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Simone · 05-08-2002, 10:02 PM

I have been performing in front of folks since I was 17 (37 now). Although I like the fact that the crowd gets into it at times, the clapping is a huge distraction. Audiences have no timing. It's hard enough to get two people to do things at the same time, much less 2000 or more. The band starts to fight the timing the audience can't keep, and it can go downhill from there if the band can't hear themselves well enough. I'm sure Mr. Lightfoot feels the same way. Clapping during a Lightfoot concert is an aweful thought. Just sit back, hang on every word, and wish it would never end.

05-08-2002, 10:02 PM	#12
Simone Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Ossining, NY 10562 Posts: 25	I have been performing in front of folks since I was 17 (37 now). Although I like the fact that the crowd gets into it at times, the clapping is a huge distraction. Audiences have no timing. It's hard enough to get two people to do things at the same time, much less 2000 or more. The band starts to fight the timing the audience can't keep, and it can go downhill from there if the band can't hear themselves well enough. I'm sure Mr. Lightfoot feels the same way. Clapping during a Lightfoot concert is an aweful thought. Just sit back, hang on every word, and wish it would never end.