favorite stage moves!

the stanley shuffle

 

Foot on monitor/mic-stand/bottom part of an african drum is my usual. I also do the walking in place while groovinWith a little bit of extra hip wiggle for the laydees

Yeah other than that I'm pretty much a statue on stage haha.

 

I close my eyes and make my "Oh! face" whilst ditty bopping around like a mental defective.

 

Sometimes I play only with hammer-ons/pull-offs and have a drink with my right hand.
Fans get a kick out of that.

 

I turn rhythmically left to right. Don't have to move my feet much. That's it. Nothing to see here...move along.

 

I do the groove walk, nod my head in time with the beat or climb the bass drum.

 

I'm pretty much a head nodder with the occasional open mouth (like Steve Swallow, but a little less intense).

 

if you're on even level with the audience you just have to go up to someone in the audience and synchronize your headbanging.

 

I once did the "dance move of the decade" across the whole stage whilst playing I'm a believer with my wedding band.

The "dance move of the decade" is what me and my friends call the shuffle across the floor keeping your body level by pointing your toes together then apart, putting weight on heal toe then toe heal.

I also do a bit on Jack Penate Spit at Stars esc dancing.

 

I kinda just stand there...not as stiff as Entwhistle..but darn close..

Although I have been known to play a slap solo behind my head..

 

In my teenage years, When I was a true Kiss freak, Ace Frehley's stage moves impacted me so much that nowadays so many times I try to look like him without thinking about it. His pose in this video from 1:07 to 1:11 is one that lots of times I've unconsciously tried to replicate.

Also, when playing energetic odd time signature passages, I tend to move in a particular way (or so I've been told). You can see it here (from 2:29 to 2:35).

 

Ha I do that at practise a lot. Don't think it would end too well if I attempted it live...may try it out one day

 

Not sure if this counts as MY move really, but.....


We had a singer who was young, pretty, and very well endowed. During certain songs I would walk over to her and face her on stage, then when she was facing me I'd start to bounce up and down to the beat. She'd smile and copy me - then I'd stop and follow the bouncing balls........

Sad thing is, I could get her with this one at least every 3rd show......



Miss her....

 

I treat my bass more like a golf club - something to be swung around... I actually broke my last strap because of it.

 

If I could do it, I would do the "Victor Wooten Lean"



It starts at 4:41

 

behold... the arctopus! wee!

i don't do much with my fourteen pound jazz nor the SR5, i wear em too high for shenanigans. but my four pound norma elecric gets thrown around a great deal. i use it for non-standard purposes.

 

hmmm well not me at all, but my favourite stage moves would have to be Jeremy Davis' from Paramore during the song pressure. Some 360 round house kick and then some summersault over Josh Farro.

So much energy, its wicked.

 

I like to stand there and look serious then find someone in the crowd and just give them the rock star look and the slow rising of the hand point.EPIC!

 

I do the classic "turn to the drummer and nod". That's about it!