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Thread #83989 Message #1547687
Posted By: *daylia*
23-Aug-05 - 10:29 AM
Thread Name: An Open Letter To Bob Dylan
Subject: RE: An Open Letter To Bob Dylan
If I went to see Neil Young and expected him to do card tricks and have trained poodles tap dance to his music would I be justified to give him a bad review and swear never to see him again? Of course not.
Agreed. But wanting to hear Dylan sing just ONE of his classics is hardly comparable to wanting to see Neil tap-dance with a poodle (although that might be really something! ;-)
As a music teacher, part of what I do is help kids develop poise, stage presence and other performance skills. Now maybe I'm old-school or something, but sorry Ron - I could easily use Dylan's show that day to demonstrate exactly what NOT to do, how NOT to please or impress your audience.
But then again, my students and I are not yet of such 'godly' stature. We need, and enjoy, and respect, and indulge - hey, we even behave as if we LIKE our audiences a little! ;~)