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From: Denny Strauser on 21 Jun 2010 21:26
Ron wrote:
> On 21/06/2010 15:05, Tim Perry wrote:
>> "Ron"<ron(a)lunevalleyaudio.com> wrote in message
>> news:7d-dnYFcWIrR84LRnZ2dnUVZ8qOdnZ2d(a)bt.com...
>>> On 21/06/2010 12:00, Arny Krueger wrote:
>>>> "George's Pro Sound Co."<bmoas(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Seriously. A live sound guy who also wants to be a music critic will
>>>> find
>>>> himself mostly unemployed.
>>>>
>>> Haha dontcha just love it when someone connected with the talent
>>> come up
>>> and asks "Whaddaya think"
>>> I usually reply "do you want your ego massaged or my real opinion" It
>>> usually turns out they really wanted their egos stroked!
>>>
>> I just say "awesome' a lot.
>
> Aye that should cover most eventualities.

I used to write for a weekly entertainment paper, mostly light weight
gonzo type of stuff. They asked me to write music reviews & I refused.
Although I supported the music community, I have a critical sense of
judgment, when it comes to music. I felt that there was no way I could
be honest without losing friends & income.

Many times in the past, bands have told me to make them sound like Led
Zeppelin or Metallica, or something similar. I always told them; "Trust
me, you don't have a choice." I'd see a look of panic in their faces,
when they realized that they actually didn't have a choice. But I seldom
disappointed them.

- Denny
From: Steve M on 22 Jun 2010 05:36
"Denny Strauser" wrote:
> I used to write for a weekly entertainment paper, mostly light weight
> gonzo type of stuff. They asked me to write music reviews & I refused.
> Although I supported the music community, I have a critical sense of
> judgment, when it comes to music. I felt that there was no way I could be
> honest without losing friends & income.
>

Understandable. But, just because we make money working with
musicians, we are not excluded from having an opinion. When and where
you express your opinions is a consideration.
I've worked with plenty of bands whose music I did not like. I have also
turned down work when the act is one I cannot stomach. There's also a
middle ground in which I charge more just to make doing the gig worth
the agony of having to sit through something that offends my ears.

--
Steve McQ


From: George's Pro Sound Co. on 22 Jun 2010 07:21

"Steve M" <mcsteve1350x(a)verizon.net> wrote in message
news:hvq070$p50$1(a)speranza.aioe.org...
> "Denny Strauser" wrote:
>> I used to write for a weekly entertainment paper, mostly light weight
>> gonzo type of stuff. They asked me to write music reviews & I refused.
>> Although I supported the music community, I have a critical sense of
>> judgment, when it comes to music. I felt that there was no way I could be
>> honest without losing friends & income.
>>
>
> Understandable. But, just because we make money working with
> musicians, we are not excluded from having an opinion. When and where
> you express your opinions is a consideration.
> I've worked with plenty of bands whose music I did not like. I have also
> turned down work when the act is one I cannot stomach. There's also a
> middle ground in which I charge more just to make doing the gig worth
> the agony of having to sit through something that offends my ears.
>
> --
> Steve McQ
most music offeds my ears , but I have about a 80/20 mix of work--80% being
not related to music


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