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Your Look On Stage

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I try to wear stuff thats bright and splashy, I've allways believed that a band should be dressed diffrently than the regular bar crowd. Cheeze Louis t-shirts and Jeans common guys and girls you can do better than that. Remember your part of a show your on stage and making an awful lot of noise. Try standing out from all the other bands and get dressed up and have fun. My best place to shop are the trift stores tons-o-great stuff there. I've even found silk purple jackets with leapord skin cuffs and lapels now thats flash. Even the hard core biker types have come up and said they enjoyed the show more because we looked the part as well as played the part. My rant is over, most important of all is to go out and have fun.
 
#26
It depends on the venue. Jeans (shorts in summer) and either a T-shirt with anything from something offensive printed on it to the mild mannered band logo on it, or a button down or golf shirt.

Some places we play you gotta have a collar on your shirt, some places we play you just gotta have a shirt.
 
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Needless to say, I'm not describing the bar scene, which is a horse of an entirely different color.[/QUOTE]

Excelent comment, I remember back in the 60s being in a band where we all had on turtle necks and matching medalions around our necks.

From what i can see from the bar shows, the look seems to be the "no look" look. Which I am not going to subscribe to.
 
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bluewine said:
This topic is a little complicated, I actually used it as an excuse to post pics of my new Eastwood. However , thing is there are some guys that are great players and just are not into the whole "look" thing. And thats fine , it's personal preference.

Thing is, for me and I have been this way since I started playing in clubs as a teen. I don't want to look like a patron. I want people to see me and know that I am in a band. but thats just me.
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We had this discussion at practice last night and said the same thing. You need to stand out from the fan to the rockstar. We are trying to decide on a group look. We have a stylist that we are consulting. We realize that if you want to be taken serious you need to have a band identity.
 
#35
Drop-the-One said:
I don't know what you look like... but any bassist over 300 lbs can rock a sick fedora or porkpie, vest and big neck jewelry like nobody's business!
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Yeah, I saw a band this weekend that surf band, The bass player was a heavier guy, But he was cool as hell, he had the crowd in his hands, he was a pro.he looked great in dress pants, black vest and tie.
 
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bluewine said:
Needless to say, I'm not describing the bar scene, which is a horse of an entirely different color.
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Excelent comment, I remember back in the 60s being in a band where we all had on turtle necks and matching medalions around our necks.

From what i can see from the bar shows, the look seems to be the "no look" look. Which I am not going to subscribe to.[/QUOTE]

And as long as you keep the "no look" thing going you will continue to be a bar band. To reach outside of the local scene your band needs to establish its identity. Even Kurt Cobain had his signature sweater, and Nirvana is far from trying to look "hip". Maybe you have big hair, wear a bandanna, no sleeves and tattoos, but you need something to give you and your band a "look".
 
#39
I've always felt the stance is important. :D Of course, jeans are a must.

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