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Gig clothes?

#102
Roger Pounders said:
wait wait wait... hold on, the Drummer looks like that, calls himself Frost and claims to like something called fecalcore? is 28 and you are 17 ? the guitar player looks like a teenager as well. ummmmm

I would be worried that dude is a pedo...

at any rate... I cannot comment on what bands should or should not wear, as I often play shows with tuck;d and rolled Acid Washed jeans, puffy shirts and a members Only jacket...
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I'm 17, guitarist is 17. Drummer is 28, Singer was 36.

I don't care how old people are. I usually jam with people a lot older than me. (think forties and beyond)
Last band I was in, I was the youngest by at least 20 years.

And I've had worse line ups. Trust me...
 
#103
Dude, a guy who dresses like a gay serial killer from a bad horror film, a pencil necked racist geek who's proud of it, a bum, and a completely handsome bassist in his dress shirt and dark blue jeans...no, BBB, there's no way in hell you could have a more F-d up lineup than that.

He wrote Frost over his first name on his driver's license?
 
#104
JimmyM said:
Dude, a guy who dresses like a gay serial killer from a bad horror film, a pencil necked racist geek who's proud of it, a bum, and a completely handsome bassist in his dress shirt and dark blue jeans...no, BBB, there's no way in hell you could have a more F-d up lineup than that.

He wrote Frost over his first name on his driver's license?
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+1

I used to be heavy into death metal, worn odd clothes, never did the face painted thing, but I get it. But still, even at 18 I had the common sense to not deface my drivers license.

"Uh hi, officer. Yes my name is Frost. Honest, look, it's on my drivers license"

"Um, sir. This is written on here in crayon."

"No, I used a felt pen.... I mean, no it's not."

"Please step out of the car sir."

And he's 28??? :eyebrow:

Dude, time to grow up, quit playing Dungeons and Dragons and move out of you parents basement.

I'm 33 and just removed the last of my ear piercings, so I know I am not one to talk, but holy you need a reality grip dude, and seriously... GROW UP!!
 
#105
BellBottomBlues said:
The singer quit/got fired today so thats one less thing to worry about.

The drummer IMed me last night and asked if erm... does blues rock get you... (insert girl part here)

I said yeah but not if you dress like an angry homeless man on halloween. We're practicing today. Lets see how it goes.
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An angry homeless man on Halloween...ROTFL!!!

And he's 28? Oooooo-K.

Let us know how the practice goes! If he likes blues-rock, that's a plus.

Cherie :bassist:
 
#106
BellBottomBlues said:
I'm 17, guitarist is 17. Drummer is 28, Singer was 36.

I don't care how old people are. I usually jam with people a lot older than me. (think forties and beyond)
Last band I was in, I was the youngest by at least 20 years.

And I've had worse line ups. Trust me...
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Seems to me that the elder members of your current band are the least mature. You sound like the adult in the band, not them!

Cherie :)
 
#107
txbasschik said:
Seems to me that the elder members of your current band are the least mature. You sound like the adult in the band, not them!

Cherie :)
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Thats when you know its bad:rollno:

We practiced for 6 hours straight yesterday. And the drummer is still wearing the same clothes, I hope that maybe its just for practice.:help:
 
#109
I have a pic of me, pre-rehab and pre-haircut.

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and here's an old old one from a year ago when I played hard rock

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#110
BellBottomBlues said:
Thats when you know its bad:rollno:

We practiced for 6 hours straight yesterday. And the drummer is still wearing the same clothes, I hope that maybe its just for practice.:help:
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Ewwwww!!!

Don't stand downwind of the drummer!!!

Somehow, I can't help but think, "That boy ain't right," when it comes to your drummer. Twenty-eight years old, still hung up on GWAR, and can't manage to change his clothes. His mama must not have taught him to do for himself.

Honey, you just keep on playing, and if you find better people to play with...people who behave professionally and, like, you know, have a change of clothes...jump that train, boy! Jump that train!

Cherie :)
 
#111
if you're trying to get somewhere, clothes are absolutely important.

it seems this thread has drifted away from the original question, but how you look on stage is pretty important. we go to concerts for the visual spectacle, right? otherwise, we would get our satisfaction from just hearing a recording, eh? (feel free to flame me here for the discrepancy between live sound and recorded sound, but i still maintain that the visual aspect of a show is a huge part of why we go).

good luck with your band, BellBottoms!
nick
 
#112
ntimkovich said:
if you're trying to get somewhere, clothes are absolutely important.

it seems this thread has drifted away from the original question, but how you look on stage is pretty important. we go to concerts for the visual spectacle, right? otherwise, we would get our satisfaction from just hearing a recording, eh? (feel free to flame me here for the discrepancy between live sound and recorded sound, but i still maintain that the visual aspect of a show is a huge part of why we go).

good luck with your band, BellBottoms!
nick
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Well...

I think there needs to be some room for creativity and self-expression in one's on-stage wardrobe. I don't think one should go onstage in something that would receive approval in, say, an office on Casual Friday. I think one should look like one is in a band, you know?

However...if one is dirty, or blatantly offensive, that is off-putting to most audiences. (Except for dirty, offensive audiences.)

Seems to me that BellBottoms' problem is that his bandmates won't modify their look to avoid being dirty or offensive. If the drummer wants to have more of a metal look, he could do that without looking slovenly. If the singer wanted to look punk, he could do that without a racist t-shirt. I don't think they need to erase their individuality, but to modify it so that it isn't offensive, or too clashing with the band's overall style and the vibe of the venue.

Cherie
 
#120
JimmyM said:
Now I understand why some bands wear uniforms. For bar gigs, I've never been a big stickler about a dress code, but I do think people should look like they're in the same band. Doesn't always mean a dress shirt and jeans, but have a little consistency.
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Second that... I once saw Judas Priest in the period they brought on the younger singer from Iced Earth (forget his name), the whole band started off with Electric Eye dressed in their usual JP black/chrome threads, then suddenly the spotlight beamed down on this dude wearing a Canadian hockey jersey. Totally threw off the whole image. Image is important. People judge on everything, not just sound. The whole package is important, and as Jimmy and others have said, you should a) look the image for the sound you're producing, and b) look a bit more like a cohesive unit (e.g. bassist in bowling shirt, drummer in short pants with no shirt, guitarist in Death Metal threads, and singer in a Buckethead mask probably doesn't look all that professional. Just my opinion, everybody has one.

EDIT: unless you're specifically wanting the totally disparate band dress look. I've seen bands that can pull that off, but more often than not I've seen a bunch of people that haven't thought through the whole thing, and they often come off look rather amateurish. Maybe it's an age thing as well, don't know.
 
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