NYC June 5th - Rock Away Blind!!

[michelej1]

Why is Lindsey making it sound like taking requests is so hard? He knows good and well that he just prepares a few songs and no matter what the crowd asks for, he's only going to play one of the 3-4 that he's already rehearsed. People could scream Lola all night long, they're only going to get SMAP. So, it's not like he has to prepare for months to "take requests."

Originally Posted by Regina

But, I have to say (not a popular opinion, probably)...I hated the canned music/backbeat/whatever the hell those contraptions are. When he started I'm So Afraid...I thought...eh. Toward the end, I found it absolutely distracting. I actually questioned whether Lindsey was playing the guitar himself (I know he was but it all sounded so ... weird).

And this is my only problem with it. It harms the integrity of it. Not for musicians and sound guys who know what is what, but for an average Joe, you'll think that's not all really Lindsey you're hearing. Since The Dance everyone has talked about Big Love (even though he was doing it like that long before The Dance) and how they can't believe one man was playing melody and rhythm and they marvelled. Lindsey was proud and his fans were proud of that. I don't want anything to impair our bragging rights.

Now, I think people may doubt if it's really just him. Not on Big Love so much, but on a song like ISA. I really think when you hear piped in music in one part of the set, you'll start to suspect it others, even when it's not there.

And I know that he's been adding music all along, but it's different this time. Reminds me of a very old commercial: is it live or is it Memorex?

Michele