Re: audience requests

Posted by Craig on March 10, 2004 at 10:04:55:

In Reply to: Re: audience requests posted by Suzie Tee on March 08, 2004 at 14:45:03:

Suzie, I never said that I expected the band to sing every single song I wanted to hear. I'm not sure where your comment on that came from. Nor did I say that they should take spontaneous requests that are called out (although Guy Clark did that in a show I saw at the Ark for most of his set). What I suggested was that some audience favorites be included, perhaps in a quick medley that would be maybe 5-10% of the show. Maybe the band is tired of "Boys Want..." or "Fat Boys" but people new to the band might love a taste of that.

: 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.

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: Suzie, I never said that I expected the band to sing every single song I wanted to hear. I'm not sure where your comment on that came from. Nor did I say that they should take spontaneous requests that are called out (although Guy Clark did that in a show I saw at the Ark for most of his set). What I suggested was that some audience favorites be included, perhaps in a quick medley that would be maybe 5-10% of the show. Maybe the band is tired of "Boys Want..." or "Fat Boys" but people new to the band might love a taste of that. : : : 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.

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