Makke wrote:Matrix wrote:I havent seen the visuals yet, so i guess i missed the C64 Mafia joke... Sry Makke m8, no offence....
None taken. The mafia performance wasn't about musical/artistic perfection, it was for a laugh.
Most people I've talked to (who saw it live) said it made them laugh, and that was what we were aiming for. And I guess the mafia must've been the least interesting group to listen to over the stream.
I was actually surprised at the positive responce we got after the gig. I thought people were going to hate us, 1) because we didn't play live (except for Larsec on the opening 1942 act), we just rapped/sang to a backing track and 2) hip hop/rap don't sit well with most people, in fact a lot of people hate it with a passion.
But, as I've told everyone else, what we lack in talent we try to make up for with humour, and I hope we succeeded. Anyway, both Larsec and I had a lot of fun doing it, and I know a lot of people who were there liked it.
So anyone listening to the stream telling us that we were shite, you missed 75% of the act since you didn't see the stage performance, and that's what you get for not being there.
To sum up, I had fun doing it and that's good enough for me. Love us or hate us, as long as I'm having fun I don't give a shit.
Ps. I'm not much of a rap fan myself either, and I don't rap...I just pretend that I do...
The thing that BIT live has, that nobody else has, is that it's not just a stream of tunes played by 1 band, and finito.
Oh no! the more you can put in there, to break off people to give them a few minutes to digest input after each performance, the better.
I've never seen anything like it in fact.
The closest I can think of is a rock festival like Roskilde or something, but it's still a 'stream' - you have to get your head disconnected now and then, or otherwise you stand after the concert, discussing "ehhhh was it really that good?", "i felt bored somewhere, did you ? because bla bla".
My point is, at a multiband concert or festival, you HAVE to choose which performances you want to focus on, beforehand, because you have some preferences you go by. People are somehow not ready for surprises, don't ask for them, the big guys don't KNOW what people want, they just PUSH shit in your head, to brainwash you to BUY the shit.
BIT has something that is unique, and that is that the memberswapping/guestperformance in the bands is a NATURAL thing that just happens, it's not planned.
It's a workshop, that is not yet defined as a workshop.
Musicians love workshops, therefore it can only progress. Never go static.
Impossible.
I think maybe a fog is starting to clear, and the picture is getting more obvious to you than it was just 2 days ago.
You have the choice: use BIT to get a solid band together, and sell yourself to some big asshole sometime, and get stuck in a recording deal that will eventually milk you so you don't want to continue anymore.
Or stay in the workshop, and do what you want.
The revolution you are part of can't be stopped anyway, so just make it a pleasant trip as much as possible.
Mahoney said on stage: ".... you only live once.." or something..
Life is a choice, and every minute is a choice of which life to live.
Choose the best, discard the rest. Live. Be.
I love you all guys.
