing them wearing some shoes. stfu with the turning in their graves stuff, its just pointless. theyre dead, and honestly this makes absolutely no difference to their musical credibility. unless of course you judge musicians on their fame, which would mean your an ass.

[Vornik]

This is just what icons of punk music represent: corporate advertising billboard bullshit. This is in such poor taste as to go beyond my ability to describe.

[tralala13]

Prince Albert wrote:

wow, i hope they never name an energy drink after me. and that Jimi Hendrix Experience is probably just full of crack

LOL. My favorite post of the day.

[hotlava9000]

who gives a ****?

go kiss the artist's ass?

damn... honestly people who could really care? or see any sort of dissing occuring? tis bussiness, and it'll always be like this.

I love their music, but i could really care less for a shoe ad of all things, much less anything else lmfao


...start being concerned when they start putting your face on things like this... you wouldnt be complaining, jsut wondering what YOUR cut was out of all this..

[hotlava9000]

o yeah.. had to come here... i just wanted to see all the posts of those who feel they nd to defend their favorties artist's honor...

heh

[Jondy]

This is just plain WRONG.

[UnionJak]

Way to exploit the tragic of some of rocks greatest. really classy

[kirbyrocknroll]

Bah. I still think it is disrespectful.

Checked.

[R0CKER1220]

Bah, I hate seeing deceased musicians advertise things. . .

[Hoppusorange]

The families of the "endorsees" are probably going to sue the living crap out of that company!!!

[Hoppusorange]

Whats next, Bon Scott with Air Jordons....

[Chunky_Lover]

what *******s.thats sick. if dead people could be pissed these guys would. these designers for the ads are a bunch of sick bastards.

[jikai55]

See..everyone is noticing the boots now. The controversy far is more publicity than the advertisements themselves.

[Chunky_Lover]

what *******s.thats sick. if dead people could be pissed these guys would. these designers for the ads are a bunch of sick bastards.

[davidgreen1986]

only in england could this happen. wont be long til people start destroying the displays

[Necross]

This has got to be the most vulgar display of capitolism I've ever seen. Using the deceased to send a message of "buy this." What kind of world do we live in were proper respect for the dead is replaced by an advertisement.

[HorrorFiend]

i want some docs now

[Dead_End]

four truely great people all spinning in their graves right now, theres better ways to advertise shoes than going "heres some great people... now that theyre dead we're gonna make em look pretty and advertise our crappy footwear" goddamn i'd say rest in peace but that'll never happen, espesially of how far Mr Cobain has been stretched into the f**king marketing bullshit i hope our society is happy...

i do find it amusing, kurt cobain seems like he stood against all this big famous marketing bullshit, and look at where he, along with all other great legends stand now... disappointing man.

[MuffinMan]

Sid Vicious: he sure did love his wee little booties.

...

[MetalMessiah665]

That's bullshit, using dead rock stars or any dead people for advertisement is really low and if it's a rock star at least make it an instrument commercial, not a ****ing boot commercial

[IamIronMan88]

Punk commercialism....how contradictory.

[KickOutTheJamsX]

so.. why is everybody saying things about how kurt doesnt deserve this when he is easily the least talanted of the 4? come on.. atleast put them all on the same level, but dont single the worst artist out of the lot.

[MegaRon]

That's disgusting.

[darkesthour231]

Doc Martens suck

[Mud Martian]

By the way, this isn't so much about who the dead people are, than it is the fact that they are even using dead people as a marketing tool. It's disrespectful. Never mind who the **** they are.

[twitch1331]

Whatever they need to pay the dentist bills right?

True.

[james4]

+1 to Rankles' comment.

[punkbass481]

Hotfox_07 wrote:

yakreig wrote:

im british nd now im gunna sell my docs on ebay as retaliation...wont get me nowhere tho..this is sick...makes me ashamed to be british


Don't sell them. If you sell them, someone else will wear them and support doc martin. Go to the corporate headquarters, stand on the steps and douse the boots in gasoline, and burn them. That'll make a hell of a statement. If peta can do it here (though I hate them so much), you can do it there. Good luck, bro.

PETA = the stupidest thing ever use your time for real issues

[Imperial]

[quote]Hotfox_07 wrote:

That's pretty fu*kin' low... That's total exploitation, and it's not iconic at all. It's bullsh*t. These companies don't care about the artists or their music, they care about advertising and making a buck.quote]

touchee

[goonergord]

Can't anybody see what's happening here? The best way to sell a product through an advertising campaign is to get everybody talking about the ads. It really seems to have worked in this case. I was and still am a Strummer/Clash fan. I also was and still am a Doc Martens wearer. Docs were an integral part of what was going on in '76/'77... and for many years before and since.
Whether you like it or not, this is a brilliant advertising campaign.
So, the more we keep talking about it, the more footwear Doc Marten are going to sell.
No commercial or advertising campaign is going to tarnish my memories of any of these great artists. Neither should it.
Let's get it in perspective. It's a ****ing footwear ad...

[some_rock_fan]

this is in bad taste.

[shugo449]

Ins wrote:

that's horrible...
I also heard that that 'Slush' company is planning to dig up their bodies, grind them in a blender, and market it as 'A taste of greatness'.
Kurt's purple and though they say tastes Grunge-tastic, is actually a bitter flavour of inept exploitation.

lol

this is pretty sad though

[Draken]

Joe Strummer is the only i care about the rest weren't really that great as people, i mean Joey Ramone was ok, but the other two were a Murdering junkie and a suicidal junkie.

[frankzappa17]

i think im going to vomit. i hope whoever made up this ad dies of colon cancer.

[jake stone]

lol you drama queens. if it showed em in hell on fire and shit. then it'd be a problem. but they're in heaven in those pictures, and they got sweet toga's and boots, not slippers. i bet they wouldnt mind bein in those posters at all

[hippyrockerchic]

dude i like the boots but **** man i these people are the ones who ****en dedicated themselves to make good music and thats pretty ****en imature to exploit the love people have for them in order to get money

[Spankyx2]

this is sad. a cooperation using the anti corporate reps of the last 25 years to sell shit... thats ****ed up. I don't get Sid vicious though, he was horrible, and always high, yet he is a legend. Whatever.

[guitar-goddess]

lagraine666 wrote:

c tellement con ....comment faire du cash !!

je suis daccord... tabarnak qu'ils ont pas de vie!

[wtfisthatadew]

see, even if you hate it, this boot crap is still getting publicity. thats what they want. just like the whole "look at me I'm brittney spears and ill shave my head' shit. you were revulted in its patheticness but everyone still talked about it. theres no escape from the retards...

[JFenderBender]

thats really stupid if you have use dead artists to sell boot if they were living they probably wouldnt have did an ad marketing these boots i mean kurt cobain wouldnt have wanted that he didnt want that kind of image. thats f***ed up

[sohter]

this is friggin stupid, it breaks my heart and makes me want to vomit. F**K SHOES!

[SL!!!]

IamIronMan88 wrote:

Punk commercialism....how contradictory.

Hahah, no kidding.

[Crazy Horse]

wen i saw the picture with the headline on the main page, i thought it would b a good idea for a poster and that the article would b about their lives and maybe like...a memorial festival or something...but now i see its to sell some punk shoes..let alone any shoes....i feel like im gunna puke

[SpiderFromMars]

so.. why is everybody saying things about how kurt doesnt deserve this when he is easily the least talanted of the 4? come on.. atleast put them all on the same level, but dont single the worst artist out of the lot.

Wtf? Even if you don't like Kurt Cobain (I'm not a huge fan, myself), you have to at least admit that he's more talented than Sid Vicious. The guy could barely even play.

[Thekillerbob]

Downright ****in disrespectful

[xLaZzArOx]

I think all four of them would be outraged to see themselves in such an add

Disgraceful

[vote-claypool]

thats ****in sad...next thing you know dimebag will be in a ****in energy bar ad or some shit

[nodice182]

I can't wait until they use Bill Hicks to advertise shopping malls.

[sbass12]

pathetic, just shows how much the world is screwed up nowadays....

[Jardine07]

wow thats really sad, these guys will burn in hell

[dotstudio]

wtf this is an insult

[Psycho Pigeon]

these ****ers dont know what immoral is. same with governments. ****ing cockroaches.

[Tmor586]

there shoes. if you dont like the ads, dont wear the shoes. tho thatd be pretty stupid since if u like the shoes, who gives a shit bout the ad.
stop bitchin about the pictures of these guys. its not that big of a deal.

[ThEwHo?!]

What, why would dead people help sell shoes even if they are famous, i wouldnt get em if ghosts wore them.

[Sick_Boy]

Kurt wore Converse all-stars, DM's are far too metal for him.

[ducky_10]

shame on them

[moronathon]

This is really low, i bet you this company doesn't even like these guys, but they figure that a lot of punk rockers respect them and that will make them buy their boots

[kaze_no_oto]

Gemini wrote:

kaze_no_oto wrote:

There really is no honor left in american culture at all, is there? What a shame that this society has sunk so low.


You realize it said that the images were cleared for use in the U.K. ONLY?

Ha. No, didn't realize. My bad. Still awful, though.

[si!]

HEY EVERYONE:































sorry for the attention grab, but instead of bitching about it here, take it to the doc marten's website, if you really want to do something instead of whine, here you go:http://www.dmusastore.com/
let's email the **** out of them.

[theumbrellist]

thats ****in ridiculous
Joe Strummer and Kurt Cobain sung against shit commercialism just like this when they were alive

[MacDDT]

I thought it was bad enough that they made little kids make their shitty boots in Indonesia.

[Stonewash]

.... alegidly all of the artist rolled over in their graves so doc could kiss their a$$ for marketing them

[Stonewash]

.... alegidly all of the artist rolled over in their graves so doc could kiss their a$$ for marketing them in ways they were against when they were still alive

[MarkMurray420]

this is funny.

[Imp]

Gotta say I'm thinking its a tad disrespectful.

Smart ads, but, these guys weren't big on the whole whoring yourself in advertising thing in real life.

Bit of a sour taste over something as common as an ad campaign, but whatcha gonna do eh?

[Battery Chicken]

Fucking corporate shills the lot of them, i'd be furious if someone used my visage to sell shit after I died.

[Kuri]

Funny how Dimebag gets dragged into these types of discussions when the article doesn't mention his name, at all...okay. The difference between Dimebag and these guys is Dean guitars was working directly with Dimebag on the guitars and they continued to make the guitars in his honor.

and btw, you guys aren't Vicious, Cobain, Ramone, and\or Strummer. Stop speaking for them.

But whatever. Pity. If it sells, then it sells. The only thing we can do is not buy the product, which I don't think some UK brand is going to care.

[ADarkerBreed]

Rankles wrote:
It's disgusting that they've picked four men who would never in a million years sell themselves for advertising. Absolutely disgusting.

I think in a way you are right, Sid Vicious and Joe Strummer definitely, the Ramones and Nirvana thrived on the attention given that both were MTV darlings, especially Nirvana.

I really think it doesn't matter though, it is advertising and there have been much worse showing people that actually wore them is a decent idea.

[mr kipling]

texadave wrote:

dean didn't exploit dime, dumbass, they respected him in every way. they don't have another artist near as respected as dime was, so yea, they're still idolizing him in their ads.

What about Dave Mustaine?

[SG Man Forever]

Wow. If I ever make it big and die, all I can hope is that some corporate bastard won't use my face to make a buck. Someone else up there said it best; if only dead people could get pissed off.

[DeathOfBalance]

Yeah, it's tasteless. But it could be worse. Look what happened to Dimebag Darrel.

[misirlou]

this is ****ing disgusting.

[rockpunkzer0]

i seriously officially want doc martens now. their advertising campaign has succeeded.

[reggie1975]

Some one from the estates had to ok this....don't blame doc, they just paid the cash to use the name and image.

[chieftanec]

i love my docs

[SMITH05]

THANK YOU AGAIN COURTNEY LOVE!!!!!YOU HAVE TURNED KURT(D) INTO WHAT HE HATED AND WHAT HE KILLED HIMSELF TO AVOID.

[Dattt]

you guys are taking this way too seriously.

[vantage4]

kurt cobain was too much of a pussy to control his own life, sid vicious was only famous because he lived the punk image so thoroughly that he ended up failing as a human being. seriously, what's the big deal? these guys were already losers who didn't respect themselves at all but felt like they should stick it to the man anyway. joey ramone is a tragedy though.

[Bloodandfire]

IM FUCKING DISGUSTED AND OUTRAGED

[dieloony2]

Dattt wrote:
you guys are taking this way too seriously.

would you really want everything you stood for in your life to end up ignored or made a joke out of?

All these guys are legends. I Think this is very disrespectful to there legacy's. Just because there aloud to use their images doesn't make it right.

Seeing Kurt Cobain's image wrapped up in robes as an angel advertising boots is rediclious. It's obvious whoever set this up weren't real fans, cause they would have known better.

I don't think sid vicious or joey ramone would care that much... but they can't exactly tell us.

[ScreamingCheeto]

Kurt Cobain sucks. He was pretty much the leader on a path of musical distruction and ruined music. He has no legacy, only making some of the worst music ever heard. Joey Ramone was very cool though...

[nom_chom_soader]

Pa-the-tic.

[hiro0911]

tim311mahoney wrote:

Uhhh, i would love for everyone who typed anything in this comment section to tell me how these poster belittle any of these artists. Its not going to bring into question the integrity of the individual, it will not make them anymore timeless than they already are... So everyone can get of their high horses now and stop acting holier than thou. Its a very simple ad campaign that doesn't really hurt anyone.

ppl die bt dut aint it.nthings over nd finished, the memories nd wat they did to u nd everything lives on. dis ad will no doubt hurt a lot of ppl mate as it hurt me,wud u like ur dead dad to be used in a stupid ad?

[DrOcan]

ScreamingCheeto wrote:

Kurt Cobain sucks. He was pretty much the leader on a path of musical distruction and ruined music. He has no legacy, only making some of the worst music ever heard. Joey Ramone was very cool though...

LOL

Kurt rules. amen

back on topic, this is disgusting, it's amazing what people do for money...

[Artema]

i was just wondering what their relatives had to think and
wonder if they gave it the ok

[YetAnotherMuso]

this is just downright ****ing offensive

[joey100]

courtney love probably allows it but then again she tries to sell of everything about kurt

[JimiJames_]

By the way , i totally agree , that Kurt Cobain is responcible for all the crap-"rock"-emo-"punk"-co
lledge rock nowdays and a really hate him , but still , i dont think thats a reason to insult him like that .
NEVER WILL I BUY MARTENS!
Ramones kick ass!

[ShadowRelcuse]

Cobain would kill himself.

Except he already did.

[the_bi99man]

This shits pretty f**ked up right here. Anyway to all the people who seem to have no problem with this, this is different than when Dean Guitars used Dimebag for their ads. Dimebag designed the guitar and loved his Deans and already agreed to do the ads before he died. These guys died much longer ago, and Kurt Cobain for one (I'm not too sure about the others) actively voiced his hatred of commercialism and this is literally the exact thing he wanted to avoid by killing himself, it's in his f**king suicide letter for chirst's sake! This is denying at least one dead rock legend his life's final wishes, and that is simply f**ked up by anyone's reasoning.

On a lighter note, suicide is a sin, so depicting Kurt in heaven is false advertising to boot. Hehehe...

[wtfisthatadew]

JimiJames_ wrote:

By the way , i totally agree , that Kurt Cobain is responcible for all the crap-"rock"-emo-"punk"-co

lledge rock nowdays and a really hate him , but still , i dont think thats a reason to insult him like that .
NEVER WILL I BUY MARTENS!
Ramones kick ass!

dude, kurt brought us outta the hair metal shit era, which i appretiate to the fullest, so stfu you freakin whitesnake fan

[manwith2brains]

why diddent they do like nikki sixx or something. hes not dead but he might as well be. i mean eatlest take sid and kurt out of there they dont deserve this kind of torture.

[jdr13185]

Gimme a break if anyone is being insulted in this picture it is God for them honestly thinking he would let those crapassed drug snorting freaks in Heaven to begin with!

[tim311mahoney]

I'm so outraged at what you've just said. This sick advertisement pisses over everything real punks like those guys stand for. Joe Strummer would tear down every single poster of this sick PR stunt right down if he were alive. This makes a ****ing mockery of each of those star's anti-commercialism, and you sir, may aswell be doing Doc Marten's marketing department's job for them, you corporate ****.

I recall seeing Nirvana's Teen Spirit on Mtv every 20 minutes back in the early 90's. I don't know if you were around for that but that is COMMERCIALISM... and don't even attempt to give me the typical "ohh well kurt never wanted to be famous blah blah blah." and if they were all still alive, we wouldn't be talking about this because they wouldn't be on those posters. And I am in no way rooting for Doc Marten's or for you anti-everything people. It was a clever marketing idea (everyone should give Doc's credit for that). So stop being such an ignorant F*CK. Just look around the room you're in and tell me all the mass manufactured stuff in your room... your fender (since you're punk), your pair of extra tight jeans and the gel in your mohawk. You're just as much of a corporate rump swab as everyone else.

[sindrel]

This is awkward... They just want more money. That's ok, but dealing with dead rock stars? Fuck, this is awful, just let them be! Argh!

[Alix_D]

Anything to do with Rushden is a crock of shit in my eyes.

[parkersimon]

I actually think it is kind of funny

[One Inch Man]

That SUCKS!!!! I will never ever buy these fu**in boots!! No one should do it!
"we discovered that these idolized musicians wore Dr Martens". May that's right! And then others will find out that they had this car and ate that hamburger, wore these clothes.....

[guitaristben]

theyre acutally being serious... i think if they had a dimebag one, tht would be hilarious lol

[FunkasPuck]

ooooohhhhh, the irony. how could something so blatant be lost on the fellas in marketing.
kurt kobain killed himself (**** the conspiracies) because he didnt want to be a corporate tool.
****ing marketing scumbags. trying to make money off of celebrities is one thing, trying to make money off of dead celebrities is another, but picking guys who shared a punk ethos to try and shill merchandise is a whole other thing entirely. if they were alive, i can garantee that they would have been 100% agains this.

[filthandfury]

Do they not see how immoral this is? I mean even if they did wear Doc Martens... And I wonder if Courtney Love's gonna try and cash in on this aswell.

[deadnihils]

I don`t see what the big deal is... what does "good taste" have to do with punk rock? Besides, if Sid, Kurt, Joe and Johnny were so "anti-commercialism" they wouldn`t pay $120.00 for a pair of boots. Especially not for a pair of Dr. Martens, they`ve become somewhat of a punk rock necessity. I could understand being upset if they guys were vegans or something, but offa the top of my head I don`t think any of them were.

[Earang]

woah,, if commercials could wake the dead,, now would be a good time, I'd sure as hell be pissed,, and I can see a reason why Dimebag is not on that poster! Zakk Wylde would kick every one of their retarded faces to smithereens! .... Idiots!

[drewbert41]

what i sent..

your new ads featuring the dead rockstars disgusts me just as it would them. I bet they are rolling in their graves right now. Why would you use those four out of everyone you could choose from.. they hated the media so much.. if sid vicious saw your poster he would burn it and piss on the ashes. I will never purchase another pair of your boots as long as i live.. Corporate pigs

[subliminaldelta]

wtfisthatadew wrote:

JimiJames_ wrote:

By the way , i totally agree , that Kurt Cobain is responcible for all the crap-"rock"-emo-"punk"-co


lledge rock nowdays and a really hate him , but still , i dont think thats a reason to insult him like that .
NEVER WILL I BUY MARTENS!
Ramones kick ass!

dude, kurt brought us outta the hair metal shit era, which i appretiate to the fullest, so stfu you freakin whitesnake fan

Whitsnake is not a metal band. It was GLAM ROCK, not Hair Metal. So stfu.

[GraysonBot]

god dammit. Commercialization sucks ass. It has ruined some of our greatest songs and make jokes of fantastic musicians and sportsmen.

[GraysonBot]

subliminaldelta wrote:

I recall seeing Nirvana's Teen Spirit on Mtv every 20 minutes back in the early 90's. I don't know if you were around for that but that is COMMERCIALISM... and don't even attempt to give me the typical "ohh well kurt never wanted to be famous blah blah blah." and if they were all still alive, we wouldn't be talking about this because they wouldn't be on those posters. And I am in no way rooting for Doc Marten's or for you anti-everything people. It was a clever marketing idea (everyone should give Doc's credit for that). So stop being such an ignorant F*CK. Just look around the room you're in and tell me all the mass manufactured stuff in your room... your fender (since you're punk), your pair of extra tight jeans and the gel in your mohawk. You're just as much of a corporate rump swab as everyone else.

Kurt didn't care about how much attention his band got, the thing that is really annoying people is that they are using his image (without consent) to promote a lousy product.

[Ibanez_K_7]

[quote]Hotfox_07 wrote:

Don't sell them. If you sell them, someone else will wear them and support doc martin. Go to the corporate headquarters, stand on the steps and douse the boots in gasoline, and burn them. That'll make a hell of a statement.


Yeah like they'll all be afraid of some guys burning their shoes... That's one great statement.. fool


I think everyone knows how this world works and you know things like this have happened already and will be happening in the future. I'm not saying I like it, but heck I don't go and whine about it calling dr Martens 'corporate pigs' or '******* corporates'. Things like these just get blown up so fast by people who think they can speak in the name of these artists...

And if you consider Kurt Cobain to be a legend or hero, man I feel sorry for you. Even if he 'invented grunge' there was nothing special about him or his music. Kurt killing himself for not wanting to become a corporate product is nonsense, comitting suicide is a cowardly way to end your life because you can't bear it anymore.

In conclusion I don't support the ads, because you use people's status without their permission, but if any company wishes to do so, then so be it, life goes on..

[Argon]

the artwork sucks btw.. it looks like they're floating.
someone should sue these ****ers

[frottage]

emil_sej wrote:

Lets just hope Dime doesn't end like this...

that'd be disgracing kurt to have dimebag in the same advertisement.

[mortiis999]

g00fy_130 wrote:

Go Britain. Whatever they need to pay the dentist bills right?

Fuck you.

[Inahrima]

TJ1991 wrote:

This is just wrong, immoral, sick, low, stupid, disrespectful.. shall I continue or do you get the picture?

QFT

[Black Hole Sun]

Am I the only person who hasn't been swayed in either direction about the product? I don't really care about advertising that much. Also, I assume the people who design and make the boots are in a different department to advertising, so that just makes me care even less. If it came out that the shoes were made by children in forced labour dealies, then I'd be swayed, but this is a little bit of advertising.

The thing is, they should have realised that most of the fans of these bands are trying their hardest to be or actually are anti-corporate and stuff, so this will probably lose money for them, from that group. And then, there are people who primarily like rap and hip-hop, and although there is nothing wrong with that, the majority, that I've encountered, seem to see rock musicians and fans as inferior, so seeing the shoes associated with them, will probably lose business from that side of things as well.

frottage wrote:

emil_sej wrote:

Lets just hope Dime doesn't end like this...
that'd be disgracing kurt to have dimebag in the same advertisement.

Haha, I get it! Because Dime was 8 million times better than Kurt in every way!

[CherokeeRocker]

Prince Albert wrote:

wow, i hope they never name an energy drink after me. and that Jimi Hendrix Experience is probably just full of crack

I thought they made an alcoholic beverage with Hendrix's name on it. . Anyway, funny thing is, when they all died, they were wearing Doc Martens. . . but I'm sure they didn't want to end up in an advertisement.

[Guitar Newbie]

Just not COOL!!!

[mnhockey99]

If dead people can wear docs they are good enough for me. I'm going to run out and buy as many as I can.

I love it! The controversy! Dime was better than Kurt! No, Kurt was better than Dime! Blah blah blah! All were musicians, they rocked their genre, let it go at that.

[mnhockey99]

Where is Tupac and Biggie's ads? I'm disappointed! Doc Martens must be racist, I'm not buying their products.

[Arpeggio X]

Right, I've did some research, and I'm now kicking myself. :p Still can't stand the music though.

[cyclonus78]

Death to Courtney Love!

[metalhammer79]

emil_sej wrote:

Lets just hope Dime doesn't end like this...

No Kidding

[friji]

dam thas sick. but it does show they have respect for the dead...

[rockstarbowker]

metalhammer79 wrote:

emil_sej wrote:

Lets just hope Dime doesn't end like this...

No Kidding

I doubt Dime wore thoes shoes.

[rockstarbowker]

Besides, why are all you loosers taking this so offencivly. They all wore thoes shoes when they died.
Thats kinda cool info to know. They're just using it. People will use anything for advertizment.
Like the berries and cream dance.
It worked on me. I went out and bought some of thoes starburst yesterday.

[jimmcs2000]

With all the shit to worry about, you're all gonna whine about this? Doc Martins are cool. Been wearing them for about 15 years. I actually don't see what's so "disrespectful" about it. At least it's not "jimi juice". they were actually part of their style. see you in hell

[kingasherock]

if these holiest of musicians which you are all so quick to praise despite having no personal knowledge of them and how they really thought and felt about life (remember the anti-establishment attitudes of these people were marketed to you right along with their music)were so against money fame and success then why did they ever branch out to large audiencies in the first place? because they wanted ferrari's too kids...except maybe sid but he was retarded so we'll call him the x factor. all of your rock star heroes are and were real people too. quit telling yourselves they were gods walking the earth and realize they were human and had NO PROBLEMS making money with their talent...nor should they have, and whether you like it or not dr. martens have been a part of the scene (ESPECIALLY grunge, i was a teen when that shit went down and you were judged by the condition of your doc's and chuck's)so it makes sense to for the company to use an ad like this. i mean if dr. martin's had used jessica simpson in an ad then you would all be here ranting about how uncool that was. you just want to be upset for the sake of being upset and frankly i don't see why anyone on here feels such indignation on the behalf of these dead guys anyway. they were freaking rock stars and now there names and face ARE going to be used from time to time but you know what? it really does keep their legacy and music alive for future generations...provided people don't try to be a bunch of elitist a-holes and withold who these people and what they did from those who don't know just so you can pretend you are somehow more knowledged in some way than others...which would be pretty sad but i'm sure no one on this site would stoop that low. it's an ad, they are dead, and it does not concern you in anyway...

[Meths]

Who actually cares? Does it really matter to anyone? Yeah so ok, the people who own the rights to their names/faces are shameless corporate who[b][/b]res but I don't really see how it affects anybody.

If you hate commercialism so much, stop buying crap. Otherwise just shut up.

[D_Outvile]

Damn you slimy marketods, go to hell where you belong and do not touch angels.. That ad campaign is Ugly Abuse. Don't know what else to say.

[hellsing666]

fendermustang12 wrote:

You know...I bet Kurt Cobain is turning in his grave right now.

dude that would be f#ckin awsome, everyones gonna want the new single by Zombie Kurt

[Frusconbage]

Now that right there is a low blow to those dead guys.

[jimmcs2000]

It's funny how people say cobain wouldn't like this or that. If he didn't care enough about his daughter, wife, family, friends, and fans not to be so selfish and off himself do you really think he'd care about boots? Newsflash....you're not in any of these bands or know anyone related. Why so upset?
and Dime did wear docs. look at the old home videos. But, that's not the point.
THEY ALL SOLD OUT WHEN THEY SIGNED A RECORSD DEAL. So you're all arguing as to what degree of commercialism is bad. It's nuance and it's silly. Smoke weed

[Steriogramrules]

I don't really care about doc martens i just think that they look gumpy to be honest... anyways i don't like people using dead stars to advertise...it is a bit of an insult to the fans and the memory of them...but true cobain didnt care about his daughter and stuff...good point that...

[I_Collect_Picks]

LarsHamfield wrote:

Jesus this is disgusting Dime is different he designed his guitars they were supposed to be going on sale before he was shot and he loved his dean guitars he was playing them almost all his life

whats that got 2 do with anything?

[negativecreep92]

I e-mailed them and got this reply:

"DR. MARTENS REGRETS THE USE OF UNAUTHORISED IMAGES



Dr Martens is very sorry for any offense that has been caused by the publication of images showing dead rock icons wearing Dr Martens boots.

Dr Martens did not commission the work as it runs counter to our current marketing activities based on FREEDM, which is dedicated to nurturing grass roots creativity and supporting emerging talent.

As a consequence, Dr Martens has terminated its relationship with the responsible agency.



David Suddens
Chief Executive"

Looks like we've won!

[rainbow0blaine]

im a new user of this website and i heard about the whole kurt and the boots on my radio station and i was out raged! im a huge fan of nirvana and kurt cobain,and this is by far not what he would have wanted dead or alive. i really do not care if any one on here diagrees with me, im just putting my opion out.

[tb_1337]

This is sick. It's just like saying "oh, we're gonna give Churchill a pair of jeans." It's not fair or right to use the dead (Especially Rockers) for capitalist advertising. grr:

[Black Hole Sun]

tb_1337 wrote:

This is sick. It's just like saying "oh, we're gonna give Churchill a pair of jeans." It's not fair or right to use the dead (Especially Rockers) for capitalist advertising. grr:

Why especially rockers? That's bullshit.

[wangwang]

Kurt Cobain was murdered. There were no fingerprints on the gun. There was no suicide note. "Yeah? Uh so what?"

http://www.cobaincase.com

[Ibanez_K_7]

wangwang wrote:

Kurt Cobain was murdered. There were no fingerprints on the gun. There was no suicide note. "Yeah? Uh so what?"

http://www.cobaincase.com

yeah and you're a retard... Kurt blew his own brains out and that's it.. case closed.. stop being so paranoid, every Cobain-fan is trying to prove that he was killed by someone, because they just can't stand that their idol comitted suicide.. just face it, accept what happened en leave it be...

[kurtcobainpwns]

kingasherock wrote:

so far zero
take your head out of your ass. i don't listen to fall out boy but i will go on record as saying Kurt Cobain is with out a doubt the most over rated musician ever. the very fact that nirvanna blew up while janes addiction and other bands of their caliber remained relatively unknown told me all i ever needed to know about the business side of music. now moron music is my life and has been since i was about three years old (i am now 27) but you know what unlike you i wasn't spit out of my mama with perfect taste and egads i listened to bon jovi and europe when i was eight ...and then one day i saw a poster of guns and roses and i thougth they looked really cool and so i bought the tape appetite for destruction and my love for real music began and has blossomed throughout my life. i now have over three thousand cd tapes and records in my collection. and also before you try to insult me you should realize that i am writer, that's my profession and a good chunk of that job is knowing things so thanks for trying to enlighten my tiny mind but i believe i'll pass. the other part of my job is inventing things and playibg up or down my reader...i showed you for the ass you are. it's and advertisement people. it can't hurt you unless you decide to let yourself fill up with negativity and rage because of it. and i just think that a bunch of people who presumebly play guitar can find a better outlet for the anger. Please Calm Down....and yes they are a bunch od dead druggies

[kurtcobainpwns]

kingasherock wrote:

so far zero
take your head out of your ass. i don't listen to fall out boy but i will go on record as saying Kurt Cobain is with out a doubt the most over rated musician ever. the very fact that nirvanna blew up while janes addiction and other bands of their caliber remained relatively unknown told me all i ever needed to know about the business side of music. now moron music is my life and has been since i was about three years old (i am now 27) but you know what unlike you i wasn't spit out of my mama with perfect taste and egads i listened to bon jovi and europe when i was eight ...and then one day i saw a poster of guns and roses and i thougth they looked really cool and so i bought the tape appetite for destruction and my love for real music began and has blossomed throughout my life. i now have over three thousand cd tapes and records in my collection. and also before you try to insult me you should realize that i am writer, that's my profession and a good chunk of that job is knowing things so thanks for trying to enlighten my tiny mind but i believe i'll pass. the other part of my job is inventing things and playibg up or down my reader...i showed you for the ass you are. it's and advertisement people. it can't hurt you unless you decide to let yourself fill up with negativity and rage because of it. and i just think that a bunch of people who presumebly play guitar can find a better outlet for the anger. Please Calm Down....and yes they are a bunch od dead druggies Yea and your absolutley Nobody and no one gives a shit about you you could die tommorow and the only people that would care is your family you nobody so i would excepect a no talent musician to try to bring down one of the greats like Kurt cobain he was great not over rated you listen to more of their songs besides teen spirit you would know that and wouldnt be so gay

[kwiklip]

Listen, I don't think it would be such a big deal if the photos were of people that weren't so vocal about anti-commercialism. I except Kurt Cobain from that pool, however, because he did become quite taken with being a big star, where the others (Strummer, Vicious, and darling Joey Ramone) actually lived with integrity and stayed true to doing exactly what they wanted, creatively. Sadly, this is probably a big part of the reason Kurt offed himself. It's too bad these guys didn't get together before death, maybe he would have learned something about being true to yourself, and we wouldn't have had to say goodbye too soon.

Doc Marten advertises to sell product. They were way off-base with this, and the best way to protest is with your wallet. Don't buy the damn boots. You will make PETA happy if you do like these guys did and just wear your canvas Converse anyway. Better yet, go buy some used boots. I always thought punk rock was about the music and the attitude, not the expensive boots. Go figure.

[Dead Ringer]

Kozy wrote:

Blame the families (caugh... Courtney Love & the restof them) who sold the rights, not Doc Martins

No one gave rights for their images to be used