"When I first started playing in a band, before the Beatles, working bands played standards and they saved their rock material til the end of the night when they were really stretched out. It could be pretty lame"
- Wayne Kramer
About this Quote
Wayne Kramer's quote assesses his experience playing in a band before the Beatles. He describes that working bands would play requirements, which are tunes that are widely understood and accepted, and conserve their rock product for the end of the night. This suggests that the band was not especially amazing or engaging, as they were conserving their more fascinating material for completion of the night when they were "extended". This indicates that the band was running out of material and needed to turn to playing their rock material to keep the audience captivated. Kramer's quote indicates that the band was not particularly successful or amusing, as they were not able to keep the audience engaged throughout the night.
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