Once you let the audience run the show, silly requests lists, etc, like a karaoke act in a bar, & your NOT in Control your done!...secondly all this means squat if your music ain't good enough to please any audience, & there are alot of bad acts out there, It takes YEARS & YEARS of experience and talent to get it right,........be the quarterback on stage run your team (Audience) the way YOU want them to behave with YOUR Music done right in whatever way you desire.....hope I didn't offend anyone its just my take on it, but what do I know?
carry on..
Donny
I think your jumping the gun on this setlist thing. It really depends on the job. If doing a dance type gig or party where your trying to control the energy and tempo of the room by all means requests can kill the vibe instantly. I was doing a NYE party with a girl singer and about 11PM we had the place rockin big time and some gentlemen comes up to me and asks for a Cha Cha. Talk about a floor clearer !!
In the case of an easy listening gig at a restaurant however I think its a great idea as your interacting with the crowd more one on one and a certain song is not going to throw you off. If its a stupid request, and we all get those, I tell them I'll try to work it in later. We both remember Al Rondo and he was great. He did requests constantly and that was part of his popularity.
Just did something for the first time on a gig. Lady asked for a song I never heard of " Love Runs Out" and told me its a great dance number. I was hesitant but figured I could cut it short if it was terrible. Looked it up on my IPhone, plugged it in and a bunch of people ran to the dance floor. Who knew ???
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