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Topic: Why Do Singers Think They Need To Be Drunk To Sing |
Joseph Barcus
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Volga West Virginia
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 8:00 am |
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I got back from a small tour yesterday and while I was gone I got to see several bands perform and every one of them the singer had to be stoned to sing. I myself dont drink or smoke. but its just terrible to see how they act, the drinking foul mouth.
In the 80s I was the front man for our band I did not drink or swear the way they do today. I seen some older people get up and leave. for I feel its the older people that most likely will buy the CD's where as the rest of the younger people are just there to drink and most likely got let in by friends and didnt pay a dime.
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Jim Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA
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Rick Campbell
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Sneedville, TN, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 9:33 am
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It depends on the venue. If you don't want to see people drinking and drunk, don't go to bars,............that's what they do there. Without the drinking, you wouldn't have any crowd to play to. It's sad but there doesn't seem to be much of a market for a good clean family type music show anymore. I don't do it anymore, but when I did play bars, I found it much easier to tolerate a bunch of drunks, if I was drinking too.
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c c johnson
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killeen,tx usa * R.I.P.
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 10:00 am
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| amen to Jim. cc |
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 11:24 am
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You forgot to mention the drummers,bass men,guitar players,steel players,keyboard players,horn players,etc that do the same thing.When they are screwed up they thing they are really cooking,THEY ARE NOT. When they do this they have no RESPECT for their selves OR their band members or the people that pay to see them. [just my opinion] but I'm sticking with it. If anyone reading this is guilty of doing this,when you sober up think about what a FOOL you make of yourself. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.
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Joseph Barcus
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Volga West Virginia
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 11:29 am
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My take as well, I thought it was funny they dress up to do it then act like they do. I have played my share of bars, but figured I was there to play for the drunks and not be one of them. lol
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 11:52 am
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I don't know how I have lasted so many years in the music world. Being how I hate being around drunks. There are two kinds, the MEAN ones and the LOVING ones that will hang on you and say [hey man I love you] both get on my nerves. The only excuse I have is I just LOVE the music,and needed the money to help raise a family. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.
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Rick Campbell
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Sneedville, TN, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 12:36 pm
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Bama,
Maybe some of those lover ones were after your bod? 
I agree. I can't stand to put up with a bunch of drunks either. Used to be at bluegrass festivals, there would be a lot of drinking going on. Nothing worse than seeing a bunch of drunks dancing to Ralph Stanley singing Amazing Grace acapella.
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Leslie Ehrlich
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 12:51 pm
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I've never encountered drunk singers, but I did play guitar while roaring drunk a few times. From what I can remember, the solos were a little wilder and crazier than what I usually do. 
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 1:24 pm
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i've found it quite handy to be well versed in intoxicants.
as to performing sober or under any influence: you either do it well or you don't. no excuse makes a bad performance better. |
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 1:50 pm
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| You can't expect to play well drunk unless you practice drunk. |
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 2:08 pm
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Over the last fifty years have worked with MANY singers and pickers. Never seen ONE that could perform as well drunk as he [or she] could when they were sober. The catch is everyone of them THOUGHT they could.Worked with a guitar player awhile back,great guy,GREAT picker,but by the third or fourth set when it was his time to take a ride he would point at me to do it,his fingers were getting tangled up in his strings. He's GONE. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.
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Rick Campbell
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Sneedville, TN, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 2:10 pm
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| Earnest Bovine wrote: |
| You can't expect to play well drunk unless you practice drunk. |
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Rick Campbell
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Sneedville, TN, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 2:20 pm
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My motto is to stay away from places that have alcohol and pool tables under the same roof.
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 2:39 pm
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Rick, If I did that I would be out of work. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 2:40 pm
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TK
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John De Maille
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On a Mountain in Upstate Halcottsville, N.Y.
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 2:53 pm
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| There was a time, in the late 70's- 80's, that, playing under the influence was considered cool by many musicians. Ya'll still must remember the "outlaw performers', Willie, Waylon, Hank Jr., Bobby Bare, Johnny Cash and who knows all else. Many band leaders and their musicians tried to emulate them. It was the thing to do and it worked because most of the customers were out of it too. I'll not hide in the corner when the finger is pointed. I was there, too. But, today so many things and approaches to things are comepletely different. We all know how too much alcohol is bad for you. ( I still drink, occasionally, but not to excess ) and drugs are an absolute no-no. But, still, there are the carry overs, who, still imbibe too much. It just ain't cool any more to me. I'd rather play sober and enjoy my steel playing and the cohesion of the band. There are too many wrecked marriages and wrecked lives, plus all the legal aspects to follow down that path again. IMHO |
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Cal Sharp
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the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 4:04 pm
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Alcohol and country music complement each other. Take booze out of the mix, and there'd be a whole lot fewer great country songs. You don't have to be drunk to play, or sing, "The Bottle Let Me Down", but if you can't handle a beer and a shot per set, then leave it alone, or band leaders and booking agents will leave you alone. Unless you're Faron Young or George Jones.
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Rick Campbell
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Sneedville, TN, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 4:39 pm
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| Bama, but, you're tougher than the average bear. |
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 7:50 pm
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Rick, I just took Gloria Gaynor's advice. What ever it took. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.
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Rick Campbell
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Sneedville, TN, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 9:35 pm
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| Charles Davidson wrote: |
| Rick, I just took Gloria Gaynor's advice. What ever it took. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC. |
Bama,
I admit it. I didn't know who Gloria Gaynor was until I just now looked it up. So now I understand how you "survived". I'm plenty educated and all that, but my exposure to music has been very limited, due to my own doings. Broadening my horizions consisted of leaving the Opry and rushing over to the ET Record Shop for the Midnight Jamboree. I'm depending on you to keep me straight, so don't let me down.
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Chuck Thompson
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Illinois, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 9:57 pm
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| Jim Cohen wrote: |
| Maybe that's the only way they think they sound good. |
For some of them, the only way i think they sound good is if I'm drunk.  |
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 10:08 pm
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Rick, That's HOW I survived. When you are young and have two beautiful little crumb-snatchers depending on you,you do what you have to do.It seems like music changes ever decade. I played six or seven nights a week for many years.changed styles several times over the years,liked some of it,hated some of it. But it was my JOB.Of all the different styles I've HAD to play over years the two I love the most are Classic Country and Southern Rock.Have no one depending on me now,and am lucky enough to play in a band that plays both,I'm finally satisfied and enjoying my music. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.
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Jeremy Steele
From:
Princeton, NJ USA
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Posted 16 Dec 2009 6:01 am
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| This is an interesting discussion...I will admit to having imbibed once or twice (or thrice) whilst on the bandstand, but I think I know where the line is between "buzzed" and "drunk", and I am usually successful in not crossing it. Speaking for myself, a drink can help calm the nerves (if needed) and I do think it can enhance a vocal performance...that being said, I can play bass and 6 string guitar acceptably in such a state, but my steel playing goes right down the drain, even with one beer. |
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 18 Dec 2009 12:13 pm
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| i'm with cal! luckily i can handle the beer and a shot theory and have enjoyed it. |
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