Improvs: tasty live gem or set killer?

HughFreakingDillon
HughFreakingDillon Posts: 41,250
edited December 2015 in The Porch
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Improvs: tasty live gem or set killer? 106 votes

I love seeing an improv live!
77%
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no, it muddies up the set and loses the crowd!
2%
vest71KC138045rummy 3 votes
totally depends (feel free to elaborate)
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,023
    I love seeing an improv live!
    I never got one and would like that to change, but they rarely do improvs now.
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Posts: 41,250
    the jury is out for me on it. I've been listening to a few, and the crowd seems particularly dead during and after an improv, and usually just claps politely before the band rips into something familiar.
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  • SJD3232
    SJD3232 Posts: 2,203
    I love seeing an improv live!
    the best improv IMO is hands down State College 03
  • FoxyRedLa
    FoxyRedLa Lauren / MI Posts: 4,810
    I love seeing an improv live!
    HughFreakingDillon said:

    the jury is out for me on it. I've been listening to a few, and the crowd seems particularly dead during and after an improv, and usually just claps politely before the band rips into something familiar.

    This may be the majority but I thoroughly enjoy :smiley:
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 51,490
    I love seeing an improv live!
    The more creativity and spontaneity the better.
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  • yellowwho
    yellowwho Posts: 1,661
    I love seeing an improv live!
    love them
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,469
    I love seeing an improv live!
    SVRDhand13 said:

    I never got one and would like that to change, but they rarely do improvs now.

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  • FrankieG
    FrankieG Abingdon MD Posts: 9,100
    I love seeing an improv live!
    I have never seen one live that i can remember.

    But all my favorites are my favorites because I have listened to that boot many times over, so I'm not sure if I would get the same enjoyment with it being new...
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  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 20,588
    I love seeing an improv live!
    SJD3232 said:

    the best improv IMO is hands down State College 03

    The one before RVM..i love this..
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  • PSUS2H
    PSUS2H USA Posts: 2,406
    I love seeing an improv live!
    My favorite improv so far has been at UCB NYC.....oh wait, I guess you're not talking about comedy.... :-(
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 51,490
    I love seeing an improv live!
    2-feign-reluctance said:

    SVRDhand13 said:

    I never got one and would like that to change, but they rarely do improvs now.

    St.Louis 2014
    Vancouver 2013 had a cool one too.
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  • Nami
    Nami Newfoundland Posts: 5,998
    totally depends (feel free to elaborate)
    if its a well known song then yes its great but no otherwise. buzz kill imo
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  • Abe Froman
    Abe Froman Posts: 5,411
    I love seeing an improv live!
    PJ_Soul said:

    The more creativity and spontaneity the better.

    Agreed.
  • jjflash
    jjflash Posts: 5,059
    I love seeing an improv live!
    Love live improvs from capable bands. The crowd and the band together get to witness the new sounds emerge The casual listener may get lost but those engaged w/ the band's music have their attention further magnetized to what's being created on stage.
  • elwayvedder
    elwayvedder South Jersey Posts: 9,195
    SJD3232 said:

    the best improv IMO is hands down State College 03

    can't argue with this one!
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 51,490
    edited December 2015
    I love seeing an improv live!
    My favorite is Altar - Melbourne 95. It's rather beautiful. If anyone hasn't heard it, PM me, I've got the mp3. :)
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
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  • KC138045
    KC138045 Columbus, OH Posts: 2,716
    edited December 2015
    no, it muddies up the set and loses the crowd!
    Got one in Columbus '03. Out of all the shows I've been to this one ranks last for me. Not the best set IMO and the crowd sucked. The improve did not help and I didn't know what the hell he was singing about until I listened to the boot.

    EDIT: Went back and looked at the set. Go, Red Mosquito, Not For You , Footsteps, Jeremy, and Dimi's white whale Ghost. I would take any and all of these in a set today and love it. it was a buzz kill crowd that night with a lot of people leaving right after Fucking Up before they came back out with YL.
    Post edited by KC138045 on
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  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,439
    Nagoya '03. Improv leading into Immortality. :plus_one:
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,376
    I love seeing an improv live!
    Hobbes said:

    Nagoya '03. Improv leading into Immortality. :plus_one:

    Yeah, that one is fantastic!
  • KV4053
    KV4053 Mike's side, crushed up against the stage Posts: 1,519
    I love seeing an improv live!
    jjflash said:

    Love live improvs from capable bands. The crowd and the band together get to witness the new sounds emerge The casual listener may get lost but those engaged w/ the band's music have their attention further magnetized to what's being created on stage.

    +1
    It illustrates the creative process in a tiny way.

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