Show us your old band photos

[police squad]

4 hours ago, EBS_freak said:

Im quietly surprised at the minimal amount of leather trousers and double denim in these pictures.

so am I. I think there's  pair on my old singer. He was a Jim Morrison fan and always wore leather trousers

[ubit]

2 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

Cannae beat leather jeans in a rock band in 80's. 

 

 

You must have been well off ya bugger!

[dmccombe7]

46 minutes ago, ubit said:

 

 

You must have been well off ya bugger!

No comment but it wasn't coming from gig money. 

That was back when i had a 28" waist. Those days have long gone.

Dave

Edited April 26, 2022 by dmccombe7

[EBS_freak]

“Can you play bass?”

 

”not really - but I do have some leathers”

 

”you’re in”

[mep]

This is the thread that keeps giving. I dug out and old photo of a Stereophonics tribute band I was in playing a Uni annual ball, supporting Artful Dodger & The Nowlans.

[dmccombe7]

Hot Love from a few yrs ago possibly 2016 so not that long ago.

 

[dmccombe7]

Another from Gypsies Kiss circa 1986. 

You can't see it in the pic but i was sporting a broken leg after a footie accident. 

Using an Ibanez Musician bass in this pic,

Edited April 27, 2022 by dmccombe7

[MacDaddy]

 

Found these, from when I was young, slim, had hair, and knees.

 

 

[Raymondo]

Back to the Nineties when I was in a band playing the "military" circuit.

 

I'm not sure which is worse...the hair or the shirt!

 

[EBS_freak]

I remember wearing shorts like that on a gig or two.

Yeah, I've had more than a few of my own fashion faux pas.

[dmccombe7]

1 hour ago, EBS_freak said:

I remember wearing shorts like that on a gig or two.

Yeah, I've had more than a few of my own fashion faux pas.

Bet you never looked as good as the girl in @Raymondo pic 😂

Dave

[Reggaebass]

1 hour ago, Raymondo said:

I'm not sure which is worse...the hair or the shirt!

Definitely the shirt 

[chris_b]

I've just been sent a couple of video clips of the first pro band I was in, playing live on a European TV show. the singers were pretty cheesy, but the band was good.

 

I was just a few months out of school and they were recorded in December 1968!

 

No, I'm not putting them up here!!!

Edited April 27, 2022 by chris_b

[Raymondo]

9 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Bet you never looked as good as the girl in @Raymondo pic 😂

Dave

Yeah for some reason we got lot's of gigs playing to the Soldiers and Airmen! 😉

[dmccombe7]

6 minutes ago, chris_b said:

I've just been sent a couple of video clips of the first pro band I was in, playing live on a European TV show. the singers were pretty cheesy, but the band was good.

 

I was just a few months out of school and they were recorded in December 1968!

 

No, I'm not putting them up here!!!

You need to show them Chris. Its your duty as a bass player especially with TV fame.😂

Come on i'm really curious now.

Dave

[dmccombe7]

4 minutes ago, Raymondo said:

Yeah for some reason we got lot's of gigs playing to the Soldiers and Airmen! 😉

Obviously down to your expert playing and flambouyant stagewear. Absolutely nothing to do with the scantily clad female on stage.

PS if you have any more pictures of her please feel free to share. 🤣

Dave

[EBS_freak]

48 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Bet you never looked as good as the girl in @Raymondo pic 😂

Dave

Depends if I waxed my legs or not.

[Crusoe]

On 22/04/2022 at 11:08, JellyKnees said:

Some from back in the the mid 80s, '83 to '87 at a rough guess

 

Unknown venue...

 

 

 

Festival in Sefton park

 

 

 

Another outdoor gig, no idea where but I seem to be using a pick... long time since that's happened!

 

 

 

Think this was the Fire Station in Bootle... one of our gigs there turned into a bloody battle between the bouncers and some of the locals involving bottles and snooker cues... 

 

 

In that first photo you all look like an amalgam of Joy Division (guitarist left), Big Country (guitarist centre) and The Smiths (Bassist) 😄

[odysseus]

21 hours ago, chris_b said:

I've just been sent a couple of video clips of the first pro band I was in, playing live on a European TV show. the singers were pretty cheesy, but the band was good.

 

I was just a few months out of school and they were recorded in December 1968!

 

No, I'm not putting them up here!!!

Pics or it didn't happen... 😉

[Velarian]

21 hours ago, chris_b said:

I've just been sent a couple of video clips of the first pro band I was in, playing live on a European TV show. the singers were pretty cheesy, but the band was good.

 

I was just a few months out of school and they were recorded in December 1968!

 

No, I'm not putting them up here!!!

[Adee]

The NAPALM HEARTS mid 80's ... back when I had hair, Ooofff Spandex and a lovely Guild 301

note lights hanging out of the ceiling, we'd just set of an obscene amount of pyro and maroons !! 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 28, 2022 by Adee

[JellyKnees]

2 hours ago, Crusoe said:

In that first photo you all look like an amalgam of Joy Division (guitarist left), Big Country (guitarist centre) and The Smiths (Bassist) 😄

Well I liked 2 of those bands so I'll take that as a compliment!

[dmccombe7]

54 minutes ago, Adee said:

The NAPALM HEARTS mid 80's ... back when I had hair, Ooofff Spandex and a lovely Guild 301

note lights hanging out of the ceiling, we'd just set of an obscene amount of pyro and maroons !! 

 

 

 

 

You certainly looked the part of an 80's metal hair band. Nice one.

Dave

[Crusoe]

22 minutes ago, JellyKnees said:

Well I liked 2 of those bands so I'll take that as a compliment!

I'm guessing JD and the Smiths, so definitely complimentary. No insult meant either way.

[JellyKnees]

28 minutes ago, Crusoe said:

I'm guessing JD and the Smiths, so definitely complimentary. No insult meant either way.

Ha, you guessed right..  😁