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There's only two places locally to do karaoke and they've both started to suck, and for the same reasons.
First, the KJ likes to DJ while he's KJing. I can understand that if no one is singing, then yes, he has to fill the void with something. However, even on nights when its packed, we're all there for karaoke, and he's still cranking out the Lady Gaga.
Part of this is because the bossman doesn't want to piss off the regulars by drowning them with karaoke. Well guess what regulars? It's karaoke night. It's not Pool Night, with karaoke on the side. It's Karaoke Night. If you don't want to hear karaoke, come another night. But most of them don't say anything. I don't hear any boos or complaints. So most likely I'm guessing they don't care, and I'm reasonably sure that they'd rather hear what I'm singing than Lady Gaga. Or "fiddy cen".
Second is the singers. There's three types of singers I've come across at karaoke. The first is the ones who are good singers, but for whatever reason don't have any other outlet for their music. I'd like to think I fall into that group. There's probably four of us there on any given night. But I know that karaoke isn't all about singing good. There's the second group - the ones who have a genuine love for music and want to sing their favorite songs, but dammit, they suck. These ones are ok too because at least they try. And even the ones from the first group have their off nights. And I admire the balls it takes to get up there and grab the mic, especially when you know you suck.
Then there's the third group - the ones who just want to come fuck around. They're horrible singers, but they don't even try. They just like hearing their voice through the speakers. Most of the time they don't even pay attention to the song. Sometimes its the two drunk chicks who like to make spectacles of themselves. One of them is a friend of mine, and he loves doing it for the sole purpose of pissing everyone else off. He'll put on some something but won't even sing. He'll just make lots of guttural noises and yell at people. "YEAH LET'S ROCK OUT! ROCK OUT! YEAH! I'M BADASS! THIS BAR SUCKS! FUCK YOU! FUCK OFF! HEY WHAT IS THIS A GAY BAR!?!?!?! RAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
I feel like the third group just takes away from the entire experience. They're not entertaining, they're not funny, they are there just to ruin it for everyone else. Fuck them.
And finally, proper rotation. Ideally, if you have ten people singing, no matter when they put their songs in, it should go something like this: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10.
Not 1 2 3 1 4 1 5 1 1 6 1 7 1 4 5 1 3 2 1......
Especially not when the crowd is begging the KJ to put my song up because they're sick of the shitty music and the shittier singers.
And finally - KJ needs to keep the mic volume turned DOWN, so people learn to sing "out" like they need to. And so I don't blow the speakers and my eardrums when I start screaming.
First, the KJ likes to DJ while he's KJing. I can understand that if no one is singing, then yes, he has to fill the void with something. However, even on nights when its packed, we're all there for karaoke, and he's still cranking out the Lady Gaga.
Part of this is because the bossman doesn't want to piss off the regulars by drowning them with karaoke. Well guess what regulars? It's karaoke night. It's not Pool Night, with karaoke on the side. It's Karaoke Night. If you don't want to hear karaoke, come another night. But most of them don't say anything. I don't hear any boos or complaints. So most likely I'm guessing they don't care, and I'm reasonably sure that they'd rather hear what I'm singing than Lady Gaga. Or "fiddy cen".
Second is the singers. There's three types of singers I've come across at karaoke. The first is the ones who are good singers, but for whatever reason don't have any other outlet for their music. I'd like to think I fall into that group. There's probably four of us there on any given night. But I know that karaoke isn't all about singing good. There's the second group - the ones who have a genuine love for music and want to sing their favorite songs, but dammit, they suck. These ones are ok too because at least they try. And even the ones from the first group have their off nights. And I admire the balls it takes to get up there and grab the mic, especially when you know you suck.
Then there's the third group - the ones who just want to come fuck around. They're horrible singers, but they don't even try. They just like hearing their voice through the speakers. Most of the time they don't even pay attention to the song. Sometimes its the two drunk chicks who like to make spectacles of themselves. One of them is a friend of mine, and he loves doing it for the sole purpose of pissing everyone else off. He'll put on some something but won't even sing. He'll just make lots of guttural noises and yell at people. "YEAH LET'S ROCK OUT! ROCK OUT! YEAH! I'M BADASS! THIS BAR SUCKS! FUCK YOU! FUCK OFF! HEY WHAT IS THIS A GAY BAR!?!?!?! RAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
I feel like the third group just takes away from the entire experience. They're not entertaining, they're not funny, they are there just to ruin it for everyone else. Fuck them.
And finally, proper rotation. Ideally, if you have ten people singing, no matter when they put their songs in, it should go something like this: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10.
Not 1 2 3 1 4 1 5 1 1 6 1 7 1 4 5 1 3 2 1......
Especially not when the crowd is begging the KJ to put my song up because they're sick of the shitty music and the shittier singers.
And finally - KJ needs to keep the mic volume turned DOWN, so people learn to sing "out" like they need to. And so I don't blow the speakers and my eardrums when I start screaming.
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