General Music Chat

If he does some Cornell (Soundgarden) then he can handle the Dream On high note.
Free Bird is really bad

I have never been heckled, but if I want to be in this business, I realize it is par for the course. But, the meanest thing that was said to me in a rock band, with whom I was jamming with was "This ain't karaoke night!" He wasn't happy that the leader gave me the oportunity to play with them. Rolled off my back

Mary,
The remark may have "rolled of your back", but you still remembered it.
Such comments are usually uttered by drunken jerks who can't play a lick, and most probably could never get up the nerve to take the stage themselves if they could.

Bullseye!
Hold your guitar up and say here asshole YOU play it, or shut up!

sans, ppl who do that are often humbled when the jerk, or the jerk's friend, stand up, tak ethe axe, & do it all so well that you pee yourself. Do be careful who you challenge.

I heard it happened to Grand Funk once, but I don't know if that's true.

I dont know about heckling but it seems no matter were I play theres always some drunk yelling out to play some certain song and while im pretty easy going this particular nite im playing some ass keeps yelling out to play sweet home alabama all nite long and while we knew the song I wouldnt play it cause he was pissin me off,the other guys wanted me to play it just to shut him up but I was being stubborn so I played simple man instead .so mr ass evidently being a skynard fan now decides hes gonna come up on stage to sing.halfway up the stage the bouncers grab him .with his feet dangling in the air being hauled off I stopped playing simple man.and started playin sweet home alabama as they were taking him out the door ,everyone started laughing their butts off.

I suggest learning a song that'll put any heckeling idiot in their place. Learn "Asshole" by Dennis Leary. It worked many a time, just dedicate the song to them before you play it and the audience will love it too !!!!

Mary,
The remark may have "rolled of your back", but you still remembered it.
Such comments are usually uttered by drunken jerks who can't play a lick, and most probably could never get up the nerve to take the stage themselves if they could.

Oh yeah, I will remember that for a long time to come. One thing for sure is I never want to step on anyone's toes. If I thought that I was indeed stepping on someone's toes, I'm gone. This field has plenty of room for every musician that is out there although we sometimes forget that. The guy was drunk... for the record.

I would indeed be impressed if someone could walk up and play my parts to our original songs that they have never heard before with no sheet music.
Not that I am a guitar god, as you are all aware I'm am new to this all.
But in a different situation say a cover band, yes I could see that happening.

I heard years ago that, in a concert, Peter Frampton said he was the best guitarist in the world, and asked if anyone in the audience could play better.
Eric Clapton was in the audience.
He came up on stage and showed Frampton how to play guitar.