Comments on: Top 10 Things Said to Musicians at Gigs http://www.jeffbalke.com/2008/04/14/top-10-things-said-to-musicians-at-gigs/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:08:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Jill/Twipply Skwood http://www.jeffbalke.com/2008/04/14/top-10-things-said-to-musicians-at-gigs/#comment-34077 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:58:02 +0000 http://www.jeffbalke.com/2008/04/14/top-10-things-said-to-musicians-at-gigs/#comment-34077 Maybe he can teach lessons in backhanded compliments!!!!!!! Hayes Carll (YES! I'm obsessed, OKAY?!?! I admit it...) has a cartoon up on his myspace page that says something along the lines of "down there when they yell out Freebird, they just really want to hear Freebird" or something like that. It's actually a funny cartoon if for the non-Hayes-Carll-obsessed... This is what I want to know - do they just listen to hear what people are screaming for the most and then choose that for the last song of the encore on purpose?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Maybe he can teach lessons in backhanded compliments!!!!!!!

Hayes Carll (YES! I’m obsessed, OKAY?!?! I admit it…) has a cartoon up on his myspace page that says something along the lines of “down there when they yell out Freebird, they just really want to hear Freebird” or something like that. It’s actually a funny cartoon if for the non-Hayes-Carll-obsessed…

This is what I want to know - do they just listen to hear what people are screaming for the most and then choose that for the last song of the encore on purpose?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

]]> by: groovehouse http://www.jeffbalke.com/2008/04/14/top-10-things-said-to-musicians-at-gigs/#comment-33394 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:32:36 +0000 http://www.jeffbalke.com/2008/04/14/top-10-things-said-to-musicians-at-gigs/#comment-33394 Now I know all the best questions to ask! =P Now I know all the best questions to ask! =P

]]> by: jeff http://www.jeffbalke.com/2008/04/14/top-10-things-said-to-musicians-at-gigs/#comment-33380 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:38:09 +0000 http://www.jeffbalke.com/2008/04/14/top-10-things-said-to-musicians-at-gigs/#comment-33380 It should be noted that my favorite all-time comment to me came from another musician and from a fairly well known local singer who said to me, "A bunch of us were sitting in the back trying to figure out what made your bass sound so good." On the surface, this sounds great. They thought that maybe it was a really expensive bass (not really) or that it was tuned down (only for one song) and when I explained that neither was the case, the response was, "Yeah, we couldn't figure it out." Um, maybe it was ME!!! I actually said, "Well, if you figure it out, let me know." :) It should be noted that my favorite all-time comment to me came from another musician and from a fairly well known local singer who said to me, “A bunch of us were sitting in the back trying to figure out what made your bass sound so good.” On the surface, this sounds great. They thought that maybe it was a really expensive bass (not really) or that it was tuned down (only for one song) and when I explained that neither was the case, the response was, “Yeah, we couldn’t figure it out.”

Um, maybe it was ME!!! I actually said, “Well, if you figure it out, let me know.” :)

]]> by: Cid http://www.jeffbalke.com/2008/04/14/top-10-things-said-to-musicians-at-gigs/#comment-33379 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:07:32 +0000 http://www.jeffbalke.com/2008/04/14/top-10-things-said-to-musicians-at-gigs/#comment-33379 Its funny because it is true!! Thanks for reminding me of yet another thing I don't miss about "da biz". My favorite story was the self proclaimed " Yugoslavian Composer" in Chicago who was going to make Amy a star. He really loved what we did, except that we needed to write "more challenging" music because all of our stuff was "AA, BB". Um yes dumb fuck. Its called FOLK MUSIC which is what you should not be surprised to hear at a FOLK MUSIC CONCERT. Verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, verse chorus is so much more of a challenging format. He was such a pompous ass that I still remember him 10 years later. Its funny because it is true!! Thanks for reminding me of yet another thing I don’t miss about “da biz”.

My favorite story was the self proclaimed ” Yugoslavian Composer” in Chicago who was going to make Amy a star. He really loved what we did, except that we needed to write “more challenging” music because all of our stuff was “AA, BB”. Um yes dumb fuck. Its called FOLK MUSIC which is what you should not be surprised to hear at a FOLK MUSIC CONCERT. Verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, verse chorus is so much more of a challenging format. He was such a pompous ass that I still remember him 10 years later.

]]> by: Jeff Slough http://www.jeffbalke.com/2008/04/14/top-10-things-said-to-musicians-at-gigs/#comment-33377 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:22:52 +0000 http://www.jeffbalke.com/2008/04/14/top-10-things-said-to-musicians-at-gigs/#comment-33377 My God you have seen into my soul! This is right on, as a matter of fact most of it happens in some manifestation every friggin week! (except for the drums part, we are a string band, they want to play the stand up bass....same same). By the way, my buddy plays in a band, maybe you've heard of them.......... My God you have seen into my soul! This is right on, as a matter of fact most of it happens in some manifestation every friggin week! (except for the drums part, we are a string band, they want to play the stand up bass….same same). By the way, my buddy plays in a band, maybe you’ve heard of them……….

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