
about Steve and Raine's Birdman "ritual"
about Steve and Raine's Birdman "ritual"
Sorry if this has been discussed before, but I'm a fairly new fan, only beginning to listen to OLP in 1999 or so (when 89X played their Happiness songs) and learning their names after my first concert in July of 2002.
Anyway, why exactly does Raine hold on to Steve during "I feel him close"? Was this something he did when Mike was in the group?

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above us only sky, imagine all the people, <font color="#FFFFFF">living</font> for today...</font>
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"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
Naveed16 wrote:he sure as fuck interacted with the fans more than anybody else.
steve does that all the time
a lot too
hes one of the nicest guys ive ever met and he seems to geuninely enjoy it too
as far as mike is concerned.. i nor my friend did not mean anything derogatory towards mike or anyone else
go fuck yourself.
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When i met them Steve was talking to everybody.. 

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And he can't understand how everyone goes on breathing when true love ends, his mother whispers quietly... heaven's not a place that you go when you die, it's that moment in life when you actually feel alive
Who cares if Mike "went off" or not, or even if he interacted with the fans more than anyone else?
He's an artist, and he's brilliant.
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meg79 wrote:When i met them Steve was talking to everybody..
i love steve, but nonetheless Mike kicked ass
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[glow=cyan]haha[/glow] and why does Raine lie on the ground during steves solo sometimes did he ever do that with Mike? 

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*your frustrated by the cracks in the pavement.. and every mothers back.. once again.. the carnival closed down..*
***should have said something but i've said it enough by the way my words were fading, rather waste some time with you***
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*your frustrated by the cracks in the pavement.. and every mothers back.. once again.. the carnival closed down..*
***should have said something but i've said it enough by the way my words were fading, rather waste some time with you***
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this is to answer a early post here.
as far as I can remeber going back to 1999-2000 whenever OLP did BIRDMAN live Raine would always grab on to someone during the *I feel him close* part.
he would usually put his hand out. As to the *Attack* he would do it to Jeremy( the drum kit) Jamie( where he leaned on his shoulder) or Mike. He even would outreach his hand to the audience. I never saw him do it to Duncan. I guess with Steve it just grew into a *ritual* where he would just pull down on him when Steve was playing. I guess for guitar effect. I asked Steve if this distracts him. he said no, it makes him play harder.
The only song that I ever saw Raine harrass Duncan was during OMA-where he lifted his chin up during the *walk like a winner part*
Hope this helps and answers your question
P.S. Mike and Steve are two totally different type of players. Both are awesome to watch. I just wanted to say that. I don;t think that Steve is better then Mike, I don't think Mike is better then Steve. They ae great in their own rights and both had unique styles. I will say that I do love Steve's solo in Birdman. That is so cool. Then again I loved Mike's solo when they played Hope in the earlier years. Now that was awesome.
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agreed 

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And he can't understand how everyone goes on breathing when true love ends, his mother whispers quietly... heaven's not a place that you go when you die, it's that moment in life when you actually feel alive
<img src="http://www.itickets.com/parts/aimages/1315.jpg" >
And he can't understand how everyone goes on breathing when true love ends, his mother whispers quietly... heaven's not a place that you go when you die, it's that moment in life when you actually feel alive