| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Angry Dobro Syndrome | | Date: | Monday, September 17, 2007 19:12:29 (-0500) | | From: | Pete Reichwein <petereichwein @.......net>
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been away for a week and just caught the last of this thread. It was a
good one... in retrospect, I hope my use of the word "ignorance" didn't
give the impression that I have some sort of contempt for the "audience"
... people may not know the mechanics of what's going on, but they know
what they like. Orvilles comments are well put. But the "Angry Dobro"
comment was made to me more in the jam context (I'm no pro), although
it applies to performing and recording as well. I don't think the comment
was made to denigrate the style, but maybe to disagree with its placement
sometimes, or to perhaps its overuse.
Pete Reichwein
>> "I think we're all trying to please someone when we play...
>> yourself or your audience. Like it or not, people respond out of
>> habit to certain things in ignorance of what is really going on. So
>> often, an aggressive flurry will get a response from listeners
>> where the tastiest and most innovative passage may not jump out and
>> be noticed. So by habit, we tend to throw the fast ball... I
>> remarked to a buddy dobro player that I think Jerry sometimes
>> throws one of those in a place where I don't think it fits well
>> because his audience expects it... and they always react, right on
>> cue... they're happy, so Jerry's happy. My buddy got real mad at me
>> for saying that."
> Part of this discussion is performance vs. "pure" music. I think, as
> Pete says, sometimes you throw a lick or two out there just to get a
> reaction from the audience. That's live performing where the
> paramount goal is entertaining. to me, that's perfectly valid. I
> wouldn't call the audience ignorant for taking the bait. Most of the
> audience are not dobro players and its not a smart idea to just play
> for those guys. There are a lot of folks that go to a show to be
> "entertained", not to dissect the dobro licks. When a magician does
> his tricks I know its not real but i can still enjoy the spectacle.
> That doesn't make me ignorant, but just willing to suspend disbelief
> for some entertainment value.
>
> That said, I know there are things I will do to tickle a live
> audience that I wouldn't do on a recording. Things you have to listen
> to more than once need a little more attention to long term musical
> value
>>
>
> Orville Johnson
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