Piwin -> RE: Real Men (Aug. 27 2016 18:27:04)
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About a month ago, during a juerga, I was filling in on the cajon when one of the singers literally pushed me off the instrument, grunting "tu no sabe", and started playing himself. The guitarist and singer, who had asked me to play, both stopped mid bulerias, and a heated argument ensued between pretty much everyone there, while I went out for some fresh air not wanting to have to deal with that sadly too common aspect of flamenco. It's sadly an offshoot of this "real men" mentality. Some stupid need to dominate, to show you have big balls or whatever. I have made more than my share of mistakes accompanying, and still do. All of them the result of ignorance or just plain misunderstanding on the cues I'm getting (or not) from the singer. I'm always grateful to those who try to lead by cooperation, who will nudge you in the right direction if they feel you're doing something wrong. At least with them I learn something, and I'm sure not to repeat the same mistake next time. Then again, I can't imagine what it's like to sing and have a guitarist willingly not following your lead. If he can't take a hint, maybe sometimes they really do have to cut in and there's probably some truth to what Morante was saying, about "lionising of guitarists". But then again, I've far too often been on the other side of that, where a simple glance would have done the trick, I would've got the point and adapted accordingly, but no, the singer had to go batshit crazy...
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