Stage Clothes?

[LesPauI+SG=Win]

 

[geochem1st]

Dude. You see SO many bands on stage lacking that bit of juice in their show. Yes, SHOW. Maybe to a musician the music is the most important thing, but really. It's entertainment. You have make a show, so the people forget about their problems. People don't care ONLY about the music. Put on a good show, a fancy costume. It's supposed to be a party, a good time, something different. People won't see the difference of people on the street or on the stage. The whole thing - image, music, kick ass moves, the performance, it all makes a show.

I have never seen any famous band with casual T-shirts and jeans. That's an obvious sign people, only with your name "music" you won't get far.

God, Zeppelin was crazy on their clothing!

I hope you get the point.

Not when their music mattered. Best time hearing them was when it wasn't a show. They played their asses off and people responded. Best party ever was to see Zep boogying before the glitz.

When they dragged out the Dragon suits, lasers, smoke machines and mirrored balls, and decided to play 'rock gods'.... sure it may have looked cool, but the music suffered. The Song Remains the Same concert sucked in comparison to those before.... quite a few years they were subpar, with just a flicker of magic now and then. It lost a lot of us who were following them from the early days.

 

[snaredrum]

What? You want permission?

You got it, my friend. I know no one more qualified. Least of all those three Southern California posers.

i live in england. you know we have a special kind of knife for people who try to wear cowboy hats in public.

 

[snaredrum]

Not when their music mattered. Best time hearing them was when it wasn't a show. They played their asses off and people responded. Best party ever was to see Zep boogying before the glitz.

When they dragged out the Dragon suits, lasers, smoke machines and mirrored balls, and decided to play 'rock gods'.... sure it may have looked cool, but the music suffered. The Song Remains the Same concert sucked in comparison to those before.... quite a few years they were subpar, with just a flicker of magic now and then. It lost a lot of us who were following them from the early days.

for england 1970, they still look like rock stars in the top pics

 

[chrisuk]

Or California.

It occurs to me, after reading this thread, that there are people who don't dress like they're onstage 24/7. I spose it's just my situation, living in Southern California and such, but the way I dress every day makes it clear that I'm a musician. I don't have a "dayjob" to contend with, and I don't have any sort of limits on what and how I do. This is California we're talking about, after all!

I guess what I'm driving at is this: If you're wearing a "costume", or "dressing up" for a gig, you're faking it, and people see right through that shit, whether you know it or not, whether they know it or not.

Be yourself, your true self, onstage, and the audience will LOVE you. That's what they crave, something real and authentic, that makes them feel alive.

I don't wear my Peak Performance black corduroy free-ride suit off the ski slopes but it doesn't make it any less convincing when I put it on I promise you!

 

[MeKevin]

Hey, really though, nobody thought the LED shirt would be cool for a solo or two? The LED part of the shirt itself is actually more of a plaque on the chest of the shirt. For this reason, I would wear a white t-shirt over it, and it would be cool to have EQ bars glowing from your chest. This would LOOK super cool on stage if you were next to the drums for a funk solo. If it was turned down all the way, I don't think it would pick up any guitar.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJNzB5YbsFM]Fred LED Shirt Drums - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Joeydego]

Anyone can play rock and roll. It's simple. Add a stage, lighting and good looking musicians and you have a rock SHOW. This includes clothes.

 

[Skintaster]

for england 1970, they still look like rock stars in the top pics

I was going to say, the "before" rock star clothes shots, still look pretty rock star to me. Doesn't look like they just wore whatever they left the house in.

 

[TOMMYTHUNDERS]

that's a great shirt

 

[CHUNKYNECK]

Wearing this could make for a fun gig. The audience wouldn't forget you in a hurry either. It's not photoshopped, it's a real costume.

 

[geochem1st]

I was going to say, the "before" rock star clothes shots, still look pretty rock star to me. Doesn't look like they just wore whatever they left the house in.

They looked more or less like the typical audience of the day. Jeans, shirt or no shirt, sometimes a hat... everyday where for the time.

1969

 

[SJJMcGhee]

i live in england. you know we have a special kind of knife for people who try to wear cowboy hats in public.

Try it in Glasgow. We have special types of knives for all the different types of clothing

I suppose as long as you don't look half assed and like your bored, you'll storm the place anyway. People are also so used to Fenders anyway, playing a LP is something different. A load of people have commented on my guitar being real cool, and it's a real plain Wine Red one.

 

[snaredrum]

They looked more or less like the typical audience of the day. Jeans, shirt or no shirt, sometimes a hat... everyday where for the time.

1969

that's a festival crowd trying to dress like stars, though. not everyday clothes. watch the Beatles rooftoop gig and compare the people interviewed in the street to the Beatles (apart from paul, the contrary bastard)

 

[VintageGuitarGuy]

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[Sirzach]

Nowadays it's pretty much just jeans, toms, and a button-down shirt or flannel or a v-neck. Looking back at some of the shit I used to wear it's an embarrassment...

Thinkin' about buying some toms for myself. They look comfortable. And nice.

 

[geochem1st]

that's a festival crowd trying to dress like stars, though. not everyday clothes. watch the Beatles rooftoop gig and compare the people interviewed in the street to the Beatles (apart from paul, the contrary bastard)

We walked around dressed like that, daily wear in America for the age group. There was no festival dress. We caught grief for it, were called long haired freaks, it was a uniform of sorts. Jeans with hand sewn leather patches, wide belt, no shirt and vest, sunglasses, throw in some beads and you have the basic look.... modify according to personal taste.


I guess these guys dressed for the protest? I wish I had my old pics....