Word: improving
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...group thrives on spontaneity, sometimes inviting audience members onstage to join in freestyle raps. Such improv energy fuels the new album, and the songs take unexpected twists and turns. Thompson's playing is particularly sharp; he's confident enough to play loose. "One of our fears going in was, 'This is a live album; we can't use studio trickery!'" says Thompson. "But in the end, the songs with mistakes and flaws were the ones that touched us the most, and those are the ones we ended up using." The rough edges give this CD a fresh, honest feel...
When his roommate Lembit L. Beecher '02 answered the phone, he thought Averell--a dedicated member of his improv comedy troupe--was playing a practical joke...
...dinosaur puke, the Redundant Steaks struggle to come up with songs appropriate for their titles. In reference to the two songs entitled "Missing Buddha" (one Angry, one Dyslexic), Vaux warns: "We couldn't come up with lyrics for that random title, so we just did some Indian improv... I wouldn't bother listening to those; they're very painful and long...
...actually at NYU drama school, and I was doing a show called The Follies, a fun comedy show. I had never even done comedy before and Adam Sandler was in the show because he went to NYU with me, and when we were rehearsing we did this improv exercise called "through the door." You walk through this door and you make up a character, and I just went, "Hi, my name is Mary Katherine Gallagher." I just kept shaking everyone's hand and that's how it all started...
...even the kings of improv were speechless when Lewis put down his jacket and cell phone to join...