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re: Why is live music so overrated?
Posted on 1/25/25 at 9:48 am to TackySweater
Posted on 1/25/25 at 9:48 am to TackySweater
You really should just stay home, Paw Paw.
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Posted on 1/25/25 at 9:48 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Pretty much. I think they appeal more to older folks myself who are more into classic rock/country.
I don’t mind that. I just want a little more variety than hearing “Don’t Stop Believing”, “Pour Some Sugar on Me”, and “Boogie Shoes” for the millionth time. I once worked an event with multiple country cover bands. 3 bands in a row played at least 5 songs that were repeated in each set. After the third “Brand New Man”, I had to laugh to keep myself from crying! I mean, would it kill y’all to coordinate setlists so you don’t unnecessarily repeat songs? Does no one else care about this? I once had to sing “Tennessee Whiskey” THREE TIMES during a single Bourbon Street gig. It gets old FAST.
There’s thousands of fantastic popular songs in classic rock/90’s country. Y’all don’t all have to use the same setlist!
Posted on 1/25/25 at 9:49 am to Motorboat
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What are your hobbies?
His greatest joy is writing checks at the supermarket.
Posted on 1/25/25 at 9:51 am to kingbob
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I don’t mind that. I just want a little more variety than hearing “Don’t Stop Believing”, “Pour Some Sugar on Me”, and “Boogie Shoes” for the millionth time.
If I ever hear "Mustang Sally" again I might attack someone.
Posted on 1/25/25 at 9:51 am to TackySweater
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Why is live music so overrated?
This is a dumbass take.. live music is awesome.. whether it be a cover band, dude with a guitar or a choir.. live music is the best music
Posted on 1/25/25 at 9:53 am to RogerTheShrubber
I literally had a “we don’t do that here…” list of popular covers I refused to incorporate into my band’s sets. We eventually made exceptions for a few like “Simple Man” and “Mississippi Queen”, but I drew the line at “Mustang Sally”. 
Posted on 1/25/25 at 9:53 am to TackySweater
I can even enjoy open mic nights where some singers are clearly worse than others.
Posted on 1/25/25 at 9:54 am to TackySweater
quote:this guy parties
TackySweater
Posted on 1/25/25 at 9:56 am to roobedoo
I remember going to an open mic night with another TD poster. He’s a satirical singer songwriter, but the audience didn’t know that. For the first verse and chorus of his first song, they’re sitting in absolute shocked silence before it finally clicks in the second verse that it’s a joke. After that, it was all laughs and giggles. I was dying to myself watching their confusion before they got it.
Posted on 1/25/25 at 9:56 am to TackySweater
Because many popular bands especially in this era are heavily aided by software and filters, they didn’t have the benefit of computer aided music up until the mid to late 90’s. Most rock and country bands from that era are usually good live unless they are old. Most other rap and pop bands are garbage live because of acoustics and not being heavily computer aided.
Posted on 1/25/25 at 9:58 am to TackySweater
The preponderance of live music is over amplified to the crowd.
Something about most musicians who play in public is to have the volume too loud.
I guess one simple reason is it quells distractions from the crowd but I can’t (and won’t) enjoy even quality music played at 110 dB.
I get having the stage monitors loud to be able to hear what going on with everyone but the sound being projected generally is TOO DAMN LOUD!
Something about most musicians who play in public is to have the volume too loud.
I guess one simple reason is it quells distractions from the crowd but I can’t (and won’t) enjoy even quality music played at 110 dB.
I get having the stage monitors loud to be able to hear what going on with everyone but the sound being projected generally is TOO DAMN LOUD!
Posted on 1/25/25 at 10:00 am to TackySweater
I agree but we're in the minority.
Usually the bar is too small and the band is extremely loud. Most play the same old songs. The bands are usually talented but not to the point where I want to pay to hear them.
Usually the bar is too small and the band is extremely loud. Most play the same old songs. The bands are usually talented but not to the point where I want to pay to hear them.
This post was edited on 1/25/25 at 10:08 am
Posted on 1/25/25 at 10:02 am to TackySweater
I would rather listen to some good acoustic in a small bar room than a band at a bar that plays way too damn loud.
Posted on 1/25/25 at 10:03 am to DarkDrifter
I was recently pleasantly shocked to see a guy doing a solo acoustic version of "Whipping Post"
Posted on 1/25/25 at 10:04 am to soccerfüt
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Something about most musicians who play in public is to have the volume too loud.
short story.. I had a sound guy that I allowed to stay set up at my place. I did it so the musicians didn;t have to worry PA.. (What a great guy I was to do nice things for them)
But I always argued with the guy about the volume...
One time I walked into my bars kitchen surrounded by 4 walls, it was so freaking loud that the pots and pans were actually freaking vibrating off the shelves and falling on the floor.
But of course when I approached him and the band about it, I was just an old Boomer that was throwing a hissy fit...
This post was edited on 1/25/25 at 10:06 am
Posted on 1/25/25 at 10:05 am to soccerfüt
It’s usually the drummer’s fault or the soundman’s fault.
If the drummer doesn’t know how to play well soft, his volume will set the base volume for the other instruments in the band. You can mic and turn a drummer up, but you can’t turn him down. Those crash cymbals will wash everything else out if he’s heavy-handed (I once had a heavy-handed drummer want to fight a sound guy who put tape on his cymbals to deaden them mid-set. Drummer was playing WAY too loud for the room.) Loud drummer playing too loud for the room means that the rest of the band will turn up too loud as well to hear themselves over said drummer. Drummers will sometimes play softer in sound check forcing guitarists to crank their amps up during the show, forcing the soundman to turn up vocals in a self-feeding loundness war.
Even if this isn’t an issue, sound guys can sometimes be responsible, especially if they drink or smoke a lot on the job. As they get more intoxicated, it can get harder for them to hear certain things, so they’ll unconsciously turn the band up louder as they get increasingly intoxicated.
If the drummer doesn’t know how to play well soft, his volume will set the base volume for the other instruments in the band. You can mic and turn a drummer up, but you can’t turn him down. Those crash cymbals will wash everything else out if he’s heavy-handed (I once had a heavy-handed drummer want to fight a sound guy who put tape on his cymbals to deaden them mid-set. Drummer was playing WAY too loud for the room.) Loud drummer playing too loud for the room means that the rest of the band will turn up too loud as well to hear themselves over said drummer. Drummers will sometimes play softer in sound check forcing guitarists to crank their amps up during the show, forcing the soundman to turn up vocals in a self-feeding loundness war.
Even if this isn’t an issue, sound guys can sometimes be responsible, especially if they drink or smoke a lot on the job. As they get more intoxicated, it can get harder for them to hear certain things, so they’ll unconsciously turn the band up louder as they get increasingly intoxicated.
This post was edited on 1/25/25 at 10:08 am
Posted on 1/25/25 at 10:05 am to WWII Collector
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But of course when I approached him and the band about it, I was just an old Boomer that was throwing a hissy fit...
And did you relieve them of their duties after that?
Posted on 1/25/25 at 10:05 am to TackySweater
Where else can you hear “Can’t You See”, “Mustang Sally” or “Brown Eyed Girl” for the umpteenth time?
The womens love those tunes though…dancing makes people thirsty. That means more beer is sold. That makes happy bar owners.
The womens love those tunes though…dancing makes people thirsty. That means more beer is sold. That makes happy bar owners.
Posted on 1/25/25 at 10:09 am to Telecaster
I once saw a coked up bride to be on Frenchman street literally twerk to “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay”. I wonder if she’s still married?
This post was edited on 1/25/25 at 10:10 am
Posted on 1/25/25 at 10:10 am to TackySweater
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And did you relieve them of their duties after that?
Unfortunately... No.. AT that time we were becoming the "PLace to be musically".. UNtil every single club in town started being like us.
Thats another thing.. Customers...
There is no loyalty... With musicians or customers.. Once a new place opens, everybody flocks there thinking it's a new place to get a gig.
You could have a band be with you for 20 freakin years... But they would easily walk down the street and start playing at your competitor for an extra $50. ANd don;t think that they wouldn't.
Customers.. They want to go where their friends are.
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