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I thought both Saint of Me and OOC had the potential to become latter-day warhorses. Not sure why it didn't materialize.
not to put too fine a point on it ... but maybe because they weren't very ... good? and people didn't like them?
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jbwelda
I like audience participation but it has its limits. Like when drunk Jose is barfing down your neck. True story.
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Or when two people right in front of you have a very entertaining conversation and you have to tap them on the shoulder and ask them to shut up, because you can't hear the music.
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jbwelda
Well I am in Norte America and believe me I wouldn't pay anywhere near that and I don't even have a phone capable of sending or receiving text messages (much less taking pictures or recording audio or video).
So I guess that leaves me out.
I like audience participation but it has its limits. Like when drunk Jose is barfing down your neck. True story.
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I like audience participation but it has its limits. Like when drunk Jose is barfing down your neck. True story.
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Or when drunken fat guy with tears streaming down his face standing behind you belligerently singing out loud (and out of key) to Behind Blue Eyes at The Who, L.A. Coliseum, 1982.
I swear he ruined the moment, and it still pisses me off.( ) No matter though, the Clash were the better band that day!
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I like audience participation but it has its limits. Like when drunk Jose is barfing down your neck. True story.
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Or when drunken fat guy with tears streaming down his face standing behind you belligerently singing out loud (and out of key) to Behind Blue Eyes at The Who, L.A. Coliseum, 1982.
I swear he ruined the moment, and it still pisses me off.( ) No matter though, the Clash were the better band that day!
At the end of the day, I will always take the drunk guy singing out of key, and blocking my view, because there it is, what makes the live show experience. All the drama. I don't see anyone recalling years later "And we were all holding up our phones; and we were all on IM.."
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jbwelda
I like audience participation but it has its limits. Like when drunk Jose is barfing down your neck. True story.
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Or when drunken fat guy with tears streaming down his face standing behind you belligerently singing out loud (and out of key) to Behind Blue Eyes at The Who, L.A. Coliseum, 1982.
I swear he ruined the moment, and it still pisses me off.( ) No matter though, the Clash were the better band that day!
At the end of the day, I will always take the drunk guy singing out of key, and blocking my view, because there it is, what makes the live show experience. All the drama. I don't see anyone recalling years later "And we were all holding up our phones; and we were all on IM.."
Just a matter of time before you see that, but I'll agree the drunk fat guy singing out of key "added" to the live experience - by ruining the moment lol.
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I hope the stones save resurrecting SOM until (if) they ever play South America again - where I think it will have the best impact for singalongs.
I think Mick does like to include one “modern” (cough cough) song in the recent tours - since Doom and Gloom, One More Shot, Streets of Love, Out Of Control, Anybody Seen My Baby, Out Of Control, You Got Me Rocking, Sad Sad Sad, Mixed Emotions and Harlem Shuffle have all got a run out I predict we may see Rock and a Hard Place, Love is Strong and Saint of Me at least once each before 2022!
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I hope the stones save resurrecting SOM until (if) they ever play South America again - where I think it will have the best impact for singalongs.
I think Mick does like to include one “modern” (cough cough) song in the recent tours - since Doom and Gloom, One More Shot, Streets of Love, Out Of Control, Anybody Seen My Baby, Out Of Control, You Got Me Rocking, Sad Sad Sad, Mixed Emotions and Harlem Shuffle have all got a run out I predict we may see Rock and a Hard Place, Love is Strong and Saint of Me at least once each before 2022!
Almost shocking to think of the band 60 years into their existence as an active touring (and maybe even recording) band.
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Aren't we supposed to be that drunk fat guy, singing out of key, at live shows?
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Drunk ? Maybe, Fat ? certainly not ! , Out of Key ? Never !
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I hope the stones save resurrecting SOM until (if) they ever play South America again - where I think it will have the best impact for singalongs.
I think Mick does like to include one “modern” (cough cough) song in the recent tours - since Doom and Gloom, One More Shot, Streets of Love, Out Of Control, Anybody Seen My Baby, Out Of Control, You Got Me Rocking, Sad Sad Sad, Mixed Emotions and Harlem Shuffle have all got a run out I predict we may see Rock and a Hard Place, Love is Strong and Saint of Me at least once each before 2022!
Almost shocking to think of the band 60 years into their existence as an active touring (and maybe even recording) band.
Talking about "shocking", in the USA I was at least rather amazed that a substantialistisch part of the audience when out to get some drinks (or maybe just a break) during the time Keith was singing his two songs (I asked about why so many left to Americans) Never experienced that in Europe! (I don't count individuel "urgency").
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Its a well known fact that American audiences are amongst the rudest in the world. One reason why opening for the Rolling Stones is not quite what it might be. Seems American audiences will put up with an opening act, no matter how good they are, for about 20 minutes tops and then they start to get restless and the cries of "We want the Stones" begins followed shortly by objects hurled in the general direction of the stage. I have seen this numerous times myself although not in real recent memory. I distinctly recall it at the Day on the Green in Oakland when Peter Tosh opened for them. Such a difference from say when I saw Toots and the Maytals open for them in Copenhagen...the audience seemed to hang on every note and even called them back for an encore. I have rarely witnessed that in America.
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Well, then there was Prince, but that was some time ago also.
My thing with Peter Tosh was I was negatively impressed with how unreceptive the audience was when they were being presented with not only Mr Tosh but also his backing band of world class reggae players. I think I was the only one there with an appreciation for reggae music and that was in Oakland, later a major hub of reggae music on the west coast.
Maybe American audiences have become more tame and polite in their old age but last I went I was appalled by how many were there not for the music seemingly, but for the "scene", and their actions showed it. Not much respect even for the Stones, just a bunch of blabbing and selfie taking. Could just as well been the Massed Alberts up there on stage for all many seemingly cared. And when the opening act(s) finished, hardly any applause was thrown their way in place of the garbage of old.
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Its a well known fact that American audiences are amongst the rudest in the world. One reason why opening for the Rolling Stones is not quite what it might be. Seems American audiences will put up with an opening act, no matter how good they are, for about 20 minutes tops and then they start to get restless and the cries of "We want the Stones" begins followed shortly by objects hurled in the general direction of the stage. I have seen this numerous times myself although not in real recent memory. I distinctly recall it at the Day on the Green in Oakland when Peter Tosh opened for them. Such a difference from say when I saw Toots and the Maytals open for them in Copenhagen...the audience seemed to hang on every note and even called them back for an encore. I have rarely witnessed that in America.
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jbwelda
Well I am in Norte America and believe me I wouldn't pay anywhere near that and I don't even have a phone capable of sending or receiving text messages (much less taking pictures or recording audio or video).
So I guess that leaves me out.
I like audience participation but
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In New Orleans, Jazz Fest tickets continue to go up ... It's still cheap compared to seeing... the Stones in the Superdome ...