This has got to be one of my favorite Theatre songs. You guys were fantastic and it was so much fun seeing you inspire and support each other as much as you did. You loved what you were doing and it showed. You should have gone further. You were stars in our books! A great band and great friends!!
Thanks for listening, commenting and especially remembering us! :-) Yes, as stated it was the back off of a 1960's Maytag dryer (can't remember the exact year but it was a good year for dryer backs! ;-) A car hood is a pretty good idea though . . .
Do we know you buttmunchhausen? Or are you just one of the awesome few strangers who didn't feel obligated to like THEATRE, but did anyway?
Well-remembered! It was the back of a Maytag dryer, I believe, that John (our drummer) had hung from the back of the cage...used to great effect in 'Transitions', 2 versions of which on the Theatre1982 channel (live & rehearsal).
Thanks for your comments - do you remember where you saw us?
HOORAY!!! citabria74 is our biggest (and only) fan! ;-)
You'll have to forgive Kevin and I, we have been sitting in front of your computers for 4 months straight waiting for the world to bless us with the high praise we never received! Our famliy members stopped bringing us roasted chickens and beverages a couple weeks ago so we had almost given up hope! LOL!
I have more comments that I'll include in following posts.
hey john...i just found this band as i was wandering around the internet..i can't believe that you guys didnt make it farther than what you did. This stuff is really good and incredibly progressive for the 1980's. I want to know more about you guys.
The time period THEATRE spanned was very dismal for prog rock unfortunately, around 1979 to 1986 and pretty much disco, punk and new wave were the kings in those days. We tried to get gigs but clubs wanted top 40 only and we felt fortuate to play twice a year (at best) for free at festivals etc. We were doing difficult stuff (modesty aside) and practicing up to 4 days a week with no financial return and almost zero emotional return (other than feeling good about pulling that stuff off! ;-)
This has got to be one of my favorite Theatre songs. You guys were fantastic and it was so much fun seeing you inspire and support each other as much as you did. You loved what you were doing and it showed. You should have gone further. You were stars in our books! A great band and great friends!!
jillpy 2 years ago
Wow, thanks so much - we did love it! It seems we had some great fans too.
Theatre1982 2 years ago
Thanks Jill! XXOO
JohnLRice 2 years ago
Thanks for listening, commenting and especially remembering us! :-) Yes, as stated it was the back off of a 1960's Maytag dryer (can't remember the exact year but it was a good year for dryer backs! ;-) A car hood is a pretty good idea though . . .
Do we know you buttmunchhausen? Or are you just one of the awesome few strangers who didn't feel obligated to like THEATRE, but did anyway?
Take care and come back again.
JohnLRice 3 years ago
Well-remembered! It was the back of a Maytag dryer, I believe, that John (our drummer) had hung from the back of the cage...used to great effect in 'Transitions', 2 versions of which on the Theatre1982 channel (live & rehearsal).
Thanks for your comments - do you remember where you saw us?
Theatre1982 3 years ago
HOORAY!!! citabria74 is our biggest (and only) fan! ;-)
You'll have to forgive Kevin and I, we have been sitting in front of your computers for 4 months straight waiting for the world to bless us with the high praise we never received! Our famliy members stopped bringing us roasted chickens and beverages a couple weeks ago so we had almost given up hope! LOL!
I have more comments that I'll include in following posts.
JohnLRice 3 years ago
hey john...i just found this band as i was wandering around the internet..i can't believe that you guys didnt make it farther than what you did. This stuff is really good and incredibly progressive for the 1980's. I want to know more about you guys.
citabria74 3 years ago
Thanks for your kind words citabria...(I'm sure John - Theatre's drummer - will also revel in them!)
More info on the Theatre1982 channel, lots of original music and audio-only versions of our stuff.
Thanks again for commenting
Theatre1982 3 years ago
In all seriousness we really do appreciate you taking the time to listen and comment. (and of course especially because you liked it ;-)
There is a bunch of info on the site but what questions do you have in particular?
We all pretty much just work reletively boring day jobs now, even though the thought of one day again playing that type of music keeps calling.
JohnLRice 3 years ago
The time period THEATRE spanned was very dismal for prog rock unfortunately, around 1979 to 1986 and pretty much disco, punk and new wave were the kings in those days. We tried to get gigs but clubs wanted top 40 only and we felt fortuate to play twice a year (at best) for free at festivals etc. We were doing difficult stuff (modesty aside) and practicing up to 4 days a week with no financial return and almost zero emotional return (other than feeling good about pulling that stuff off! ;-)
JohnLRice 3 years ago
After performing this song, it was usually several hours before we were able to fit through the door so we could leave . . . .
JohnLRice 4 years ago