A Problem

DBS · Post by **DBS** » Sat May 13, 2006 6:05 pm

I've never been image conscience at all with any of the bands i've been in. however, my band has been approached by a guy who's got a really solid voice but is an out and out emo. he was in a fairly big band before he asked to try out for vocals and he's got a lot of gig experience and contacts. he seems ok even though ive only spoken to him once but i really dont want to lump my band in with every single metal band coming out today by having a singer that looks and acts in the way this guy does. i could ask him to stop looking like a fruit but i doubt he would. opinions?

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Sat May 13, 2006 6:35 pm

Just tell him that you guys are focused more on the music than your image. If that's just how he is, that's how he is. But if he's doing it just as his "gimmick" or whatever (a la Avenged Sevenfold) tell him to drop it or you guys just won't put up with him.
Good voice or not, the last thing a good band wants to happen is to be labeled a certain way based on how their lead singer dresses and not by the way their music sounds. Sadly enough, that's how shit works these days.

Elaborating a little more on the A7X shit...
When I was hanging out backstage at the CKY/A7x show and ran accross a couple members of Avenged they looked as normal as you or me. But 10 minutes before they went on stage they pulled out the leather and make-up and started getting ready.
I'm not a big fan of dude's wearing make-up, but if you're going to do it- do it because that's how you are all the time, not just when you're going to put on a show. And yes, that goes for KISS, Marilyn Manson, Alice Cooper etc. as well.

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Sun May 14, 2006 8:24 am

Just take him, if he's good and you piss him off by telling him you don't like his image then you will probably regret it.

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Sun May 14, 2006 8:39 am

Tony wrote:Just tell him that you guys are focused more on the music than your image. If that's just how he is, that's how he is. But if he's doing it just as his "gimmick" or whatever (a la Avenged Sevenfold) tell him to drop it or you guys just won't put up with him.
Good voice or not, the last thing a good band wants to happen is to be labeled a certain way based on how their lead singer dresses and not by the way their music sounds. Sadly enough, that's how shit works these days.

Elaborating a little more on the A7X shit...
When I was hanging out backstage at the CKY/A7x show and ran accross a couple members of Avenged they looked as normal as you or me. But 10 minutes before they went on stage they pulled out the leather and make-up and started getting ready.
I'm not a big fan of dude's wearing make-up, but if you're going to do it- do it because that's how you are all the time, not just when you're going to put on a show. And yes, that goes for KISS, Marilyn Manson, Alice Cooper etc. as well.

I diagree with that last paragraph. A show is supposed to be entertaining. That's what it is, it's like rock and roll cabaret. I do goofy outfits for playing shows, but be damned if I'm walking around at Target with plaid pants and a bow-tie. Watching a band playing in what they wore to work or what they wear to the park is boring. Even bands like Motorhead have an "image" even if they do wear that silly shit the rest of the time.

DBS · Post by **DBS** » Sun May 14, 2006 10:07 am

that's him. his appearance just isn't what i want to associate my band with, but i dont want to be judgemental and throw away a potentially awesome singer, especially when they are so scarce in my area.

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Sun May 14, 2006 10:11 am

shave his head, punch him in the face and break those glasses.
everytime he says something "emo" kick him in the yam bag.
It's all about re-programming, and positive conditioning.

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Sun May 14, 2006 10:12 am

DBS wrote:

that's him. his appearance just isn't what i want to associate my band with, but i dont want to be judgemental and throw away a potentially awesome singer, especially when they are so scarce in my area.

he looks like a gay Jean Claude VanDamm,
oh wait, Jean Claude is gay.

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Sun May 14, 2006 11:38 am

You and your pals have long hair and make metal faces, you are image conscious. It's no big deal really. Think of it like this, do you think this kid is going to do shows looking like that when the rest of you look like heshers? I think he'll get the hint.

Otherwise, it might be an interesting gimmick.

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Sun May 14, 2006 11:40 am

PflÃ¶yd wrote:You and your pals have long hair and make metal faces, you are image conscious. It's no big deal really. Think of it like this, do you think this kid is going to do shows looking like that when the rest of you look like heshers? I think he'll get the hint.

Otherwise, it might be an interesting gimmick.

it worked for Cheap Trick and Rainbow with Graham Bonnet (although I'm pretty sure that was unintentional)

7Dime7MetalMassacre · Sun May 14, 2006 12:42 pm

DBS wrote:

that's him. his appearance just isn't what i want to associate my band with, but i dont want to be judgemental and throw away a potentially awesome singer, especially when they are so scarce in my area.

That is a pic of you , Fucking Faggot. Suck it

dead forever · Post by **dead forever** » Sun May 14, 2006 2:30 pm

Clearly it is not.

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Sun May 14, 2006 3:27 pm

7Dime7MetalMassacre wrote:
DBS wrote:

that's him. his appearance just isn't what i want to associate my band with, but i dont want to be judgemental and throw away a potentially awesome singer, especially when they are so scarce in my area.
That is a pic of you , Fucking Faggot. Suck it

Shut up

7Dime7MetalMassacre · Post by **7Dime7MetalMassacre** » Sun May 14, 2006 3:41 pm

haha just fucking around

The Fear · Post by **The Fear** » Sun May 14, 2006 3:53 pm

7Dime7MetalMassacre wrote:haha just fucking around

Fuck around on another board.

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Sun May 14, 2006 3:58 pm

<THe_FeAR> wrote:
7Dime7MetalMassacre wrote:haha just fucking around
Fuck around on a busy interstate.

7Dime7MetalMassacre · Post by **7Dime7MetalMassacre** » Sun May 14, 2006 4:03 pm

PflÃ¶yd wrote:
<THe_FeAR> wrote:
7Dime7MetalMassacre wrote:haha just fucking around
Fuck around on a busy interstate.

Your fukcing awesome

7Dime7MetalMassacre · Post by **7Dime7MetalMassacre** » Sun May 14, 2006 4:05 pm

PflÃ¶yd wrote:
<THe_FeAR> wrote:
7Dime7MetalMassacre wrote:haha just fucking around
Fuck around on a busy interstate.

Wher you lern that cool shit

dead forever · Post by **dead forever** » Sun May 14, 2006 5:03 pm

Shut up please.

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Sun May 14, 2006 5:05 pm

dead forever wrote:Shut up please.

no need to be polite.

SHUT THE FUCK UP ASSHOLE!!!!

7Dime7MetalMassacre · Post by **7Dime7MetalMassacre** » Sun May 14, 2006 5:10 pm

PABassPlayer wrote:
dead forever wrote:Shut up please.
no need to be polite.

SHUT THE FUCK UP ASSHOLE!!!!

What a dickhead..........fag

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Sun May 14, 2006 5:20 pm

7Dime7MetalMassacre wrote:
PABassPlayer wrote:
dead forever wrote:Shut up please.
no need to be polite.

SHUT THE FUCK UP ASSHOLE!!!!
What a dickhead..........fag

good one!
jesus, now I know why I got so much shit when I first got on here.
New people are fucking annoying. I bet I was absolutely intolerable!

7Dime7MetalMassacre · Post by **7Dime7MetalMassacre** » Sun May 14, 2006 6:20 pm

Fuck son, i been following this thread since like 02, i use to have a different name, my computer fucked up and i didn't get to get on for a while. Don't fucking try to chasitize me you son of a bitch!

Watw-Drums · Post by **Watw-Drums** » Sun May 14, 2006 7:06 pm

7Dime7MetalMassacre wrote:Fuck son, i been following this thread since like 02, i use to have a different name, my computer fucked up and i didn't get to get on for a while. Don't fucking try to chasitize me you son of a bitch!

Well seeing as this THREAD has been going since oh YESTERDAY it just proves you're the biggest fucking cunt going with no understanding of any logic whatsoever. So do us ALL a favour and Disconnect

Hunter/Killer · Post by **Hunter/Killer** » Sun May 14, 2006 7:09 pm

as long as the person is willing play what you guys are doing, it shouldn't be a problem

DBS · Post by **DBS** » Mon May 15, 2006 8:54 am

i thought the emo guy would have fagged up this thread but instead it was 7metal7whateverhisnameis77.

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Mon May 15, 2006 9:28 am

DBS wrote:i thought the emo guy would have fagged up this thread but instead it was 7metal7whateverhisnameis77.

amen.

Roz · Post by **Roz** » Mon May 15, 2006 10:55 pm

DBS wrote:i thought the emo guy would have fagged up this thread but instead it was 7metal7whateverhisnameis77.

wait you didn't tell your potential singer about the PBB did you??

BassPhemy · Post by **BassPhemy** » Mon May 15, 2006 11:43 pm

I'd be more worried about him writing emo lyrics than the way he looks. He'll get the hint after a practice or two, hopefully.

DeathSion · Post by **DeathSion** » Tue May 16, 2006 4:22 am

I went through this situation last year with my band. The guy was a good singer. The first couple of months it was cool...then he turned into a complete faggot. Tried telling us how we should play, always saying we weren't dedicated enough, expected us to hang out with him all day..as if we had no outside life. Always tried getting us to do coke with him. Anytime we would come up with new material he would always say it was gay. Then he expected us to try to become a hard-core band..cause that's what he saw us doing. He always discouraged solos or complexity. Then he tried always singing melodic then wanted to go flat out emo. We tried being a dick to him about the whole situation...he didn't take us seriously. Made playing no fun at all. since then I have been discouraged from trying to start anything outside of instrumental projects. So, what i'm trying to say is.... keep the emo out!

On an up note: The faggot(who is 23) is in prison now for having sex with a 14 year old girl.

DeathSion · Post by **DeathSion** » Tue May 16, 2006 4:25 am

Also, when he first came into the band he was completely into black metal/death metal. He didn't start turning emo until after his gf dumped him. Then he did the whole make-up/skunk hair thing.

Watw-Drums · Post by **Watw-Drums** » Tue May 16, 2006 9:19 am

DeathSion wrote:Also, when he first came into the band he was completely into black metal/death metal. He didn't start turning emo until after his gf dumped him. Then he did the whole make-up/skunk hair thing.

stoic · Post by **stoic** » Tue May 16, 2006 10:44 pm

image is everything. and that motherfucker is wearing a scarf

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Tue May 16, 2006 10:53 pm

stoic wrote:image is everything. and that motherfucker is wearing a scarf

Watw-Drums · Post by **Watw-Drums** » Wed May 17, 2006 7:04 am

PflÃ¶yd wrote:
stoic wrote:image is everything. and that motherfucker is wearing a scarf

7Dime7MetalMassacre · Wed May 17, 2006 11:25 am

Watw-Drums wrote:
7Dime7MetalMassacre wrote:Fuck son, i been following this thread since like 02, i use to have a different name, my computer fucked up and i didn't get to get on for a while. Don't fucking try to chasitize me you son of a bitch!
Well seeing as this THREAD has been going since oh YESTERDAY it just proves you're the biggest fucking cunt going with no understanding of any logic whatsoever. So do us ALL a favour and Disconnect

Silly Faggot Dicks are for Chicks

Watw-Drums · Post by **Watw-Drums** » Wed May 17, 2006 11:58 am

7Dime7MetalMassacre wrote:
Watw-Drums wrote:
7Dime7MetalMassacre wrote:Fuck son, i been following this thread since like 02, i use to have a different name, my computer fucked up and i didn't get to get on for a while. Don't fucking try to chasitize me you son of a bitch!
Well seeing as this THREAD has been going since oh YESTERDAY it just proves you're the biggest fucking cunt going with no understanding of any logic whatsoever. So do us ALL a favour and Disconnect
Silly Faggot Dicks are for Chicks

What the fuck are you talking about?

warhead dime · Post by **warhead dime** » Wed May 17, 2006 5:18 pm

Watw-Drums wrote:
7Dime7MetalMassacre wrote:
Watw-Drums wrote:
7Dime7MetalMassacre wrote:Fuck son, i been following this thread since like 02, i use to have a different name, my computer fucked up and i didn't get to get on for a while. Don't fucking try to chasitize me you son of a bitch!
Well seeing as this THREAD has been going since oh YESTERDAY it just proves you're the biggest fucking cunt going with no understanding of any logic whatsoever. So do us ALL a favour and Disconnect
Silly Faggot Dicks are for Chicks
What the fuck are you talking about?

Why did he say that?

7Dime7MetalMassacre · Post by **7Dime7MetalMassacre** » Wed May 17, 2006 6:25 pm

ryanthemetalhead · Post by **ryanthemetalhead** » Wed May 17, 2006 11:24 pm

7Dime7MetalMassacre wrote:
Watw-Drums wrote:
7Dime7MetalMassacre wrote:Fuck son, i been following this thread since like 02, i use to have a different name, my computer fucked up and i didn't get to get on for a while. Don't fucking try to chasitize me you son of a bitch!
Well seeing as this THREAD has been going since oh YESTERDAY it just proves you're the biggest fucking cunt going with no understanding of any logic whatsoever. So do us ALL a favour and Disconnect
Silly Faggot Dicks are for Chicks

i heard some 7th grader say that once...shows how mature you are man..haha

7Dime7MetalMassacre · Thu May 18, 2006 10:59 am

ryanthemetalhead wrote:
7Dime7MetalMassacre wrote:
Watw-Drums wrote:
7Dime7MetalMassacre wrote:Fuck son, i been following this thread since like 02, i use to have a different name, my computer fucked up and i didn't get to get on for a while. Don't fucking try to chasitize me you son of a bitch!
Well seeing as this THREAD has been going since oh YESTERDAY it just proves you're the biggest fucking cunt going with no understanding of any logic whatsoever. So do us ALL a favour and Disconnect
Silly Faggot Dicks are for Chicks
i heard some 7th grader say that once...shows how mature you are man..haha