What do you guys think of the new band shirts bands are coming out with? The ones that have the print all over the shirt, like these:
all over print

do you think they’re too flashy? Do you prefer the older, simpler designs? Personally I think they’re really cool and they look nice, but I’ve also heard other people say they’re too busy. What do you guys think? Would you wear it?

Some of those designs are pretty sweet. But there are some that are definitely OTT (over the top).

I've seen a few people wearing that sort of thing around here, and they fascinate me. They're very out there, although I'm not sure if I'd wear one.

Plaaaaaain.

I dig the Metallica shirt that's on there. Most of them I don't care for, but some are ok.

Depends on the design, the band, the context, and the color scheme. That "Fear of the Dark" shirt is SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICK! I'd wear that any day. But I've seen some other all-over print shirts that are pretty ugly too, so I can't say I prefer one over the other. I just wish more bands would give us old-schoolers more of an option to by a "CD cover" design versus some of the utter crap they give us as an option. Why pay for super-awesome sleeve art when you won't use it on a shirt? Who cares that it's been done to death - SOME OF US STILL LIKE IT THAT WAY!

Plain for sure.

they actually look nice.

I like all-over print shirts but only for non-band shirts.
I also am not a huge fan of the album art shirts.
I guess I'm just picky.
Which is probably why I don't have many band shirts.

I dont like all over unless its the logo usually.
Plains are alot cooler imo.

I like all-over print band shirts, but I usually buy the plain ones because they're less expensive.

Yeah ^
Agreed.
Its better to have two shirts from a band than none at all lol.

plain.

JeffdlS wrote:

Some of those designs are pretty sweet. But there are some that are definitely OTT (over the top).

This. I've seen a couple of all-over Maiden shirts which look cool, but on the whole these are too busy for my taste.

plain, i'm old like that. :p

when i read the title i thought you meant the foil text shirts. haha.

Saint Raven wrote:

plain, i'm old like that. :p

Indeed . . . . now make a little birdhouse in your soul

I never wear band shirts.

I always (well 29 days out of every month) wear band shirts. I like both the 'flashy' and plain ones.

I like the neon - cartoony - core shirts, although I have none.
didn't really like the "flashy ones" from the page you showed though

Matt wrote:

I like the neon - cartoony - core shirts, although I have none.
didn't really like the "flashy ones" from the page you showed though

Lol I hate those :p... But I guess everyone has their opinions

I hate those cartoony shirts.

For some reason I like really monochromatic, simple band shirts with much emphasis on their band logo.

I see a Cartoon or Neon shirt and I know it is some Metalcore Band right away. I only wear real band bands like Illuminandi, Holy Blood, Blooddrift, Slechtvalk, Antestor, As I lay Dying, Ultimatum, Suspiria Profundis, Bellor, King's X, Galatic Cowboys, Consecrator, A Hill to Die Upon, Virgin Black, Broken Flesh, and I have few from band that still have yet to put out a Cd yet like Gondolin and another I can not think of at the moment.

That is not to say that I will not buy a shirt for bands like War of Ages and My Children My Bride I just do not wear them LOL.

Plain.

http://www.plastichead.com/cat_images/large/PH5607.jpg

that is the coolest "flashy" all over shirt ive ever seen.