tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post577931035947009426..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: Neil Young stops the crowd at Carnegie Hall from clapping and he's got a pointDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-6411303136212588862014-01-13T21:51:30.374+00:002014-01-13T21:51:30.374+00:00I'll never forget a line in the review of Neil...I'll never forget a line in the review of Neil Young Unplugged in Q Magazine, in 1993. I seem to recall it said that someone ill-advisedly decided to whoop their approval during The Needle and the Damage Done. "Such is the strength of this set," it said, "his shame will pursue him for years to come".<br /><br />Pretty sure the review was written by one David Hepworth.Lucas Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09307807104038473162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-39480732376911501322014-01-09T11:55:41.671+00:002014-01-09T11:55:41.671+00:00Yeah, crowds clapping on one-and-three really piss...Yeah, crowds clapping on one-and-three really pisses me off. Most recently for me, it happened with Chic at Bestival. The bassist (I think) came stage front and started a clap on the off-beats. The crowd followed reasonably well, until he backed off and returned to his bass. Over the course of about four bars, the clapping migrated to ones-and-threes, basically killing the groove Chic were creating.<br /><br />What are these people doing at gigs?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10154903370394451698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-10917438979675917402014-01-08T15:27:48.898+00:002014-01-08T15:27:48.898+00:00Getting back to the clapping, Neil's not the o...Getting back to the clapping, Neil's not the only one to take umbrage when audiences get it wrong. Taj Mahal once gave a German audience explicit lessons in clapping on two and four:<br /><br />http://www.slideshare.net/ethanhein/friends-dont-let-friends-clap-on-one-and-three-a-backbeat-clapping-studyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942732257005259027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-61370768595475074362014-01-08T08:41:51.882+00:002014-01-08T08:41:51.882+00:00I think that's true, Michael. They are applaud...I think that's true, Michael. They are applauding themselves on what they see as their own good taste. And since I took steps to ensure that I didn't hear PJ Harvey's Today programme I didn't hear the people rushing to announce their familiarity with Tom Waits. People have been saying "I really like him but you've probably not heard of him" about Tom Waits since 1975.David Hepworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-49247434510276595172014-01-08T00:18:54.029+00:002014-01-08T00:18:54.029+00:00in that book Isle of noises you recommended a whil...in that book Isle of noises you recommended a while back (interviews with Uk songwriters) Andy Partridge is asked about missing the immediate feedback of a live audience and he says something like -they're not applauding you, they're congratulating themselves on recognising the intro-.<br /><br />when PJ Harvey did the editor slot on the Today prog, there was a rash of tweets from people rushing to announce their familiarity with Tom Waits.<br /><br />But then I know I have applauded the opening notes at more than a couple of gigs, so, I'll reflect quietly on this.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124916104754527003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-40583653768490681482014-01-07T23:21:31.742+00:002014-01-07T23:21:31.742+00:00I went to see Steve Miller in Oxford many years ag...I went to see Steve Miller in Oxford many years ago. Strangely he played very quietly and all I could hear was the shouts of 'yaaaaay Steevie' and such like from the crowds of American airmen from the local base at Upper Heyford. I think they would have roared their approval of any U.S. act to be honest, being stuck thousands of miles from home with a bunch of Limeys.<br /><br />Miller was pretty dull and we left for the pub. One of the few acts I have walked out on, and I've seen a few that deserved it more.Huwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14743262251212584449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-38865250057225254222014-01-07T19:15:07.639+00:002014-01-07T19:15:07.639+00:00The worst thing these days is, because they listen...The worst thing these days is, because they listen to songs through ear plugs, kids learn every word of every song, and then they sing along very loudly. At Neil Young concert a couple of years ago an older fan turned around and snapped at a youngster hollering away, "We came to hear him, not you." I was cringing but delighted.iwantsurfaceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762345488277790510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-50320046730082098942014-01-07T19:00:09.343+00:002014-01-07T19:00:09.343+00:00I remember the Bruce Springsteen solo tour in 1996...I remember the Bruce Springsteen solo tour in 1996. After the first song Springsteen asked politely but firmly to be quiet during the music and only start applauding after the songs had ended. He also asked to cut out the Broooooce-s altogether.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370562958134584972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-14998444611896797272014-01-07T18:23:36.527+00:002014-01-07T18:23:36.527+00:00I have an old live version of 'Alison' whe...I have an old live version of 'Alison' where the crowd whoop like crazy whenever Elvis sings the "my aim is true" line. It's as if they're all shouting "WE HAVE THAT ALBUM! IT'S GREAT!"<br /><br />American audiences are the worst for that sort of thing.londonleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431179744928331353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-16342502482122797042014-01-07T18:04:44.233+00:002014-01-07T18:04:44.233+00:00Neil's Unplugged is full of whoops and "y...Neil's Unplugged is full of whoops and "yeah"s. I had't really noticed until someone mentioned them; now they're un-ignorable. You're welcome :)minibreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456685289902969363noreply@blogger.com