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Gigs? What are... gigs? And yes, I probably would wear shorts. My typical style trends more towards thrash, where I feel shorts would not be a problem. Also, I don't care. It's metal. Most people wouldn't care either way if the music is good. The hang is a must. If I don't like the group, I won't want to play with them. Again - metal. I'm not planning on making TONS of money here... Not that I'd object to it!
Exactly. A seemingly large swath of tea beast-ers take pride in their “professionalism” which apparently equates to playing music you may not like with folks you have no interest in while being uncomfortable for what breaks down to less than minimum wage if you count prep and travel time. Bonus points if you’ve got a hardon for being early.
I'm not opposed to "dressing up", per se. But it's got to be worth it. Years ago, I remember Akercocke (an extreme progressive death/black metal band) used to wear suits. They felt it was their profession, and wanted to present a serious image for their rather serious lyrics. If it's agreed upon, and part of the image, go for it. But I don't think I'd ever go that far. I can barely stand wearing a suit, let alone wearing one while playing. Not sure if Akercocke still does that or not.
I'd be all about the COSTUME aspect. But if I go that route, it's gotta be weird. None of the serious-ish type stuff like Slipknot or anything. Just off the wall caricatures and whatnot. I once saw Troglodyte, a local KC bigfoot-themed death metal band open for Iced Earth. They had a Bigfoot guy up on stage. The music was standard death metal, competent, but nothing too memorable. But the Bigfoot and theme was AWESOME. That's the weirdness I'm talking about, but not even necessarily coherent. Like every member of the band doing something completely different and weird. Something akin to an incoherent Gwar, maybe?
Seeing Gutalax playing in the middle of an Austrian forest, hearing the Baywatch theme and seeing people throwing toilet paper and inflatable sex dolls around was one of my best (and most surreal) concert experiences ever. It was the same day I managed to fall asleep standing while listening to Batushka.
Murdered out Ric
Really, I should just get better at programming its internal sequencer (or break down and bring a laptop to practice) so I can set it running, grab the bass and satisfy all of both of us at the same time. Ooof, I've been playing too much synth, and when I have been playing bass they've all been strung with flats. The rounds on my Thunderchicken tore my fingers up. Gotta pull that one out more often or re-string it, or stop being a weenie.
