So a story about being an audience member at a low turn out show. Back in 1984/85 I went to see Simon Townshend at a club in Boston. He was touring after the moderate MTV and chart success of "I'm The Answer". The club held about 400 people, there were 9 or 10 of us (including my date, who didn't know the music at all). As the band walked out on stage, you could see the disappointment on all of their faces. Simon stepped up to the mic and said (paraphrase here) " Well, if we're gonna do this, we need all of you down here by the front of the stage" (everyone was spread all around the hall). Everyone moved to the edge of the stage. The band proceeded to rip through an excellent performance, pausing throughout the show to tell stories, ask and answer questions, etc.. In all, a great lesson in professionalism and making the most of what you've got. Simon earned my lifelong respect and admiration that night...almost 40 years ago...and I'm still telling this story.
The gigs with little-to-no audience are actually the ones where an artist discovers how much they love the craft of music, irrespective of applause. So they're absolutely necessary to go through, in my opinion.
And it's an art of it's own to learn to "play to an audience," and I think that's another thing easier to learn with a small audience. But then some do get thrown right in the fire while they're still cold, and do great anyway.
I'm glad you never quit music, and hopefully you never will, but I have to admit it: a "Samurai Lawyer" channel sounds like something I would definitely watch.
Let's toss in some more to see if isn't the concept of "samurai ______" that appeals here: "Samurai Plumber" "Samurai Uber Driver" "Samurai Golf Ball Retriever" My take: Samurais make everything cooler, even if by a slight margin.
Whenever I get in a situation where there is just a few people at my show, I go the extra mile to put on a steller performance for them. Those people paid to see us and they stick around for the whole set, they deserve the show to be as hype as if there were hundreds in the audience. Then afterwards they hang out with while we tear down and it is always such a great experience.
Most of the shows ive played have been open mics with limited audience. Its almost always a good experience. Often times I'll go to bow out after my 2 or 3 tracks but if its a really thin crowd, people will often encourage me to play a few more. Small crowds can definitely be rewarding
Fun video. And cool shirt - I just bought one. Special congratulations for having a merch site that doesn't rip of international customers on shipping (otherwise I wouldn't have purchased one). I've lost count of the number of North American sites that charge as much or more than the cost of the item in shipping charges!
my 'secret' is that i wanted to play bass only because Scott pilgram did it in that movie, i did not know what a bass sounded like or that there was even a difference between guitar and bass until 1 year later
Speaking of having to play a song live that you really don't know, every so often I will have a dream that I have been recruited to play drums live. But, I don't play drums. For some reason, in my dreams, I am usually recruited to sit in for Charlie Watts. (no pressure there)
Guy who asked the Coldplay question was a musical elitist, he got shut down real fast. Think he is in the wrong part of RUclips if looking to put down other musicians. Well answered Sammy G
Hey Sammy G! You should really do a video on looking at gimmicky guitar/music things that Temu sells. I saw so many things that might make a great video and it might be fun to try out!
Saw a support act having trouble with a small audience that was mostly talking and not listening. Singer, songwriter, acoustic. He gave up after like 5 numbers. It must have been bad for him that it seemed like he was being ignored, but I hope he learned something from it. Can't remember the guys' name though. BTW still no international shipping on your store Sammy?
Re: the last one -- I'm not interested in becoming a real jazz guitarist, but I do want to hsve some jazz guitar skills. Specifically, I would love to be able to play Great American Songbook standards in a chord melody style, I want to be able to play Bossa Nova guitar, and I'd like to be able to play solid swing rhythm. The problem is that I get the impression that it's not possible to do this by dabbling in it, as a dilettante. It seems like if you want to develop any jazz proficiency at all, you have to totally commit to it. And there's too much music and too many different music styles I like and would like to play to commit 100% to anything.
Thats kinda how I feel about jazz myself. I feel like it's very theory heavy when it comes to chords progressions/changes and rhythms. It doesn't feel like something you can walk into and pick up pretty easily which puts me off from wanting to learn it. Definitely feels like a genre you have to go all in to get anything useful out of it.
@Benjamin Decimo Theory doesn't put me off on the surface -- I've always kinda liked music theory, or at least the parts that pertain to jazz and popular music. It's the work necessary to internalize it, to make it reflex, so that you don't even have to think for a microsecond to apply it, it just comes out of you. That scares me off, because given the universe of stuff I don't know and can't do, it seems a huge commitment to start working on that and giving up on literally everything else.
@@Big_Bag_of_Pus Yeah, honestly I'm not anti theory or anything, I just can't be bothered to learn anything outside of what interests me. Like I know some scales, arpeggios and whatnot, but for me personally I can't be bothered to learn the names of notes and chord shapes. Then again I'm not like a lead player; while I do dabble in it I'm more interested in rhythm guitar, and for the genres I play I haven't found much utility for Jazz. At least not yet.
Even Tom Cruise spoke some Japanese in the samurai movie and we got anglophone Sammy G the samuraiguitarist with the apologetic guitar store staff in Japan.
Once upon a time a friend of my wife’s and her boyfriend were hanging out and he brought out his guitar and started playing. I never said I couldn’t play but they had never actually heard me play. Apparently I did well because they were very impressed
Played a gig at a bar on a cold snowy night about an hour from my house. Played to about three people in the bar. I was standing next to a TV a that was mounted on the wall next to me. So I was playing bass and watching the TV at the same time. After the show the two ladies at the bar said I was hilarious watching the TV while playing. At least we entertained someone. 😬🤷🏼♂️
What kind of guitarist goes about without a plectrum in their pocket? I've had one on me everyday for 35 years unless I'm naked. Same pocket as the knife.
Sabotage? Or not? - Had a fill in guy show up with a double necker - guitar & bass. He was supposed to play strictly rhythm, but at one point he went to the bass and started stepping all over me. There's only room for one bass player in this band, rockstar, so I grabbed the power cord from his amp and pulled it out of the wall. I don't think he even noticed, it was the last song of the last set.
Hey Sammy G, it's been while since you have done a famous guitar and the story behind it. Why not point the light at the guitars from the band Bowling for soup.. both have interesting guitars the Texas Music man and the les paul Called Bam bam
Oh, you're evil. lol. Retuning a bass on stage is such a pain....especially mid song while realizing something is off. Just experienced that last friday...I stupidly put fresh strings on a few hours beforehand. hahaha !!
My music secret is I pretended to like Bro's to try to, well I'm not sure. But there was a girl involved. When will I, will I be famous? Those a Bro's lyrics not an actual question. 🥪🥪🥪
Are we just gonna gloss over the irony that Steve doesn't speak Japanese? No I'm not trying to be ray-sis I'm just saying my guy leans pretty hard into his heritage, RIGHTFULLY SO, and doesn't speak Japanese. That's irony
A lifetime of metronomic practice is the real secret we kept along the way. Make a video render about something that matters instead of drivel. I don’t think youtube has infinite space. I haven’t really ever seen a render where you actually teach or play much. Just review trinkets and attempt to play styles you don’t practice. Is this channel like a hobby, or do you want to try to get a gig or something?
So a story about being an audience member at a low turn out show. Back in 1984/85 I went to see Simon Townshend at a club in Boston. He was touring after the moderate MTV and chart success of "I'm The Answer". The club held about 400 people, there were 9 or 10 of us (including my date, who didn't know the music at all). As the band walked out on stage, you could see the disappointment on all of their faces. Simon stepped up to the mic and said (paraphrase here) " Well, if we're gonna do this, we need all of you down here by the front of the stage" (everyone was spread all around the hall). Everyone moved to the edge of the stage. The band proceeded to rip through an excellent performance, pausing throughout the show to tell stories, ask and answer questions, etc.. In all, a great lesson in professionalism and making the most of what you've got. Simon earned my lifelong respect and admiration that night...almost 40 years ago...and I'm still telling this story.
The gigs with little-to-no audience are actually the ones where an artist discovers how much they love the craft of music, irrespective of applause. So they're absolutely necessary to go through, in my opinion.
And it's an art of it's own to learn to "play to an audience," and I think that's another thing easier to learn with a small audience. But then some do get thrown right in the fire while they're still cold, and do great anyway.
I'm glad you never quit music, and hopefully you never will, but I have to admit it: a "Samurai Lawyer" channel sounds like something I would definitely watch.
Let's toss in some more to see if isn't the concept of "samurai ______" that appeals here:
"Samurai Plumber"
"Samurai Uber Driver"
"Samurai Golf Ball Retriever"
My take: Samurais make everything cooler, even if by a slight margin.
@@artbk How about (bear with me): "Samurai samurai"?
@@Dragonfyre137 NOW THAT'S SOMETHING I'D WATCH. IMAGINE A SAMURAI SAMURAI SAMURAING (SAMURAYING, SAMURING? IDK) AROUND THE STREETS.
Whenever I get in a situation where there is just a few people at my show, I go the extra mile to put on a steller performance for them. Those people paid to see us and they stick around for the whole set, they deserve the show to be as hype as if there were hundreds in the audience. Then afterwards they hang out with while we tear down and it is always such a great experience.
Most of the shows ive played have been open mics with limited audience. Its almost always a good experience. Often times I'll go to bow out after my 2 or 3 tracks but if its a really thin crowd, people will often encourage me to play a few more.
Small crowds can definitely be rewarding
Damn SAMMY G helping a fellow guy get some by sheer piano prowess alone, respect for that!
“played a concert while drunk”
The entirety of Guns N’ Roses:
Fun video. And cool shirt - I just bought one. Special congratulations for having a merch site that doesn't rip of international customers on shipping (otherwise I wouldn't have purchased one). I've lost count of the number of North American sites that charge as much or more than the cost of the item in shipping charges!
Damn, the world really missed out on a SammyG/Legal Eagle collab
my 'secret' is that i wanted to play bass only because Scott pilgram did it in that movie, i did not know what a bass sounded like or that there was even a difference between guitar and bass until 1 year later
😂 i switch back n forth when i play bass ill play guitars riffs and visa versa 😅 i have no clue why!
Now I can’t unsee the alternate reality Samurai LegalEagle in a suit with short hair.
Well I guess it's time to buy more Sami G merch
That shirt looks really cool!
Laundry Basket Pooper is the name of my Coldplay cover band.
You made me laugh out loud, thank you.
"i guess it depends on how we are defining drunk..."
that's a yes.
Dude.. you're stories triggered so many memories for me, thanks! It's time for me to finally buy some sweet sweet SammyG merch.
Speaking of having to play a song live that you really don't know, every so often I will have a dream that I have been recruited to play drums live.
But, I don't play drums.
For some reason, in my dreams, I am usually recruited to sit in for Charlie Watts. (no pressure there)
"samurai lawyer" 😂😂
lov you man ❤❤
This was a super fun video!
That's cool about coming back to music, man.
Serenation? New word there! haha nice
Guy who asked the Coldplay question was a musical elitist, he got shut down real fast. Think he is in the wrong part of RUclips if looking to put down other musicians. Well answered Sammy G
Sammy G had his own _Adoring fan._ Sooo cute !!
Edit: 9:50
Samurai-Lawyer - I would like to see that TV-series!
Hey Sammy G! You should really do a video on looking at gimmicky guitar/music things that Temu sells. I saw so many things that might make a great video and it might be fun to try out!
7:18 Yes. For several years. Thank god that’s over.
Saw a support act having trouble with a small audience that was mostly talking and not listening. Singer, songwriter, acoustic. He gave up after like 5 numbers. It must have been bad for him that it seemed like he was being ignored, but I hope he learned something from it. Can't remember the guys' name though.
BTW still no international shipping on your store Sammy?
Re: the last one -- I'm not interested in becoming a real jazz guitarist, but I do want to hsve some jazz guitar skills. Specifically, I would love to be able to play Great American Songbook standards in a chord melody style, I want to be able to play Bossa Nova guitar, and I'd like to be able to play solid swing rhythm. The problem is that I get the impression that it's not possible to do this by dabbling in it, as a dilettante. It seems like if you want to develop any jazz proficiency at all, you have to totally commit to it. And there's too much music and too many different music styles I like and would like to play to commit 100% to anything.
Thats kinda how I feel about jazz myself. I feel like it's very theory heavy when it comes to chords progressions/changes and rhythms. It doesn't feel like something you can walk into and pick up pretty easily which puts me off from wanting to learn it. Definitely feels like a genre you have to go all in to get anything useful out of it.
@Benjamin Decimo Theory doesn't put me off on the surface -- I've always kinda liked music theory, or at least the parts that pertain to jazz and popular music. It's the work necessary to internalize it, to make it reflex, so that you don't even have to think for a microsecond to apply it, it just comes out of you. That scares me off, because given the universe of stuff I don't know and can't do, it seems a huge commitment to start working on that and giving up on literally everything else.
@@Big_Bag_of_Pus Yeah, honestly I'm not anti theory or anything, I just can't be bothered to learn anything outside of what interests me. Like I know some scales, arpeggios and whatnot, but for me personally I can't be bothered to learn the names of notes and chord shapes. Then again I'm not like a lead player; while I do dabble in it I'm more interested in rhythm guitar, and for the genres I play I haven't found much utility for Jazz. At least not yet.
Even Tom Cruise spoke some Japanese in the samurai movie and we got anglophone Sammy G the samuraiguitarist with the apologetic guitar store staff in Japan.
Sammy G dropping F-bombs is one of my favorite things in life
When?
Feels really cool to be featured in this vid!
I know my past drinking has probably been problematic at times. But I never pooped improperly in any situation, especially not a band one.
I gotta get back into it. Cheers
Once upon a time a friend of my wife’s and her boyfriend were hanging out and he brought out his guitar and started playing. I never said I couldn’t play but they had never actually heard me play. Apparently I did well because they were very impressed
Played a gig at a bar on a cold snowy night about an hour from my house. Played to about three people in the bar. I was standing next to a TV a that was mounted on the wall next to me. So I was playing bass and watching the TV at the same time. After the show the two ladies at the bar said I was hilarious watching the TV while playing. At least we entertained someone. 😬🤷🏼♂️
Okay, I love the way you pronounce produce
Sending the bass player's instrument out of tune like that sounds hilarious! Too bad you don't have video of that gig.
What kind of guitarist goes about without a plectrum in their pocket? I've had one on me everyday for 35 years unless I'm naked. Same pocket as the knife.
You’re that grocery store kid’s hero dude
Well.... In some other alternate reality there's a samurai lawyer and we don't get to enjoy that
I definitely pretended to not know how to play guitar when I was younger then pulled out my skills. Hella cringey in retrospect
... that's it? That is all you have 'done'? Boy, do I have stories to tell...
Some of the still images of the Little Mermaid's father from the new movie look like the Sammy G. to me.
I'm taking "Ayy Sammy G, you eat beans!" to the grave
Like the shirt ;)
TIL: serenation 😂
Have you ever had a bandmate demand rubbing tiger balm on your low hanging fruit to get things going before a show? Ahem!
Sabotage? Or not? - Had a fill in guy show up with a double necker - guitar & bass. He was supposed to play strictly rhythm, but at one point he went to the bass and started stepping all over me. There's only room for one bass player in this band, rockstar, so I grabbed the power cord from his amp and pulled it out of the wall. I don't think he even noticed, it was the last song of the last set.
"coldplay leaned into the pop thing"
...what?
They were always exclusively very pop.
Hey Sammy G, it's been while since you have done a famous guitar and the story behind it. Why not point the light at the guitars from the band Bowling for soup.. both have interesting guitars the Texas Music man and the les paul Called Bam bam
Sammy G throwing shade at the Dooo
Oh, you're evil. lol. Retuning a bass on stage is such a pain....especially mid song while realizing something is off. Just experienced that last friday...I stupidly put fresh strings on a few hours beforehand. hahaha !!
What happened to the Samurai Guitar Summit?
I doubt you would have made a better samurai lawyer than John Belushi was anyway.. no offense, but John Belushi made an epic samurai in those skits!!
My music secret is I pretended to like Bro's to try to, well I'm not sure. But there was a girl involved.
When will I, will I be famous?
Those a Bro's lyrics not an actual question. 🥪🥪🥪
i wasnt able to order the shirt in Europe. Is there a way to do that?
Try to ask him on Instagram or email. He may not see your RUclips comment. 😉 👍🏻
@@MashaT22 i will try better then this scam account below.
thanks.
Wait! What is wrong with licking guitars? Isn't that what a guitar lick is?
Dude, Coldplay has been Nickleback status for like 15 years.
Is it legal to do a video of you playing the same song after one, two, three and so on beers?
Classic @Jazza style!😂
5:41 yep Japanese moment
Sammy G eats beans?!
beeeeans beans jesse ate some beans
He lit a broom on fire?
Came early once now I have a daughter. Today I came early again
Dude. Great comment 😂😂😂
@@TacosCanned in this context it makes sense. Don't make it weird bro
My darkest music secret? I enjoy Nickelback, Creed, and some songs by Train.
👽
😂😂 so entertaining
have you ever drank bailey's from a shoe?
Don't think of it as stealing. Think of it as closing the pay gap a bit because of the shitty pay most music store employees get.
Are we just gonna gloss over the irony that Steve doesn't speak Japanese?
No I'm not trying to be ray-sis
I'm just saying my guy leans pretty hard into his heritage, RIGHTFULLY SO, and doesn't speak Japanese.
That's irony
"I'm only going to work on music I love" and yet you said you used to write pop country.
Damn, you had guitar lickers?
….licking guitars? Say what? Someone actually licked guitars? Who was he….Rudy Sarzo?
I knew that reply was spam, just wanted to be sure.
YOU EAT BEANS TOO????
You had to ask a guy to stop LICKING guitars?
Yes Coldplay is considered a shameful band now
Hahahaaa 😂🤦♀️
Dude. I licked ONE guitar.
And why you gotta bring up old shit?
licking guitars?!
sorry if this mislead you, sammyG have seen a guy lick a guitar
6th! Woohoo baby!
Coldplay was never a respected band!
First!
Yes but I watched it twice so I’m 277th as well. Take that.
@@hanreality.7266 bro this far in there's no way you could watch it twice yet
@@putridabomination sure there was! And now I’m 3,129th. So sucks to you. 😬
@@hanreality.7266 you just gonna that the same video over and over 🤓
A lifetime of metronomic practice is the real secret we kept along the way. Make a video render about something that matters instead of drivel. I don’t think youtube has infinite space. I haven’t really ever seen a render where you actually teach or play much. Just review trinkets and attempt to play styles you don’t practice. Is this channel like a hobby, or do you want to try to get a gig or something?
Unsubscribed