It may be that fact that many named mobs are much tougher then there levels.
Try it against non-named blue creatures, and even then not all mobs are
created equal.

Rokenn Swiftsong - Karana server
Master Craftsmen of Societus Argenti

>From: Talies the Wanderer <snicker@...>
>Reply-To: eqbards@onelist.com
>To: eqbards@onelist.com
>Subject: [eqbards] Why doesn't it work?
>Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 14:01:18 -0500
>
>From: Talies the Wanderer <snicker@...>
>
>Okay, my brass and strings skills are maxed out, so that should not be a
>problem.
>I was trying the "all songs" concept, and it DOESN'T WORK.
>
>Just for safety, I was in Splitpaw, where there are only 3 things that will
>attack me: Ghanex Drah, his pet and the occasional wandering zombie.
>
>Welp....
>1st round: with weapons, I barely killed Ghanex, half killed his pet, then
>died.
>2nd round. with weapons, I barely killed Ghanex, did hardly anything to his
>pet, then died.
>3rd round. songs only, I didn't do half health to Ghanex. WHY?!!?!
>I was weaving DDD with brass, and Chords and Hymn on strings, but still, he
>barely took any damage.
>Why did I lose a level on this?
>
>Talies the 19th level again. (and rapidly going downward as he tries again
>and again to retrieve his corpse)
>