Danny,

my take on this topic (having played in a number of bands that were asked to turn down the volume, but didn't) is below.


1) in the 70s, all the bands we emulated were playing in coliseums with stacks of marshalls... playing loud seemed like part of the paradigm we were trying to imitate

2) its hard for a live drummer to play rock music at a reasonable volume. Everybody else cranks it up in order to be heard over the drummer

3) guitar players typically want the sound of a tube amp pushed to the limit. Once he gets it, the rest of the band has to crank it up another notch to hear themselves


this is why I like playing with backing tracks... you can record the tracks at whatever volume is needed to get "that sound" then you can play it back at whatever volume is appropriate for the room you're in. Plus, there are no individual egos competing for attention.


In my opinion, what you are doing is exactly the way I like to hear live music, which is why your act is the model I'm trying to imitate. I have nothing but praise for the quality of your presentation and your easy style of bantering with the audience.

Everybody who has heard your show on StreetJelly has been blown away by it. Not only have the comments been favorable, they have been over-the-top gushing fan-girl comments.

And IMO, they aren't exaggerating






Last edited by Pat Marr; 01/20/14 09:29 AM.
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