That was dropped from our set a while back. It's a classic example of trying something and then letting it go when it doesn't work. Incidentally, I was always against us doing that song. It's pop, not classic rock; plus, it's extremely boring from a guitarist's point of view.
At last night's gig, the audience ranged from late teens to early 70s, with all ages in between. More and more, we are getting youngsters popping along to see us.
There is something to learn in everything, even if it's merely the same thing repeated from something similar. Seriously, I couldn't stand too much of that ****e, mate. I like music, not sound experiments.
The average age of our audience varies from gig to gig. The clubs tend to attract an older membership, so the average age is going to be higher in those places - I would place it in the 50s. With pubs, the average age is more like 40s.
Give it some thought. They’re a bit hit and miss but Black is a classic while Kayleigh is a karaoke song.
Well clearly there isn't is there...If it's been done to death, then what's to learn from that ? Other than rehashing what's been done a thousand times before. The music I mention only sounds experimental to you because you are limited in your musical scope and understanding. You need to stretch yourself, the kids of the modern world don't want to listen to ageing white men murdering Dire Straits covers mate.
The stuff you listen to is for an esoteric audience, not the mainstream for whom we cater. We don't "murder" anything, let alone Dire Straits. We do 30-40 gigs a year, and turned down almost as many, and we've done that for several years. Most gof the gigs we play are repeat bookings. If we were crap, we wouldn't get the gigs, lets alone repeat bookings, and we wouldn't get the crowds we do. The last two gigs (both pubs) were packed out. If we played the ****e you listen to, we'd be run out of town, mate.
Yeah horses for courses. I don't see more than a handful of old farts at your gigs from the videos you post. But as long as they enjoy it, then it's harmless enough.
