Re: Noisy audiences

[Sharlene Pipings <jimmyfan@xxxxxxxxx>]

I agree w/ you Ron.  Wholeheartedly!

- ---Ron Del Ciello <rfd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >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
> 
>