Bands and Venues ie:State and County fairs.

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Didn't vote ... didn't see the point ... but a lot of it has to do with each individual band ... if they bring their own sound man it will be fine ... if not ... forget it ... they will sound terrible and the chances of a concert being really good kinda go down hill some ... and very few bands can adjust from that and still pull it off.

When one is "comparing" what they sound like to the hit song ... then in a Fair or some such place, in general they will not sound good ... but then you can see many films and you can not tell me that The Who, !0 Years After and others did not sound good at Woodstock ... just not true ... some people know how to sound good and adjust themselves to it ... and they will be good!

The one sad thing ... many of these are just trying to grab one last dime before they slip away ... and I have to tell you ... that is not a fun thing to see. At least for me.

Poll Question: Is it the end for a band when they start to play these?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
yes	0	[0.00%]
no	0	[0.00%]
maybe	2	[66.67%]
not at all, they can reach a bigger audience	0	[0.00%]
not at all, they can reach a new audience	0	[0.00%]
what's a county fair	1	[33.33%]
what's a state fair.	0	[0.00%]
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moshkito Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 04 2007 Location: Grok City Status: Offline Points: 17497	Topic: Bands and Venues ie:State and County fairs. Posted: June 01 2009 at 14:15
	Hi, Didn't vote ... didn't see the point ... but a lot of it has to do with each individual band ... if they bring their own sound man it will be fine ... if not ... forget it ... they will sound terrible and the chances of a concert being really good kinda go down hill some ... and very few bands can adjust from that and still pull it off. When one is "comparing" what they sound like to the hit song ... then in a Fair or some such place, in general they will not sound good ... but then you can see many films and you can not tell me that The Who, !0 Years After and others did not sound good at Woodstock ... just not true ... some people know how to sound good and adjust themselves to it ... and they will be good! The one sad thing ... many of these are just trying to grab one last dime before they slip away ... and I have to tell you ... that is not a fun thing to see. At least for me.

crimhead Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: October 10 2006 Location: Missouri Status: Offline Points: 19236	Posted: May 31 2009 at 12:46
	I have thought about this in the past. I have seen some big bands from the 80's play county fairs ie:Huey Lewis and the News. ZZ Top played a state fair a few years back. Heart is playing a state fair this year.