[Makelele]

Originally Posted by halsinden

being mikael akerfeldt.

stunning music, stellar vocals, drab to watch.

H

Bullshit.

Opeth rules live. In every way.

[halsinden]

spitting.

H

Originally Posted by Makelele

Bullshit.

Opeth rules live. In every way.

like i say man; i love their music and almost everything about them, i was engaged, i just didn’t enjoy watching them.

this was overall several sittings a few years ago, mind. he may have pulled something out the bag since then, but being glued to a mic stand just doesn’t do it for me.

H

frontmen who apologise / explain / are overwhelmingly negative.

“i know we’re shit, but, my postman kicked me this morning and that’s why i didn’t hit that note in…”

just get on with it, nobody’s interested in reasons or excuses for pulling punches.

H

[Lozek]

While we're on that one, DON'T forget to entertain your audience. Unless you're Dream Theater/Steve Vai etc, your audience is not entirely made up of musicians and they really don't care if you're playing in a 'Mixolydian half gypsy nunchuck' scale. Entertain them for the sake of all that is carbon based.

[Lozek]

Oooooh ooooh oooooh, another one. Don't, please please don't, dedicate the next song to your girlfriend. No-one else sees the beauty in your saggy, mole ridden walrus of an attempt at human likeness. Just don't. really.

[halsinden]

Originally Posted by Lozek

Oooooh ooooh oooooh, another one. Don't, please please don't, dedicate the next song to your girlfriend. No-one else sees the beauty in your saggy, mole ridden walrus of an attempt at human likeness. Just don't. really.

or perhaps as a second to that - overly long diatribes between nearly each & every song, a la phil anselmo / axl rose.

and perhaps then once actually off the stage (and sometimes on) - laypeople such as bono genuinely postulating on politics as if he’s in a position to be revered. it’s an abuse of profile, IMO.

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[Lozek]

Originally Posted by halsinden

or perhaps as a second to that - overly long diatribes between nearly each & every song, a la phil anselmo / axl rose.

H

And also conversely, long silences/technical fiddling between songs.

[halsinden]

Originally Posted by Lozek

technical fiddling between songs.

necrophagist on a violin? how would that be a good filler? you’re weird.

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[Lozek]

Originally Posted by halsinden

necrophagist on a violin? how would that be a good filler? you’re weird.

H

'If by technical, I mean........' etc etc

[TheMissing]

You know what I hate?
Singers who get all pissed off at people who aren't standing right up front in their face. Now it's one thing to say "I wanna see some movement!" or "Hey, lets all get up and mosh!" But when they go up and be a complete ASSHOLE about it, it's just fucking stupid. For example: "Hey!! You stupid mother fuckers at the bar sitting down! Get your drunk lazy asses up here! I wanna see you mother fuckers moving right now!!" *Crowd simultaneously thinks this guy is an asshole and stops paying attention* "Hey! I'm talking to you! Get the fuck up!"

...Nothing makes me want to NOT pay attention more.

[Nick]

Originally Posted by halsinden

being mikael akerfeldt.

stunning music, stellar vocals, drab to watch.

H

when i saw opeth he was moving around the stage and having fun.

Some guys just arent going to go crazy on stage they just arent like that.