I think and I may be wrong,, but I think that the bum comments where directed at people playing the Ryman, not the roxy.
I think you may be wrong, but I'm sure the principals can speak for themselves. I never heard the Ryman mentioned even once here. The comments were directed personally. For example:
seems to me that you fellas are painting a pretty good picture of yourselves for everyone on the forum to see...don't seem like you even respect yourselves
I don't think most of us talking here have played the Ryman recently... But this yak about self-respect is absurd.
I agree this is a waste of time. We'll just have to agree to disagree, and that's fine.
i wanted to find out if it was just my generation that thinks this way (i'm 51 )...so i started asking people that i met in the last few days about this .the youngest was 16, the oldest 76 with a good mix of ages between the two age extremes.
the VAST MAJORITY liked to see a well dressed band
only the 16 year old thought the tee shirt look was cool EVERYONE ELSE thought it looked unprofessional.
i'm also sure that no one is going to the managment and complaining about this simply because its so widespread nowadays.
i was pleasently superised to find out that even the 20 & 30 year olds like the band to be well dressed and (no we are not talking about cowboy suits)
i do also think that if you are playing at "joes fish camp" the bum look might be ok, but anywhere else you might want to think about how you look
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Well, that does it for me. Inspired by Calvin's accurate polling results, and adamant dress code demands, I will soon be giving up on what I, my bandmates in 3 different bands, and our respective audiences see to be suitable attire. I guess we're all just wrong! Ha! Who knew!
The "generation" that is made up of fifty-somethings (I'm not really that much older than Calvin, I now learn) includes most of the "freaks" (as Arlo Guthrie called them at Woodstock, and which many of us proudly called ourselves in the olden days), though some former or current "freaks" are into their sixties. So it certainly isn't age, whatever it is! I suppose you're right that this is a waste of time, Dave, but it is kind of entertaining. Who knew that decades later, with any number of interesting grown-up careers under our collective belts, we would still all be freaks! And proud of it......
No, it's not just your generation, as I am 56 and have been playing for 35 years with thousands of gigs under my belt. I dress appropriately for the gig, whatever that may be (yup even have worn UNIFORMS....omg). But it has been your narrow mindedness, comments like 'bums' and 'lack of self respect' that has caused much of the flurry of responses here, not your opinion on band wear.
Best to keep your mouth shut and let others think you a fool rather than open it and remove all doubt.
(and boy, have I been guilty of that more than once...)
Nope, not a generation gap. Or at least it's a very old one. I'm 56. I dress for what I'm playing, though occasionally I have been known to do a send-up of the audience.
I would be happy to wear a rhinestone suit once in a while if if:
a) I could find one
b) I could afford it
The audience will let you know if you blew it for their expectations.
No, that guy in the T-shirt isn't some bum sitting in singing a David Allan Coe song, it's country legend Faron Young, who evidently had no respect for his audience or his very nattily attired Deputies. The fan who sent in this pic wanted a shot of the band, rather than the star, hence the egregious cropping. Prob'ly cause we were so natty.
The problem with those Harvey Krantz suits was that all those metal studs were like tiny icicles against your skin when you were changing for the big show on a cold bus.
Calvin, your "scientific poll" further proves the point that what you are saying is not only meaningless, but offensive.
the bum look might be ok
I think it's high time you took that "bum" term and but it in a box somewhere with some rocks, sealed with duct tape, and dumped it in a lake. It's not appropriate, correct, and is just plain foolish. Everyone knows you don't like T-shirts on stage (why is the question we'll never be able to answer...). So - don't go to venues where players dress like that, don't buy their records, and save your money for things you like. Or for some counseling.
There's no sense exposing yourself to good music if the visuals ruin it for you.
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