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Post by kipper on Apr 21, 2014 19:40:06 GMT
agree with noel most have seen the youtube clip, i have never watched the program. when my kids are round they like this sort of thing but i normally just turn it over or leave the room so they can watch it, but millions seem to fall for its appeal. peter
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Post by Steve Reynolds on Apr 21, 2014 19:57:43 GMT
Hi everyone
Thanks for all your kind comments they are all very much appreciated.
The experience was a real eye opener for me, I didn't know until the recording that some acts were chosen from agency's etc, I went to an initial audition back in November at the emirates stadium and performed in front of 3 producers in a little room, I was then chosen from all those that got through the first part as a possibility for the show. They called me in December and asked me loads of questions about my private life, my upbringing my interests etc and then decided based on that I would be on the show.
The onion eating chap from last weeks didn't go to an initial audition in fact he didn't apply, he got called by someone from bgt asking him to appear on the show so he never had an initial audition that shows how it is set up.
My actual recording at birmingham I arrived at 8:30 am and was then in interview, photo shoots etc during the interviews I was asked where I saw myself in 10 years time and I replied I'd like to meet my heroes the shadows and maybe have recorded an album, I was told this wasn't sufficient I had to say I was going to be bigger than Justin bieber doing sell out tours etc etc I didn't believe any of it but I had to say it.
The actual audition was very different to what was on telly aswell, David didn't ask me the questions, Alesha did and the bit about the shadows wasn't part of the big dream that was something i said after I'd performed so they cut it and moved it to suit the way they wanted to potray me.
At the end of the day I'm a bedroom player, I play for fun of this music, I had a chance to appear on tv so I chose the wind beneath my wings to dedicate to my dad. This is likely my only chance to appear on tv so I did it for my dad
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Post by glyderslead on Apr 21, 2014 21:23:28 GMT
Hi Steve,
I didn't see the programe but was prompted to check out your internet postings and..... they are brilliant, you have just the right sound and feel on all the numbers I listened to. So very well done
Mick
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Post by bobe on Apr 22, 2014 0:23:06 GMT
Hi Steve just watched you on You Tube. Great job mate. The rest of my comments have already been said regarding the No listers and Co. Bob.
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Post by sandra on Apr 22, 2014 2:14:40 GMT
but millions seem to fall for its appeal. peter Looks like there aren't as many as there used to be at one time Peter Crappy TV show
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Post by istvan on Apr 22, 2014 5:06:15 GMT
I saw a little clip on Youtube! You are great,and I find the jury does not know what this music is. Shame. You play very very good! Thank you!
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Post by glenstephens on Apr 22, 2014 12:29:50 GMT
I'm another one who has no time for these so-called 'talent shows'. I mean, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon deciding who has talent and who doesn't? I'm sorry, but it beggars belief that these people have the power to destroy careers and an artistes self-confidence when neither of them has absolutely any talent themselves. If I remember correctly Amanda Holden was married to Les Dennis, then had a very public affair with some other actor/celebrity and then claimed she was sexually assaulted as a youngster by yet another celebrity. I could probably Google all this for confirmation, but I believe that is the gist of her 'career' to date. So in effect, she became famous for marrying someone famous. And based on that she has sufficient credentials to publicly declare in front of millions and millions of TV viewers that a man who has devoted years of practise and effort to hone his guitar playing skills has no talent!!
Absolutely mind-boggling.
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Post by john on Apr 22, 2014 16:40:42 GMT
Hi Steve, I saw your performance on T.V. and like most other people who have left comments on here I agree....YOU were good, THEY were acting ignorant! I have also since taken time to view your many other performances on You tube and you are a fine player man!!! As many of us on this site who love playing instrumentals and Shadows music, I do it because like yourself,I enjoy doing it very much! At least YOU can say that you gave it a go on national T.V. Keep going and enjoy what you do! Regards, John.
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Post by sonovagun on Apr 22, 2014 19:03:04 GMT
I only got to see the clip of the show from you tube and that was limited to about 30 seconds of playing time. I don't think the sound is deliberately turned down, I always put electric guitar music that is shown on TV through my HiFi as its always a weak sound otherwise and I doubt any of the soundguys had ever experienced that kind of setup. It sure took a lot of courage to try and win over a jury I am sure you expected to be bemused and I salute you.
Best regards
Keith
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2014 21:24:34 GMT
its very simple on shows like that ,if your face fits,seems about right to me
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Post by bobe on Apr 23, 2014 5:13:53 GMT
Hey people of OZ, guess what great fantastic new show is on it's way to you. Yes you guessed B.G.T in all it's self centered arrogant shameful glory. I think it starts next week. At least we will be able to see Steve in full not just the 30 seconds we got on you tube. Toot if you agree. Bob
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Post by shadowkarl on Apr 23, 2014 8:17:19 GMT
Hi all, and first I would like to congratulate Steve on his marvellous rendition and play, but also his resilience and stamina in front of that ignorant so called "talent - panel"! (Mostly people who show, that they absolutley have no proven talent or have no education and above all, no civilized behaviour.) Keep on Steve and do not let yourself be influenced by this "event" but enjoy the very good comments by supporters on this page.
Regards Shadowkarl
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Post by alanh on Apr 23, 2014 8:38:24 GMT
Oh no.....please....never!
We already have to suffer AGT.....PLEASE do not send us BGT
I need a double brandy
Alanh
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Post by harley on Apr 23, 2014 19:23:31 GMT
I take my hat off to you Steve! Im sure you knew what to expect. Unless you are 4 young lads who adolescent girls will swoon over, you really have no chance on shows like this. What matters is you gave it a go AND made it to the end of the number. I can understand all four of them pressing their buttons when someone is pretending to ride a hobby horse around the stage in their underpants or something equally worthy, but for 3 out of 4 of them to dismiss what you were doing is, at the very least, rude. At least one of them had the common decency to let you finish your number. I have several acquaintances who have experience of this, or Mr Cowells other wonderful "talent" show and everyone tells the same story regarding the questions they ask, not just about where you think you will be in 10 years time, but digging and probing for personal information to make things a little "juicier" Good on you for getting up there and representing so many of us, and they should have had the decency to have played more than the few seconds that made it on to show
regards Ian
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Post by Steve Reynolds on Apr 24, 2014 12:35:34 GMT
Hi Ian
Thanks for your kind comments, they really are appreciated, all the best
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2014 15:04:27 GMT
I do wish that folks would do their homework before slagging off people and alleging that that have no talent or that they have never done anything in show-business. Amanda Holden is an accomplished singer/actor and has appeared in several West End shows as well as TV comedy show 'The Grimleys'. Aleshia Dixon was successful as part of a chart band, though I don't know who they are - but you don't earn that kind of success easily. I agree they were ignorant, but don't make yourselves look just as stupid with some of the fore mentioned statements. As Steve has said, things were edited to suite, I thought he sounded OK but firmly believe that the song choice was poor for the purpose of making an impression.
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Post by allclaphands on Apr 28, 2014 15:41:24 GMT
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Post by sandra on Apr 28, 2014 16:05:05 GMT
I do wish that folks would do their homework before slagging off people and alleging that that have no talent or that they have never done anything in show-business. I did Google the pair of them, hence why I wrote what I did earlier. It said Alesha was a singer, or more accurately it said she was a rapper, so we older, wiser and more musically knowledgeable than most 13 year olds, know that means that she has no discernible musical ability or talent worth talking about. Oh I almost forgot another thing that Google said about her that makes her opinion really worth taking notice of, it said that she has had a baby It said that Amanda was famous for being a judge on Britain's got no talent. I didn't really want to go into hours and hours of researching their respective family trees, I just had a quick look to see if their opinion was worth taking any notice of at all, and after reading what I came across on Google I realised that as they were really only famous for being famous, then their opinions had no real value one way or the other. Even if they had any talent worth speaking of, that still didn't give them the right to be as ignorant as they were during Steve's performance.
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Post by somebodyelseuk on May 1, 2014 13:33:30 GMT
First - well done Steve for getting up there and having a go.
Okay, dose of reality time. The 'panel' are there because they have a talent for what they usually do. Simon Cowell, especially. As obnoxious as he is, he knows what he's talking about - that's how he became richer than most of the countries in the EU. Like it or not, the music business is harsh - if you can't take it, don't try it. People who get anywhere in the music (or any other) BUSINESS, do so because they have a single minded determination, regardless of how anyone tries to discourage them along the way. These types of programme have been around long enough that no-one should be surprised at the reaction the panel gave Steve. The harsh reality is, they are looking for an act that can be promoted and a profit can be made from. An album of instrumental guitar music in the style of the Shadows, recorded in a professional studio, would not sell enough to make back the cost of the recording. A tour of the same would not recover the cost of putting on the tour. Brian Setzer, moderately famous in Europe and a bit of a star in the US can't bring his show to Europe, because no-one will back it and it would cost more money than they would make in sales, so an unknown... Do the sums. If you're not THE Shadows, you aren't going to make a profit.
Ask yourself this. If your mortgage depended on it, would you gamble £1,000,000 on a recording contract and tour for Steve?
That's what Simon Cowell and Louie Walsh do/did, for a living.
Now, I'm one of the younger viewers here and even I remember New Faces and Opportunity Knocks. Tony Hatch (who later wrote the 'Neighbours' tune) and Mickie Most were both as obnoxious as Cowell.
Again, well done to Steve for having the balls.
Cheers, Julian
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Post by philc on May 1, 2014 13:55:02 GMT
Julian, as my earlier post pointed at, it's all about money, you don't make any by just being a nice guy and playing a a nice guitar and tune, that is a fact, that doesn't dismiss the judges behaviour though, that's just down to how ignorant and obnoxious they really are as people.
Phil
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Post by pluckit65 on May 2, 2014 11:28:02 GMT
Hi You are on the button there Phil. As often as I can, I try to catch gigs by some of our older musicians like, Joe Brown, Marty Wilde and Bill Wyman band. They all admit to being in it for the enjoyment, not the money. Bill Wyman travels with a fairly big line up and , no way can he be making money in the venues he gigs. None of the older performers will make the cash they used to because, nobody is willing to back them financially. That being said, all the gigs I have attended with these guys is SOLD OUT. Regards Roger
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Post by allclaphands on May 2, 2014 12:33:57 GMT
Hi Roger When these guys/groups play a Gig they play to a audience that appreciate what there doing regardless of age and are willing to pay and attend such things.I still go to as many Shows as I can as be it the audiences are more in the 100's rather than the 1000's these days.Not like Steve were it was more like a trial rather than a appreciated supportive panel Which could have said he had done well but there was only a limited market for what he was doing,instead of being rude and talking over his performance and looking up at the ceiling. Pete
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 16:44:51 GMT
Hi Steve. I didn't and don't watch the show. I checked out your youtube clip and agree with everything that has been said. A livelier tune might have helped, but I understand why you chose the one you did. Any musician who plays in front of Simon Cowell is doomed from the start. He doesn't like musicians, especially guitarists. the only musicians he tolerates are session musicians, because he has no choice. He prefers solo vocalists. He certainly doesn't know what the public wants to listen to anymore. The punk movement brought about change because younger people were getting fed up with what the studios were churning out at the time. I believe it is just a matter of time before we come full circle and do it all over again, and Cowell will no longer have a stranglehold. As they say what goes around, comes around. Well done to you for taking part. Cheers, Graham
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Post by pluckit65 on May 2, 2014 18:05:21 GMT
Hi Pete I agree entirely with what you say. I have been to see Joe Brown at a school hall. A hundred people at the most but, boy, what a good time we had, especially Joe and the band. " It's like a night round my house" was His reaction. Bill Wyman and his band have Albert Lee, Georgie Fame and sometimes Andy Fairweather Low, they draw a small but very dedicated group of fans who indeed, enjoy their music. I do hope that good, talented performers keep getting gigs and, once again, prove just why the Cowels of this world will not last fore ever.
Regards
Roger
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Post by shawbridge on May 2, 2014 20:17:29 GMT
Hi Steve, well done, you had some bottle to even go on a show like that, they have a way of making you look anything but what you are, a very good guitar player and don't let them take that away from you, keep playing the music. cheers Peter Leyland
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Post by Steve Reynolds on May 17, 2014 15:10:52 GMT
Hi all
If anyone is interested there will be a brief clip of me in itv2 britains got more talent tonight. Simon cowell choked on a mint during my audition and it's being shown tonight
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Post by sandra on May 17, 2014 16:18:27 GMT
Hi all Simon cowell choked on a mint during my audition and it's being shown tonight What a shame that he managed to recover from it
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Post by Steve Reynolds on May 17, 2014 21:50:39 GMT
We'll it was more than I was expecting, they actually showed about 5 minutes of film including Me talking about my strat ha ha brilliant,
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Post by jase on May 18, 2014 6:53:07 GMT
Just watched it on ITV player, its about 40 minutes in. I thought the sound was better on this clip than the one in the original show
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