bobdadruma
Platinum Member
I'm looking for feedback on this subject after heated discussions with my band mates.
The band that I'm in consist of all middle aged members. We play Folk, Contemporary Bluegrass and light Rock. We don't have youthful sex appeal anymore. The members of the band like to dress down. We have a female mandolin player/singer. She has never been what you call pretty. She is short and heavy set. She always dresses with no femininity at all. The male members of the band also do not dress at all on stage. Tee shirts and jeans.
I always wear black pants and a nice dress shirt on stage with a hat to hide my bald spot. I often wear sunglasses for that cool look. I get compliments a lot on my appearance and I'm not what you would call handsome by any means. People seem to like my stage character. I never hear anyone compliment the appearance the rest of the band.
I think that because we are middle aged we should bring our dressing habits up just one notch. Fancy blouse for Beth (perhaps some beads or a neckless just to make her a bit more feminine) and nice shirts for the male members. Kind of like acting more our age so to speak.
As you have grown older have you and your bands gone this route?
If so, did you notice a difference in amount of gigs and audience response?
The band that I'm in consist of all middle aged members. We play Folk, Contemporary Bluegrass and light Rock. We don't have youthful sex appeal anymore. The members of the band like to dress down. We have a female mandolin player/singer. She has never been what you call pretty. She is short and heavy set. She always dresses with no femininity at all. The male members of the band also do not dress at all on stage. Tee shirts and jeans.
I always wear black pants and a nice dress shirt on stage with a hat to hide my bald spot. I often wear sunglasses for that cool look. I get compliments a lot on my appearance and I'm not what you would call handsome by any means. People seem to like my stage character. I never hear anyone compliment the appearance the rest of the band.
I think that because we are middle aged we should bring our dressing habits up just one notch. Fancy blouse for Beth (perhaps some beads or a neckless just to make her a bit more feminine) and nice shirts for the male members. Kind of like acting more our age so to speak.
As you have grown older have you and your bands gone this route?
If so, did you notice a difference in amount of gigs and audience response?