musicians friend stupid deal of the day 8/28/20- 2 music stands for 30 bucks

[Bill Sheehan]

OK, I guess I am officially getting old. I didn't know music stand resentment was a thing...

Music stand resentment is indeed a thing, Steve, right up there with cargo-short ridicule!

 

[wabashslim]

I can't use a music stand on stage. It would get in the way of my awesome rockstar stage moves.

Eventually your awesome moves will consist of flipping those pages on the stand while not missing a chord on Cinnamon Girl....

 

[Ebidis]

Eventually your awesome moves will consist of flipping those pages on the stand while not missing a chord on Cinnamon Girl....

Maybe I could hire Vanna White to do my flipping.

 

[haggardfan1]

Adjust it to horizontal, then set a beer and an ashtray on it.

 

[Frontier9]

If you need to clear a swath to make your escape during a drunken free for all brawl, the music stand is your friend. You probably won't need it once you make if off the stage, though.

I thought that was what teles are for.

 

[Wrighty]

yes, and not just because of the lyric prompting

Ridiculous statement.

 

[blowtorch]

Ridiculous statement.

Elton is a ridiculous "performer"

 

[stormsedge]

I ordered them this AM, just before the clock tipped over...if someone doesn't want to hear me, they can go down the street .

 

[Chiogtr4x]

I still use one of 3 'cheat sheet' 3-ring binders that I use for lyrics, should I need them; and a small collapsible music stand- just as backup:

-like a request for a song that is not in my repertoire that we can fake

- Or say just an example, a lot of Bob Dylan ( or Dead) songs that I love to play on guitar, know the guitar chords, but don't have the lyrics memorized.

So I have a Rock/Blues binder, a Country/Bluegrass binder, and #3 is an 'extras' binder with songs to go into the other two!
I use those plastic sleeves and paper. Haven't made the 'pad' switch, but don't use this stuff often at gigs anyhow

 

[Fiesta Red]

if you can't commit it to memory, beyond maybe a couple chords written next to the song on the setlist, you've got no business performing in front of an audience. hang it up.

That goes for singers, too.

Maybe even moreso

It drives me nuts to see a singer holding up a cell phone and holding the mic in their other hand...

 

[Chiogtr4x]

It drives me nuts to see a singer holding up a cell phone and holding the mic in their other hand...

I have played behind singers who do this in pickup band situations and it's IMO, embarrassing to me, and unprofessional.
I know it's just in the context of a bar band with 10 regulars there, not paying attention, but it bugs me!

 

[Wrighty]

I know right? Lemmy would never use a music stand!
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Elton is a ridiculous "performer"

Your view, to which you’re entitled, I disagree.

 

[MarkieMark]

Not a huge Elton fan, but.... That is pretty harshly closed minded isnt it?

"Ridiculous" is often part of the gig, isnt it?
Lets see - some examples of "Ridiculous performers" that pop into my mind.....
Led Zep? Yep!
Hendrix? Yep!
SRV? Yep!

Enter nearly any live rock, pop, etc act here.
point being- Loooong list!

And as far as music stands go, A person is free to choose.
And a person is free to rant against those who decide to use one.

Might be awkward in a live setting. But I am not going to knock someone who feels they need to.
Your choice FOR YOU.

(Its called freedom man!)

 

[wabashslim]

It drives me nuts to see a singer holding up a cell phone and holding the mic in their other hand...

We can take this to yet a new level with a clip that holds your cell to your headstock for tuning, chords, lyrics - even tab or written-out lead sheets to get those Don Felder solos note-for-note correct - just like Don!

 

[jimbo735]

My fingers and thumb would get stuck in the holes for sure being kinda fidgety.