Bands in "uniform"
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Topic: Bands in "uniform"
Posted By: Rus Gordon
Subject: Bands in "uniform"
Date Posted: November 18 2017 at 16:19
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I'm watching old videos of rock bands playing live, and it looks like a majority of them saw it necessary to wear some out-of-left-field garb while performing. What's everyone's thoughts on bands that wear uniforms on stage? Does it add, take away, or do nothing to the experience of the show? Have you ever seen a band that plays concerts dressed up in any particular attire? ------------- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCkXDY1B9ko" rel="nofollow - Check a look at my band Seafood Disco. It's prog. |
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: November 18 2017 at 17:13
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I saw these young lads playing in their smart uniforms: and they kicked arse. ------------- Soldato of the Pan Head Mafia. We'll make you an offer you can't listen to. http://bandcamp.com/jpillbox" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp Profile |
Posted By: ForestFriend
Date Posted: November 18 2017 at 19:12
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I think it's fun; helps lighten things up and sometimes makes the music more immersive. I sometimes forget that Jethro Tull is from the 1970s and not medieval times, or that Yes is actually from Earth. ------------- https://borealkinship.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - My prog band - Boreal Kinship |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: November 19 2017 at 00:06
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Much of the fun of attending Yes concerts in the 1970s was to check out their fashions!! Chris Squire in particular was a fashion plate! The "Relayer" tour saw the boys in fine garb, Steve Howe wore this ensemble....  ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: November 19 2017 at 05:41
Not a uniform but probably more 'out-of-left-field' (Diaper Man, of Parliament-Funkadelic) |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: November 19 2017 at 05:55
I agree, the visuals indeed help the performance and enhance the music, adding to the experience in a positive way.
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ForestFriend wrote:Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: November 19 2017 at 05:59
Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: November 19 2017 at 18:57
^ well now its easy to see why comrade trump is so enamored with these fun loving party animals, viva la russia  Maybe when they goose-step their way back into the Ukraine they can all sing a rousing chorus of this anthem.
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Posted By: noni
Date Posted: November 19 2017 at 19:16
| Peter Gabriel(Genesis), Rick Wakeman and Nick Barrett(Pendragon), earlier phase with Masquerade Overture etc |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: November 19 2017 at 19:34
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: November 19 2017 at 23:51
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well, Glam rock had its impact onto the other fringes of rock; i bet Peter Gabriels outfits stems partly from influence of glam rock like Bowie, T-rex, Alice Cooper but also influence from pantomime can be talked about and Arthur Brown had an impact on stage costumes. Roxy Music had also impact on bands wearing outfits on stage and uniformality. -------------  
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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: December 11 2017 at 09:03
Paul Revere and the Raiders were always a nice sight gag.  ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: December 11 2017 at 10:20
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Posted By: Braka
Date Posted: December 22 2017 at 10:49
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Radio Birdman, sort of. They were accused of being Nazis because their logo was the artifical horizon from an aircraft, and their tours were described as 'Blitzgreigs' with a photo of a dive-bombing Stuka. To be fair though, their lead guitarist did go on to become a pilot/flight surgeon in the US airforce . |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: December 22 2017 at 11:41
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The first band that immediately came to my mind are "The Residents".
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Posted By: Blaqua
Date Posted: December 22 2017 at 12:16
To mine, were Rockets, one-of-a-kind French band of the 70s/80s. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K9gZGbcXxo" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K9gZGbcXxo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5IKHtDkF3o" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5IKHtDkF3o
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Posted By: Squonk19
Date Posted: December 22 2017 at 18:41
While I have never minded bands adopting a clothing style/era at times - anything remotely uniform-like usually turned me off. It was the downfall of many metal bands and the likes of Kiss for me - despite the songs. Never liked Tull's boiler-suit garb from the 'A' tour. However, it worked well with Tubeway Army and Kraftwerk in their pomp. Funnily enough - Amplifier in their 'black' garb at a High Voltage festival in London a few years ago, and Exxasens and Caspian all in black at a recent Arctangent festival worked very well too. Not a uniform - but didn't Mark Knopfler and Bruce Springsteen kill off the headband in the mid-80s?! .... and I'm a big fan of both - so accept my honesty and self-deprecation! ------------- “Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.” |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: December 22 2017 at 19:03
Well, i guess....  -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Braka
Date Posted: December 22 2017 at 22:44
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The band on Monty Python who were all large wooden shipping crates, and performed 'Yummy, Yummy, Yummy, I've got Love in my Tummy.' |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: December 23 2017 at 04:22
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Amon Düül ll used to perform in lion costumes. Chrome Hoof also sports some kind of uniform. Swedish band Goat are always 'disguised'. Devo. Kiss. Also caught another Swedish psych band named Our Solar System. They were perhaps 12-15 musicians all dressed up as druids. Possibly also rocking some mescaline. Either way one of the best and oddest gigs I've ever had the pleasure of attending. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: ALotOfBottle
Date Posted: December 23 2017 at 05:24
I'm sorry if this would be considered going off-topic, but I always thought one of the gangs in A Clockwork Orange looked a lot like they could play some killer experimental psychedelic prog. These guys:  ------------- Categories strain, crack and sometimes break, under their burden - step out of the space provided. |
Posted By: DeadSouls
Date Posted: December 23 2017 at 07:03
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Posted By: Jackal3000
Date Posted: December 27 2017 at 13:12
And of course Red Hot Chili Peppers used to play nude, and sometimes in just underpants.
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: December 28 2017 at 00:06
| I don’t know if this mob have been mentioned before, but they wore odd attire to go with their bizarre take on art-pop of the day - Devo. They kinda remind me of a Punky version of Split Enz, another band that wore similar threads. |