Re: Noisy audiences

["Ron Del Ciello" <rfd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>I think what you're seeing is a cultural difference between British and
>American audiences.
>As strange as it might seem, British audiences actually listen to the
music.
>They don't holler
>and blow off M-80's mid-song.

Steve, I don`t believe this is a purely cultural thing. At many concerts in
the U.S. there are many people trying to quiet down the maniacs.
The result of Zeps popularity in America was that they drew from too wide
a range of people. Many were there due to the `buzz` that Zep created,
rather than
a true maniacal desire to hear them play.
     A good example of this phenomenon is the early days of Pink Floyd.
Known to play many quiet instrumental passages with subtle sound effects,
you can hear a pin drop (even in the U.S. shows), until the second they end
the song.
     However, after the Dark Side album hit it big, with the hit song
`Money`, they
wound up with the screaming fools that are drawn like flies to a big event.

There are many of us in U.S. audiences that want to hear the quiet stuff.
Our
silence is drowned out by the raving of madmen, however.

Ron.....the cheeb