Nonlinear Nonfiction Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Ever wonder about some of the sounds coming out of Glenn's drum kit during his solo performances? From the Nashville Scene's blog "Nashville Cream" : Correction: Stop BUGGING us about it! Posted by Lee Stabert (01.25.07, 3:14 PM) So, the Spin has been alerted to a mistake in this week Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 One would think that people would figure out that Glenn had better things to do than wrestle with live crickets. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkstar Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Too funny There is a precedent for this though...back in 1975 when the Dead were on hiatus they played a fairly famous show in San Francisco (Great American Music Hall) where they debuted their new album "Blues for Allah". They had a bunch of live crickets miked up for a song or two. Anyways....I don't know why I knew that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edie Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Glenn has an article in March's Modern Drummer mag about glueing coins to his brushes and making mallets out of superballs cut in half. True story. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MKHstudios Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 you can get the 'cricket boxes' like Glenn uses in any Chinatown storefront usually next to the Chinese sandals - they are very cheap you might as well pick up a Peking duck too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
memphismama Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I was on the front row in Memphis on 1/16, and he did take a black cloth off a number of boxes (about 12) then lift the lids individually for the song "Monkey Chant." They were mic'd from above. The lids and the cloth muffled the sound when he was finished, but I could still hear them when the song was over. You can see the boxes here: http://glennkotche.com/technical.php#top I don't follow Glenn's solo work closely, so can a wise percussionist enlighten us? I thought they were crickets. They sounded like crickets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 He says what they were in the OP story: Kotche: Uhm...well...those crickets are fake but they Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 He says what they were in the OP story:They are little electronic chirping boxes designed to sound like crickets. Those Chinese sure are clever. I really can't figure out why people are so mystified by cricket boxes with mechanical noisemakers in them. I have a similar box that has a bird in it, yea..its mechanical and chirps when you open it...amazing huh? LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TimRoss Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I have a similar box that has a bird in it, yea..its mechanical and chirps when you open it...amazing huh? LouieB Sounds like you need to go on tour with it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Sounds like you need to go on tour with it!Unlike Glenn's shows, I doubt anyone would come see me... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
memphismama Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Thanks for clearing that up. These reviewers could do a little more homework. One Memphis review called Glenn's Wilco work "economical." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Glenn has an article in March's Modern Drummer mag about glueing coins to his brushes and making mallets out of superballs cut in half. True story. Not that this has much at all to do with this thread....ok, nothing at all....but when superballs were first invented, the fat 2' diameter black hard rubber ones.....we lived close to a superball factory and my 2 big brothers would go down there and collect the factory rejects that were slightly misshapen or had a lump on them......They'd bring home boxes of them! Man could those thing bounce! And talk about unpredictable!!!!!! And talk about your parents yelling and telling you to get away from the big glass patio doors!!!!!!!!! Those were the days, my friends. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elixir Sue Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 we lived close to a superball factory Lucky!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Lucky!! Lucky, and dangerous! Does it really get any better? I'm not even going to get into climbing over the freight cars when they were stopped at our favorite crossing coming home from school. kidsmoke is fortunate to have survived childhood. So how about that Glenn and those fake crickets?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nonlinear Nonfiction Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 kidsmoke is fortunate to have survived childhood. Note: Kidsmoke just referred to him/herself in the third person. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Too funny There is a precedent for this though...back in 1975 when the Dead were on hiatus they played a fairly famous show in San Francisco (Great American Music Hall) where they debuted their new album "Blues for Allah". They had a bunch of live crickets miked up for a song or two. Anyways....I don't know why I knew thatI'm glad you mentioned this. It was the first thing I thought of when I read the thread title. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nonlinear Nonfiction Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 I had a few pet chameleons once and they eat live crickets. Well, I got sick of going to the pet store every week to buy a dozen crickets so I ordered online 500 crickets and decided I would try to breed them. Those poor suckers came in a styrofoam cup (maybe about 52 oz.) jampacked...about a third had died presumabely on the trip. Anyways, as my dad and I - a couple of real geniuses - opened the container in our patio and tried to dump the chirpers into a small aquarium, quite a few started jumping all over the house, made their way into the kitchen and eventually took shelter in the basement. For years there would be crickets singing in the cool dark basement when the lights turned off. Glad Glenn decided not to use live crickets, they're a pain the ass! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Note: Kidsmoke just referred to him/herself in the third person. Yes, kidsmoke worries herself a bit when she does that. We have live crickets in the house as food for the kids' frogs and toads. We transfer them from purchase-bag to their holding bin with the utmost care, but a few brave souls always manage to vault to freedom. Glenn can come over anytime he needs crickets, because there are usually a few spares running loose....not as many as at Nonlinear's house, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 We have live crickets in the house as food for the kids' frogs and toads. We transfer them from purchase-bag to their holding bin with the utmost care, but a few brave souls always manage to vault to freedom. i apologise for being the meanest man in the whole wide world, but i transfer those little fuckers to the bottom of my shoe. sorry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 PETA needs to reconsider their position on cricket musicians. They dig playing with Glenn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 PETA needs to reconsider their position on cricket musicians. They dig playing with Glenn. Well of course they do! It's a privilege! And as long as nobody is messing with superballs and froggie's not there, nobody gets hurt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hodie Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 We have crickets in our basement regularly, they sound wonderful, but our cats also eat them regularly. I often find little cricket pieces scattered about the house. It doesn't leave me with much of a housekeeping reputation. Fortunately, I am no longer a member of PETA, otherwise I'd have to turn my cats in to the authorities. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 otherwise I'd have to turn my cats in to the authorities.My cats already are the authorities! Oh, wait ... that's not what you meant. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkstar Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I'm glad you mentioned this. It was the first thing I thought of when I read the thread title. Oh yeah! I figured you might pick up on that, what with your avatar and all sucks no more DP's eh? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Oh yeah! I figured you might pick up on that, what with your avatar and all sucks no more DP's eh?No kidding! I did get the Rhino thing a week or so ago (12/31/76), but that was the first release of any kind for over a year. Too long! At least there are still kind traders out there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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