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Post by bass_echo on Apr 26, 2008 22:26:37 GMT -5
Striking the Balance
April 26th, 2008
I have a question for the band. Having written so many enduring, classic songs, do you find it a mixed blessing when trying to debut new material (potentially new classics) when people keep calling out for those classic hit songs? I’ sure it must be the ultimate dream of song writers that 20, 30, 40 years later, people still want to hear them, and genuinely enjoy them as much as the first time they heard them. The inspiration for this question came from the Simpsons episode with Randy Bachmam where Homer yells to Randy, “Don’t play any new crap. Just play Taking Care of Business”. Can you relate to that? Thanks, Bruce
“THE ETERNAL BATTLE OF AN ARTIST TRYING TO BE AN ARTIST…WE ALWAYS TRY TO STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN THE OLD AND THE NEW MATERIAL. WE DO FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT NOT TO LOSE SIGHT OF WHY PEOPLE COME TO SEE CONCERTS. AND IN THE CASE OF A BAND WHO HAVE HAD A LENGTHY CAREER, THAT USUALLY INVOLVES WANTING TO HEAR CERTAIN SONGS. WE’RE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE A FAIRLY BROAD CATALOGUE TO CHOOSE FROM, SO WE DON’T GET STUCK WITH THAT ONE LONER, WITH A PARTICULARLY BOOMING VOICE, YELLING THROUGH OUT THE SHOW FOR A DISTANT TEENAGE FANTASY. THE BAND”
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Post by lovinglebon on Apr 27, 2008 9:54:39 GMT -5
WHITE LINES...marcia yells from the crowd of people!! LOL
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Post by bass_echo on Apr 27, 2008 12:41:34 GMT -5
LOL I was just going to post the SAME thing Yeah, we should act like Homer and yell White Lines till they play it. hehehe
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Post by lovinglebon on Apr 27, 2008 12:53:09 GMT -5
there was one time in phoenix..this guy kept yelling play rio.. play rio.. and it started and he still yelled it. my friend and i turned around and screamed at him.. it is rio u stupid idiot!
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Post by fancypantsrio on Apr 27, 2008 19:37:39 GMT -5
Do you think they would be confused if I yell "FREE BIRD" No seriously....I am all for the White Lines thing girls.......I will be an excited little tart if I hear that one live!
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Post by lovinglebon on Apr 27, 2008 20:01:32 GMT -5
Do you think they would be confused if I yell "FREE BIRD" No seriously....I am all for the White Lines thing girls.......I will be an excited little tart if I hear that one live! lol about free bird. and white lines (besides late bar) is my favorite song live!!
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Post by Shindiggity Rhodes on Apr 28, 2008 23:05:03 GMT -5
Do you think they would be confused if I yell "FREE BIRD" No seriously....I am all for the White Lines thing girls.......I will be an excited little tart if I hear that one live! lol about free bird. and white lines (besides late bar) is my favorite song live!! Duran Duran should play White Lines at all shows. It translates so well for the live stage because it's such a high-energy song and is perfect for crowd interaction. I heard it live during the '03 tour and it was much better than the album version, mainly for those reasons. "What do white lines do?" "Blow away! BLOW!!!" About the Rio dude, he was probably a n00b who had just seen the album art, never listened to it in its entiriety and wouldn't know Rio from HLTW or Duran Duran from Culture Club. I DARE you guys to yell 'freebird'! ;D Or, keeping up with the White Lines theme, "FREEBIRD FREEBASE!" Ack, can't believe I just did that, LOL!!!!
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Post by bass_echo on Apr 28, 2008 23:39:28 GMT -5
I DARE you guys to yell 'freebird'! ;D Or, keeping up with the White Lines theme, "FREEBIRD FREEBASE!" Ack, can't believe I just did that, LOL!!!! If I get drunk enough, I just might.
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Post by Shindiggity Rhodes on Apr 28, 2008 23:44:36 GMT -5
I DARE you guys to yell 'freebird'! ;D Or, keeping up with the White Lines theme, "FREEBIRD FREEBASE!" Ack, can't believe I just did that, LOL!!!! If I get drunk enough, I just might. If I were going, I would buy you beer just to hear that!!
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Post by lovinglebon on Apr 30, 2008 21:20:12 GMT -5
hmmm i wonder how drunk she will have to be. lol
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