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Comments on: Face melting – Lazarus/Action Strasse/Virgil 10-19-07 http://thebassgeek.net/2007/10/20/face-melting-lazarusaction-strassevirgil-10-19-07/ The Bass Geek - Author, Bassist, Geek Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:12:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Ryan http://thebassgeek.net/2007/10/20/face-melting-lazarusaction-strassevirgil-10-19-07/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:12:10 +0000 http://thebassgeek.net/2007/10/20/face-melting-lazarusaction-strassevirgil-10-19-07/#comment-66 I haven’t run into too many extreme cases recently (or maybe it’s just the ear plugs), but I agree that there needs to be a group effort between the bands, the sound guy and the audience to keep it down a bit.

]]> By: habriel garley http://thebassgeek.net/2007/10/20/face-melting-lazarusaction-strassevirgil-10-19-07/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:40:55 +0000 http://thebassgeek.net/2007/10/20/face-melting-lazarusaction-strassevirgil-10-19-07/#comment-64 Maybe it’s my early classical training–or maybe I’m just old–but I just don’t get the whole “live music has to be LOUD to be enjoyable” thing. I mean, okay, a drummer in a tiny bar doesn’t really have much space to hide, sonically, so why then insist on playing at the same volume you’d go to for an outdoor arena? Same with guitar players. Sure, a big ol’ half-stack LOOKS cool (and granted, tube amps *do* have nicer tones at higher gain), but who’s gonna care if it’s so loud the patrons are screaming for ear plugs from the promoter (or just running for the door)? It’s not just musicians who are to blame, either. I’ve known local venue-hired sound men who mix so loudly that they can clear a whole bar in seconds flat. Then the owners end up dumping live music because it “doesn’t draw a crowd.” Gee, I wonder why…

Honestly, I think live music (especially in Indy) would benefit greatly if it didn’t insist on being a physically painful experience for most listeners. Turn down. Scale your sound to the venue and the crowd. Maybe even play with some *gasp* dynamics. Are these really such foreign concepts?

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