Kapitch_77 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Slash should stop wearing shades. It's been years since he didn't perform without it. I'd like to see his eyes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugachev Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) the shades and hat look is so old and tired, such a gimmicky look. He looks better without it. Edited January 28, 2013 by pugachev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzydoezit Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I'd like him to ditch the hat too. Like in the VR days. also in the GNR days you'd mostly see him without a hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I agree. Ditch the shades and limit the use of the top hat. I actually think he looks best these days with his hair tied back and a baseball cap on. Still, I get him wanting to hold on to the top hat image but it wouldn't kill to not always have it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzydoezit Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 exactly. like during the GNR days. use it during the show is fine. But appearing with Raybans and the top hat in every single interview during the last 3-4 years is tiresome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kapitch_77 Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 I agree with all of you^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 The top hat just look sstupid at this point..... If he needs to wear a hat to cover something, anything would be better than that dumb hat. It was cool 20 years ago, but....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I'd like to see his eyes!I would think the hair would still prevent that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose87 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 should lose the obvious hair extensions too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Don't know about the shades but the hat is part of his "brand" so I can understand why he still wears it....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzydoezit Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I understand that too, but there is no need for it 24/7 or even during the whole concert. He has that other cool hat he could wear while playing. This one.images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I understand that too, but there is no need for it 24/7 or even during the whole concert. He has that other cool hat he could wear while playing. This one.imagesHe does not really wear it 24/7 and only when he is in concert or promoting in interviews so I don't see it as a big deal as it is an identifiable part of his image.......it would be like asking him to stop playing old Guns songs........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzydoezit Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 24/7 was a figure of speech obviously. C'mon now. The hat is not as important to his image as his hair is for example. Or his Les Paul style. That said, I am seing him live for the 4th time in a few days. So excited.I'll probably yell at him. Lose the hat Slash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turn_It_Up Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I agree. Ditch the shades and limit the use of the top hat. I actually think he looks best these days with his hair tied back and a baseball cap on. Still, I get him wanting to hold on to the top hat image but it wouldn't kill to not always have it on.Agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 (edited) 24/7 was a figure of speech obviously. C'mon now. The hat is not as important to his image as his hair is for example. Or his Les Paul style.That said, I am seing him live for the 4th time in a few days. So excited.I'll probably yell at him. Lose the hat Slash. Visually the hat is a very important part of his brand image and the hair is part of that image also. While you might care less IMHO it is what the casual fan identifies him with. it is like Mr.T wearing a mohawk and all the gold chains or Elvis impersonators weing the hair and side burns and the garish suits..again it is the brand image people identify them with...Why do you think Companies spend so much money promoting brand image and logos? Edited January 29, 2013 by classicrawker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugachev Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Its ok to wear the hat, but not for ever single second he plays live. there isnt a single gig he's played live where he didnt wear the shades and hat since he began his solo thing in 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Its ok to wear the hat, but not for ever single second he plays live. there isnt a single gig he's played live where he didnt wear the shades and hat since he began his solo thing in 2010.I am still scathing my head why him wearing the hat bugs you all so much? it has no impact on his playing or performance............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuddMckagan Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I'd like to see him loose the top hat more often. I like it, but it's worn a bit too much now days.I think he looks better without it, as some have already said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzydoezit Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 24/7 was a figure of speech obviously. C'mon now. The hat is not as important to his image as his hair is for example. Or his Les Paul style.That said, I am seing him live for the 4th time in a few days. So excited.I'll probably yell at him. Lose the hat Slash. Visually the hat is a very important part of his brand image and the hair is part of that image also. While you might care less IMHO it is what the casual fan identifies him with. it is like Mr.T wearing a mohawk and all the gold chains or Elvis impersonators weing the hair and side burns and the garish suits..again it is the brand image people identify them with...Why do you think Companies spend so much money promoting brand image and logos?I respectfully disagree. The hat is not THAT important to his brand image as Mr T's mohawk. Slash was very popular and very well known and recognizable in his Velvet Revolver days. Yet he didn't wear the hat when I saw him with VR. And it didn't feel weird. And he didn't wear it for most part of the GNR concerts. There is a thin line between trademark look and kitsch. Of course it doesn't affect its performance but we talking about looks here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Out of all of the things wrong with Slash's solo career, this is definitely bottom of the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzydoezit Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Yes but we are not discussing about the wrongs of Slash's career here. We are just discussing about his top hat. And his career is admirable in every single way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kapitch_77 Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 Its ok to wear the hat, but not for ever single second he plays live. there isnt a single gig he's played live where he didnt wear the shades and hat since he began his solo thing in 2010.I am still scathing my head why him wearing the hat bugs you all so much? it has no impact on his playing or performance............ It's not that it bugs me terribly, let's say it's just a minor complaint. It's not dramatic if he keeps the hat and the shades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facekicker Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 The hat is iconic. Any fucker can wear a baseball cap. Though I admit he doesn't have to wear it for the whole gig. I used to like the way it would fly off his head when he played Paradise City back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzydoezit Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 (edited) Edited February 1, 2013 by izzydoezit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeper Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Slash is sober which means he needs the hat and glasses to hide. Years ago he did not need them to hide because the substance abuse masked the shyness for him. I would like to see him ditch the hat sometime though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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