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Gig clothes?

#61
I had to add......I've always been one who enjoys a little controversy BUT........

WHITE POWER or skinhead type activity will alienate many possible fans AND could get you hurt or KILLED. I would nip that in the bud. PUNK ok.......racist NO!
 
#63
kydnav said:
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scary people wear that stuff!

(oh, and for a nice laugh, check the site those last 2 come from)
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they wouldnt happent o post that girls number on that site do they? mmmmmmm
 
#68
BellBottomBlues said:
Wehn I meant button down shirt, I didn't mean like an office shirt. Just a regular shirt that looks nice.

The guitarist (pajama pants) wore his pants tucked into 2 foot vynal boots and a white power t-shirt. That pic is pre-haircut. Cool guy though, but he isn't racist, he just likes pissing people off. He mainly stands there on stage playing guitar. He's kinda shy on stage (for some strange reason considering his personality) and stares at his guitar or the floor, or just closes his eyes.
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Speaking for the 50+ group I say wear something appropriate for being in a band! ...not things to "piss people off", it might be detrimental to your career. :eyebrow: Musicians, in general, are a bit hipper than most so dress appropriately. Fake blood and White Power T-shirts wouldn't make it on the street, unless you lived near Universal Studios. :hmm: Try dressing like you normally do, only with a bit more flare. Oh, and stay away from the Acetate shirts with scenery and the flamin boots, NOBODY thinks that garb is cool unless you rarely leave the trailer park. :cool:
 
#69
I'd be very carelful about telling people what to wear... Even if you're right, you're going to come off like a control freak.

Another consideration is $. Clothes cost money and not everyone has the means to use their gig proceeds for clothes.

If it's a bar coverband and you all play well and sound good, I'd just mention that band should be image conscious and leave it at that. If the band dresses like the people they play for (and they probably already do) then I wouldn't even stress over it.

If it's a function band then I'd really stress the point - It's a requirement.

That said, I do think image is often overlooked detail that can give a band an edge over the competition. My dream band would have everyone on the same page about it but with a general working coverband, I think it's the least of your worries. There's way more important things to worry about - substance abuse, bar tab issues, work ethic, mutual respect etc.. those things will take a band a lot further and insure everyone's future income moreso than a few fancy shirts.
 
#70
Thats the drummers normal clothes by the way. He dresses like that in public and claims to love a genre so obscure only the initiated have an idea what "fecalcore" is.

Normally I dress in jeans and a t-shirt, but when I go to a show, I'll put on a nice shirt.
 
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BellBottomBlues said:
Thats the drummers normal clothes by the way. He dresses like that in public and claims to love a genre so obscure only the initiated have an idea what "fecalcore" is.

Normally I dress in jeans and a t-shirt, but when I go to a show, I'll put on a nice shirt.
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"Fecalcore"...eww. Sounds like I don't want to know what that is.

He dresses like that every day? Again...eww. I don't guess he gets much attention from females, eh?

Cherie
 
#73
kydnav said:
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scary people wear that stuff!

(oh, and for a nice laugh, check the site those last 2 come from)
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These pics make me laugh. Back in the day, when I not only listened to punk (still do) but dressed like it (not so much...I take the Mike Watt approach to punk attire), it was sooooooo not-punk to go spend a bunch of money trying to look punk. If you couldn't get it from a garage sale or the Goodwill...if you bought it at the mall...it wasn't punk.

Cherie
 
#80
invader3k said:
Yeah, I used to have a pair of plaid pants. I wore them to distract from my weak bass playing when I was starting out ;)
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LOL!

One thing I notice...I never see anyone over the age of 30 wearing those unless they're actually using them for pajamas.

Looking back at myself at 17 or so, when I performed, I would wear all manner of "weird" stuff. Come to think of it, I wore some pretty "out there" things to, like, you know...school.

Experimentation...one of the benefits of youth!

Cherie :)
 

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