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Original Message Date: 05-May-02 @ 08:10 PM - Playback sucks

proximus

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I'm NEVER doing playback anymore..

no the cd didn't skip but I was quite drunk and everybody could see I wasn't playing live.

And drinking and playing live.. well, that's another story

I did a gig this weekend with playback and it did not go very well to put it mildly. I think there are two main reasons why it fucked up. First one first which was my own fault. I've never done a gig before and the promoter said they wanted bands with little need of gear so I thought:easy! I'll do playback (another thing.. YOU know what YOU need, get what you need if you get it don't play. You get fucked, not the promoter.). As I mentioned before, everybody could see I wasn't really playing live. That's not a good thing

The other thing which I believe fucked things up for me was that the introducer said I was a young talented artist from Bergen who produces trance and have a JUST faboulous voice. "Today he is going to sing and perform his song."

I DON't SING!! I HAVE NEVER SUNG IN MY LIFE!! WHY! HOW!

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to put the blame on other. I was responsible but the last one, fuck, who could I avoid it?

I don't know what I would have done with out my supporting friends backing me up and cheering like mad in the front. Cos, to be honest there wasn't a lot of cheering except from them. I managed to get some ok cheering at some points with some heavily clapping in the air (Yeah I know it's cheesy but what was I to do?) but then I forgot to play the keyboard, hehe.

There was a pretty big audience too, maybe 300 and I was unvoluntary picked out to *kick* off the show.

Anyway, this experience didn't turn my wish for playing live, but I'm NEVER EVER using playback again. By the way, this was my first gig ever.

Give me your flames and comfort. Especially comfort because I need it

I kinda look a bit humorous on it but it still sucks

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Message 11/81 07-May-02 @ 01:32 AM - RE: Playback sucks

Pongoid

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Playback is the best tool in the arsenal for improving your sound. It's the mirror you can't ignore. A big thing to keep in mind is what happened at the moment, and not how you find the passages afterward. I've had so many moments that in listening to seemed completely lame, but the crowd was going nuts for it at the time, so it was what worked, and apparently what I was feeling at the time. That said, take it all with a grain of salt, but USE it. All the folks in the world can tell you your set was dope, but the playback is what will make you believe it, or as in most of my cases; not. Good gigging.

Ape

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Message 12/81 07-May-02 @ 04:48 AM - RE: Playback sucks

influx

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proximus..just don't do it again or I'll hunt you down and sick my rabid army ants on you.

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Message 13/81 07-May-02 @ 07:36 AM Edit: 07-May-02 | 07:36 AM - RE: Playback sucks

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you're gonna make your rabid ants puke on him? or maybe you'll puke rabid ants on him? either way, evil powers indeed.

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Message 14/81 07-May-02 @ 09:10 AM - RE: Playback sucks

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ahahahahaha!!!!

how do you say sick, then? like...when you "sick" your dog on someone?

sic? siq? feck.

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Message 15/81 07-May-02 @ 09:20 AM - RE: Playback sucks

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i assumed you misspelled stick. so i guess it was my second suggestion.

personally i prefer "i'll sick my rabid ants on you" it's bad english, but i don't care.

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Message 16/81 07-May-02 @ 10:05 AM - RE: Playback sucks

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is this a SoCal thing? that JJ guy claimed to have a legion of trained black widows.

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Message 17/81 07-May-02 @ 07:57 PM - RE: Playback sucks

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There is an art to pressing the play button you know. Losers.

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Message 18/81 07-May-02 @ 08:54 PM - RE: Playback sucks

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you must have seen a book of love show. uhuh uhuh.

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Message 19/81 07-May-02 @ 09:26 PM - RE: Playback sucks

proximus

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I practice a lot on pressing the play button

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Message 20/81 07-May-02 @ 09:49 PM - RE: Playback sucks

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make sure you don't accidently hit the "history eraser" button

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