"We want a performance that's going to inspire people, to go home, pick up their instruments, and practice." This is your best advice ever.

"Drummers, that's 1 2 3 4 + 1 more" I'm dead

"oh hey everyone, thanks for coming to the show" - Rob Scallon

Don’t jump into the crowd and pummel a fan, then get back onstage and say: “Thanks To the lame ass security, I’m going home.”

Here's a tip I learned from Tim Sweeney that revolutionized my last bands live performances: Put up mirrors in your practice room in front of you, so you can see what you look like when you're playing. It's better than video cuz you can work on things in real time. And it teaches you to stop looking at your instruments all the time. Total game changer and it costs very little money.

Last thing Glenn said has happened to me last year. I was at a show of a pretty unknown band. They were playing in this ragged underground-punk joint. Their music isn't the best I've ever heard and they probably won't be "the band of 2018". But that didn't matter. What matters was the sweat that was litterally dripping off the ceiling because EVERYONE in this very very tiny room moved. I drove home that night thinking exactly two things: 1) how am I going to pay for the trip to Berlin to see their next show two days later 2) FUCK I need to find people to make music with. And that's exactly what I did the following weekend and it was the best I did last year. I never would have that kind of motivation if it wasn't for this one show.

"inspire the people to go home, pickup their own instruments and practice.." Perfect ending, well said Glen.

Step 1: Know your material Step 2: Don't have mud-tone Step 3: Get a good bassist (no matter how rare)

so, watching this on my phone with headphones, and it started buffering right at the moment "tentacle porn is life" thing came up. my room mate came up behind me, saw that (and only that), and now thinks I found a metal-themed hentai podcast. Probably laughed harder than I should have.

Angry Glen is back...been waiting for this!

100% agree with all of this. Every show I play I try to improve my performance, had a show Saturday that could have been a disaster, two songs in a fight broke out in the front row moshpit, I had to stop the song and calm things down before we continued, but I kept the engagement up. Another few songs in someone came flying onto the stage and fell onto the guitar pedal midway through a song, after it became apparent that the guitar wasn;t coming back anytime soon had to call a stop again until we could get it fixed a whole 5 minutes it was out due to one of the patch cables being damaged, and so I performed a song with the crowd acapella and made general banter with the crowd, when the guitar came back on we welcomed back with a loud applause and I thanked everyone for sticking with us. Then went on to playing the rest of the show with a very good response and feedback afterwards. But I love engaging with the crowd and egging them on. I really can't understand why some find it so hard. I like to tease them with things like "What do you think guys? Do you think they deserve another song?" "Okay let me hear you if you want another song" usually returned with a medium applause "What was that? I said do you want another fucking song?" place erupts and riff comes in, maybe it can feel a bit cliche, but I guess that's because it works and it works like a charm every time. I also try to remember to thank any other bands, the venue etc. and ask the crowd to cheer them on. I think it's good manners, although I have to admit it's easy to get caught up in things and to let it slip from time to time. If any bad happens I always try to put a positive spin on it. I also usually go into the crowd and spot if someone knows the words put my arm around them and let them sing it with me jump around and mosh with them, there's lot of lyrics I'll make eye contact with people in the crowd and sing the line to them, one line to one person, one to another, always gets a lot of smiles. During the last song I typically get the whole crowd to crouch down on the floor with me before the drop and the entire place erupts into a crazy mosh pit. It's something I don't see done successfully by many bands that aren't playing to thousands of people, let alone little unknown ones playing to small crowds of 50-500 so it's something feel very honoured by when people who've never seen or heard me perform before is willing to engage with me on that level. I usually end shows by thanking everyone for being there, telling them sincerely how amazing they were, hoping that we can come and entertain them again soon and that they should give themselves a round of applause which always gets a great reaction. Another point to add to this list is a tip on stage presence that isn't often talked about, and that is posture, I think movement can be overrated because there are plenty of people that run around on stage but don't command any presence at all, and other people that move very little but commands loads. In fact movement done badly is just embarrassing and cringy and can make people feel uncomfortable, Much more important IMO is posture and confidence. I typically stand in what are called power positions legs wide arms wide open or in a very expressive pose, fist raised or pointing out, chest out head up, I change to more closed positions during certain parts of songs that are meant to convey pain/weakness/defeat kind of imagine it's sort of like performance art, but then burst out back into a power pose if the song drop back in or if that's how the song ends, by raising up before thanking the crowd and noting the end of the song.

Awesome to see someone really down to earth judging wacken metal battle. Last time in Brazil, the judges were basically sell out jornalists, that only vote for the band that would pay more, or bands that they were friends with. Not a surprise that we got smashed in germany with a poor and embarresing performance.

"You can't go balls deep all the time!" -Glenn Fricker 2016

4:08 that setlist looks like a winner to me XD

I'm a bassist, but I have one question... how many is five?

EPIC BASS SOLO TABS: 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

Here's something for the guitarists out there. When you're practicing at home, USE A GODDAMN CLEAN TONE! It may sound incredible thru your cranked 5150 but it will cover up all your mistakes. Your metal playing will sound borderline hilarious when you're practicing but you'll actually sound good live for fucks sake.

Watch a Metallica performance of something like Harvester of Sorrow from the last five years or so and then watch a performance from 1989 on the Justice tour. I love Metallica and enjoy both performances but the 1989 performance is filled with so much more angst and aggression than the newer performances. Now I don't expect 50 year old multi-million dollar James Hetfield to approach the song the way 25 year old Het did, but it is interesting to note the elevated and different energy and the impact it has on the performance. Just thought this would be relevant to the topic. You gotta smack 'em in the face with energy and passion.

being in a 3 piece band for over 10 years as the guitarist, we found that we needed always more. more synergy, more interaction, more experience... you name it, we needed it. the only time we drew the line was adding someone else. the fit wasn't right. so we worked on our sound. we sound as big as a 5 piece by covering the entire frequency specter: i'm lead, so i get the mids and highs, the drums get the lows and highs, and the bass gets the lows and mids. we sound coherent because we overlap only slightly. my bassist has a very cheery and happy personnality and a hardcore harsh voice, but can rap. so on stage, i become the sarcastic and deadpan bastard with death vocals and rock vocals. stage banter means that we are 3 individuals working as one team. due to small stages, we don't walk around everywhere, but we frequently interact with one another. that includes the bassist putting his bass between my axe and my arm and playing through me, me shoving my guitar between his legs... we're not the most proficient musicians, but we fake it by working on our showmanship. i get out-shredded by most guitarists. and that's fine. it's not a dick-measuring contest, and in a punk-metal band, who cares if you play like paul gilbert? most shredders i know can't do sweeping minute-long solos behind their heads, crouched between their bassist's legs, or on a roadie's shoulders. if you're the lead player, make sure you're also the lead attention grabber on stage. only musicians get what you're doing. for a non musician, grab their attention any way possible. my drummer juggles his sticks, my bassist touches the audience, and when it's my turn, i ham it up by looking like a guitar hero. when you hit a bum note (and you will), don't get paralyzed. the audience won't be able to tell. roll with it. don't do a sloppy performance, but don't flinch when an error pops up. it's live music, not a record. finally, HAVE FUN! my band was never the most successful, but i can tell you we are memorable. we might all be in our mid-20's now, but we still act with the childish innocence of a 12 year old on a sugar rush onstage. add to that jokes, banter, gags, and skits, and believe me, people remember. even if that means you the musician asking a friend to pelt you with radishes from behind the mosh pit, and you popping a radish in your mouth like nothing's happening.

I rule the stage because I'm the singer/bassist, but since you can never hear the bass, I get to cup the mic sometimes. We sound fucking awesome.

The 43 dislikes are all from members of shoegaze bands.

You forgot step 6: Don't drop kick people from the crowd off the stage

Not sure if you’ll ever read this but thanks so much, Glenn. I had this really big gig, and this video really helped me out more than you could ever know. Thanks so much and keep making videos, we love you man!

this channel just keeps getting better and better

Thanks for mentioning dynamics as one of you major points.."no loud without the quiet" etc..I'd just add light and shade (both lyrically and musically), minor and major, low end emphasis and high end emphasis, slow and fast, melodic emphasis and percussive emphasis etc.. you get the point.. All the bands I've been in have employed these aspects, they work wonders.. Dude..another good episode!

Love your content, man! Been thinking about starting a band (not metal, but more of a theatrical alternative/punk band), and even though your videos cater to metalheads, I've actually been getting a lot of advice and how to compose myself and my future band mates on stage and off. Thanks!

I don't know about other viewers, but I always find your advice inspiring. Especially the raw, stiff-kick-in-the-ass way you put it - it's a reality check that most musicians need from time to time, for better or for worse. Keep 'em comming, sir.

Dude, I clicked on this video thinking that it was going to be another KZfaq know it all but this guy actually knows his stuff, LISTEN TO HIM!

On point and zero BS, classic Fricker. Keep em coming!

Oddly enough, you can learn a bit about number 4 from talking to experienced DJS and EDM guys. One of their main focuses is dynamics of tempo and building tension and release.

I need to watch this video every day, so these words are carved into my existence. Thank you, Glenn.

Played dozens of shows over the years and always been aware of the core points in this video but it's always good to be reminded, and in such an entertaining way.

"You want to be Voltron. Not the freaking Gobots" Gasp... He's speaking the language of my people O_o

I laughed so hard at the shoegaze line

I couldn't agree more - have a set list, engage the audience, play your ass off no matter how many people are there, incorporate dynamics in your songwriting, and maintain a professional demeanor both on and off stage. Always love your videos, Glenn!

Very few things make me more jealous than the fact that pretty much everybody can easily put in a DVD of their favorite band performing live and watch exactly how the best performers do it and I can't. It just blows my mind that more people don't take advantage of this resource that doesn't cost you any more money than you would've spent anyway since you were going to buy the DVD of your favorite band. Hell, step it up a level or two and hire a live music producer. It'll cost you quite a bit more money, but they'll help you develop a 45 to 60 minute show and it'll look so much better than what most bands are doing on their own you'll make all of that money back within a couple of shows. Totally worth it.

I should be studying for my history exam but Glenn just put out a new vid...

hey glenn have you ever thought about using an extra "distressor cam", i find it amazing to watch as your anger and passion rises on these kind of videos. Greetings from G ermany

I like the '' Play like its your last show'' whatever style or show that your doing,,, do it like its your last one,,, one of the greastest advice. Do it with your heart.

Rest, Repose should put this video on repeat for at least a week.

Don't diss Shoegaze Glen. It's a very different, more intimate form of music. It creates a different experience and atmosphere than a heavy metal show.

Man these rules could apply to any live performance. Hate going to performances that don't apply these things

great advice, great show man. my sons are in a metal band and i explained to them that if they play support to any other bands,it is the support band's job to blow the balls off any band on after them.they are only a local band but no longer play support as nobody could follow the show they put on.have you heard of the Isle of Man TT race?no warm up lap,no parade lap.you're on the starting line-lights go green-clutch out and light the fucker up- no mercy,no turning back to start again.rip it to bits from the start.put on a show-which is why people came to see you.peace man

😂😂😂😂😂 i love how angry you get. Bloody legend. I am thankful being a drummer that you clarified how many steps were involved haha.

Totally agree , banter with the audience and moving on stage is a must otherwise your band looks amateurish and boring , spice it up tell a joke or flirt with some of the audience members. Need any inspiration see a steel panther live video or somethings glam rock/metal front men/women usually are the best at the whole entertain the audience during songs .

Great video. Really gave me inspiration for a live performance. Now if only I had an active band that didn't fall apart partly because of a fucking relationship problems within the band. That's what you get for having a band with a mixture of boys and girls, I guess. Sigh.

Very Inspiring video. As a bassist in a 3-piece Grunge/Metal band it's absolutely NECESSARY for me to be jumping around, Singing my harmonies like I will never be able to use my voice again and borderline punching my bass on stage. Nothing feels better than dragging your amp off stage and sitting on it outside the venue still shaking from the performance. For me, It is a drug that I'm not willing to give up. I know this is just a KZfaq comment from a "Joe Blow" Bassist, but Playing your heart out even if it's to no one is one of the best feelings this world has to offer. It certainly beats the hell out of standing still during the whole show. So my advice (even if you don't want or need it) is Act UP on stage. Even if it's acting a fool. The fool is always remembered.

Omg Glen, you just nailed what I have been feeling going to local band performances.

The url for this video, tho...

When my mum tells me to go to bed 2:55

Here's a thing that works for me as someone who goes to concerts regularly. If you're not a band that wants to appear 'angry' on stage, as some heavy metal bands may do (which I think is quite... childish, often. But that's another story) and if you're not the kind of people who want to be 'entertaining' towards the audience, just make fun that you are having fun playing together. That comes over too. I've seen bands who were quite limited when it came to their audience engagement, but you could see they were having a great time together and it was a joy to watch. So, according to me, says I, it has to be either one of those. Either be engaging or show that you actually love what you're doing. Or both, that's perfection.

Watching this video 3 hours before playing in front of a small crowd of 60 so thank you for this, it’s very much appreciated!

This video is getting a like just because of the Voltron joke.

i love how he always makes fun of drummers.

What i like is that beyond the jokes and bass players etc... You give great constructive critism, advice and knowledge and insight to improve.Thanks Glenn for the great channel.

The breaks and dynamics help ALL kinds of music - from techno, to jazz to classical, to pop - you name it. It's one of the things I take great pride in enhancing when mixing. Identifying where we need to let of the gas, and where to hit hard, and enhance it.

I sing and play guitar. So, I can't move around, or headbang or dance, because of the mic stand. How do I make myself look interesting? Any tips? I feel the music, and If I only do one job, I have a far better stage presence.

The reason that doesn't happen is because a good majority the current generation are a bunch of no expression, cellphone staring automatons that lack personality and character. Being a "rock star" is taboo. "I just gotta be me and be spontaneous dude". Bullshit. Entertain people. That takes preparation and planning. "Winging it" simply doesn't fly on stage. Do the work because somewhere out there another band IS doing the work and they will smoke your ass on stage.

Good vid. Sometimes musicians/bands forget that they are in the "entertainment" business as well as the music business. Performers like Alice Cooper knew this well, and used it to his full advantage - after seeing him half a dozen times over the years, I happen to think he's the "King" of putting forth an amazing show... Bowie was also great at it, too; and, whether you like their music or not, KISS was an incredibly entertaining live act as well. You don't necessarily have to be in a certain "character" as those performers put forth, but you've got to give the audience a reason to want to come out and see you, and a reason to stay and watch your whole show. Turning your back to the audience and playing to yourselves on stage, or doing inside jokes, or mumbling into the mic between songs, won't make either of those things happen. You don't necessarily need to spit fire or hang yourself, but you do need something to set yourselves apart from all the other "we'll just get up there and play" acts. Leave an impact, be memorable, make that audience leave the show saying "wow!"

A wise man once said: The audience doesn't need every band, but every band needs the audience. Love your videos Glen, esp. the viewers comments. Greets from Berlin

I think Glenn is actually Penn Gillette 's alter ego. Or maybe his long lost twin.

I'd say the last one doesn't fully apply if you're a vocalist on tour. If you put 110% into it every night, you're going to lose your voice. Know how to give a passionate performance without overexerting.

Glen i gotta say, you hit the nail right on the head. now the points u made i think dont just apply to metal bands but in fact all bands. i was in a country band (i quit about a month ago due to singer ego) but he could of really used this advise. He refused to use a set list and was always late to leave to get to the gig and late to start the show. the rest of the band had to pretty much go behind him and wipe his butt and save him from looking stupid. we would always start the show with the same song so that was a no brainer but then after that the entire show he would make up off the top of his head. problem with that is he would tell me (the lead guitar player) but wouldnt tell anyone else so i had to go into panic mode and really quick yell the song to the rest of the band while hoping they heard me over all the drums and my lead work. sometimes they did sometimes they didnt and if they didnt we would have a sour sounding intro due to them trying to find out what song we are playing. and if that happened he would stand up there yelling at everyone saying to me they suck and he cant understand why they cant get it together. now understand these are guys in there 60s who have been playing longer than him and i's age put together and pretty know what they are doing. its just real unprofessional and the dead time between songs was horrible sometimes almost a minute of dead time. anyway enjoy the show and hope to seeing more band tips in the future. thanks, clay from Southern Oklahoma USA

This should be called "How not to suck in live performances"More fitting IMO

Dude, wtf! I thought you would at least show a bigger hand to me! I can't even see how many fingers that is!

Hey Glenn look at your Chapman Ghostfret vid. Someone was telling you they had something they could send to you for free! hit them up!

I loved the last line you said... thats like the most important thing a band should do

I saw Hell or High Water a few months ago and their singer was awesome. In addition to sounding great, he moved around. A lot. Forget the stage, he went out into the crowd, over to the bar, stood on top of the bar and did the last half a song from there. When the next song started, he went back to the stage, and put the guitarist on his shoulders. He carried the guitarist over to the bar and they both ordered drinks all while still singing/playing perfectly. It was fekking awesome!

Anthrax has all five... they are amazing live

I've written Spanish subtitles for this video. How can I send them so you can add them?

"People with actual qualifications to judge a band's performance!" The sarcasm is strong with this one! LOL

been playing shows for over 15 years now and i can honestly say you hit the nail on the head. when i played my first show when i was about 15 i was a bumbling idiot on stage..obviously first time on stage will do that to most people. but in later bands when the music got a lot better i started moving around more and interacting with people and could tell a world of difference. everything you said will get more and more people to bands live shows.

Practice like you're playing a show. Don't just go over songs! Have some idea about what you want to say between song breaks.

It took me 2 min to get the drummer joke, that is maybe because I am a drummer...

I know it is 3 years after this video was posted...But this was phenomenal advice!

I remember the last gig my band played before we started really hitting the record button hard. It was probably one of the best best shows we ever played. The crowd loved it, the bar loved it, and when it was all over I was told that we were moving around a lot (no surprise to me there), but we looked like we were going to pass out half the time. Don't know how I feel about that one. That was also the night I tried to run all the way across the stage and accidentally pulled down my amp, cab and head. Scared the tar out of me. Thankfully, I took that as a sign to buy more cable and actually set up a pedal board. There's only so much 25 feet can do for me on it's own. I should have taken that as a sign to get a wireless unit; I think I'll get one of those next. But it was balls to the freakin' wall. What a fun night.

As much as I would like to smugly sit back and say, "I'm not dancing around like a monkey; I'm a fucking musician, so it's all about the music," the facts just do *not* support such a claim. The sense humans use the most and most accurately is sight: 90% of what an audience experiences at a concert is VISUAL. That even applies to going to a symphony performance: if a symphony performed and the entire brass section was wearing white shoes and tapping their feet in sync in an obvious manner, that's what most people at the performance would remember, the white fucking shoes going up & down, no matter how amazing the orchestra was. Now, assuming I'm familiar wif Glenn & his set of musical ethics (which I think I am, as watching all of his videos revealed we see eye-to-eye on *many* topics), I'm pretty sure he's not telling anyone to choreograph a group tribal dance during a breakdown. I'm also sure he's not telling anyone to "pander" to the audience or to be unauthentic or anything of the sort. What he *is* saying is that while writing good songs; practicing individually as well as a group; and making the best use of the stage time you're provided are all basically no-brainers and the basis of a great band, the physical performance aspect of a live show is also *very* important and must be worked out and honed, just like the strictly musical aspects of the show. There are some cases in which technical requirements (lots of pedal-hopping, being tied to a mic stand if yer the lead singer playing an instrument, etc.) severely limit the scope of the physical performance, but moving around onstage is *not* the only visual a band can provide their audience at a concert; it's just the cheapest, easiest visual. One option is to hire a lighting director and have him/her design a light show for you. With the technology available today (and assuming the venues yer playing aren't absolute dives and actually have decent, modern gear they upgrade on a semi-regular basis), a lighting director can use software to create your light show; give you a file on a flash drive; and then you give the flash drive to the lighting guy at the venue. Then, assuming yer not playing to backing tracks or sending time code from the drummer's metronome (or tempo map) to FOH, all the lighting guy at the venue has to do is use the cues set up in the flash drive file at his discretion, based on what he hears you playing. Another option is to make some sort of video/imagery to play either on a big backdrop screen or front-of-stage scrims during your set. If you wanted to get really crazy, you could have a video DJ creating the visuals live, which is pretty cool because a) he reacts to the sounds yer making and can help increase the intensity or vice-versa; and 2) the video aspect of yer show will never be the same thing twice. You could always do a combination of any of these ideas for *really* wacky visuals.

Disappointing that you'd support such a thing as a ticket resale battle of the bands. You (quite rightly) repeatedly call out bands who think engineers should work for "exposure" but this bullshit culture starts from nonsense like this. The battle of the bands generally use local venues and charge twice the price as normal, whilst pressuring bands to fill the venues with their friends and family (rather than a promoter doing their job and finding people that actually like their music). If it was less normalised for bands to be required to purchase tickets for their own gigs or pay straight up fees for "exposure" then they would have more money to pay sound engineers and also a little more self respect, maybe. TLDR: fuck wacken and their shitty ponzi scheme.

Totally get the last statement. I saw a concert of new local bands with my friend. We knew one of the bands playing so we went to go support them. After the show, which was AWESOME, I had so much musical motivation and creative energy afterwards.

>>Be Larger Then Life

Would you have told Van Halen to not do an encore when they were opening for Black Sabbath?!? How about Jimi Hendrix when he opened for The Monkees?!?!?

What about shoegaze? SHUT THE FUCK UP!! LOL Hint: your metal show should be like a Glenn rant. That's entertaining.

As a promoter as well as a musician, I totally agree with everything you said. And it doesn't just apply to metal. One thing I might add - Endings are just as important as beginnings. I hate when a band doesn't have a strong, or even distinct end to the song, and it just kind of fizzles out like a wet firecracker. It may have been the greatest song in the world, but you just wrecked it. Great post Glen.

Hands down, my favorite channel on KZfaq. Glen, you sir are the fucking man! Thanks sincerely for taking time to do all of this. Brotherly love from Richmond VA

Rule 6, don't try to learn some sort of choreography. First of all, 10 out of 9 times it just fucking SUCKS. And if I wanted to see 5 guys jump in sync like they're some sort of Lord of the Dance on Speed, I would go to a fuckin' boyband concert!

this guy is so cringy

I just discovered your videos and they are honestly the most helpful and funny videos on KZfaq. Keep making them they're amazing

Couldn't agree more with that closing statement. I've been to a loads of local shows where i've walked out feeling inspired at the end. Great point.

Hey Glenn - Major thrill to get to meet you on Saturday night. I was the guy who got Morgan to take a second picture of us together because the 1st one was blurry. Anyways, just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to stop and chat. Hopefully you can make it down to some more shows in Toronto soon. Eff you!

I like the sound wave in the back marking Glenn’s voice fluctuations and breaks. It gives it a little bit of comedic edge.

Tom Jackson’s Live Music Method that's the best answer, this book change my life. Good show = more fans = more money.

On the subject of Shoegaze, Saw a Spanish post-rock (not quite the same thing I know) band called Toundra recently and they kicked ass, both their music and stage presence.

BIG like, Glen! I was in a band for a short while w/ a drummer that was a gift from God. He sang, impersonating everyone (& everything) from Tom Jones to Bjork to Ethel Merman, engaged the audience with colorful banter & props (tossing milk-bones & hot dogs to the crowd (the band's name was the Poodles), sipping coffee & reading a newspaper between some songs, and the sweet ability to improvise on the spot with great humorous lyrics & smart, economic but stunning turnarounds & rhythm shifts. Search for Party of Clowns if you get a chance.

Thanks for the tips, man. Actually gonna play with my band on the last day of school. (amongst the songs is of course School's Out by Alice Cooper)

I couldn't agree more. The key word here is performance! There is a big difference between playing a song and performing a song. Music is about emotion. You have to project the emotion in your actions as well as your playing. Imagine a singer singing a sad song while smiling or a hard hitting rock song while sitting on a stool. Kinda loses something. There is a reason rock stars over the many decades have perfected things like standing with their feet wide apart, low slung guitar straps, lifting the neck of the guitar vertically when fast picking etc. It creates tension, emotion and that certain magic for an audience like watching a bizarre ritual or something. If a band just stands there, they lose at least 50% of their impact. Back in the day, our lead guitar always used this one gimmick that brought the audience to their feet. We would play a song that had a big, fast and rather difficult guitar solo in it. He would take center stage, contort his face and writhe his body as he played it and when he finished he would take his left hand off the neck and shake it out like his fingers were aching. The audience would roar with approval because he gave them the impression he was giving it everything he had. Here are a few lines we used to use when speaking to the audience to get a reaction. "You wanna Rock?" or "Is it too loud?" at the end of our set something like "We'd like to thank everyone for coming tonight or however you reacted".

Fully agree on all points. When I pay top dollar to see a band perform, I expect a show. I've been to alot of backyard & bar gigs and the bands that I remember and actually interest me are the ones who make a good first impression. I've see a 2 piece band (guitars & drums) make the whole place go nuts simply because they had the energy and stage presence.

As always, Mr. Fricker, you hit the nail on the head. I have seen an awful lot of cover bands on my night job, and it's the ones who have these five points down that are asked to come back at least twice a month. Thanks for getting the word out!

Thats why JinJer is one of the best metal acts now. Singer is badass, she kills it. They have a good rise ahead of them.

Glenn I love the videos. You make excellent points and just so everyone knows this man is right, I use a lot of what he says to help guide the band I'm in the best direction. Thanks for another video and can't wait for the next. - a bassist who cares.

Amazing video buddy. All very important points that I have tattooed on my goddamn cerebral cortex for every gig. I know what I want to see when I go to a show, so it's only fair that I do my best to deliver the same quality. Thanks for the Wacken shout-out by the way. Take notes everyone, these bits of advice will make your performance come to life