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Old 23rd-November-2007, 08:43 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Re: Why are there so few bands / performances in MJ?

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Originally Posted by David Franklin View Post
But the point is, those are the type of bands that are booked, at least in the South East. I can't tell you how many dance events I've been to where the live band has cleared the floor by playing track after track at 160+ bpm.
Begs the question - why?
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Would I be right in thinking the band was booked "for the ball", and not specifically "for people to dance MJ to"? In my experience, a normal band will do a much better job of providing danceable music than one specifically picked for MJ. Crazy, but true.
Yep, just one table of MJers - the band was booked for 'muggle dancing' - and lots of people were up dancing. A few really predictable 'party songs' of course, but all good fun and quite danceable.
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