audience requests

Posted by Craig on March 08, 2004 at 14:12:35:

Andrew said at Friday's concert that they don't take requests. I have mixed feelings about that. I can understand how an artist might spend a lot of time preparing a set list that reflects his or her best vision of a concert at that time. It's also nice not to be interrupted with people calling out songs that haven't been rehearsed, or that the band no longer wishes to play. Maybe they just want to give some of the songs a rest. That being said, I remember reading a story about how Frank Sinatra refused to play "My Way" because he was tired of it. I thought about how many people must have saved their money to see him, and how they may have been waiting to hear their favorite song which he wouldn't do. I kept thinking that Frank was undoubtedly very well paid for the show, he was an entertainer, and it was selfish of him to not give the audience what it wanted. With UB, we don't get many chances to see them, and some of the old hits might really win some new fans. Now, we can't take the comparison too far, I realize: Frank was being paid a bit more than our group. I'm just thinking there must be some compromise possible. Maybe a quick medley of old audience favorites: say 7 minutes out of a 120 minute show. Other ideas? Or am I just being selfish myself?

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: Andrew said at Friday's concert that they don't take requests. I have mixed feelings about that. I can understand how an artist might spend a lot of time preparing a set list that reflects his or her best vision of a concert at that time. It's also nice not to be interrupted with people calling out songs that haven't been rehearsed, or that the band no longer wishes to play. Maybe they just want to give some of the songs a rest. That being said, I remember reading a story about how Frank Sinatra refused to play "My Way" because he was tired of it. I thought about how many people must have saved their money to see him, and how they may have been waiting to hear their favorite song which he wouldn't do. I kept thinking that Frank was undoubtedly very well paid for the show, he was an entertainer, and it was selfish of him to not give the audience what it wanted. With UB, we don't get many chances to see them, and some of the old hits might really win some new fans. Now, we can't take the comparison too far, I realize: Frank was being paid a bit more than our group. I'm just thinking there must be some compromise possible. Maybe a quick medley of old audience favorites: say 7 minutes out of a 120 minute show. Other ideas? Or am I just being selfish myself?

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