Andy
Honorary Member
I haven't seen a thread on this subject, so thought I'd start one to share stories / ideas. Although this seems frivolous, I believe it's an important beneficial element in live performance - under the general heading of "having fun", & that translates directly to the audience.
I, & other band members, regularly feed little silly bits into songs, just to raise a smile, or catch each other out. I might throw in a comedy ending, or a fill over the bar. The guitarist will throw in a cuckoo sound or similar during a break piece, you get the idea.
I took it up a notch on Friday's gig - the classic speed up, but this time, on steroids. I chose a simple number towards the end of the gig. It's already a fairly fast audience dancing song, but one verse & chorus before the end, I cranked up the tempo, & kept cranking it up to the point of being ludicrous. It was great to see which player bailed first The audience picked up on the humour straight away, & certainly got the fact it was unscripted by looking at the faces of the other players. I finished with a comedy super fast hero fill flurry, just as if someone had sped the tape up. Anyhow, it went down a storm with the audience.
Your stories anyone?
I, & other band members, regularly feed little silly bits into songs, just to raise a smile, or catch each other out. I might throw in a comedy ending, or a fill over the bar. The guitarist will throw in a cuckoo sound or similar during a break piece, you get the idea.
I took it up a notch on Friday's gig - the classic speed up, but this time, on steroids. I chose a simple number towards the end of the gig. It's already a fairly fast audience dancing song, but one verse & chorus before the end, I cranked up the tempo, & kept cranking it up to the point of being ludicrous. It was great to see which player bailed first The audience picked up on the humour straight away, & certainly got the fact it was unscripted by looking at the faces of the other players. I finished with a comedy super fast hero fill flurry, just as if someone had sped the tape up. Anyhow, it went down a storm with the audience.
Your stories anyone?