why do some people think that just because there's a piano around everyone in the room wants to hear them play it?

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admittedly i've been guilty of this too. but that was the past! i'm different now.

― metal assembly (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 9 June 2005 23:16 (twenty years ago)

Because those people are all secretly Jools Holland.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 9 June 2005 23:17 (twenty years ago)

Acoustic guitars are even worse!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 9 June 2005 23:18 (twenty years ago)

They're like the ultimate party killers.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 9 June 2005 23:20 (twenty years ago)

Billy Joel's career started because that one night, no one said, "Fuck's sake, Bill, we're trying to have a good time here."

― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Thursday, 9 June 2005 23:22 (twenty years ago)

oh woah!

i just found my VST instrument

HOWS ABOUT A DITTY?

― Hari A$hur$t (Toaster), Thursday, 9 June 2005 23:24 (twenty years ago)

A lot better having someone play on a piano or an acoustic guitar than having someone play records. Talking is a lot easier with a piano or guitar in the background than with dance music in the foreground

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 9 June 2005 23:29 (twenty years ago)

i'd rather hear the records, at a reasonable volume. pianos are loud!

― metal assembly (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 9 June 2005 23:32 (twenty years ago)

fuck, i usually bring my ipod and today i DIDN'T.

― metal assembly (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 9 June 2005 23:32 (twenty years ago)

But Geir, what if they play badly or something unmelodic???

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 9 June 2005 23:39 (twenty years ago)

I also love how people are like "Hmm, an acoustic guitar. Even though I don't even know the people who live here, I'm sure it'd be ok if I play it."

Somehow no one ever cops that attitude with a violin or, say, a tuba.

― Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 9 June 2005 23:40 (twenty years ago)

But Geir, what if they play badly or something unmelodic???

Whatever may be played on a piano is melodic of sorts. At least you can't play rap on a piano ;)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 9 June 2005 23:45 (twenty years ago)

Somehow no one ever cops that attitude with a violin or, say, a tuba.

Hmmm. Imagine somebody finding a bagpipe hanging on the wall ;)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 9 June 2005 23:46 (twenty years ago)

i do this, with pianos.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Thursday, 9 June 2005 23:46 (twenty years ago)

when i'm drunk.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Thursday, 9 June 2005 23:46 (twenty years ago)

Find them on the wall?

― Pangolino 2, Friday, 10 June 2005 00:06 (twenty years ago)

Man if you play it, play it. Shit.

― PappaWheelie (PappaWheelie), Friday, 10 June 2005 00:08 (twenty years ago)

And if you're an actor, maybe you should just stand in the middle of the room and recite a monologue from Long Day's Journey into Night!

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Friday, 10 June 2005 04:49 (twenty years ago)

Memo to spontaneous musicians: There's a toilet in my house. We don't all want to stand around and watch you shit in it.

― Jetlag Willy (noodle vague), Friday, 10 June 2005 05:06 (twenty years ago)

Whatever may be played on a piano is melodic of sorts

That sounds like a wager to me

― DJ Mencap0))), Friday, 10 June 2005 08:35 (twenty years ago)

... that sounds like a Wagner to me. Pianos are addictive.

― Vicious Cop Kills Gentle Fool (Dada), Friday, 10 June 2005 08:38 (twenty years ago)

we're looking at you, tori amos.

― drystereo (drystereo), Friday, 10 June 2005 09:00 (twenty years ago)

At least you can't play rap on a piano

Erm, I thought that was because you rap using your voice!!!!!!!! Trying to get a piano to say "Throw your hands in the air!!! And wave them around like you just don't care!!!!" will only end in disappointment!!!!!!!

You'd probably get more luck out of having Snoop Dogg trying to rap through a euphonium or something!!!!!!!!!

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Friday, 10 June 2005 09:21 (twenty years ago)

i've got an oven so put your head in it.

― hal david, Friday, 10 June 2005 09:58 (twenty years ago)

i'm a gynacaelogist..hey ladiiiiieees!!!!!!!!

― radio romancer, Friday, 10 June 2005 09:59 (twenty years ago)

i'm israel horovitz.

― metal assembly (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 10 June 2005 10:24 (twenty years ago)

http://a330.g.akamai.net/7/330/2540/20020910101936/www.variety.com/graphics/photos/vpage2002/v3wkparadise_horovitz.jpg

― metal assembly (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 10 June 2005 10:27 (twenty years ago)

If they could play 3-4 minutes and then get back to participating in conversation instead of being the center of attention, it would be fine.. But when the whole focus of the room turns to them for 40 minutes, you just want to kick everyone out (or leave.) Egotistical fucks.

― geyser muffler and a quarter (Dave225), Friday, 10 June 2005 10:35 (twenty years ago)

exactly. more specifically, when the focus of the room is FORCED to turn to them for 40 minutes because no one can have an audible conversation.

― metal assembly (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 10 June 2005 10:43 (twenty years ago)

Whatever may be played on a piano is melodic of sorts.

Geir, this is actually one of the most open-minded things you've posted. What do you think of Boulez's first piano sonata? (Maybe someone should try requesting this piece next time someone starts playing piano at a party.)

― Sundar (sundar), Friday, 10 June 2005 13:02 (twenty years ago)

Or request works for prepared piano.. I'll get the screws!

― geyser muffler and a quarter (Dave225), Friday, 10 June 2005 13:04 (twenty years ago)

It's times like the one described by the thread topic that I rue the fact that you cannot anally insert a piano into a someone annoying.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 10 June 2005 13:11 (twenty years ago)

Why do other people think just 'cos you are known to play guitar/piano that you would want to, are able to in you current state of intoxication, and that it should be in anyway entertaining.

I dread seeing a guitar/piano at a party 'cos there's always some f**ker wants me to play it.

― Bobby M (bobbym), Friday, 10 June 2005 13:14 (twenty years ago)

BILLICIO DE JOELIO SPEAKS ON THE MATTER

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 10 June 2005 13:15 (twenty years ago)

Why do other people think just 'cos you are known to play guitar/piano that you would want to, are able to in you current state of intoxication, and that it should be in anyway entertaining.
I dread seeing a guitar/piano at a party 'cos there's always some f**ker wants me to play it.

OTM! Not to mention, if you manage to coax me into playing piano in this drunken state, the likelihood that I will be able/willing to play the song you ask me to play is little at best.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 10 June 2005 13:18 (twenty years ago)

Why do other people think just 'cos you are known to play guitar/piano that you would want to...

These are the same people who announce, "Hey everyone! I have a great idea! Let's all go over to my place for a game of Scrabble!"

― geyser muffler and a quarter (Dave225), Friday, 10 June 2005 13:25 (twenty years ago)

There was a great Onion article about a guy who couldn't resist playing "Imagine" any time he was near a piano - his friends were all "And he gets this dreamy look on his face like he's having some transcendent experience, like he wrote the goddamn song. Enough already."

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Friday, 10 June 2005 14:39 (twenty years ago)

Whatever may be played on a piano is melodic of sorts.

Yeah, uh, Cecil Taylor to thread?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 10 June 2005 14:55 (twenty years ago)

That McSweeney's thing was the first thing I thought of when I saw this thread title.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 10 June 2005 14:57 (twenty years ago)

That was far, far too much time spent on anything to do with Billy Joel, that piece. A simple 16 ton weight would suffice.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 10 June 2005 14:59 (twenty years ago)

There was a funny Onion story about this a while back....something like, "Local Man Who Can Play Opening Notes of 'Imagine' Sees Self as Musical Genius"

― PB, Friday, 10 June 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

....oh, and the acoustic guitar people are much more annoying, since invariably they end up playing DMB or "Yellow" by Coldplay (per my experience).

― PB, Friday, 10 June 2005 15:09 (twenty years ago)

I read something in the Onion recently. It was about "Imagine" and a guy who could play it on the piano.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 10 June 2005 15:10 (twenty years ago)

I dread seeing a guitar/piano at a party 'cos there's always some f**ker wants me to play it.

I used to feel this way too (esp 'cause most of what I play is off sheet music so I rarely remembered anything). Now I just keep a couple not-too-hard melodic pieces memorized for these occasions.

― Sundar (sundar), Friday, 10 June 2005 15:17 (twenty years ago)

Has anyone mentioned that Onion article yet?

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Friday, 10 June 2005 15:18 (twenty years ago)

Oh. Oops.

― PB, Friday, 10 June 2005 15:25 (twenty years ago)

Oh, boo-fucking-hoo. "Stop him, he's playing my precious piano-o-o-o!" Cry me a river. Know what pisses ME off? I spent $1500 of my own money renting a beautiful Bõsendorfer for a party last month, and invited Cecil Taylor. Then welcomed him in through the side door, to make sure he'd notice it on the way to the living room. Real subtle-like. So what does he do? Parks himself next to the chips & dip and barely moves all night. Plus I think he even stole my Shaggs CD! Bastard.

I'll have to reconsider inviting him to my Labour Day barbecue.

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Friday, 10 June 2005 15:37 (twenty years ago)

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