Your Look On Stage

[KillerQuebec]

when i did the casino thing, it was black dress pants and what I call "barber shirts," short sleeve dress shirts you can wear un tucked.

But now I am free. I play in a rock cover bar band in Phoenix and it's shorts, tennis shoes and t-shirts. I've been wearing dickies work shirts (with the sleeves rolled up) to keep some kind of button down look, but everyone else just wears T's. So I finally ordered 8 funky tees for stage.

When it cools off, I like to do the reservior dogs white shirt, black narrow tie, black jacket thing.

Still need to drop 60 pounds to start really looking good on stage.

 

[anthowl]

You guys already know that I am very age sensative (57).

Here is a good example of what happens when you to get to be my age.

I have no idea what "Screamo" is. And to make it worse I don't want to know what it is.

all you need to know is that wearing a Mr. Happy shirt while playing it is somewhat ironic.

 

[MasterBass!]

I'm too damn old to even think about looking kool.

No matter what I wear, I just look.................well, old!! !!

 

[Empirical.Logic]

These are from a cabaret gig I did a few nights ago. Clothing was kind of dictated for me as the theme was black and white formal with a coloured tie, but it's what I usually wear on stage anyway. I'm rocking a black shirt, dark purple tie, black pants, black heeled boots and a striped black fedora. Also, I'm playing my new Warwick Fretless Corvette Std. 4-string.

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[musicman7722]

Bump for help

I consider myself challenged when it comes to a look. I'm mid 50's and everything is sagging I've taken to the reversed baseball cap and shades look. I don't actually like it but the band does so there you have it. i think my bass is very cool and always gets peoples attention and you can't beat red At least my singer takes peoples eyes off of me

 

[bluewine]

I'm too damn old to even think about looking kool.

No matter what I wear, I just look.................well, old!! !!

Hmmm, not true, I saw jeff Beck Friday Night, he must be 65 and he looked cooler than anyone else in the band.

BTW, you already look cool.

 

[OtterOnBass]

Make the main thing the main thing.

Music isn't just noise, it's a message and a mood. The source of this message is at least half the message. On the radio, it's the tone of the instruments, live it's the people and the tone.

Why is Tiny Tim's version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow different from Iz's? (and Kermit's?)

 

[worxforme]

The obligatory bassist's beanie and wristband.

 

[MyWifeBoris]

I usually wear purple.

Bright muthafudgin' purple.

And I try to look totally bored with everything.

People seem to like it.

Just imagine a slightly short, ginger haired, [DEL]seventeen[/DEL] eighteen year old guy who's wearing purple and looks really bored with what he's doing. There you have it. D:

Edit, dear God, I've been eighteen since the fourth of May and I STILL can't get it right.

 

[omnimutant]

My Crusty Sludge Metal Band used to wear suits occasionally, but most of the time it's T-s and shorts... whatever is comfy and keeps you from overheating. It can be fun to hit up a Thrift store though and find some goofy get up for the show.

 

[Thunderthumbs73]

Everything from shorts and tee shirts to business casual and even tuxedos. Whatever is appropriate, and when possible, allowing for personal choice and stylistic sensibilities, and at times just sheer pragmatism.

There are gigs where I would not think for a second that anything less than a tuxedo was appropriate and expected. I have also done gigs where a tee shirt and shorts of the most comfortable and moisture-wicking variety was the most pragmatic and rational clothing choice.

I play enough gigs and with enough different kinds of bands, and in enough situations where there is no one "right" answer or "wrong" answer that applies to all of them equally.

 

[bluewine]

No sleeves is ok when I am jamming in the garage, but not for the stage, not me.

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[MasterBass!]

BTW, you already look cool.[/QUOTE]


Thanks....I think!!

 

[bluewine]

I usually wear purple.

Bright muthafudgin' purple.

And I try to look totally bored with everything.

People seem to like it.

Just imagine a slightly short, ginger haired, seventeen year old guy who's wearing purple and looks really bored with what he's doing. There you have it. D:

Hang on to that being 17 thing, it don't last and when you realize it, it's to late. Don't end up like me 57 trying to 18. It's just sad.

 

[MyWifeBoris]

Hang on to that being 17 thing, it don't last and when you realize it, it's to late. Don't end up like me 57 trying to 18. It's just sad.

You can be young in your music.

 

[bluewine]

You can be young in your music.

Bless you, your a good guy.

 

[dronnba]

This is the way I look on stage most of the time, black t-shirt + black or red jeans + (sometimes) bandana.

Cheers,

Dronnba

 

[TonyP-]

Freud would have a field day with this thread

 

[Eilif]

My look for my country band is Cowboy shirt, boot cut pants, and cowboy boots. I did alot of theater as a kid, and I've always felt that getting into a look, or costume, was part of the fun of being in a band.

For rock, it's converse, slim jeans and a snug t-shirt (band or vintage). Of course, that's pretty close to what I wear outside of work anyway, so am I always in costume?

 

[JohnMCA72]

Freud would have a field day with this thread

Idle thought: I wonder if Freud dressed that way because:

A) It fit the image he wanted to project
B) It was just the most comfortable set of clothes he had
C) It was what came out of the closet at random
D) His mother dressed him that way