Re: audience requests

Posted by Suzie Tee on March 08, 2004 at 14:45:03:

In Reply to: audience requests posted by Craig on March 08, 2004 at 14:12:35:

I personally have always been amazed when an artist hears a request yelled out and then actually DOES it, especially if it's an older song. Heck, I can't remember what I had for breakfast, much less the words to a song I haven't sung for 10 years.

I don't discount the thrill to be had when your request is honored - as a fan, I've certainly done it, and I've had my request honored on occasion, too, and that's a very cool thing indeed.

But I really think Uncle Bonsai especially should be cut a great deal of slack when it comes to the Spontaneous Audience Request. The sheer lyrical abundance of their body of work is staggering. I was listening to 'Another Fat Song' last night and I could hardly get my tiny little brain around the fact that anybody could spit all those words out that fast, much less THREE people, much less memorize the words.

I know I've never walked away from a single concert by ANYBODY thinking 'wow, they did every single song I wanted to hear'. Not once. It's just the way it is.

I don't think it's selfish to want a band to take requests, I just don't think Uncle Bonsai should be the band in question. ;-)

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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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: I personally have always been amazed when an artist hears a request yelled out and then actually DOES it, especially if it's an older song. Heck, I can't remember what I had for breakfast, much less the words to a song I haven't sung for 10 years. : I don't discount the thrill to be had when your request is honored - as a fan, I've certainly done it, and I've had my request honored on occasion, too, and that's a very cool thing indeed. : But I really think Uncle Bonsai especially should be cut a great deal of slack when it comes to the Spontaneous Audience Request. The sheer lyrical abundance of their body of work is staggering. I was listening to 'Another Fat Song' last night and I could hardly get my tiny little brain around the fact that anybody could spit all those words out that fast, much less THREE people, much less memorize the words. : I know I've never walked away from a single concert by ANYBODY thinking 'wow, they did every single song I wanted to hear'. Not once. It's just the way it is. : I don't think it's selfish to want a band to take requests, I just don't think Uncle Bonsai should be the band in question. ;-) : : st : 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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