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. . . ...witness Pete Seeger or Arlo Guthrie. . . . Or an INTENTIONAL sing-along encouraged by the musician(s). . . . What sucks is when the person WAY too near you decides to sing every freakin' word of every freakin' song offkey. . . . . . COOLEST audience participation request I've ever seen? Some New Age band in the 80's (a free college concert) that was actually EXCELLENT. The rest of the band members stepped off the stage and allowed their violin player (a young hunk of a Romanian Gypsy dressed in colorful Gypsy silks) play a solo called "Butterflies". He told the audience it was an audience participation number -- "And here's what I want you to do. Close your eyes." . And he went into this absolutely STUNNING piece for about 5 or 6 minutes. I was fucking AWESTRUCK. When his final note faded, there was absolutely NO REACTION FROM THE AUDIENCE WHATSOEVER!!!! . HOW could they have missed that? . But, after 5 or 10 seconds, the Gypsy's spell wore off and people were on their feet rattling the rafters with their appreciation for quite a long time. . . .
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