Re: Akai Heardush, (band looping, sit or stand, etc.)

[Kim Flint <kflint@loopers-delight.com>]

At 02:23 PM 6/20/2003, Jesse Ray Lucas wrote:
>We may be able to appreciate music emitting from a sedentary body but, 
>like
>it or not, MTV has taught the world that "real" music comes from people 
>who
>are standing up with their guitars hanging down at their knees.  Sit or
>stand, we've got to live with that.

I thought MTV just taught us what qualities to look for in a roommate, 
what 
to expect on spring break, and which model of car will get those ladies 
with the really short pants to dance for you.

I'm pretty sure people were standing up to play music and using guitars as 
crotch extenders before MTV came along, but I was very young then. I've 
seen pictures though.

Last night I saw Estradospere open for Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. Wow that 
was fun. Not much sitting though, despite the use of looping in a band 
context. I learned from the Sleepytime drummer that if you really must sit 
down to play your instrument, it is much better if you wear a big donkey 
mask for the entire show.

kim


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