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Reply #30 posted 12/16/08 5:05pm

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ehuffnsd said:

Lammastide said:


Co-sign. Although, an exceptionally well conceived and tasteful burlesque performance can still be pretty cool. One of the best I've seen was actually done by a guy! It was at a drag show, but there was an intermission performer -- performing in butch male attire -- who did a sort of burlesque performance with a chair and a whip. It wasn't at all explicit, but it was incredibly sexy... and artistically near-perfect.
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Reply #31 posted 12/16/08 5:15pm

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Top of the list would have to be the sing a long. SHIT this needs to stop, im tired of the singer turning the song over to the OFF KEY audience, i paid for you to sing, not some dork in a hat singing off key.

Another would be the singer "telling" the audience to get up. FUCK YOU i'll get up when i want and sit when i want.

ENCORES, not that they happen, but this BULLSHIT that if you stand and clap they will happen, if you dont they wont. PEOPLE the encore is planned and written into the set list. So whether you stand, clap, chant the name of artist, do some stupid wizard of oz oo-ee-oo-ee-ohhh shit, light a lighter,boo,shit in your hands, whatever you do the ARTIST IS COMING OUT or NOT COMING OUT, its already planned, you have NO control over it, and that would lead me to another annoying thing....the fact that the audience thinks that they control the encores, YOU DONT.

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Reply #32 posted 12/16/08 5:21pm

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Eric, this is tangential at best (and then I'll stop jacking this thread), but have you seen this guy? He's awesome...

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μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ
πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν
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Reply #33 posted 12/16/08 9:28pm

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Lammastide said:

ehuffnsd said:


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Eric, this is tangential at best (and then I'll stop jacking this thread), but have you seen this guy? He's awesome...


that's cool
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Reply #34 posted 12/16/08 10:12pm

Cinnie

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* Medleys, as opposed to one whole song. We do NOT all have Attention Deficit Disorder.


I especially hate these at concerts where there isn't really a time constraint. Either do the song, or don't. confused
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Reply #35 posted 12/16/08 10:13pm

Cinnie

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Another would be the singer "telling" the audience to get up. FUCK YOU i'll get up when i want and sit when i want.


I agree. Inspire me to get up.. it doesn't take much. shrug
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Reply #36 posted 12/17/08 1:20am

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*Humping things... people, mic stands, props... it's ALL tacky exclaim

*encores - bitch, we KNOW you ain't done rolleyes just go change, let the band play & bring yo monkey ass back out hea hammer



I like choirs though, they sound great smile
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Reply #37 posted 12/17/08 3:13am

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ehuffnsd said:

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yes Sir!

do you know that album MUD WILL BE FLUNG TONIGHT?


yup


why bother?

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Reply #38 posted 12/17/08 11:37am

Cinnie

CalhounSq said:

*Humping things... people, mic stands, props... it's ALL tacky exclaim


hahaha!

if the performer can't hump a mic stand any more, we will have to start adding suggestions for new gimmicks lol
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Reply #39 posted 12/17/08 11:45am

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Cinnie said:

CalhounSq said:

*Humping things... people, mic stands, props... it's ALL tacky exclaim


hahaha!

if the performer can't hump a mic stand any more, we will have to start adding suggestions for new gimmicks lol

Okay, how about no old men humping anything. Or maybe just Bobby Brown - he is not allowed to hump, PERIOD lol shake
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Reply #40 posted 12/17/08 11:53am

Cinnie

CalhounSq said:

Cinnie said:



hahaha!

if the performer can't hump a mic stand any more, we will have to start adding suggestions for new gimmicks lol

Okay, how about no old men humping anything. Or maybe just Bobby Brown - he is not allowed to hump, PERIOD lol shake


Haha oh old MEN? I thought this was about humping ghetto blasters



I have to put my foot down on this. Humping is allowed!

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Reply #41 posted 12/17/08 12:47pm

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A bunch of people on stage rapping that have nothing to do with the song!


an explosion at the end of the song.. BOOOM! :tired:


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Reply #42 posted 12/17/08 1:12pm

Cinnie

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an explosion at the end of the song.. BOOOM! :tired:

lol
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Reply #43 posted 12/17/08 1:19pm

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Cinnie said:

CalhounSq said:


Okay, how about no old men humping anything. Or maybe just Bobby Brown - he is not allowed to hump, PERIOD lol shake


Haha oh old MEN? I thought this was about humping ghetto blasters



I have to put my foot down on this. Humping is allowed!






can i get a barfbag


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Reply #44 posted 12/18/08 1:37pm

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Cinnie said:

CalhounSq said:


Okay, how about no old men humping anything. Or maybe just Bobby Brown - he is not allowed to hump, PERIOD lol shake


Haha oh old MEN? I thought this was about humping ghetto blasters



I have to put my foot down on this. Humping is allowed!


I heard that stereo had to get extensive therapy after that ordeal confused
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Reply #45 posted 12/18/08 6:30pm

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when the lead singer stages a "sing along contest" to see which side of the audience sings better. stop that right now. i didn't pay a damn ticketmaster fee to hear the audience sing. i paid to hear the people on stage sing. quit being lazy, put that microphone in your face, and SING INTO IT! mad


you're talking about prince, right? lol it's got to the point where in
some shows he'll play the opening chords and let the crowd do everything
after that. he'll just throw in a word here and there and pluck a bass.


i hate it when ANYONE does it, but yes. prince is the main perpetrator. i don't care how damn good it makes him feel to hear the audience sing his songs back to him. he's heard us sing to him a kajillion times now. knock it off and sing your own damn songs because i'm tired of having to listen to the tonedeaf fuckers on either side of me when i could be listening to one of the most amazing pop vocalists alive, shit. hmph!
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Reply #46 posted 12/18/08 6:32pm

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lastdecember said:

Another would be the singer "telling" the audience to get up. FUCK YOU i'll get up when i want and sit when i want.


I agree. Inspire me to get up.. it doesn't take much. shrug



ooh, i hate this too. basically, i hate having the people on stage tell me what the hell to do. i get enough of that from my boss every day at work, i don't need to pay good money to have my favorite musical performers boss me around too. and trying to make me feel bad if i don't wave my arms around or whatever the hell they're trying to make me do. screw you, i'm gonna do what i want! mad
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Reply #47 posted 12/18/08 6:33pm

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this thread makes me hostile. redface
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Reply #48 posted 12/18/08 6:43pm

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Anxiety said:

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I agree. Inspire me to get up.. it doesn't take much. shrug



ooh, i hate this too. basically, i hate having the people on stage tell me what the hell to do. i get enough of that from my boss every day at work, i don't need to pay good money to have my favorite musical performers boss me around too. and trying to make me feel bad if i don't wave my arms around or whatever the hell they're trying to make me do. screw you, i'm gonna do what i want! mad


Exactly, i paid for the ticket, now you do your part, and that would be NOT to tell me to participate, you are the act not me, if i was then you'd be sitting. I go to a show to chill out from my day and be inspired or enjoy the show i paid for, im not there to be ordered around, hit in the back of the head by the moronic fan behind me because she thinks if she waves her hands, the singer will focus on HER and only her. Lets lose all these gimmicks, the sing alongs, the encores, the audience chants, the lighters, etc..

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Reply #49 posted 12/18/08 6:51pm

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lastdecember said:

Anxiety said:




ooh, i hate this too. basically, i hate having the people on stage tell me what the hell to do. i get enough of that from my boss every day at work, i don't need to pay good money to have my favorite musical performers boss me around too. and trying to make me feel bad if i don't wave my arms around or whatever the hell they're trying to make me do. screw you, i'm gonna do what i want! mad


Exactly, i paid for the ticket, now you do your part, and that would be NOT to tell me to participate, you are the act not me, if i was then you'd be sitting. I go to a show to chill out from my day and be inspired or enjoy the show i paid for, im not there to be ordered around, hit in the back of the head by the moronic fan behind me because she thinks if she waves her hands, the singer will focus on HER and only her. Lets lose all these gimmicks, the sing alongs, the encores, the audience chants, the lighters, etc..


At least something like "the lighters" (and these days it's a lit up cellphone) seems like a genuine, spontaneous reaction from the audience.

I would hate it, again, if the crowd was told to "PUT YOUR LIGHTERS UP". That kinda takes away from the moment, no?
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Reply #50 posted 12/18/08 7:12pm

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Cinnie said:

lastdecember said:



Exactly, i paid for the ticket, now you do your part, and that would be NOT to tell me to participate, you are the act not me, if i was then you'd be sitting. I go to a show to chill out from my day and be inspired or enjoy the show i paid for, im not there to be ordered around, hit in the back of the head by the moronic fan behind me because she thinks if she waves her hands, the singer will focus on HER and only her. Lets lose all these gimmicks, the sing alongs, the encores, the audience chants, the lighters, etc..


At least something like "the lighters" (and these days it's a lit up cellphone) seems like a genuine, spontaneous reaction from the audience.

I would hate it, again, if the crowd was told to "PUT YOUR LIGHTERS UP". That kinda takes away from the moment, no?


Not really, mainly because the first time an audience does it then its spontaneous but after that its just the audience being a gimmick, because they saw clips on YouTube and they think thats what they have to do to get a certain reaction from the artist. So with the audience, its a one time cut off and then its old news. And as ffor cell-phones at the shows, they need to go.

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Reply #51 posted 12/19/08 1:47am

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lastdecember said:

Top of the list would have to be the sing a long. SHIT this needs to stop, im tired of the singer turning the song over to the OFF KEY audience, i paid for you to sing, not some dork in a hat singing off key.

Another would be the singer "telling" the audience to get up. FUCK YOU i'll get up when i want and sit when i want.

ENCORES, not that they happen, but this BULLSHIT that if you stand and clap they will happen, if you dont they wont. PEOPLE the encore is planned and written into the set list. So whether you stand, clap, chant the name of artist, do some stupid wizard of oz oo-ee-oo-ee-ohhh shit, light a lighter,boo,shit in your hands, whatever you do the ARTIST IS COMING OUT or NOT COMING OUT, its already planned, you have NO control over it, and that would lead me to another annoying thing....the fact that the audience thinks that they control the encores, YOU DONT.




LMAO at ur post but the part in bold, right!!!!!
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Reply #52 posted 12/19/08 1:48am

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Cinnie said:

paisleypark4 said:

an explosion at the end of the song.. BOOOM! :tired:

lol



agreed
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Reply #53 posted 12/20/08 12:39am

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Cinnie said:

CalhounSq said:


Okay, how about no old men humping anything. Or maybe just Bobby Brown - he is not allowed to hump, PERIOD lol shake


Haha oh old MEN? I thought this was about humping ghetto blasters



I have to put my foot down on this. Humping is allowed!




How utterly stank...
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