Back in ’06 we paid homage to the best mustaches in rock and roll history and became an overnight sensation. Not really, but Yahoo! seemed to enjoy it. This time around we honor the rock mullet in all its glory. Thanks to Drinking Buddy for helping with some of the photos and commentary.
These are not ranked in any particular order. I don’t believe in ranking beauty. While some might be drawn to the sensitive image of Bono’s motherly-love mullet, I’m partial to the playful mullets of Journey. Those guys know how to have a good time. Don’t get too close though. I’m pretty sure at least one of them is packing heat.
Angus Young
Angus Young from AC/DC has an unintentional mullet. It could have been long hair, but there’s nothing left on the top, thus creating a mullet.
Bob Seger
Admire it.
Bono
Bono’s mullet heals humans.
Darryl Hall
Remember John Oates from our mustache list? Well his heterosexual partner, Darryl, could have qualified for both. I think I know who inspired MTV VJ Adam Currie’s hairdo.
David Bowie
David Bowie reportedly created his Ziggy Stardust alter-ego to sport a mullet without repercussions. Blame it on Ziggy.
Duran Duran
Duran Duran is 80% mullet. What’s the other 20%? I’ll leave that to you.
Mike Score
A Flock of Seagulls’ lead singer successfully reverse engineered the mullet which I think earned him a Grammy or Nobel Peace Prize or something.
James Hetfield
The angriest mullet on this list.
John Stamos
Why feature Uncle Jessie Katsopolis from Full House, you may ask? Stamos toured as a drummer with the Beach Boys for years. He was later fired because the lightning bolts shooting out of his mullet posed a serious safety risk.
Journey
At least 40% of Journey. Possibly 100%. Some are too close to call (check out the LUMP on the guy in the white pants on the far left. Good god sir!)
Kenny Loggins
This was very close. The hair appears to be normal and well-kept with AquaNet, but it has crept down the neck and has just made contact with Kenny’s blazer. A photo finish, but a mullet nonetheless.
Mark Knopfler
Another balding mullet. Skullet.
Little Richard
Little Dick also should have made our mustache list with that absolutely disgusting lip fuzz. I’d love to comment on the mullet, but I can’t stop looking at his upper lip.
Michael Bolton
He looks like a lion with that mane of golden hair.
Mister Mister
All of Mister Mister. “Kyrieeeelllleeeellllays bum bum the road that I must travel…”
Nicki French
She sang “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and fancied some sort of weird side mullet.
The Outfield
All the dudes from The Outfield, who sang “Your Love.” This might help you remember: “I just wanna use your love. Toniiiiiiight!” One even has his back turned in this picture to show off the rear of the mullet.
Pat Benetar
Hottest mullet I’ve ever seen.
Sir Paul McCartney
Even with a mullet he comes off like a prick. Maybe its the Spanish-style mustache/soulpatch combo.
Phil Collins
Amazing picture.
Richard Marx
Richard should be in commercials. His hair is so voluminous. If only I could get my hands on his conditioner. If only…
Rod Stewart
If you’ve been a regular to HearYa over the years, this image should be seared into your brain. I think this might be the 11th time we’ve used it and I still can’t get over his pubic mustache.
Richie Sambora
I see what you’re doing Richie. You are in mullet denial, but this hair style is nothing more than a modern mullet.
Styx
Vast majority of Styx. Is the guy on the left giving the thumbs up or clutching that guy’s arm?
Eddie Van Halen
He’s smoldering.
Nigel Tufnel
Christopher Guest played this character in Spinal Tap. The mullet was the unintentional joke that would pay future dividends.
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He’s nowhere near as famous, but you should have included this guy:
http://www.louismagnifico.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/heyman.jpg
Great list!
Where in the name of god is Klaus Meine?
Good times. Laughed at nearly every one (Rod Stewart scared me). A nitpick: To me, in order to have a mullet, hair cannot cover the ears. The mane must begin at or beneath ear level.
Cheers.
I wondered if someone would bring up the narrow definition of a mullet. I tend to agree, but the short in front, long in back, hair over the ear look needs to be abolished as well. If we call it a mullet, it might ignite a change in the world.
Bob Segar, Michael Bolton & Richard Marx – OH LA LA!!!!!!!
Richard Marx does have incredible volume…well put, Oz.
Nigel’s cut is so indie classic.
This post was great! I was laughing all the way through. It brought back too many memories of bad hair! I can think of a few family members that could join the group
: )
You do realize that the Hall & Oates album cover is a melding of both their faces, right? Hence, one brown eye and one blue eye? That’s Oates’ mustache on Hall’s face. Darryl Hall did not have a mustache.
Um…no. Of course I did not know that.
Ok, I was born in the 90′s, but some of those mullets are the best looking hair ever! Some though should have never worn them. I’m so glad you put of Bono’s though. You ask anybody, his mullets were the power mullets.
Half of these aren’t even mullets!
Bono, Phil Collins, Michael Bolton & Richard Marx
have mullets for sure-longish hairdo with the ears cut out.
Rod Stewart, David Bowie & Nicki Tufnel have ’70s SHAG haircuts.
Bob Seger & Eddie Van Halen have feathered back ’70s hair.
James Hetfield has a fauxhawk.
Nicki French has a bob.
Who’s Nicki French?
Bonnie Tyler sang “A Total Eclipse of the Heart”.
I guess French did some crappy remake of it.
Check out BONNIE’S She-Mullet, or Shmullet, as I calls ‘em.
Now THERE”S a lost opportunity!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=840B27zYfOk
You haven’t justified the mullet until you find a pic of Joe Elliott of Def Leppard in 1987 on the Hysteria tour.
The mullett shag cut on guys are HOT!!! I’d love to see more pics of these types of styles on guys.
Lisa K, you’re absolutely right. Society has been clueless about good hair and clothes since Bill Clinton became President in 1993. The word mullet didn’t even exist until the ’90s. It’s just a way to criticize the past in order to somehow make the present appear better than it actually is.
Some of us know the truth. The rest just pretend to know something at all.
Mais ridiculo que o mullet do Rod Stewart,é a sunguinha!!!
Most of these are not mullets. The rule is business in the front and rock in the back. This meals a short hair cut on the front of the head and then LONG (not tapered together) in the back… it’s a twofer… That means that the ears need to show without the hair being pulled back.. Hair over the ears …not a mullet.
Shags, bangs, layered or “feathered” cuts ARE NOT mullets.
Angus Young — no
Bob Seger — no…not even close those are combed back BANGS
Bono — absolutely yes
Hall/Oates montage — Oates always had a mullet — hall no.. what he did was comb back the hair over his ears = not a mullet
Bowie — that is not a mullet…hence the ear rule. That is a classic shag ala Mrs. Brady
Duran Duran — only one guy qualifies. The rest is creativity with hair product
Mike Score — it’s definitely one of the goofiest in rock history — but not a mullet
James Hetfield — THAT IS A MULLET
John Stamos — It’s not… but he has gone there.. I have to evoke the ear rule
Journey — NOT a single mullet. The dude with the package is Greg Rolle. He formed the band in the 70′s. Previously he played with Santana, even at Woodstock. He was the singer before hiring the dude from Hanford.
Kenny Loggins — Not a mullet. Just a styly haircut. It’s not STRAIGHT and untapered in the back. It is a dorky, but cohesive haircut.
Mark Knofler — I’m on the fence here, but I’ll go with it.
Little Richard — eyep
Michael Bolton — key to defining the cut
Phil Collins — mild
Paul Young — I have to evoke the ear rule and say that his hair is combed back… hairspray
Rod Stewart — nope
Richie Sambora — nada
Styx — Not a mullet in that picture
Eddie Van Halen — if that’s a mullet then Farah Fawcett had one too
Nigel Tufnel — a wig to look like Rod Stewart and Keith Richards… not a mullet.
This is the most amazing collection of rock mullets EVER. Can other posters submit their favs? What about David Cassidy?
The shag- short in front, long in back, covering the ears- as sported by Rod Stewart, Keith Richards, Nigel and Bowie was called a ‘heroin mullet’ by Courtney Love, perhaps her greatest contribution to popular culture.
you forgot stevie, but this list was awesome
I agree w/ Shanna above
How can Bob Seger and Eddie VH be mullets? They are just basic goofy long hair, nothing remotely mullet like about it. Mullet does not now mean any bad hair cut does it? The only one I disagree with is Shanna’s take on Sambora. Not the best photo of it, but he’s sporting a 00′s mullet for sure. It’s amazing how that horrible band has consistently been 10 yrs behind the times with hairstyles. Must be something about NJ.
This is the funniest dang review on mullet’s that I’ve ever seen! Good job sir!
You forgot Gino Vanelli ! He has a HUGE mullet !
Too bad you couldn’t cross the Rock line, as Travis Tritt and Billy Ray Cyrus both had mullets to beat all mullets in the early 90′s…
You forgot robin McCauley of McCauley shenker group biggest mullet ever!!!