Wear Metal / Rock Shirts?

hip hop bunny hop · 12-11-2011, 05:38 PM

^^^ thats my black witchery shirt.

Salami · 12-11-2011, 05:42 PM

Oh no, you've offended me.

hip hop bunny hop · 12-11-2011, 06:04 PM

I know, right? Black people love that shirt.

Salami · 12-11-2011, 06:08 PM

I look dumb in everything.

The Batlord · 12-12-2011, 09:00 AM

Ok, that shirt's pretty ****ing epic. Reminds me of the Bathory t-shirt with the black and white, red-eyed goat from their first album that I passed on buying that I've regretted ever since.

Howard the Duck · 12-13-2011, 11:48 PM

i get mine from third party licensees, actually, the quality's actually better, it's cheaper, and the designs are identical to official merch

they do have official merch here but they cost a bomb and the quality's something like wafer cloth

sopsych · 12-17-2011, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RMR

Good thread. I don't wear rock T's either; just not my style; I'm a pretty conservative dresser.

I hate to say this, but I end up being judgmental of people who do wear them-- **if the person looks like they really don't know the band**

This really started when target and department stores started selling The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, and Pink Floyd shirts. At that point, which was a few years ago, I started seeing 15-year old girls wearing Pink Floyd shirts, and I would kind of get the urge to give them a pop quiz on the band or something (I never did that of course, and my wife thinks I'm insane for even joking around about it), but my thought process is that they are wearing the shirt as a fashion statement and not for their love of the band (I guess there's nothing wrong with that either, which my wife also pointed out), but I'll admit that I kind of take offense to it. I'll also admit that this is completely irrational thinking, but hey-- that's how I feel.

As another example, I saw a guy the other day wearing an Opeth T-shirt, and he looked the part, so I struck up a conversation about Opeth asking him what he thought of their new album "Heritage," and he didn't even know that they had a new album. In his defense, he probably thought I was the poser talking about Opeth while wearing dress pants and a tie.

Anyway, this thread probably sounds very judgmental, and I normally don't think of myself as a judgmental person, but I confess that's my take on the whole Rock T-thing. I have no problem with it from a style stand point, but I guess I feel like you should really know the band, if you're going to wear the shirt.

Mainstream stores have been selling band t-shirts for at least 20 years. I had a Motley Crue t-shirt as a kid, did not shop in specialty stores then, and still have never been to a major rock concert. While I probably wore the shirt to seem cool, I was (and, to some extent, remain) a fan of the band. Unfortunately, eventually I probably threw away the shirt, since the lettering was cracking.

My issue with people wearing band t-shirts is not whether someone looks like a real fan - it is about IQ. Sorry, that is not an outward sign of intelligence. It's okay at shows, though.

kurtcobain · 12-17-2011, 02:51 PM

i have a metallica shirt, led zeppelin shirt, the doors.. rolling stones, and nirvana
haha i love them but a lot of people judge me by how i look and tell me that i don't know the bands, but i always prove them wrong and end up knowing more songs and albums and fun band facts than them
just because you have blonde hair and don't dress punk/grunge doesn't mean you don't like that type of music... gosh haha
anyways besides this little rant, i get them at my local mall. they usually sell band tees at a little stand in the mall, not in any individual store. xx

Salami · 12-17-2011, 02:56 PM

What mall might this be?
I have to go to the local hipster's place for any shirts I want.

kurtcobain · 12-17-2011, 03:00 PM

The Arndale Centre in Manchester

12-11-2011, 05:38 PM	#21 (permalink)
hip hop bunny hop Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,381	^^^ thats my black witchery shirt. __________________ Have mercy on the poor.

12-11-2011, 06:04 PM	#23 (permalink)
hip hop bunny hop Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,381	I know, right? Black people love that shirt. __________________ Have mercy on the poor.

12-11-2011, 05:42 PM	#22 (permalink)
Salami Get in ma belly Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1,385	Oh no, you've offended me.

12-11-2011, 06:08 PM	#24 (permalink)
Salami Get in ma belly Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1,385	I look dumb in everything.

12-17-2011, 02:51 PM	#28 (permalink)
kurtcobain Groupie Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: england Posts: 8	i have a metallica shirt, led zeppelin shirt, the doors.. rolling stones, and nirvana haha i love them but a lot of people judge me by how i look and tell me that i don't know the bands, but i always prove them wrong and end up knowing more songs and albums and fun band facts than them just because you have blonde hair and don't dress punk/grunge doesn't mean you don't like that type of music... gosh haha anyways besides this little rant, i get them at my local mall. they usually sell band tees at a little stand in the mall, not in any individual store. xx

12-17-2011, 02:56 PM	#29 (permalink)
Salami Get in ma belly Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1,385	What mall might this be? I have to go to the local hipster's place for any shirts I want.

12-17-2011, 03:00 PM	#30 (permalink)
kurtcobain Groupie Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: england Posts: 8	The Arndale Centre in Manchester