![]() ![]() I removed four posts that were inappropriate. People love to be entertained, surprised, and excited by a performer. Frankly, the behavior of the attendees at many steel shows seems to uphold this perception. ![]() Why are so many steelers so freaked out by "different"?Ĭoming from the outside, I've had many fans and students tell me that we seem to be a fairly closed and narrow minded fraternity that sees steel as a very defined sound, with a narrow stylistic niche and small musical market penetration that barely extends from country into swing and hawaiian music. While some guitarists were angered or dismayed by these antics, most guitarists and fans of guitar music seem to just see it all as part of the larger pantheon of style and individual expression. Townshend, Black Oak Arkansas, and Garth Brooks smashed theirs, Hendrix set his on fire. Most of the jazz cats sat stone-faced and unsmiling cradling their axes, as did most of the classical mavens. Some of the Chicago Blues cats would use a 100 foot guitar cable to play into the audience and out into the street. ![]() Think about 6 string guitarists for a minute. It just fascinates me that this kind of demonstrative stage presence engenders any kind of negative reaction, as Rusty Young's used to years ago. ![]()
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