Will the Fonz shed light on Mac Head?

[MGH4007]

haha he prolly doesnt even know what machead is

[smb41]

https://twitter.com/SLessard/status/833014783356002305

In reference to Machead:

Stefan Lessard Retweeted Hey berto
It's like "Sweet" and needs to be played live.I study these songs we don't usually play, just in case Love our rare gems the most I think

[DC Greg]

Also tweeted that he's been pushing for monkey man to get played for years... everyone should respond to him on Twitter and say why an AMAZING idea that is.

https://twitter.com/slessard/status/833011529289052160

[ExistenceNow]

Originally Posted by DC Greg

Also tweeted that he's been pushing for monkey man to get played for years... everyone should respond to him on Twitter and say why an AMAZING idea that is.

https://twitter.com/slessard/status/833011529289052160

Sadly for us, I think it's become clear that he has little to no say in what gets played.

[bowa36]

Would be cool, won't happen though

[DC Greg]

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

Sadly for us, I think it's become clear that he has little to no say in what gets played.

Couldn't hurt to try... if that tweet got an exceptionally high amount of traction, someone else might take note. Maybe someone who does social for the band. Maybe they mention it to someone else. A monkey man movement has to start somewhere

[TheLastPig]

Originally Posted by DC Greg

Couldn't hurt to try... if that tweet got an exceptionally high amount of traction, someone else might take note. Maybe someone who does social for the band. Maybe they mention it to someone else. A monkey man movement has to start somewhere

While I would kill for this to be true. They don't give half a fuck about their social media for that to make its way through the grape vine.

[RSSR]

Dave just doesn't give a shit to do something like this for us.

[bigeyedpigs]

Originally Posted by RSSR

Dave just doesn't give a shit to do something like this for us.

Sadly this is the truth. He doesn't care and I really don't think it will change. It's been going on since 2000 there is no reason to expect a change to the way setlists are written at this point. Even if monkey man were played, I would imagine dave would tease the first few notes solo and that would be it.

[DC Greg]

I think everyone recognizes how unlikely it is for monkey man to ever be played... but the despairing tone of the lasts few posts is hilarious. You guys kill me

[cdtotten]

What I think is funny is the hopeless optimism people have that Fonzi is all of sudden going to have say in this band. His opinion doesn't mean two shits and that has been proven over and over again.

Maybe he will do another fan poll to see what rarities we want to hear next year...

[kmb40oz]

Stefan Lessard‏Verified account @SLessard - The limit of creativity is endless and yet so untapped


Stefan Lessard‏Verified account @SLessard - We probably have as many B tracks as A tracks if not more.... like seeds waiting for the right wind to carry them on to bigger and better

[ramiro24]

The plot thickens.

[ramiro24]

he also posted this as well..


http://www.antsmarching.org/forum/sh...postcount=1847

[recentlyJTR41]

Originally Posted by kmb40oz

Stefan Lessard‏Verified account @SLessard - The limit of creativity is endless and yet so untapped


Stefan Lessard‏Verified account @SLessard - We probably have as many B tracks as A tracks if not more.... like seeds waiting for the right wind to carry them on to bigger and better

Lost a lot of respect for Fonz a year or two ago when people asked for the deep cuts and replied something like, "yeah let me just go and learn our entire catalog lol" but I like how fond he is of the rare tunes.


Damn shame Dave is lazy as fuck

[Route_2]

All talk, no action.

[TheLastPig]

Originally Posted by recentlyJTR41

Lost a lot of respect for Fonz a year or two ago when people asked for the deep cuts and replied something like, "yeah let me just go and learn our entire catalog lol" but I like how fond he is of the rare tunes.


Damn shame Dave is lazy as fuck

Im pretty sure youve got this confused.

Theres a quote from him saying he does practice through the entire catalog before a tour so he is ready for anything.

[alec]

What I think is funny is the hopeless optimism people have that Fonzi is all of sudden going to have say in this band. His opinion doesn't mean two shits and that has been proven over and over again.<br>
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Maybe he will do another fan poll to see what rarities we want to hear next year...

Everybody blames Dave on the set lists for the band, but then when he plays with just Tim, you get sets like those ones in Mexico with variety, and more rarities popping up. It makes me wonder if the are reasons more than just Dave not wanting to play certain songs for the band setlists being the way they have been the past few years.

[TheLastPig]

Originally Posted by alec

Everybody blames Dave on the set lists for the band, but then when he plays with just Tim, you get sets like those ones in Mexico with variety, and more rarities popping up. It makes me wonder if the are reasons more than just Dave not wanting to play certain songs for the band setlists being the way they have been the past few years.

I wouldnt call anything D&T have done in the last few years really branching out in terms of variety. Maybe a slight bit more than full band, but not by much. This is the first D&T tour since like 2007 so we will see how the summer shapes up overall.

I think its simply that its far less effort for D&T to be on the same page trying something different as opposed to the 7 band members. Especially when they no longer sound check or practice prior to shows.

[Cscottrun]

Originally Posted by TheLastPig

I wouldnt call anything D&T have done in the last few years really branching out in terms of variety. Maybe a slight bit more than full band, but not by much. This is the first D&T tour since like 2007 so we will see how the summer shapes up overall.

I think its simply that its far less effort for D&T to be on the same page trying something different as opposed to the 7 band members. Especially when they no longer sound check or practice prior to shows.

This is definitely true. If you watch them play, including Mexico, and I think I remember seeing it as far back as radio city, they just kind of play. There is no planned end note. They just look at each other when they feel like wrapping up and try and end at the same time, and when they get it right they always smile and laugh at each other.

[TheLastPig]

Originally Posted by Cscottrun

This is definitely true. If you watch them play, including Mexico, and I think I remember seeing it as far back as radio city, they just kind of play. There is no planned end note. They just look at each other when they feel like wrapping up and try and end at the same time, and when they get it right they always smile and laugh at each other.

Yep. Tim is just so good at playing off of Dave they can just go for stuff.

I think the biggest thing is Dave feeling comfortable playing something and singing it at the same time. That is far less than getting everyone else together to play YNK or something to that effect. But I dont think theres anyone actively opposed to doing it, I just think they are so ingrained in their summer routines that they just didnt care to go back and relearn songs when they have so many they can play with little effort.

Hopefully if they come back next summer it will be with a renewed sense and when they go in for rehearsals they mix stuff they havent played in years in.

[misschung]

I think Tim is Dave's security blanket in a sense. He seems to feel more spontaneous when he plays with him. This is only conjecture, I'm not basing this on any knowledge of his actual thought process...

[WidespreadMule3]

Tim is a virtuoso so I'm sure when it's D&T, Dave really just plays the song and Tim is able to just play along with no issue. So basically, it's Dave playing solo and Tim "keeping up." Whereas when it's full band Dave actually has to lead the band.

[CrAzYEasyDMB04]

Originally Posted by misschung

I think Tim is Dave's security blanket in a sense. He seems to feel more spontaneous when he plays with him. This is only conjecture, I'm not basing this on any knowledge of his actual thought process...

its way easier to hide behind a whole band... are you special?

[ToySoldier#34]

Originally Posted by WidespreadMule3

Tim is a virtuoso so I'm sure when it's D&T, Dave really just plays the song and Tim is able to just play along with no issue. So basically, it's Dave playing solo and Tim "keeping up." Whereas when it's full band Dave actually has to lead the band.

Dave has as much if not more responsibility playing with just Tim. He is setting the tempo as opposed to Carter, his guitar playing is more important, he is leading everything.

[slilly2321]

Am I the only one who thinks Stefan is just a douchebag....I feel like he waits until either tours are over or a break like now till he starts mouthing off on twitter...just seems like a childish move when he waits till they aren't on tour to bitch about what they do on tour...

[ToySoldier#34]

I don't know how he is personally but his twitter stuff comes off looking unprofessional

[misschung]

Originally Posted by CrAzYEasyDMB04

its way easier to hide behind a whole band... are you special?

What? I was speaking more about taking chances. If you have an entire band to play with, everyone needs to be on board. I would think getting 5 or 6 people to practice and play a deeper cut would take more effort, but I'm just guessing.

[TheLastPig]

Originally Posted by misschung

What? I was speaking more about taking chances. If you have an entire band to play with, everyone needs to be on board. I would think getting 5 or 6 people to practice and play a deeper cut would take more effort, but I'm just guessing.

It does, and youre right.

[WidespreadMule3]

Originally Posted by ToySoldier#34

Dave has as much if not more responsibility playing with just Tim. He is setting the tempo as opposed to Carter, his guitar playing is more important, he is leading everything.

While true, my statement is the fact that even if Dave does screw up he doesn't have to worry about 5 other dudes riding off the rails with him. If he screws up D&T style then it's probably not a big deal because Tim is so skilled he can easily play to it.

Originally Posted by slilly2321

Am I the only one who thinks Stefan is just a douchebag....I feel like he waits until either tours are over or a break like now till he starts mouthing off on twitter...just seems like a childish move when he waits till they aren't on tour to bitch about what they do on tour...

Stefan is very passive aggressive from the Twitter perspective.