LTP: Where have I heard that before.....

[dethwing]

He didn't sound any different, so they were mad.

What's going on?

See previous puzzle for instructions on LTPs.

[Zag]

OK. I'll get the obvious questions out of the way.

Was "he" a performer?
Were "they" an audience?
Was he lip-sync'ing and it was obvious, because he had been injured and everyone expected him to sound different?

[dethwing]

Was "he" a performer? Yes
Were "they" an audience? No
Was he lip-sync'ing and it was obvious, because he had been injured and everyone expected him to sound different? So no

[Amb]

Was he a mime who spoke in mime school? The next day he didnt sound any different (ie he still wasn't silent) thus his mime teachers got mad?

[lexprod]

Does it mean that he didn't sound different from a previous performance?
Does it mean that he didn't sound different from other people's performances?
Is he a singer?
Is he a musician?
Is he supposed to be doing improv?
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[LordKinbote]

Was the sound a warning?
A foghorn?
Were "they" on a boat?

[ralphmerridew]

Were they mad at him? At themselves? At someone else?

Was he using a microphone or speaker or somesuch?

[Death Mage]

Did he scream the wrong name while intimate?
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[dethwing]

Was he a mime who spoke in mime school? The next day he didnt sound any different (ie he still wasn't silent) thus his mime teachers got mad? no

Does it mean that he didn't sound different from a previous performance? Yes and No
Does it mean that he didn't sound different from other people's performances? No
Is he a singer? Yes
Is he a musician? Yes
Is he supposed to be doing improv? No

Was the sound a warning? No
A foghorn? No
Were "they" on a boat? No

Were they mad at him? This one At themselves? At someone else?

Was he using a microphone or speaker or somesuch? When ?

Did he scream the wrong name while intimate? No

[meh*]

Are "they" members in a band/orchestra?

[dethwing]

Are "they" members in a band/orchestra? No

[Icarus]

Is the he human?
Is the sound his voice?
Is the sound his instrument?
Was the change they wanted to hear supposed to be an improvement or a recovery?

Are the individuals that are mad musicians as well? Singers?
Are they auditioning members to join their barbershop quartet?

[dethwing]

Is the he human? Yes
Is the sound his voice? Yes and..
Is the sound his instrument? Yes
Was the change they wanted to hear supposed to be an improvement or a recovery? Neither

Are the individuals that are mad musicians as well? Singers?
Are they auditioning members to join their barbershop quartet? No to these

[MNOWAX]

was this "sound" mono-tonal?

was he pronouncing the word "different" incorrectly?
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[dethwing]

was this "sound" mono-tonal? No

was he pronouncing the word "different" incorrectly? No

[Icarus]

Was his performance perfect?
Was his performance flawed?
Is the different in the statement meant to mean a difference in the same performer, in other words he gave a performance earlier, and then a second performance later? or is the difference meant to be a comparison to a third party, in other words he didn't sound different than her?

[dethwing]

Was his performance perfect? Yes
Was his performance flawed? No
Is the different in the statement meant to mean a difference in the same performer, Yes in other words he gave a performance earlier, and then a second performance later? Yes... or is the difference meant to be a comparison to a third party, in other words he didn't sound different than her? No

[Icarus]

Are they neighbors in adjacent appartments, townhomes, etc and he is too loud?

[dethwing]

Are they neighbors in adjacent appartments, townhomes, etc and he is too loud? No

[lexprod]

Are "they" employers of "he"?
Does "mad" mean angry? Or insane?
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[dethwing]

Are "they" employers of "he"? No but...
Does "mad" mean angry? Yes Or insane? No

[MNOWAX]

is he an employer of them?
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Is he a politician?

are they politicians?
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[dethwing]

is he an employer of them? No

Is he a politician? No

are they politicians? No

[meh*]

Did they try to sabotage his performance?

[dethwing]

Did they try to sabotage his performance? No

[lexprod]

Did he perform specifically for they?
Has either party paid the other for this opportunity?
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[dethwing]

Did he perform specifically for they? No
Has either party paid the other for this opportunity? What opportunity?

[lexprod]

Had either party paid (money, I assume), to hear him sound no different?
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[dethwing]

Had either party paid (money, I assume), to hear him sound no different? Noish. Difficult question to anwser

[lexprod]

Does "he" typically get paid for performances? Is he a professional that tours? Does the genre or type of music he performs matter?
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[dethwing]

Does "he" typically get paid for performances? Yes Is he a professional that tours? Yes Does the genre or type of music he performs matter? Yes

[Icarus]

Are they record or singer producers?
Are they listening to him live or a recording the first time?
Are they listening to him live or a recording the second time?
Is he a country artist, but the producers want him to be pop?
Did they tell him they wanted him to sound different?

[dethwing]

Are they record or singer producers? Yes
Are they listening to him live or a recording the first time? Irr
Are they listening to him live or a recording the second time? Irr
Is he a country artist, but the producers want him to be pop? No
Did they tell him they wanted him to sound different? No...probably not

[Icarus]

Are they "American Idol" or equivelant contestant show judges?
Is he a contestant on the show?
Are the judges mad because the contestant performed the same skit and they wanted to see his wide range abilities?

[dethwing]

Are they "American Idol" or equivelant contestant show judges?
Is he a contestant on the show?
Are the judges mad because the contestant performed the same skit and they wanted to see his wide range abilities? No to all

If I may, series of building questions like these aren't particularly helpful. You should still be working on the generalities at this point as opposed to trying to jump at the solution.

[Amb]

Is the title relevant? "Where have I heard that before"

[lexprod]

Is he a rock musician?
Is he a classical musician?
Is he a pop musician?
Is he a country or bluegrass musician?
Are "they" mad because they explicitly told him to sound different?
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[Icarus]

Was he aware they were listening to him?
Was there anybody else able to hear him perform?
Was he performing in front of an audience (concert), or at a ball game, perhaps singing the National Anthem?
Were they specifically mad at him, specifically because of the lyrics, or was it specifically because of the music?

Was he performing his own work, or did it become appearant to them he was performing someone else's work?

Is knowing the type of artist he is important? Is knowing who they are important?

[dethwing]

Is the title relevant? "Where have I heard that before" A little. It's just a small joke

Is he a rock musician? This
Is he a classical musician?
Is he a pop musician?
Is he a country or bluegrass musician?
Are "they" mad because they explicitly told him to sound different? Hmm...I don't know if they explicitly said "Sound Different". It's probably more implied.

Was he aware they were listening to him? Probably
Was there anybody else able to hear him perform? Yes
Was he performing in front of an audience (concert), or at a ball game, perhaps singing the National Anthem? No
Were they specifically mad at him, specifically because of the lyrics, or was it specifically because of the music? Mostly lyrics, partly music

Was he performing his own work, or did it become appearant to them he was performing someone else's work? Own work

Is knowing the type of artist he is important? Yes Is knowing who they are important? Yes

Some good questions this round.