Not if Hayden is in attendance. That'd be more like asking for trouble.

That one made me laugh. Good one, kroppie.

miles david was cool decades before he played with his back to the crowd
and by the way the main reason for playing with his back to the crowd was that he was playing with a rockfusion band, one that in no way was as capable of following miles as his older jazz quintet, nonet, or quartet.
he was keeping the young cats in check.
and he KICKED heroin all by himself, with no drama. COOLNESS SUPREME

It's usually quite easy to tell the difference between the scared band and the 'oh so cool' band. Personally, I wouldn't ever play with anyone who didn't face the audience, fucking rude if you ask me. But I don't necessarily think it's a bad thing if people do. Not talking to the audience often infuriates me as well. But I'm not the judge of all music. Just most of it.

I face forward now. I did a transitional period where I sort of faced sideways for a little while though.
I'm pretty big on not talking to the audience though. I'm up there to play some music. I currently have the set constructed so that every piece segues into the next, with no pauses until the end. I think there's something to be said for doing your thing and getting out of the area. I do say "thanks" at the end, but that's pretty much it.

I heard Miles turned his back simply because he was shy.

I was pretty much joking about Miles, but if "coolness" is taken to mean "hard to rile," then I wouldn't say he was cool at all. He was pretty reactionary and pretty violent. Musically though, very cool. Definitely a fascinating character.

Edit:

I don't think these characteristics were necessarily part of Miles' personality. There was a lot of rage there.

Reading this thread, I'm just totally confused. Now I think cool is good again, which is TOTALLY cool.

But remember, there is good cool:



and there is bad cool:




And the day we confuse the two we become:

i fucking hate that, particularly when i have paid 80-100 bucks to hear the band sing

You should have watched 'They Live' by John Carpenter a long time ago. You missed the memo, so you are paying the price for it.

The best gigs ive been to have been the ones where theres been a bit of a sense of "togetherness", which has included singing along. But most of these occurred a long time ago. Something about the forthcoming Daydream Nation gigs thats interesting is that its going to be one of those events where everyone is going to be excited, and i wonder if that will spill over into people really losing themselves and singing/shouting/going mad, or if more seasoned gig-goers will make it a quiet affair.

Why?

Put those sunglasses on, and you'll see.

hi welcome to >1983

Now everything just looks darker. :cool: And i keep bumping into furniture.

As with any thread I start, my posts usually get better about three pages in. I promise you.

This is on the third page, and I think you'll notice a marked improvement. I'm one of life's late starters, strong finishers. I'm the Bolton of threads.

20/20 on Tottenham Court road. Warned.

Now you're just being cryptic

Ok. If you haven't seen the movie, it's well worth it. Do what you like, you're an adult.

Anyway, the only rule i'll never break is the one that tells me that a woman will always be cooler than a man.