What's the best & worst compliment you've ever gotten

harry the filter · May 9th, 2008, 06:27 PM

A few years back we were finishing a set with Cold Cold Cold/ Trip-Face Boogie from Feats Don't Fail Me Now by Little Feat. We used to pride ourselves on what a good job we used to do on that little medley and we have shoulder problems from patting ourselves on the back to prove it. Since we did it as a three-piece, I'd have to cover all rhythm, vocals and slide. It's a little challenging. Afterwards, a guy came up to me and said "Dude! You're one of the best slide players I've heard, but your singing sucks." I was happy and crushed at the same time.

Oh well, off to work!

mudbean · May 9th, 2008, 06:32 PM

Ha! I've never been patted on the head and punched in the gut at the same time, yet.

Best compliment: I play bass in the house rhythm section for an open mic jam ... recently, an excellent guiter player whose opinion I value greatly stopped in and played a few obscure, unusual tunes. I did my best to keep up, did O.K., and he later told me that I have "big ears." Made my week!

mud

gtech · May 9th, 2008, 08:15 PM

Yeah... another bluesman once told me that my voice wasn't very strong, but that I had a very good groove.

Well, anyway, when I said that to another performer that I know, still confused by that first comment, he laughed and told me I had a better voice than that first guy.

SixStringSlinger · May 9th, 2008, 08:25 PM

My mom told me thi story. She was working in a supermarket while in high school, and she's ringing up some guy. He's looking at her, and he goes,
"You have beautiful eyes."
"Oh, thank you."
"Yeah, they're like the color of rotten olives."
"..."

shades · May 9th, 2008, 08:34 PM

After playing my heart out with some low down blues here at home for several evenings my wife commented that she hadn't seen the mouse around for a few days...

singlecoilheaven · May 9th, 2008, 08:59 PM

Apparently blues brings out the comments from what I'm reading here. We did a pretty big show last weekend where we threw a pretty big mix in. After we were done, a high school aged boy came up to me and said "You're great...I could have stood a few more power chords, but Texas Flood really did it for me!"

TelecasterBlooz · May 9th, 2008, 10:09 PM

Clyde Stubblefield himself told me " Son you'll do", when we jammed at his club in Madison,WI. I was elated beyond words! Then I thought I was the shiznet at a diabetes benefit only to discover that the crowd was cheering the topless girls "wrestling" in the inflatable pool with pasta....

beach bob · May 9th, 2008, 10:30 PM

"Spectacular" is not the word for it!

Well, you've done it again!

ASAT-Sean · May 9th, 2008, 10:36 PM

One of the best I just got today, a lady told me how fortunate I was to touch so many people's lives with the music I play. The worst comment was a fter a show some old lady came up to me and our fiddle player and asked how come you're so fat and he's so skinny.....I just stared at her untill she left.

JamonHamon · May 9th, 2008, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ASAT-Sean

One of the best I just got today, a lady told me how fortunate I was to touch so many people's lives with the music I play. The worst comment was a fter a show some old lady came up to me and our fiddle player and asked how come you're so fat and he's so skinny.....I just stared at her untill she left.

Thats just plain rude

getbent · May 9th, 2008, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TelecasterBlooz

the crowd was cheering the topless girls "wrestling" in the inflatable pool with pasta....

what kind of pasta?

Jakedog · May 10th, 2008, 01:13 AM

Best: Hot punker girl at a country show sez: If you ever get cloned, I want a couple of 'em.

Worst: Soundman told me I sounded like an Eric Johnson concert with Travis Tritt singing. He meant it as a compliment, he really did. but it made me re-evaluate EVERYTHING I was doing musically. And I am much happier now.

Jake

tjalla · May 10th, 2008, 02:19 AM

Worst: "You sound JUST like Kenny Wayne Shepherd!"

Gee.... thanks

Best by a mile and in this lifetime - "You played your a** off up there tonight".
That was from Robben Ford himself - I got to jam with him and his band in Singapore in 2004.

Big John · May 10th, 2008, 03:17 AM

Producer to younger, more star struck Big John on a very, very, very early studio date (16trk-2"tape) ...... "John, i love what you are trying to do " .........

staxman · May 10th, 2008, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by getbent

what kind of pasta?

The first question that came to my mind was: What kind of sauce?

Telemarkman · May 10th, 2008, 04:57 AM

I don't know if it's the best or the worst, but my early 70's drummer said my blues playing made him thirsty

...

gibsonjunkie · May 10th, 2008, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ASAT-Sean

One of the best I just got today, a lady told me how fortunate I was to touch so many people's lives with the music I play. The worst comment was a fter a show some old lady came up to me and our fiddle player and asked how come you're so fat and he's so skinny.....I just stared at her untill she left.

That is something my mother would do... bless her heart...

The best compliment - a guy who is a player and (semi-successful songwriter) listened to me sing one night and watching his face he obviously enjoyed the song. When I finished it he said That was really good I'm trying to figure out who wrote it." (I did!)

The worst, I was talking to my wife about wanting to play in a band and she blurts out - "What are you, some sort of Rock and Roll Wannabe?" Soon after that she became my ex-wife...

gtech · May 10th, 2008, 08:34 AM

Hey... I remember another comment.

A guy once told me he liked the sound of my Dobro guitar... He said it sounded a bit like a Banjo...

BloozeGit · May 10th, 2008, 08:39 AM

Nubile young female: "My Dad would love what you're playing!"

And I'm 27...ouch...

Dennis68 · May 10th, 2008, 09:22 AM

An example of contrasting opinions that stick out in my mind:

Accenting a song with tasteful string bending.

Ruining a song with any use of string bending.

Different strokes for different folks, I suppose.

bradpdx · May 10th, 2008, 11:16 AM

Personal Favorite: from a young lady as she left the bar:

"Excellent tunage!"

Kids these days.

Annoyance Award: from a jerk who wouldn't leave all night:

"You're not man enough to do Travis Tritt!"

...after I informed him politely that I didn't do any Travis Tritt and felt no obligation to do so.

JoeyV · May 10th, 2008, 11:23 AM

"Your a really rocking guitarist and you play so fast, but you look like one of my dads friends who is a dentist"

mistermullens · May 10th, 2008, 11:30 AM

Had a black women come up to me and say this about my performance of "Feel Like Goin Home".

"I saw this white boy come out with an acoustic guitar and I said to my friend, "What does he know about Muddy Waters?", and then you played. After you were done I said, "That boy knows Muddy Waters".

Caffeine Patrol · May 10th, 2008, 11:47 AM

Lamest compliment (?) I ever got (whilst I was playing with a really good rockabilly band):
"You have a really good grasp of the genre."

Bet nobody ever said that to Carl Perkins...

octatonic · May 10th, 2008, 12:11 PM

A guy in a bar once said to my wife (before we married) that she was "approaching gorgeous".

May 9th, 2008, 06:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
harry the filter Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Tennessee Age: 50 Posts: 156	What's the best & worst compliment you've ever gotten A few years back we were finishing a set with Cold Cold Cold/ Trip-Face Boogie from Feats Don't Fail Me Now by Little Feat. We used to pride ourselves on what a good job we used to do on that little medley and we have shoulder problems from patting ourselves on the back to prove it. Since we did it as a three-piece, I'd have to cover all rhythm, vocals and slide. It's a little challenging. Afterwards, a guy came up to me and said "Dude! You're one of the best slide players I've heard, but your singing sucks." I was happy and crushed at the same time. Oh well, off to work!

May 9th, 2008, 06:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
mudbean Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SoCal Semi-Desert Semi-Paradise Age: 49 Posts: 924	Ha! I've never been patted on the head and punched in the gut at the same time, yet. Best compliment: I play bass in the house rhythm section for an open mic jam ... recently, an excellent guiter player whose opinion I value greatly stopped in and played a few obscure, unusual tunes. I did my best to keep up, did O.K., and he later told me that I have "big ears." Made my week! mud __________________ www.mudbean.com *Fanatics of all stripes are idiots at best, dangerous at worst.* -- Teleblooz

May 9th, 2008, 08:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
gtech Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Quebec, Canada Age: 59 Posts: 1,930 171 Photos	Yeah... another bluesman once told me that my voice wasn't very strong, but that I had a very good groove. Well, anyway, when I said that to another performer that I know, still confused by that first comment, he laughed and told me I had a better voice than that first guy. __________________ Back to practice now...to make my Teles sound good.

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SixStringSlinger Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2006 Location: Miami, FL Age: 20 Posts: 1,163	My mom told me thi story. She was working in a supermarket while in high school, and she's ringing up some guy. He's looking at her, and he goes, "You have beautiful eyes." "Oh, thank you." "Yeah, they're like the color of rotten olives." "..." __________________ "Is a hippopotamus a hippopotamus, or just a really cool opotamus?" -Mitch Hedberg

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singlecoilheaven Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bryan, TX Posts: 128	Apparently blues brings out the comments from what I'm reading here. We did a pretty big show last weekend where we threw a pretty big mix in. After we were done, a high school aged boy came up to me and said "You're great...I could have stood a few more power chords, but Texas Flood really did it for me!" __________________ There are only three chords in that song, and you just missed two of them. http://www.texasknightsband.com

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shades Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pittsburgh,Pa. Age: 51 Posts: 1,098 8 Photos	After playing my heart out with some low down blues here at home for several evenings my wife commented that she hadn't seen the mouse around for a few days...

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TelecasterBlooz Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Lisbon, WI Age: 49 Posts: 613	Clyde Stubblefield himself told me " Son you'll do", when we jammed at his club in Madison,WI. I was elated beyond words! Then I thought I was the shiznet at a diabetes benefit only to discover that the crowd was cheering the topless girls "wrestling" in the inflatable pool with pasta.... __________________ Leo Fender got it right the first time...(Telecaster)

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beach bob Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 280	Compliments that aren't ... "Spectacular" is not the word for it! Well, you've done it again!

May 9th, 2008, 10:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
ASAT-Sean Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ozark,MO Posts: 133	One of the best I just got today, a lady told me how fortunate I was to touch so many people's lives with the music I play. The worst comment was a fter a show some old lady came up to me and our fiddle player and asked how come you're so fat and he's so skinny.....I just stared at her untill she left.

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Jakedog Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cleveland,OH But my heart's still in TE Posts: 2,852	Best: Hot punker girl at a country show sez: If you ever get cloned, I want a couple of 'em. Worst: Soundman told me I sounded like an Eric Johnson concert with Travis Tritt singing. He meant it as a compliment, he really did. but it made me re-evaluate EVERYTHING I was doing musically. And I am much happier now. Jake __________________ "Them that don't know him won't like him, and them that do sometimes won't know how to take him..."

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tjalla Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 1,591 7 Photos	Worst: "You sound JUST like Kenny Wayne Shepherd!" Gee.... thanks Best by a mile and in this lifetime - "You played your a** off up there tonight". That was from Robben Ford himself - I got to jam with him and his band in Singapore in 2004.

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Big John Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Suffolk UK Posts: 3,893 34 Photos	Producer to younger, more star struck Big John on a very, very, very early studio date (16trk-2"tape) ...... "John, i love what you are trying to do " ......... __________________ If you are going to be a bear, be a grizzly !!

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Telemarkman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Age: 61 Posts: 3,957	I don't know if it's the best or the worst, but my early 70's drummer said my blues playing made him thirsty ...

May 10th, 2008, 08:34 AM	#18 (permalink)
gtech Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Quebec, Canada Age: 59 Posts: 1,930 171 Photos	Hey... I remember another comment. A guy once told me he liked the sound of my Dobro guitar... He said it sounded a bit like a Banjo... __________________ Back to practice now...to make my Teles sound good.

May 10th, 2008, 08:39 AM	#19 (permalink)
BloozeGit Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 124	Nubile young female: "My Dad would love what you're playing!" And I'm 27...ouch...

May 10th, 2008, 09:22 AM	#20 (permalink)
Dennis68 Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hudson Valley Posts: 757	An example of contrasting opinions that stick out in my mind: Accenting a song with tasteful string bending. Ruining a song with any use of string bending. Different strokes for different folks, I suppose. __________________ -Dennis

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bradpdx Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portland, OR Age: 50 Posts: 596	Personal Favorite: from a young lady as she left the bar: "Excellent tunage!" Kids these days. Annoyance Award: from a jerk who wouldn't leave all night: "You're not man enough to do Travis Tritt!" ...after I informed him politely that I didn't do any Travis Tritt and felt no obligation to do so. __________________ ---------- Tech Geek and Sensitive Artiste String bender ordinare!

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JoeyV Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Northshore , MA Age: 44 Posts: 1,192 2 Photos	made me laugh "Your a really rocking guitarist and you play so fast, but you look like one of my dads friends who is a dentist" __________________ "I just love hearing them guitars go zing, zang , zoom"

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mistermullens Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Atlanta Age: 31 Posts: 1,756 56 Photos	Had a black women come up to me and say this about my performance of "Feel Like Goin Home". "I saw this white boy come out with an acoustic guitar and I said to my friend, "What does he know about Muddy Waters?", and then you played. After you were done I said, "That boy knows Muddy Waters". __________________ When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

May 10th, 2008, 11:47 AM	#24 (permalink)
Caffeine Patrol Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 277	Lamest compliment (?) I ever got (whilst I was playing with a really good rockabilly band): "You have a really good grasp of the genre." Bet nobody ever said that to Carl Perkins...

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octatonic Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2007 Location: London Posts: 1,316	A guy in a bar once said to my wife (before we married) that she was "approaching gorgeous". __________________ “Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.” - Henry David Thoreau.