Dr. Frank's What's-it

I really hate when people do comparisons like that. Honestly, for as much as I love the Beatles, I have never listened to a band that was compared to their music or song writing abilities. In fact, I seem to avoid those bands.

Is "gigging" a word? If it is, it shouldn't be.

The Beatles and Alice In Chains, hunh? The music I'm imagining in my head is quite possibly the worst music ever. The band, or duo as it were, cannot possibly live down to my expectations.

Opinion: I loved the 60s Beatles, but the Hippie 70s Beatles SUCKED beyond belief.

I love how the Jason Mercy profile starts out on his myspace.com page:

"I am in my mid twenties, and I am an artist in every sense of the word."

And by love, I mean "find humorous."

Yeah...because Alice in Chains always did remind me of the Beatles. (here they come to kill the rooster)

i don't know if "gigging" is actually a word,
but i've heard it used.

at least among the theatrical set.

"gigging" is a word. it has correct morphology and everything.

the oed gives three definitions of it:
1. To do a ‘gig’ or ‘gigs’.
2. To raise the nap of (cloth) with a gig.
3. To move backwards and forwards.

theatrical set. ha! sorry, drama nerd always seemed more amusing than band nerds.

oh they very much are,i work with them...sort of...lets just say the "theatrical set" helps sell our wares.

i really have to hold back at times,the fascinatingly amusing lifestyle they lead.

But in the case of doing a gig, gig is not a verb, therefore you can't add "ing" to it. When you go drinking and do a shot, do you say you were "shotting"?

well,i'm not much of a drinker but i suppose that makes sense. fortunately for the said set they're not always much about making sense.

manda, "shotting" could very well be a word. just because it's not commonly used doesn't mean it can't be a word. the morphology is analogous to many other verbs. it may not be common to affix -ing to the past tense, but heck. how is "shotting" different than "shooting" really? i'm sure "shotting" could be used as an isogloss (if it isn't already).

this is what dialectology is all about.

"A&R people should be getting their heads out of the clouds right about now."

Isn't that like a poet telling a businessman he should be more realistic?

We're all forgetting the most important use of the word gigging. Around here, the word is most commonly used when talking about frog gigging. This is where you go out at night with a big stick, and you shine a light in the frogs' eyes to make them keep still, and then you spear them.

You're right, Alix, I *was* forgetting that. Now, sadly, I am not.

Manda,

In musicians' argot, "to gig" certainly is a verb, and "gigging" is its present participle. The usage is extremely common, and I'm surprised that it seems odd to the folks posting here.

yeah, and we all know that between Lennon/McCartney and Cantrell/Staley, there was just this huge void in songwriting where nobody was doing ANYTHING. the continuum of "Good Music" runs Beatles, Alice in Chains, then nothing. Well, these two after AIC, i guess. i, of course, disagree. i mean, Pinkard & Bowden gotta fit in there SOMEWHERE....

It doesn't seem odd, I just hate it. Bands that say they have gigs just sound prentitious. I imagine hipsters go to gigs.

Whoa, I butchered pretentious huh?

Maybe by "gigging" they are referring to "3. To move backwards and forwards." That would explain why they are "being noticed everywhere they go..."

I'd tend to agree with Alix about the frog spearing meaning of the word.

Not one single mention of any idea or opinion of the actual music featured. People have too much time on their hands, but hey good or bad, publicity is publicity, keep writing, I'll keep reading, glad i found this little page.