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Poll: stage outfits
Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11053 Berkeley, CA 
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Posted on Jul 28 2006 07:21 PM
take my poll and feel free to elaborate with comments. —Danny Snyder 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 Last edited: Jul 28, 2006 19:57:39 |
Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 1076 Columbus, OH
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Posted on Jul 28 2006 07:52 PM
I think it's cool. |
Joined: Apr 21, 2006 Posts: 265 San Antonio, TX |
Posted on Jul 28 2006 10:17 PM
I like it, shows unity. —<img src="klzzwxh:0000"></img> |
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Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11053 Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Jul 28 2006 11:29 PM
Someone once explained to me, and maybe it was on this forum, that because there's no singer/front person, it's best for an instrumental band to add some visuals to keep the audience's interest. There's a reason the singer is referred to as the 'front person'. Most people spend the show staring at him/her, and thus they're more out front than the rest of the band. Without that person, what are we going to look at, the bass drum? the ceiling? a glass of beer? Therefore interesting outfits and themes and shtick are important to the instrumental band. do you agree? —Danny Snyder 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 |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 4387 Under the Sun
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Posted on Jul 29 2006 12:30 AM
I think it depends entirely on the costume. Most costumed surf bands seem to have ideas that fall on the cool side of things, but matching Hawaiian shirts (especially combined with shorts) is definitely uncool. -Warren —That was excessively violent and completely unnecessary. I loved it. |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25568 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Jul 29 2006 02:36 AM
Like I've said before I'm there for the Music, not the outfits. Jeff(bigtikidude) —Jeff(bigtikidude) |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 2293 Stockholm, Sweden 
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Posted on Jul 29 2006 03:49 AM
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Joined: Apr 21, 2006 Posts: 265 San Antonio, TX |
Posted on Jul 29 2006 09:14 AM
What the hell?! ....Spotniks... —<img src="klzzwxh:0000"></img> |
Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2354 San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Jul 29 2006 02:30 PM
Depends on the context. Messhugga Beach Party: waaaay cool! Bob S. —Bob |
Joined: Jul 08, 2006 Posts: 460 NorCal |
Posted on Jul 29 2006 07:36 PM
Ya think Devo ever saw this clip???? |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 76 Panorama City, CA
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Posted on Jul 30 2006 01:26 AM
When we started Longboard Ranch in 1999 we unanimously opted for the uniform band appearance. We attended numerous surf shows and went for what we felt was the best overall appearance of unity, without undue and starchy formality. One of the bands whose stage appearance appealed to us all, was The Deoras, Mike Palme's trad surf band. The first time we saw them was at the Huntington Beach Surfing Museum and they were all wearing khaki slacks, and matching Hawaiian Print shirts. Coincidentally, our stage outfits are similar to theirs, (we were fortunate enough that one of our members has a good friend in the rag trade, who travels frequently around the Pacific Rim. He brought us matching Print shirts in both blue and Red, and these are of a quality that Target can only dream of, and retail at about $85 a shirt, though luckily, we didn't have to pay that much!) The shorts & T-shirts bands are "a dime a dozen" and we always want to show our audiences our respect, by making the visual statement that WE cared enough to dress "special" for the occasion. I've suggested different attire over the past several years, but the other members of the band have been very comfortable with the existing band outfits, so we've stuck with them. Those bands that try to look like Ventures album shots of the mid 1960's, have my profound respect, but, those sweaters, buttoned-up shirts and ties would NEVER cut it for us at mid-Summer outdoor gigs, in 105-110 degree temperatures! I mainly agree with the other posts that it should be more about the music, but for us, it's really no additional trouble to "suit up" for a gig, and, I repeat, we feel it sends a very positive message to the people who take the trouble to come see our show. Bruce D |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25568 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Jul 30 2006 03:45 AM
Just to point out I wasn't saying Hawiian shirts are a bad thing. I still say if I get in a surf band, everyone has to wear other surf band shirts to show support for the scene. Jeff(bigtikidude) —Jeff(bigtikidude) |
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Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11053 Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Jul 30 2006 10:33 AM
I like the Dude's idea. We'll have to create a band t -shirt trading house. On that note, the Meshuggas are well on their way to printing up the first batch of t-shirts. Ferenc's wife Karen - our keyboardist extraordinaire - has done an awesome job with the graphics. Look for those in the near future... —Danny Snyder 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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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 3832 netherlands
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Posted on Jul 30 2006 12:53 PM
matching outfits: cool. matching dress-up: only if you're good enough to get away with it. hawaiian shirts: rather not, but I echo Jeff - it's not that important. WR —Rules to live by #314: |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Jul 30 2006 09:32 PM
If it is really warm outside I feel you have to suck it up for your set. |
Joined: Jul 27, 2006 Posts: 1284 Berlinesia, Germanifornia
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Posted on Jul 31 2006 02:47 AM
Hey, funny idea with this little "matching" poll! This is Ralf Kilauea from the german based Volcanic Instrumental Surfband The Kilaueas. Me and my Kilaueas were once spit out off the Kilauea volcano. Now we are in human dresses... We look like humans! Not really bad feeling... I remember a gig in `99 when we played together with the Apeman from the Netherlands. The got black and white suits and those ape/gorilla masks! And they jumped around the stage with it. Haha! Looks damned funny. But after 4 or 5 songs they throwed the masks away. (too hot for them...) I love "theme" bands a lot!!! Hey folks! Hope to meet you at our California tour. check out the Double Crown site. And... no panic, everybody will survive our gigs... BE TWANGED BE REVERBERATED BE SURFED!!!!!! Twang cheers! Ralf Kilauea |
Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 1778 Star, Idaho. Formerly lived in Surf City USA.
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Posted on Aug 09 2006 11:08 PM
Ralf, You guys are going to dig Huntington Beach... Get ready.... |
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Joined: Aug 14, 2006 Posts: 270
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Posted on Aug 16 2006 10:14 PM
If a band can come up with a cool uniform look I think they should. We're just a bunch of old guys so if we started dressing alike it would be kind of creepy.
There is Surf east of Sepulveda. |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california
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Posted on Aug 17 2006 04:06 PM
...and painting a huge surfer on the wall doesn't hurt , either! -dp |
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Joined: Nov 10, 2000 Posts: -180 |
Posted on Oct 28 2006 07:07 PM
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