Members TrancedelicBlues Posted March 12, 2006 Members Share Posted March 12, 2006 Those are your two options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tedzepplin Posted March 12, 2006 Members Share Posted March 12, 2006 When Bob Pollard of Guided By Voices does it, it's a great show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johnny Storm Posted March 12, 2006 Members Share Posted March 12, 2006 James Brown, anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I do it and I look good... I guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TrancedelicBlues Posted March 13, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 13, 2006 Originally posted by Gus Lozada I do it and I look good... I guess... you don't seem too sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted March 13, 2006 Members Share Posted March 13, 2006 Taking the question as a generality and answering likewise... LAME!That is, for the majority of the people doing the twirl the stand or whip the mic around by it's cord tricks. Some do seem to have a knack that makes it seem the natural thing to do but most, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members doctorno Posted March 13, 2006 Members Share Posted March 13, 2006 I saw someone performing in a local battle of the bands that lost his mic pulling a stunt like that. I wish that I had my camera, the look on his face was priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spencer Crewe Posted March 13, 2006 Members Share Posted March 13, 2006 If done with style, z'alright. I don't mind it. Most of the time, I'm secretly wishing the mic would fly out and hit someone....namely the wanker doing the spinning Cheers! Spencer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bbach Posted March 13, 2006 Members Share Posted March 13, 2006 When I went to see Rod Stewart in Richmond, VA in 1973, he threw that mic stand around all over the freakin place. At the time I thought it was a fun high energy show. I don't know what I think about it now. I never get out of the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Joe Cole Posted March 13, 2006 Members Share Posted March 13, 2006 You know what I hate.... when they just use the last skinny perch of a boom mic. Are they too weak to lug the entire stand? The only singer I spare from this is Freddy Mercury. As much as I like him and his music... I would prefer if he just held the mic. But... I will let it go for him. For the rest of ya....it's just silly looking, and useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted March 13, 2006 Moderators Share Posted March 13, 2006 Steven TylerPrinceJames BrownOtis Redding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John S. Shinal Posted March 13, 2006 Members Share Posted March 13, 2006 Depends on who does it, and how well. Roger Daltrey and Stephen Tyler both did it well, and made it look cool. That guy "Hat" from Montgomery-Gentry looks like a schmo when he does it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted March 13, 2006 Moderators Share Posted March 13, 2006 Originally posted by John S. Shinal Depends on who does it, and how well. Roger Daltrey and Stephen Tyler both did it well, and made it look cool.That guy "Hat" from Montgomery-Gentry looks like a schmo when he does it. Schmo! That is a good description of the guy from Montgomery Gentry. Shmoe? Anyway, yeah, he's not very cool when he does it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted March 13, 2006 Members Share Posted March 13, 2006 Sorta depends on who does this, doesn't it? When Tedster does it, it looks insanely cool, f'rinstance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Red Winger Posted March 13, 2006 Members Share Posted March 13, 2006 I wasn't going to vote, 'cuz I think it can be both, but I just had to in order to even up the votes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rasputin1963 Posted March 13, 2006 Members Share Posted March 13, 2006 Twirling and gesturing and expertly manipulating the mikestand is one thing, but: It has become fashionable amongst modern standup-comics to use the microphone vigorously during their act, hitting themselves and the chair with it-- hard-- to punctuate a joke, etc. Several new young comics have even finished their shows recently by slamming their microphones to the stage floor, and sauntering offstage as if their s*** don't stank. I dunno, I always wince when I see & hear this. I don't care who the person is doing this... Is there any musician or comic big enough, who has the right to destroy a really fine microphone??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Trick Fall Posted March 14, 2006 Members Share Posted March 14, 2006 I am a shameless and unabashed twirler of the mike stand and mike. The two things that actually bug me are when singers use boom mike stands and when musicians just stand there doing nothing. It is a show and you should feel it and express that feeling. Staring at your instrument is not performing. Of course this is just my opinion and some people can actually pull of the disinterested thing, but really, boom mikes are just not rock and yes I play guitar and sing and never use a boom mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BLAblablah Posted March 14, 2006 Members Share Posted March 14, 2006 I used to try twirling the mike, but could never seem to get it right. Then someone finally told me not to use a wireless... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EccentRick Posted March 14, 2006 Members Share Posted March 14, 2006 Originally posted by Lee Knight Steven Tyler Prince James Brown Otis Redding Yeah, I hear ya Lee, but Prince and James can dance and move, as well. And Otis had lots of class. And the three of them could "front" any band and entertain on a high level just based solely on pure personal charisma, not to mention talent. I don't hate Tyler. I admit I don't really love the guy, either. Even in the 70's, to me he looked no different than a billion other generic rock bar band mic stand twirlers, especially with the even then cliche scarves attached to the stand. Nuthin' personal, ya unnerstan'..... Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted March 14, 2006 Members Share Posted March 14, 2006 Originally posted by BLAblablah I used to try twirling the mike, but could never seem to get it right. Then someone finally told me not to use a wireless... How many in the audience got hurt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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