Silliest stage stance

[Soverntear]

So looking over the Trujillo with the bass of doom videos, I realized a couple things. first Trujillo is one hell of a player, second I can not stand his "power stance" or what ever you want to call this:
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so I ask who do you think has the silliest stage stance?

 

[lokikallas]

My favorite is the Breaking the Law, "I'm going to hold you up with my guitar, like It's a gun" Steve Harris does this all the time too. It always gets me to chuckle.

 

[Roscoe East]

A friend of mine once insisted that the little chorus-line dance that Tony Levin, Peter Gabriel, and David Rhodes do during Gabriel's in-concert rendition of "Steam" was "the most undignified thing an adult professional musician has ever had to do".

I'm sure there are worse, but at the time none came to mind.

 

[JehuJava]

I'm a fan of standing back to back with the guitarist and dancing in sync. Followed by a close second is the share the microphone trick!

 

[Faderoktopus]

I find many stage moves to be good entertainment. Some look ridiculous when viewed from an 'outsider' perspective, but genre rules are diverse and it's difficult for anyone to appreciate them all. I think my favorites for a good laugh must be the guys from Attack Attack! doing their crab-moves, or perhaps one of those jazz cats who has his bass all up under his chin and does this move where his head and shoulders are moved diagonally down and left, then back up without moving his feet at all. Oh, and the KISS 'we rock back and forth in unison', I always loved that.

Martin

 

[Roscoe East]

one of those jazz cats who has his bass all up under his chin and does this move where his head and shoulders are moved diagonally down and left, then back up without moving his feet at all.

Got a video? I'm not quite groking this "move" you're describing.

 

[staindbass]

i love queen, but i saw a pic of john deacon on the forum in shorts busting a squat down metal pose and i couldent help but laugh.

 

[Faderoktopus]

Got a video? I'm not quite groking this "move" you're describing.

I wouldn't know what band to search for, but it happens on the stages all the time. Trust me, you'll know it when you see it.

 

[JP Morin]

Maynard James Keenan of Tool... he moves like an alien... lol

 

[MarcMurder]

I think my favorites for a good laugh must be the guys from Attack Attack! doing their crab-moves

you dont know how often i see that at shows....
personally its funny as hell but i get dirty looks when i laugh during the "br00talz" part

 

[rugrat]

The foot on the wedge monitor is a pretty silly pose.

 

[silky smoove]

The foot on the wedge monitor is a pretty silly pose.

I do it all the time, but don't worry... I have my floor/hair fan pointing up from the base of the wedge, so it gets my hair flowing around like a Whitesnake video... That cancels out the silly aspect of it right? ....right?

 

[rugrat]

I do it all the time, but don't worry... I have my floor/hair fan pointing up from the base of the wedge, so it gets my hair flowing around like a Whitesnake video... That cancels out the silly aspect of it right? ....right?

Yep, the fan cancels the uncool part of the silly factor. It's silly to us but cool to the crowd!

I'm sure that I look like a big tool on stage. I prolly look like I'm trying to shake a turd loose from my trousers.

 

[southgabass]

I call the Trujillo move the Spider-crab... great bassist but that is just silly to me.... almost looks like a dog on a carpet...

I probably do a ton that are silly... and I've done the foot on the wedge pose... those who said they haven't are either lying or never worked with a wedge... lol

 

[Ben Noblit]

Crab-core!

 

[cssbass]

When the Red Hot Chili Peppers performed at Woddstock in the 90's. Flea's crab walk thing is ridiculous...ly cool

 

[TheRealAliG]

Watch this:
How to play bass on stage - YouTube
learn what to do if you´re on stage....

 

[iovar]

I wouldn't know what band to search for, but it happens on the stages all the time. Trust me, you'll know it when you see it.

I think Patitucci sort of does this :

John Patitucci chunk 7 - YouTube

 

[lokikallas]

Actually, System of a Down's Guitarist always looked like an absolute fruit loop on stage. Humping his guitar a lot, rolling around on the floor...

 

[Ewo]

Watch this:
How to play bass on stage - YouTube
learn what to do if you´re on stage....

OK, that does it.

I'm swearing off PBR, once and for all.