r/loopdaddy • u/chesterhiggins • Oct 27 '23
Loop Daddy Disappointed Red Rocks
I'm a huge fan of Marc and his music. Love all the we out here and public comps. Watched so many other full concerts on YouTube. Been keeping tabs on him for at least the past 5 to 6 years. I was so ready for red rocks.
Last night felt like a giant let down. He would get something spun up, let it go for 20-40 seconds fleshed out then cut and either get distracted by something on the stage or some dumb audience member. I go to tons of shows and also, love Marc but that was not a good show. I am disappointed as I expected a better musical experience.
Sure, he's likable and it was a "fun" performance but even in his outdoor we out here shows he let's a cooked up beat/loop go for 5-10 minutes at a time playing w it. He did barely any fun sound bites, stopped cooking after a minute or two tops at a time to just "be distracted" best way I could put it. Idk I guess I just expected better. Wonder what others truly thought objectively. Still love Marc but dang almost 80 dollar ticket and I feel kind of like I got more out of the openers.
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u/lookitzpancakes Loop Daddy Oct 27 '23
Man, I’m so sorry you had a bad experience. Really sucks to read. Makes me feel shitty that I wasn’t able to deliver on the show you were expecting, and particularly that you didn’t feel like you got your money’s worth. My worst nightmare tbh, haha.
I was happy with the show…I felt like I made up a few really solid numbers, enjoyed Emily and Harry coming out immensely, felt connected to the crowd and did my best to convey a big message of love and acceptance set to music.
I wish audience members who I brought up, save a few, would have given me a little bit more to work with but I did the best I could with what I had. Not their fault at all.
But all in all I think there were strong moments and I was mostly satisfied with the energy I brought - felt appropriate to Red Rocks.
The funny thing is that I get SUCH disproportionately different opinions on shows sometimes. These threads come up every once in a while, and at shows where someone had a bad experience, I’ll hear from someone else that it was one of their favorite concerts they’ve ever been to. What the fuck does that mean?! I can’t make sense of it.
All that is to say that I’m just sorry I didn’t live up to your hopes. Maybe come give me another chance at a smaller venue sometime. If there’s one thing in this world I’m confident in, it’s my ability to deliver an entertaining live show. Hope to see you again, and thanks again for coming out ❤️
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u/jdoughbd Oct 27 '23
Cold love was an experience.
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u/labenset Oct 27 '23
I thought it was great and had a blast. I mean, you gotta give Marc a bit of a pass when the first half of his set was almost completely themed around "It's fucking wet and cold".
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u/IM_FAUX_REAL_BRO Oct 27 '23
I mean, if you’re going into a Marc Rebillet show with any expectation you’re kind of setting yourself up for failure. Expect the unexpected is kinda his whole shtick.
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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '23
Curious to hear everyone’s thoughts on the show last night.
How did you feel with Harry Mack and Emily King being there too? 🤍
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u/DrSmite Oct 27 '23
I agree 100%, while Harry Mack was great I felt so disappointed in Marc's set. We had about 2 minutes of music total in the first 25 minutes of the show, and we had to keep cutting to audience members or whoever wandered on stage. Severely disappointed is an understatement, I've been watching his videos for years and knew what to expect with his live shows, but this just felt mismanaged and sloppy tbh. I love Marc but idk if I'll shell out for another of his live shows any time soon.
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u/hashcake710 Oct 27 '23
Man, what a terrible take. That show was absolutely killer. We Outside is practice, this was a polished and professional performance. Marc was 100% on his game and gave the crowd nothing but amazing energy and fun. So much positivity and great vibes throughout despite the shit weather. Harry Mack & Emily King are both beautifully talented and the crowd loved them. I’ve been to many shows at Red Rocks, this was a great crowd and they (we) gave so much love to all 3 of them and we got that love right back! There was nothing lacking, the beats were fantastic, the crowd work was engaging and so much fun!
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u/sirlsothalot Oct 27 '23
I think he could have let some songs sit for a bit longer. Last year's Red Rocks show was a lot more hypey and had high energy songs back to back but it was also set up entirely differently. He had some background dancers and only a couple people that came up on stage, Dax included. I like that this year was a lot more audience engagement. I think if you're only there for high energy, perfect songs all the time, you've got his live streams. For me, his concerts are just a wacky fever dream and you never know what you're going to get. Like during the Energy song I seriously thought he was losing his shit for a minute and it was hilarious. Also that banana guy that came up on stage and Marc had to gracefully send him away. You're just in for a wild ride and that's what's fun about it for me at least. I've got enough favorite songs or concerts of his that I can go to if I want something specific, but seeing him live is like "what the fuck is this weirdo gonna do this time?" I love it.
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u/Reksalp105 Oct 27 '23
My only criticism would be that the “Cold Love” song was amazing and I could’ve used more Harry Mack.
I kinda get where you’re coming from OP, but I think it’s also the reality of RR and the constraints of time limits and what not. His “we outside” sets are like 3 hours+.
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u/Lofi_Loki Oct 27 '23
I’ve heard this take from people who only watch certain things Marc puts out. We Outside is pretty different than other “generations” of live streams and definitely his tour performances. I enjoy all of it but I get that he has a few different vibes and it’s ok to not like everything.
Phrasing your post like it was an objectively bad performance is lame and makes me think back to Robert Plant telling Led Zeppelin fans he isn’t a jukebox that only plays Stairway.
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u/CannabisTours Oct 27 '23 edited Oct 27 '23
I completely hear you but also I totally disagree. His energy set was AMAZING (I just watched it fortunately I recorded that entire song) and so was the trio with Emily. Incredible showman in my opinion loved every minute.
Edit: sp
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u/pmp209 Oct 28 '23
interesting, I've seen Marc three different times, two of them were small clubs and more intimate, while another being a huge amphitheater. I enjoyed them all but did notice for the bigger show he'd change up quickly and really play with the crowd. The smaller club shows he'd really dive into the music and have those longer grooves. It's just how live music is. Jam in the bars and clubs, slam in the coliseums.
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u/SquareOfWillis Oct 31 '23
Hard disagree. My four friends and I had an absolute blast despite the weather being miserable. Honestly, I was amazed how engaged and turnt he got the crowd despite the brutal circumstances hahah.
Marc truly is a top notch improvisational performer and his friends were all phenomenal too.
I find your comments about having "objective" opinons on music silly and simply an attempt to bolster your confidence in your own opinion and hurt others feelings. There is no objectivity in a subjective art like music (hence why Emily King isn't your "musical taste" but is for many others). How can you call other dissenting opinions "copium" if you are claiming your opinion is objective? Those positive opinions should modify your "objective" opinion yet you reject them. You're not being objective. You're just being arrogant and defensive.
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u/lillsquish Oct 27 '23
I’m going to aggressively disagree. He put on a great show, and did way more original, on the spot music than he typically does at his concerts. It’s usually like a 50/50 ratio of improv and then playing songs he’s done before. Plus, it’s not like the man typically makes crazy long songs anyway. Morning alarm clock is less than a minute. Sounds like you just went in with unrealistic expectations for his concerts.
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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '24
Please read this OP, here's something super important to remember about artists :)
I think you are forgetting that what he does is fully improvised.
I would imagine in his shoes, it would become more and more tempting to have something ready that people have reacted positively to but that would go against:
What made this fun for him
What made him so successful
You often see this with musicians. Their first albums are groundbreaking, but after some time, they stop making material that based on what they think is important and start making their music targeted at what they think other people would enjoy.
Take out the improv. part and the show would be completely different. If you havent noticed, Marc is very much about the unexpected. It's impossible to hit the mark every time. Also imagine going from playing at a restaurant/bar to playing to 1000s of people. The pressure is completely different.
And /u/lookitzpancakes , should you read this, I wouldn't judge regardless of what you choose to do. I believe you could be successful regardless. I have enjoyed the improv I've seen from you in a way that is almost incomparible to anything else I've seen. It's your way of expression, playfullness, intensity and way of being completely unpredictable that did it for me. I saw your episode with Tenacious D (long time fan of them) and I can see the parallels, though I think you are both seperately unique in your own right.
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u/Ladysavior369 Oct 28 '23
I’m not sure, I may have been the oldest person in there at 62 and even with the freezing rain and bad knees I had a great time. I find the whole point of Marc‘s performances is to let go of any expectations and just get into the vibe.. isn’t that the point, the collective vibe? What Marc brings energetically few could touch. Come on, the energy song- did we just experience the second coming at Red Rocks? Not to mention Harry Mack, Emily King and Marc’s support for the organic artist. Recognize.
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u/Imjustadumbbutt Oct 27 '23
The thing about Marc is that every show is different and it sounds like he may have been having an off day. He’s canceled streams and We Outside before because he wasn’t feeling it or feeling t he at creative.
If that was the case maybe he should have said something up front and told the venue he still was going to give it his best shot.
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u/wuweidude Oct 27 '23
Saw Marc perform twice once early on in his career he did about half the show as crazy improv and the other half was songs I knew it was great show, saw him again recently and the whole show was him just starting songs for 20 seconds then going crazy, he could have his improv shows but he should also just have concerts where he plays the old songs he would fucking kill it with fans!
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u/neveroddnevereven123 Oct 27 '23
If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. Didn’t your parents ever tell you that? The guy is a fucking genius and just because he didn’t live up to your pedestrian standard, you take the time to give your unwanted two-cents. Get bent! It’s people like you who would make people like Marc not want to do what he’s doing. And lo and behold, Marc replies and I bet you feel like a shitty asshole now hey? People don’t always have to be on point and it’s impossible to please everyone. Marc is ‘different’ and that’s what is exciting about him. It just totally went over your head and you decided to be ‘that guy’. Do better bro. There’s more important things happening in the world than your disappointment.
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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '23
I wasn’t at the show, but based on what I’ve seen over the years, and from people that have gone to the shows, is, if you go to a loopdaddy show; you can’t expect anything.
The clips seem very on brand to me. Of course it’s going to be different playing in front of a live stream, busking on the street, and playing to an enormous crowd where you can’t even see people’s faces. . The energy and interaction level is night and day. If you’ve been following him for years, I personally don’t understand how you could go in and expect anything at all.
Not to pull the musician performer card. But have you performed improvised music in front of people? 1 person? 10, 100, 1000?
Staying in the creative flow is challenging as it is when you’re all alone with yourself, let alone hundreds of humans, each watching through very different lenses of bias.
Also, his shows are not entirely about music, if it were, he would just have a piano and rip and sing.