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I always assumed it was for the extra grip it gives him on Mics and props. Plus the whole leather image thing
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I see it as an artistic decision. It's a way to make the Alice character a little less vulnerable and a little more threatening.
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They don't have Callaway printed on side?
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From kevinuk81:
"Don't recall seeing this, but why does Alice wear gloves on stage?"
It fits the character and it's also become something of a habit.
"Don't recall seeing this, but why does Alice wear gloves on stage?"
It fits the character and it's also become something of a habit.
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What about the '100 Club' show or guest appearances? Or are the gloves just for a Alice concert in itself?
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I'm guessing that the gloves are like the eye make up, and that they put Alice into character, you don't leave finger prints when you wear gloves. The 100 Club was totally different-too hot for a start -Lol.
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From kevinuk81:
!What about the '100 Club' show!
He wore them at that show.
> or guest appearances?
It depends. If he's wearing make - up, then almost certainly the gloves go on.
!What about the '100 Club' show!
He wore them at that show.
> or guest appearances?
It depends. If he's wearing make - up, then almost certainly the gloves go on.
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Never realised the 100 Club had glove appearance. Suppose it makes sense that make up and gloves go together.
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Black leather gloves are a trademark for the killer in Italian Giallo horror thrillers
For people unfamiliar with these particular films, "Giallo" (Italian for "yellow") is a term used to describe a genre of films that originated in Italy in the 1970s. These films, inspired by their literary counterparts (Italian crime pulp novels with bright yellow covers), are best categorized as murder mysteries with a heavy emphasis on style and mood.
After establishing itself with a successful cinematic formula, the Giallo experienced a massive proliferation between 1970 and 1974. Today, only the most famous Giallo films (attributed primarily to Dario Argento and Mario Bava) are recognized by the general film community.
Gialli (the widely accepted plural of Giallo) are typically considered to be fun cinematic experiences and usually fall into the "guilty pleasure" category. They were originally produced for the Italian working class who regarded the cinema as a social event rather than a cultural one. Without the burden of achieving critical acclaim, Gialli producers were free to experiment with these films, which ultimately led to their unique and unmistakable style.
Most Gialli feature multiple suspects, nudity, and the occasional J&B product placement. But are any of these more important than the fact that the killer wears black gloves? Or that the killer's identity remains unknown for most of the film?
For people unfamiliar with these particular films, "Giallo" (Italian for "yellow") is a term used to describe a genre of films that originated in Italy in the 1970s. These films, inspired by their literary counterparts (Italian crime pulp novels with bright yellow covers), are best categorized as murder mysteries with a heavy emphasis on style and mood.
After establishing itself with a successful cinematic formula, the Giallo experienced a massive proliferation between 1970 and 1974. Today, only the most famous Giallo films (attributed primarily to Dario Argento and Mario Bava) are recognized by the general film community.
Gialli (the widely accepted plural of Giallo) are typically considered to be fun cinematic experiences and usually fall into the "guilty pleasure" category. They were originally produced for the Italian working class who regarded the cinema as a social event rather than a cultural one. Without the burden of achieving critical acclaim, Gialli producers were free to experiment with these films, which ultimately led to their unique and unmistakable style.
Most Gialli feature multiple suspects, nudity, and the occasional J&B product placement. But are any of these more important than the fact that the killer wears black gloves? Or that the killer's identity remains unknown for most of the film?
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From suziginajackson:
"Black leather gloves are a trademark for the killer in Italian Giallo horror thrillers"
He got the idea it from Zorro or The Great Tyrant, I think.
"Black leather gloves are a trademark for the killer in Italian Giallo horror thrillers"
He got the idea it from Zorro or The Great Tyrant, I think.
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I might be wrong but the gloves wasn't really a thing until The Nightmare Returns right? Just briefly looking at photos/videos of previous tours it seems like he mainly wore gloves during the Killer/School's out and From the inside tours before then.
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From Swinger:
"I might be wrong but the gloves wasn't really a thing until The Nightmare Returns right?"
Yes - that's correct.
"I might be wrong but the gloves wasn't really a thing until The Nightmare Returns right?"
Yes - that's correct.
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Wearing gloves has also been a practice long used by aging movie stars/entertainers to hide their very aged looking hands. A person's hands usually do not age very well and contain wrinkles, age spots, etc.
Alice's aging does not really detract too much from the character--as the character has aged with him. But this could be why he wear gloves. When he is photographed singing on stage the hands become a focal point of the photo and he may feel that the gloves give a much better visual than two wrinkled hands with sprinkled with liver spots!
Alice's aging does not really detract too much from the character--as the character has aged with him. But this could be why he wear gloves. When he is photographed singing on stage the hands become a focal point of the photo and he may feel that the gloves give a much better visual than two wrinkled hands with sprinkled with liver spots!
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Wearing gloves gives him more of a sinister look just like in those "Dario Argento" films.
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From evil syd:
"Wearing gloves gives him more of a sinister look just like in those "Dario Argento" films."
I should add that Robert Vaughan in "The Magnificent Seven" (who also influenced the lyrics of "Desperado") and John Astin in "Evil Roy Slade" were probably influences on this as well.
"Wearing gloves gives him more of a sinister look just like in those "Dario Argento" films."
I should add that Robert Vaughan in "The Magnificent Seven" (who also influenced the lyrics of "Desperado") and John Astin in "Evil Roy Slade" were probably influences on this as well.
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mr.barlow wrote:Wearing gloves has also been a practice long used by aging movie stars/entertainers to hide their very aged looking hands. A person's hands usually do not age very well and contain wrinkles, age spots, etc.
Alice's aging does not really detract too much from the character--as the character has aged with him. But this could be why he wear gloves. When he is photographed singing on stage the hands become a focal point of the photo and he may feel that the gloves give a much better visual than two wrinkled hands with sprinkled with liver spots!
I think the wrinkled turkey neck ( too much Phoenix sun on the golf course ) is more of a focal point being as he almost certainly look at Alice's face first. I think he was wearing some kind of ladies choker or collar for awhile. This achieved two things: first it covered up the wrinkles and second it fit in well with the rest of the androgynous garb. Pretty smart when you think about it.
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He was wearing something round his neck on the "Live in Montreux" show
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If you google Alice cooper 1971 pictures , you can see pictures from the eaerly days, with and without gloves..A_MichaelUK wrote:From Swinger:
"I might be wrong but the gloves wasn't really a thing until The Nightmare Returns right?"
Yes - that's correct.
there is even one picture where Alice has only one glove, on the hand that holds the snake..
you really wouldn't understand..
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I've seen those. I did mention he wore gloves in many pictures from the Killer/School's Out era and the From the Inside era, but he didn't wear gloves always like he has done since The Nightmare Returns.patrick wrote:If you google Alice cooper 1971 pictures , you can see pictures from the eaerly days, with and without gloves..A_MichaelUK wrote:From Swinger:
"I might be wrong but the gloves wasn't really a thing until The Nightmare Returns right?"
Yes - that's correct.
there is even one picture where Alice has only one glove, on the hand that holds the snake..
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