Members essentialnose Posted March 16, 2006 Members Posted March 16, 2006 My band are going to be playing a battle of the bands soons and I want us to put some thought into what we are we are going to wear. Our two singers do a duet of Tribute by Tenacious D (complete with popping shirts:freak: ) but I want to have the rest of the band stand out in some way. We dont own fancy suits or anything overly flamboyant clothes (although we have access to 4 novelty sombreros) and I was just wondering what u guys think might work (even just t shirts and stuff like that). We are a rock band with a plain exterior. (no punk or indie sort of styles please) Anythin usefull appreciated!
Members essentialnose Posted March 16, 2006 Author Members Posted March 16, 2006 By plain I dont mean dull! Just the last gig we played everybody looked like they were just turning up for a half arsed rehersal!
Moderators Lee Knight Posted March 16, 2006 Moderators Posted March 16, 2006 Cheap painter's overalls. The disposable type. Butcher's aprons with blood Trash bags Ponchos w/sombreros Nurse outfits
Members JBJ Posted March 16, 2006 Members Posted March 16, 2006 you could do that ^ and cringe everytime you think back about it or you could say k guys everyone turn up in jeans and t shirts, shirts or whatever tops in colour X. doesnt need to be "uniform" as such what we do is jeans and black or white and it looks uniform but not overly thought out or pretentious.
Members Scodiddly Posted March 17, 2006 Members Posted March 17, 2006 Dress like you're a band - not like you're in a band. Even if you all just wear blue jeans and white button-up shirts you'll look like a band. Nothing dumber (and yes, I've been there) than everybody wearing their own take on "stage clothes".
Members Knottyhed Posted March 17, 2006 Members Posted March 17, 2006 Originally posted by essentialnose My band are going to be playing a battle of the bands soons and I want us to put some thought into what we are we are going to wear. Our two singers do a duet of Tribute by Tenacious D (complete with popping shirts:freak: ) but I want to have the rest of the band stand out in some way. We dont own fancy suits or anything overly flamboyant clothes (although we have access to 4 novelty sombreros) and I was just wondering what u guys think might work (even just t shirts and stuff like that). We are a rock band with a plain exterior. (no punk or indie sort of styles please) Anythin usefull appreciated! One of you could dress up as a policeman, another as a builder, you could have a red-indian too... no wait, i think maybe that's been done already.
Members JBJ Posted March 17, 2006 Members Posted March 17, 2006 Originally posted by Knottyhed One of you could dress up as a policeman, another as a builder, you could have a red-indian too... no wait, i think maybe that's been done already. the village people would be great for a 4 piece to do at a halloween gig:)
Members cherri Posted March 17, 2006 Members Posted March 17, 2006 It's not so much what specific style of clothing you wear, as that you present a unified front, distinguished from the audience.
Members fastplant Posted March 17, 2006 Members Posted March 17, 2006 Originally posted by cherri It's not so much what specific style of clothing you wear, as that you present a unified front, distinguished from the audience. I agree, if all of you are wearing a t-shirt and jeans, and one guy is wearing khaki's and a button down shirt, it'll look odd. One thing that can help the t-shirt/jeans look is jewelry of some sort. Not gold and diamonds, I mean like cheap necklaces, bracelets and stuff. Cool stuff, not girly stuff, haha.
Members Knottyhed Posted March 17, 2006 Members Posted March 17, 2006 Unless you and your band look like a total bunch of retards I'd just be yourselves... let your music and stage presence do the talking.
Members vanlatte Posted March 17, 2006 Members Posted March 17, 2006 Originally posted by Knottyhed Unless you and your band look like a total bunch of retards I'd just be yourselves... let your music and stage presence do the talking. ...one might argue that stage presence *includes* what someone is wearing... *ducks out of the room*
Members Knottyhed Posted March 17, 2006 Members Posted March 17, 2006 Originally posted by vanlatte ...one might argue that stage presence *includes* what someone is wearing...*ducks out of the room* I suppose you could, no need to duck. I still say unless you're going for a gimmick (think the Darkness, Spice Girls, Village People ) that you might as well just be yourself.
Moderators Lee Knight Posted March 17, 2006 Moderators Posted March 17, 2006 I stand by my Nurse Outfits idea.
Members Guitar Centaur Posted March 17, 2006 Members Posted March 17, 2006 Dude, have I got the link for you...... http://www.deshead.com/item.php/gert+jonnys
Members 2manband Posted March 17, 2006 Members Posted March 17, 2006 maybe some yellow haz-mat suits and red flower pots for hats? Seriously, everybody wearing jeans and trendy or band T-shirts is fine. IMO, nothings worse than a band that makes a joke out of themselves by wearing something like silly hats - chances are that most people in the audience will find it geeky instead of funny.
Members Scodiddly Posted March 18, 2006 Members Posted March 18, 2006 Originally posted by 2manband maybe some yellow haz-mat suits and red flower pots for hats?Seriously, everybody wearing jeans and trendy or band T-shirts is fine. IMO, nothings worse than a band that makes a joke out of themselves by wearing something like silly hats - chances are that most people in the audience will find it geeky instead of funny. Well now, we have to look at the historical context behind the "Devo look". At the time (late 70's/early 80's) pretty much everybody in a regular rock band wore demin and/or leather, no exceptions if you were "serious". Does that sound remarkably like today's scene to anyone? What Devo did was come up with a distinct image, and did that as a band instead as individuals. And it did work, causing a quirky band with the weirdest cover ever of "Satisfaction" to hit the big time.
Members MDLMUSIC Posted March 19, 2006 Members Posted March 19, 2006 As someone mentioned earlier, the black/white thing is an easy way to have "uniforms" without looking too geeky. Some of you could wear black shirts, some white shirts with black vests, whatever (although I'd probably stay away from white pants).
Members becomingfinal Posted March 19, 2006 Members Posted March 19, 2006 Originally posted by Veee Assless chaps? all chaps are assless...by defenition i found that out the hard way
Members mr3lions Posted March 20, 2006 Members Posted March 20, 2006 two things I can't stand to see in a band mainly it's because it's the argument I always have with the bass player.1. shorts -shorts are for 12 year olds.2. t-shirts with writing on them-nobody cares if you like nascar.
Members elbow Posted March 20, 2006 Members Posted March 20, 2006 This is a biggie for me. I am one of those that believes when the band walks in, there is no mistaking, that's the band. I keep separate wardrobe for playing out. I get lotsa comments on my {censored}. People love it.. old and young.
Members dougb415 Posted March 24, 2006 Members Posted March 24, 2006 Originally posted by Scodiddly What Devo did was come up with a distinct image, and did that as a band instead as individuals. And it did work, causing a quirky band with the weirdest cover ever of "Satisfaction" to hit the big time. .... and now, if you ask anyone who Devo was/is, they'll say "Isn't that the band that wore flowerpots?" Not like they were known for sterling music.....
Members Spynal Posted March 24, 2006 Members Posted March 24, 2006 KFC buckets.... it's tried and true, then again, it helps if you can shred. Or custom made cowboy hats, example: Second thought, don't do that.
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