New Poll: How does your band dress for the stage?

DannySnyder

Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 11046
Berkeley, CA
United States

Posted on Sep 08 2007 01:27 AM

Those are great pictures Tim, but do all of us with small computer screens a favor and keep the pictures small enough to fit the frame without expanding it.

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"With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo

Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta

Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party

Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF

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Spud

Joined: Jul 23, 2007
Posts: 666
Oz
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Posted on Sep 08 2007 08:30 AM

I will always maintain this POV.

Putting on a show? - Dress the part
Playing for friends - Dress anyway you want.

I got to work - I get dressed for the part.
I go surfing - I wear boardies or a springy.

Thank you and goodnight, Spud has left the building.

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Spud

Joined: Jul 23, 2007
Posts: 666
Oz
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Posted on Sep 08 2007 08:37 AM

Oh, and the Eliminators look good.

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Rio

Joined: May 22, 2006
Posts: 500
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada

Posted on Sep 08 2007 09:04 AM

I'm in one band that wears masks & T-shirts (the front man includes a cape & wrestling boots) and another that wears street clothes

the former is more of a show-biz experience, with smoke & dancing girls & loud noisy surf-punk, while the latter is more musical

both bands are different, but both work

so, I think there's no hard & fast rule, but you need good creative foundations and enough hooks to keep people interested, whether it's because of the show or because of the music-- but that presumes you're reasonable cool & creative to begin with, and not a bunch of chimpanzees, cause no matter what the chimpanzees wear, they're still gonna be chimpanzees

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ShaunNecro

Joined: Mar 06, 2007
Posts: 524
Bay City (Michigan)

Posted on Sep 08 2007 09:22 AM

cough Gwar cough

image

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HBkahuna

Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 1778
Star, Idaho. Formerly lived in Surf City USA.
United States

Posted on Sep 08 2007 09:49 AM

More Eliminators

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Spud

Joined: Jul 23, 2007
Posts: 666
Oz
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Posted on Sep 08 2007 07:37 PM

cough Gwar cough are a band too far...

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LHR

Joined: Aug 23, 2006
Posts: 2123
The jungle
Costa Rica

Posted on Sep 09 2007 12:37 AM

I submit that no matter what, you are dressing up when you play onstage. Even
if you are wearing your street clothes, they are chosen to suit the job at
hand. You are not going up there in sweatpants and a pajama shirt, right?
You have picked something deliberately.

Band uniforms are just 3-5 guys all deciding to stick together and it adds
another interesting dimension to your look. The human brain loves to look at
things all done up the same way, I think. But forget the psychology of it for
now.

More than all that, it isn't "just all about the music". Live performance is an
audio-visual experience for the audience. Otherwise, remind me to just buy
your CD next time and I'll save some money on those concert tickets.

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spskins

Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 3760
tn
United States

Posted on Sep 09 2007 11:27 AM

Marc
Hey Danny, I'm not here to ruffle feathers (well, maybe a little ) and I see your point for sure. It's a cultural thing though and I'd happily stick my neck out and say the rule of thumb here is a very different thing to the US or, indeed, Europe (look at Lordi or Turbonegro ). Australian's generally don't get in to the showie stuff.

So, we agree to disagree... it makes the world a colourful place!

What about your own Wiggles? They dress in matching outfits and are probably one of the most successful Aussie bands ever!

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MikeG

Joined: Mar 29, 2006
Posts: 309
Springfield, Oregon

Posted on Sep 09 2007 01:27 PM

You can wear a cowboy hat for surf if you're twangy enough

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MattCrunk

Joined: Apr 19, 2007
Posts: 92
Town Creek, Alabama

Posted on Sep 09 2007 03:09 PM

Yup, Junior Brown does a mean surf medley as part of his live show - cowboy hat and all.

image

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Decatur, Alabama

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DannySnyder Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11046 Berkeley, CA	Posted on Sep 08 2007 01:27 AM Those are great pictures Tim, but do all of us with small computer screens a favor and keep the pictures small enough to fit the frame without expanding it. — Danny Snyder "With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF Top
Spud Joined: Jul 23, 2007 Posts: 666 Oz	Posted on Sep 08 2007 08:30 AM I will always maintain this POV. Putting on a show? - Dress the part Playing for friends - Dress anyway you want. I got to work - I get dressed for the part. I go surfing - I wear boardies or a springy. Thank you and goodnight, Spud has left the building. Top
Spud Joined: Jul 23, 2007 Posts: 666 Oz	Posted on Sep 08 2007 08:37 AM Oh, and the Eliminators look good. Top
Rio Joined: May 22, 2006 Posts: 500 Hamilton, Ontario	Posted on Sep 08 2007 09:04 AM I'm in one band that wears masks & T-shirts (the front man includes a cape & wrestling boots) and another that wears street clothes the former is more of a show-biz experience, with smoke & dancing girls & loud noisy surf-punk, while the latter is more musical both bands are different, but both work so, I think there's no hard & fast rule, but you need good creative foundations and enough hooks to keep people interested, whether it's because of the show or because of the music-- but that presumes you're reasonable cool & creative to begin with, and not a bunch of chimpanzees, cause no matter what the chimpanzees wear, they're still gonna be chimpanzees — http://www.facebook.com/?sk=lf#!/rockinrio.delrosa http://www.facebook.com/?sk=lf#!/TheHighTides http://www.facebook.com/?sk=lf#!/pages/The-Blue-Demons Last edited: Sep 08, 2007 09:10:30 Top
ShaunNecro Joined: Mar 06, 2007 Posts: 524 Bay City (Michigan)	Posted on Sep 08 2007 09:22 AM cough Gwar cough image — I am super sweet www.myspace.com/thetremblors Top
HBkahuna Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 1778 Star, Idaho. Formerly lived in Surf City USA.	Posted on Sep 08 2007 09:49 AM More Eliminators Top
Spud Joined: Jul 23, 2007 Posts: 666 Oz	Posted on Sep 08 2007 07:37 PM cough Gwar cough are a band too far... Top
LHR Joined: Aug 23, 2006 Posts: 2123 The jungle	Posted on Sep 09 2007 12:37 AM I submit that no matter what, you are dressing up when you play onstage. Even if you are wearing your street clothes, they are chosen to suit the job at hand. You are not going up there in sweatpants and a pajama shirt, right? You have picked something deliberately. Band uniforms are just 3-5 guys all deciding to stick together and it adds another interesting dimension to your look. The human brain loves to look at things all done up the same way, I think. But forget the psychology of it for now. More than all that, it isn't "just all about the music". Live performance is an audio-visual experience for the audience. Otherwise, remind me to just buy your CD next time and I'll save some money on those concert tickets. — SSIV Top
spskins Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 3760 tn	Posted on Sep 09 2007 11:27 AM Marc Hey Danny, I'm not here to ruffle feathers (well, maybe a little ) and I see your point for sure. It's a cultural thing though and I'd happily stick my neck out and say the rule of thumb here is a very different thing to the US or, indeed, Europe (look at Lordi or Turbonegro ). Australian's generally don't get in to the showie stuff. So, we agree to disagree... it makes the world a colourful place! What about your own Wiggles? They dress in matching outfits and are probably one of the most successful Aussie bands ever! — http://www.satanspilgrims.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Satans-Pilgrims/8210228553 https://satanspilgrims.bandcamp.com/ http://www.surfyindustries.com Top
MikeG Joined: Mar 29, 2006 Posts: 309 Springfield, Oregon	Posted on Sep 09 2007 01:27 PM You can wear a cowboy hat for surf if you're twangy enough Top
MattCrunk Joined: Apr 19, 2007 Posts: 92 Town Creek, Alabama	Posted on Sep 09 2007 03:09 PM Yup, Junior Brown does a mean surf medley as part of his live show - cowboy hat and all. image — Matt Crunk Decatur, Alabama Founder: North Alabama Surf Alliance (NASA) Top

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