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| From | AdamGhost@aol.com |
| Subject | American Hi-Fi VS Fountains of Wayne |
| Date | Wed, 10 Sep 2003 18:45:52 EDT |
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Bill sez: << Actually, whether you drove three days and paid through the
nose or walked
next door and got in for free, you owe them enough respect to let them try
to do their job along with an honest response (cheer, yawn, boo, leave).
Otherwise stay home. >>
This is a great discussion, actually, because it really gets down into what
are the obligations (if any) that flow from audience to musician and vice
versa? I tried to get into this once before and I remember it didn't seem to
resonate.
Bill, I say word on that, and when an audience is putting out that kinda
vibe, a musician should be shot for copping an attitude. But in the real world,
there ARE audiences and musicians both who leave something to be desired.
Could be a bad day, could be a bad performance, could be a bad vibe. Could be
someone is a jerk or just plain tired. Who's to say?
I'm just trying to throw up a perspective that might not occur to people
sitting in an audience. Me, I'm in favor of engaging an audience and putting out
100%...I do, however, believe that if a performer's doing his or her job and
is still getting disrespect, then all bets are off. So to me, there's a clear
yin-yang as to how much the musician is obligated to the audience and vice
versa.
Which, I suppose, is getting a little off topic!
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