Yes, indeed. We lived in Central NY when JB was an up-and-comer (He grew up near Utica, NY). Saw him several times in Syracuse and Ithaca, and more recently at Red Rocks after we moved to Colorado.
The energy of the earlier quartet with Tal Bergman on drums and Carmine Rojas on bass was insane. No opening act - they just came out and played for 2 hours without a break.
I never listened to the entirety of Trout Mask Replica until the relatively recent remaster. 1 Completely unhinged! 2 Your girlfriend will not like it.
On the opposite side of this coin, a friend who worked audio shows would put on PiL Metal Box to clear the room of any stragglers at end of the day. Has the opposite effect on me.
I always try to accommodate in the same manner when “demonstrating”.
It is really satisfying when someone remarks something like, “I never heard that before”, “I did not know what that lyric was until now” or “never sounded so good”.
Good point and I do feel similarly, within reason. No Super Tramp, or Bay City Rollers please. Come to think of my friends would probably suggest Colin Stetson, Vijay Iyer, or E.S.T.
