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Your Look On Stage

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PostApocalypso said:
Fact: Velvet is always at least 63% more awesome than whatever material it is compared against. Google it.
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Quoted for truth.

And as far as Angus, that's his thing, it's part of the school boy get up. It's not like he just tossed on a pair of shorts and a t-shirt. He has a a look, a whole theme, which he's been doing for decades.

The only reason Freddie is better than that doofus is because he was better looking. The look itself just doesn't work.

And dressing kind of wild like those 60s bands can be part of it. You are entertainment. You should stand out from the average audience member. It probably has to do with the type scene that we're in, but if I see someone in a band dressed like that, a little light goes off saying "Oooh, pay attention to them. They look interesting."
 
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For stage clothes, it obviously depends on what type of band you are in. If you play death metal, you're most likely wearing all black. If in a disco band, then shiny. I play in a corporate cover band. We do a lot of weddings and corporate events. What I wear is equally as important as how as I sound. Being professional, arriving on time, being flexible and having strong communication skills with the client is also very important. Anyways, I go as far as matching the color of my bass to what I am wearing. The band motto is "Wear something where it is obvious to the crowd you are a member of the band."
 
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P.V.C., big hair and a color matched bass for me :)

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Just went thru' the 24 pages in this thread. I'm about to turn 36 and I've been through some bizarre stuff myself, but mostly because 1) I hate my hair and 2) struggle with weight is the story of my life.

'90s (prog-rock era) :crying:
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'00s (ska-punk era) :help:
Sometimes just OK...
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Sometimes plain fat...
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'10s (don't let my lame looks fool you, I'm a KSE fan era, I'm the singer in my band now)
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There's some interview, some videoclip and some live stuff at my band's YouTube chanel

Recently I started caring about my hair's integrity so I stopped putting shite on it. It's straight down now, I hate it, I'm checking out what happens when it grows a little wilder. I became more responsible look-wise now that I front a band. Also aesthetically we HAVE to be up to what the product we sell (our music) demands.

Love your stories. Enjoyed the looks. Amazing thread.
 
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bluewine said:
There are 2 major trends i am seeing in all the responses.

1.Don't show up for your show looking like a bum

2. Don't show up looking like a patron, look like your in a band.
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I think you've summed it up nicely. :D

Regarding your second point....it really doesn't take getting really outrageous either.

I play in a hard rock outfit...and our 'look' basically boils down to a fancier than everyday shirt, a few extra do-dads on the wrists or neck, and a oversized belt buckle. It's still a bluecollar, mostly ego-free image, but we still look like a band.
 
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WhiteKnuckles said:
I think you've summed it up nicely. :D

Regarding your second point....it really doesn't take getting really outrageous either.

I play in a hard rock outfit...and our 'look' basically boils down to a fancier than everyday shirt, a few extra do-dads on the wrists or neck, and a oversized belt buckle. It's still a bluecollar, mostly ego-free image, but we still look like a band.
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I agree, some will confuse looking like your in a band with outrageous or ridiculous attire.

That is not what were saying. Like you said a well fitting shirt, a couple of do-dads on the wrist or neck. Me, in a Pop Rock band, vintage jeans, form fitting shirt, choker on the neck and a few wrist bracelets
and I am good. Tasteful, but not over the top
 
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D.M.N. said:
Quoted for truth.

And as far as Angus, that's his thing, it's part of the school boy get up. It's not like he just tossed on a pair of shorts and a t-shirt. He has a a look, a whole theme, which he's been doing for decades.

The only reason Freddie is better than that doofus is because he was better looking. The look itself just doesn't work.

And dressing kind of wild like those 60s bands can be part of it. You are entertainment. You should stand out from the average audience member. It probably has to do with the type scene that we're in, but if I see someone in a band dressed like that, a little light goes off saying "Oooh, pay attention to them. They look interesting."
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Velvet :eek: You're kidding me i don't think i have ever seen a band where that stuff on stage and i seen allot of band's in the early 70's LOL. As for my other examples you get the point. There are allot of metal bands who wear shorts BTW. Bottom line is don't think into it so much...work on the music first. I have never known any one say "those guys rock but they look so stupid i will never see them again". If that was true Cheap Trick would of never sold a record.

I think its up to the level of music you play and where. At dive bar dressed in leather or a frilly jacket etc would make you look like a doofus. But at large arena show or festival in a dirty t-shirt...no way.
 
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I have never known any one say "those guys rock but they look so stupid i will never see them again".


That's my point. they won't tell you to your face and neither will a club owner.they just might not ever ask you back.

You never know:rollno:
 
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bluewine said:
I have never known any one say "those guys rock but they look so stupid i will never see them again".


That's my point. they won't tell you to your face and neither will a club owner.they just might not ever ask you back.

You never know:rollno:
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Blue,
I see your point but looks in a bar mean nothing. Its all about how many heads you can drag in over how you look and even "gasp" how good you sound :rollno:. If i had a dime for every run of the mill band i have seen in a bar wearing jeans and a Nascar shirt..well I'd be...
 
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bassbully said:
Blue,
I see your point but looks in a bar mean nothing. Its all about how many heads you can drag in over how you look and even "gasp" how good you sound :rollno:. If i had a dime for every run of the mill band i have seen in a bar wearing jeans and a Nascar shirt..well I'd be...
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I know, but I am not sure I share your position. I play tier 3 clubs, mostly the back room with a 5-7 dollar cover. I still dress the part and while it's a little weird I still feel good about looking like an entertainer.

Looks have to mean something in a bar, even if it's some chic that wants to feel like she's with a rock guy for a few hours.
 
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Like a 44 year old father of 2 with a day job. For jazz it doesn't matter. For the cover band we have a good looking singer so no one really cares about me. Although, by standing by the singer, I do make him look even better so I do have a role there.
 
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SteveC said:
Like a 44 year old father of 2 with a day job. For jazz it doesn't matter. For the cover band we have a good looking singer so no one really cares about me. Although, by standing by the singer, I do make him look even better so I do have a role there.
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Yeah Steve, I'm 57 I play in a rock act and I stand next to our young (26) attractive female front. They are looking at her, but I can't be up there looking like an old man next to her.I have to work hard at this at my age.
 
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My Pendleton is sort of my trademark. It doesn't go on my head until the music starts, and as soon as the last encore is over, (or to signal we aren't doing any more encores) the hat comes off. I've had more than one club owner walk up to me while we are setting up wanting to know why I didn't bring my hat. I explain it's made of wool, so it only goes on during the performance to cut down on sweat time.

Oh and the obligatory Converse Chucky T's

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bluewine said:
I know, but I am not sure I share your position. I play tier 3 clubs, mostly the back room with a 5-7 dollar cover. I still dress the part and while it's a little weird I still feel good about looking like an entertainer.

Looks have to mean something in a bar, even if it's some chic that wants to feel like she's with a rock guy for a few hours.
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And i agree. In clubs like you are playing dressing up means allot.To overdress could take away too. My band plays festivals and music venues not many bars. We dress up more for those affairs than say a bar. In my coverband shot and beer type bar days nobody cared what we wore...trust me.
 
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turbo chicken said:
my stage is the shed in the back yard... i wear shorts....

when i get my first gig... ill be wearing shorts.... always shorts... my look has alway's and will forever include shorts... i live in texas so i get to wear shorts in the winter too...
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I have a buddy with this exact same "look" Summer, Winter it doesn't matter ... he works in a shed too, actually they call it a garage ... he is after all an auto mechanic.
 
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