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My Ex Girlfriend was into GWAR. Now that's a Costume Parade. She had a Video of them fighting the Morality Squad we watched about 100 times and I can't remember how any of the tunes go. The things we do for Love :roll:

I'll stick to Loud Shirts, Dockers, and Dress Shoes for my Stage Presence. Leave the Clown Act for the Next Generation.


I don't mind GWAR's music, but the costumes annoy the crap out of me, and really turn me off to the band. (The same goes for Slipknot and Mushroomhead, but the difference is that I can't stand their music)

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It seems the days when singers &/or bands wore matching outfits is long gone, except for presentations like Barbershop and Gospel or Classical w/ a Choir. It just jumped from 'wear whatever is comfy' to 'wear whatever makes you look Looney-Toon crazy'. I'd say that only Country, Jazz, Folk, Classic and Country Rock along with some Heavy Rock artists & bands are realistically minded about their stage persona. Theatrics and face paint are one thing, but what's next??? Thongs with a Greek helmet and a smiley face painted on your gut? (wouldn't Vixen draw a crowd in THAT get-up!) :lol:

Besides, there is every possibility that some bands are so embarrassed about the crap they pump out that they hide behind masks on stage because they don't want to be attacked on the street for any reason.


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Yeah.

And get offa my lawn.


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What a long survey.

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The Metalhead Punk wrote:
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My Ex Girlfriend was into GWAR. Now that's a Costume Parade. She had a Video of them fighting the Morality Squad we watched about 100 times and I can't remember how any of the tunes go. The things we do for Love :roll:

I'll stick to Loud Shirts, Dockers, and Dress Shoes for my Stage Presence. Leave the Clown Act for the Next Generation.


I don't mind GWAR's music, but the costumes annoy the crap out of me, and really turn me off to the band. (The same goes for Slipknot and Mushroomhead, but the difference is that I can't stand their music)

The costumes were Annoying as Hell! And the Adoloescent Gallagher Humor gets old right away.

Acts that can't help looking the way they do, and just paly thier tunes for the audience always seem to pull it of. like Janes Addition before they broke up, and Stevie Ray Vaughan's questionable Pre-Sobriety Wardrobe. They dressed that way on the street.

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It's only my opinion, but I suspect that, like the confusion between the terms vibrato and tremolo, the general public go to SEE a band more than just HEAR one. However, one can argue that (although) 'KISS' (or Alice Cooper, etc.) theatrics still sell a ton of records, the real legacy is ON RECORD and no matter what the eyes log of any band, the ears are the true defining factor of talent in the long run. It is the audio package that really 'speaks' for any act, regardless of the clothes, costumes, bling or other visual accoutrements.


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That's why Clapton still sold millions after he cut his 'Fro and Toned down the paint job on his Guitars. Bands that go for look first, even if it's not an outragous look, always fall short when it comes to radio play. Performers and Songwriters like Stevie Nicks, Amy Lee, SRV, Zep, and Clapton decide on there wardrobe after they have tour scheduled. Their Imitators are in the mirror before they have a set list.

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The 'problem' MAY have really mushroomed with the advent of the music video...... most point to it as a 'psycho' -delic defusion between positive visual support of the audio and a negatively blatant over-enhancement to either mask the failings of the material &/or boost such weaknesses. This idea probably goes back before videos to huge album sales of movie sound tracks..... such as anything Elvis, etc.

Take note, on a different but similar level of this 'visual' aspect, that a lot of guitarists (and other musicians) wouldn't be caught dead playing (on or through) certain brands of equipment, while the rest couldn't care less as long as it works. Let's face facts: There must be a ton of Fenders out there that originally had Squier on the headstock and it all boils down to a decal.


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The music Video made it easy for the Sham Artist. A show that wasn't what it proposed to be, used to be called a Sham. Britney Spears in her prime, for example. Every note she sang on record was pitch bent, soaked in Reverb and Chorus, then cut and pasted into a pop sensation. Live, she lipsyncs to the record and is sold as a Singer. That's a Sham. Shakira, also sings Pop, Dances, plays guitar, and sings in two languages. She doesn't need pitch bending and doesn't lipsynch, she's not a Sham. I feel this distinction has been lost.

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And I'm guilty of a degree of brand snobery, I'd rather have a Fender than a Squier, but I have no problem sporting an Epiphone. In fact, I prefer them to Gibsons. If I was as open minded as possible, I'd probably have a Aria Pro II or a Samick, but I wouldn't want the audience to percieve me as Cheap. I guess you have to Sham it up a bit.

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Quality (sadly) has a blind tag of snobbery... unfortunately, when you are willing to pay for (& demand) quality, you also invite a certain amount of the 'snob tag' by anyone who wishes they could afford the "better" brand. If you took note of my gear, I not only got certain items for their quality & reputation, but because I wanted to acquire & use the tone(s). I admit, I am a big TONE DOG.... I'm fairly fast, but not a speed picker, so I really get into juicing notes with the RIGHT tone. Example: No other 12 sounds like a Ric.... at least NOT to MY ears. There's close & then there's dead on! Besides, IF you know how to use a really good echo unit, you can 'sound' twice as fast as you really are...... LOL

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