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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: rich_WDC on September 21, 2003, 11:53:00 am
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Any idea how the audience is supposed to react to the folk/fauxk acts?
What's the protocol/scene at normal folk concerts? (I do rocknroll)
Any thoughts as to whether the groups tonight expect us to be in on their joke, or is everything method-acting, incl. the crowd?
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If you were dumb enough to pay $40 for this show, you should be able to act however you like.
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It was actually a lot of fun.
And Jennifer Coolidge was there.
The actors did a great job, and the crowd loved every minute of it. And then some.
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Genius
"On Drums..."
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Originally posted by Paul Styrene:
It was actually a lot of fun.
And Jennifer Coolidge was there.
The actors did a great job, and the crowd loved every minute of it. And then some.
So you can speak for everybody in the crowd for every minute of the show......Quite impressive.
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Actually, I don't think I'd spend $40 for any show, but given the choice of spending it on Mighty Wind, Jewell, or Marlilyn Manson, Might Wind would win by a longshot.
Sorry for my initial snotty comment.
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Originally posted by Guiny:
So you can speak for everybody in the crowd for every minute of the show......Quite impressive.
I can
and they did
you people that decide that other people shouldn't enjoy a show because you decided it wasn't worth the ticket are really quite miserable
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Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:
I can
and they did
you people that decide that other people shouldn't enjoy a show because you decided it wasn't worth the ticket are really quite miserable
Watch out everybody, when you attend a show at Seth's club, he can speak for you.
How close is it to selling out tonight?
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I'd go see the show again in heartbeat if it ever came around these parts again. It was that good...
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I went to the early show. I thought the show was great. One of the most entertaining shows I have been to in a long time. The crowd was really into the show, I think even the actors were surprised at the audience reaction. They looked a bit shocked when they came out on stage and everyone was screaming. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and yes it was well worth the $40.
Also one of the longest door lines I have ever seen at the 930 Club.
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It seems like this show would have been more well suited for a theater?
I wonder if the performers had a preference for playing a rock club?
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
It seems like this show would have been more well suited for a theater?
The performance felt like theater. However I think the performance would be no where near as good in a theater. I just don't think you would get the same atmosphere in a theater. I think the audience reaction in a theater would have been much more subdued, which I think would have made for a much weaker show.
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i was at the late show and had to leave after mitch and mickey... how many songs did they do as an encore?
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
i was at the late show and had to leave after mitch and mickey... how many songs did they do as an encore?
At the early show they didn't do any by themselves, they went off stage and the entire cast came back on for one song and that was it.
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Same one song encore for both shows.
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
i was at the late show and had to leave after mitch and mickey... how many songs did they do as an encore?
Ah ha, so somebody didnt enjoy every minute of it cause he wasnt there for all minutes, i was right!!!!!!! See so now nobody can speak for everybody.
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So you can speak for everybody in the crowd for every minute of the show......Quite impressive.
Please forgive me, Guiny. I didn't mean to speak for you. Please feel free to share with us your thoughts on the performance. I would hate to think that the deafening roar of the crowd before and after each act and song led me to an incorrect assumption.
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Originally posted by Guiny:
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
i was at the late show and had to leave after mitch and mickey... how many songs did they do as an encore?
Ah ha, so somebody didnt enjoy every minute of it cause he wasnt there for all minutes, i was right!!!!!!! See so now nobody can speak for everybody. [/b]
Except for Seth of course.
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I agree, it made for a really energetic show, and the music is not all that energetic on its own. It would have been a lot 'slower' and more subdued at the Warner Theater, say.
Great show, though these Sunday night shows are real killers (hence all of my show mates cancelled on me).
Originally posted by raebyddet:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
It seems like this show would have been more well suited for a theater?
The performance felt like theater. However I think the performance would be no where near as good in a theater. I just don't think you would get the same atmosphere in a theater. I think the audience reaction in a theater would have been much more subdued, which I think would have made for a much weaker show. [/b]
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Originally posted by raebyddet:
I just don't think you would get the same atmosphere in a theater. I think the audience reaction in a theater would have been much more subdued, which I think would have made for a much weaker show.
From time to time people mention audience reaction, like oh, the crowd was so lame,nobody wasa dancing, etc...I myself don't see what a big deal the audience reaction is...I go to see the band/act, not the audience! I like when the audience is as unobtrusive as possible, myself...
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Originally posted by Celeste:
I like when the audience is as unobtrusive as possible, myself... [/b]
hello, glad you are back.......
then why not sit at home (naked) and watch the DVD, or listen to the CD?
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Originally posted by Bubba:
Originally posted by Celeste:
I like when the audience is as unobtrusive as possible, myself... [/b]
hello, glad you are back.......
then why not sit at home (naked) and watch the DVD, or listen to the CD? [/b]
hullo! glad to be back...
just remember those chicks at Rhett Miller for a minute and try to understand my point of view, here : )
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Originally posted by Paul Styrene:
So you can speak for everybody in the crowd for every minute of the show......Quite impressive.
Please forgive me, Guiny. I didn't mean to speak for you. Please feel free to share with us your thoughts on the performance. I would hate to think that the deafening roar of the crowd before and after each act and song led me to an incorrect assumption.
I wasnt there HERO!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally posted by Celeste:
just remember those chicks at Rhett Miller for a minute and try to understand my point of view, here : )
I see what you mean! But then those chicks doing hand actions to a world inside a world are my most vivid memory of that show.Although I am still trying to blank out the bowie cover..........
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Originally posted by Bubba:
the bowie cover..........
different show
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Originally posted by Bubba:
Originally posted by Celeste:
just remember those chicks at Rhett Miller for a minute and try to understand my point of view, here : )
I see what you mean! But then those chicks doing hand actions to a world inside a world are my most vivid memory of that show.Although I am still trying to blank out the bowie cover.......... [/b]
I was in closer range, though, and they were definitely encroaching on my space with their spastic dance moves...I guess the crowd does add to the entertainment, or memories, at least, in some ways...
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Originally posted by jadetree:
Originally posted by Bubba:
the bowie cover..........
different show [/b]
didnt he do a Bowie cover last time at the blackcat? Perhaps we need Rhett Miller to adjudicate........
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Originally posted by jadetree:
Originally posted by Bubba:
the bowie cover..........
different show [/b]
so I guess instead of blanking it out, he's conjuring up memories of it when it wasn't played...it is awful, though...he did it at BUmbershoot and I think that's about when me and the other Rhett Miller left!
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Originally posted by Bubba:
didnt he do a Bowie cover last time at the blackcat? Perhaps we need Rhett Miller to adjudicate........
thought it was at the Kennedy Center
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Oh, I am so confused..... Did he do a cover at all then the last time at Blackcat? I just remember spiders from marrrrrrrssss, and thinking, "that is not right".
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Originally posted by Celeste:
From time to time people mention audience reaction, like oh, the crowd was so lame,nobody wasa dancing, etc...I myself don't see what a big deal the audience reaction is...I go to see the band/act, not the audience! I like when the audience is as unobtrusive as possible, myself... [/b]
I just think that the peformers fed off of the audience. Call it ego call it energy, whatever you want. A good crowd can help the act push the performance to another level. You can define good however you want. I think of it as appropriate for the act you are seeing. Last nights crowd was appropriate for the act.
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Originally posted by Celeste:
From time to time people mention audience reaction, like oh, the crowd was so lame,nobody wasa dancing, etc...I myself don't see what a big deal the audience reaction is...I go to see the band/act, not the audience! I like when the audience is as unobtrusive as possible, myself...
The audience reaction is a useful tool for explaining the general reaction to a show. That is, to show how the bulk of people responded to a show rather than just how the individual writing the review felt.
If people are talking amongst themselves, it's an indication that the show was a little dull. If the crowd is going crazy, the show was probably pretty good. It's an art not a scince mind you.
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
If people are talking amongst themselves, it's an indication that the show was a little dull...
I think it's more of an indication of the decline in politeness in our society...I mean a few words whispered here and there and somewhat acceptable, but whole coversations at standard voice level are just rude
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I think the crowd makes a big difference. Nothing more off-putting than really loving a band, and being surrounded by a bunch of hipsters with their arms crossed across their chests, too cool to smile or tap their feet. Big buzz kill, and makes you very self-conscious about jiggling about in your space.
I'm not saying I prefer chaos and mania -- I also go to see the band, not have a "rockin' night out,' but a lively crowd can really make a show. It made a big difference last night (that show could have been a snooze if the crowd watched with detached interest), as well as the Sex Pistols show.
But this is why you may like shows at the Birchmere way more than I do....
Originally posted by Celeste:
Originally posted by raebyddet:
I just don't think you would get the same atmosphere in a theater. I think the audience reaction in a theater would have been much more subdued, which I think would have made for a much weaker show.
From time to time people mention audience reaction, like oh, the crowd was so lame,nobody wasa dancing, etc...I myself don't see what a big deal the audience reaction is...I go to see the band/act, not the audience! I like when the audience is as unobtrusive as possible, myself... [/b]
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Rhett did Bowie at the Kennedy Center.
He did Elvis (Presley) at the Black Cat most recently.
He did the Pixies the first time at Black cat.
Bags, we have only been to one show in 2.5 yrs at Birchmere. That was BR549, and the crowd got pretty raucous. But it was in keeping with the performance. I think they have the no audience noise rule because most of the acts that play there are "quiet" acts, not loud rock and roll acts. Thus, quiet acts should call for a quiet audience. If you're seeing a band that plays loud music, well by all means the audience should make some noise.
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
That was BR549, and the crowd got pretty raucous.
I think your definition of raucous is probably different than most peoples.
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
That was BR549, and the crowd got pretty raucous.
I think your definition of raucous is probably different than most peoples. [/b]
ever see a mosh pit with cowboy hats flying around?
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Originally posted by Celeste:
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
That was BR549, and the crowd got pretty raucous.
I think your definition of raucous is probably different than most peoples. [/b]
ever see a mosh pit with cowboy hats flying around? [/b]
Can't say I have. But I imagine it would suck to get hit in the head by a crowd surfer with cowboy boots.
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spurs are deadly, dude!
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A mighty wind huh....no wonder they got great crowd response...fart humor never fails.
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Originally posted by mankie:
A mighty wind huh....no wonder they got great crowd response...fart humor never fails.
They were on one of the talk shows the other night. I thought that it was old farts humor.
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Nope, it's smart, witty farts humor.
Originally posted by Jaguär:
Originally posted by mankie:
A mighty wind huh....no wonder they got great crowd response...fart humor never fails.
They were on one of the talk shows the other night. I thought that it was old farts humor. [/b]