Posted on 10/29/2010 7:45:38 AM PDT by rudy45
You need to look up the definition of “encore”.
You ain’t been to many concerts, have ye?
Pure Country..the only movie I can watch numerous times.
I’ve seen bands do “planned” encores. Even funnier when they are on a remote stage (center of the crowd) and can’t leave but pretend to anyway.
I’ve also seen bands say “we’ve got to go” and say “this is our last song” only to do another 30 minutes or more.
The Doors did a several hour concert in Detroit one time that they recorded (part of it came out as Absolutely Live and eventually they released the whole thing). After about 90 minutes he asks the audience if they’d stay for the show if the band paid the staff to work another hour. John Sebastian even got onstage with them.
....It’s a multiple song encore...everybody has done encores in rock and country history except folks like John Cale and David Byrne and Prince..egotists.
And more importantly, you never never never ever ever criticize George Strait in my wife’s presence.
I thank God he lives in San Antonio and not here in Williamson county Tennessee...else I’d have to do DNA on our many children. She is about George Strait like girls were about the Beatles in 1965.
Whipping Post...lol...little did I know back in 1971-72 that I would learn to live that song...and like it.
“Yes Ma’am...how many more checks do you need dear?”
Im going to see my very favorite tomorrow night - Alan Jackson, or as I call him “My Fiance’”.....got tickets comped from a band member as it’s a free show for the recovery of the Gulf and they only had 6,000 tickets to give away, which were gone in less then 90 minutes.....and I hope he does several encores. I love him. I’ve seen George Strait many times at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo as well as Toby Keith and love them both!
Alan Jackson would be good. Have a great time. I had not been to a concert in years, was surprised how much I enjoyed it.
LOL!!
I am guessing you’ve never been to too many concerts in your life...am I right?
To my wife, George and Reba are the King and Queen of country. Even she was very disappointed in the concert. Doesn’t mean we won’t listen to their stuff a lot, just not in an areana. If either of them plays a smaller venue, we’ll be there.
None of these can hold a candle to James Brown finishing with “Please, please, please” and multiple robes.
It's as much an encore as the "obligatory" standing ovation is a standing ovation.
Some days when I am feeling down and have the blues, the good Lord comes along and shows me I am not the dumbest person in the world. LOL. (Thank you Lord)
City curfews for teens at all ages shows is another concern.
When Ringo Starr tours with his All-Starr Band, he and his band never leave the stage. What they do is stay on stage and let the crowd applaud then launch into a few more songs. Ringo says that “At this point in the show, we normaly run off stage and you know that we are coming back. Well, we’re not. We’re just going to stand here and let you do your thing then we’re going to finish the show” or some variant of that speech.
As for George Strait, I don’t care what he does. I enjoy his singing and concerts. Pardon the pun, but he’s pure country. That’s what one wants to here at a country concert. Quite unlike Tim McGraw or Keith Urban. They’re more like rock acts.
Besides, my wife loves GS. She could stay there all night and listen to him.
Check them out on youtube.
This will be my 10th or llth time to see him....I can’t get enough of my Alan.........
All encores are staged. What’s funny is to see it happen when the crowd response doesn’t warrant it.
every artist that I’ve ever saw, and I’v seen quite a few, does this...they know they’ll be called back so it becomes a planned event.....
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.