Retro @ XS

Does anyone from here go to these nights, when Paul Taylor dj's? Not big into dance music, but this is stuff reminiscent of when I used to go to Angels in the eraly nineties and it's a really good night.

[wayneyboy1942]

I remember the Angels Flower! :) and the Cats and Annabellas the place above! :)
The towns supposed to be a rockin place now at the weekends!

It is a busy place, it's just not always my kind of thing. Too many 'charty' type places. God, I'm sounding so old :(

[Col.Kurtz]

Originally Posted by Flower

Too many 'charty' type places. God, I'm sounding so old :(

Tell me about it, it's always been like that :( - and what is it with pub sound systems? They are soooo crap! Good sound systems don't nesessarily make it impossible to hear speech or make your ears bleed! No wonder people just grunt at each other...now I'm sounding old aren't I :o

[grannyclaret]

well i am of the old brigade too ,,,,,,,,much prefer music that you dont need to have cottonwool stuffed in your ears to enjoy ,,,

[ollie]

Well my ears have been well and truly battered since I met Quazi! Though the loudest band we have had at the Circ has to be local lads The Monday Club, who have a brilliant following in Burnley, singing punk stuff and some of the nicest blokes you could ever meet, wouldn't do for you though GC!!:)

[Col.Kurtz]

It's not the volume - it's the frequencies, I've been to reggae clubs where you 'feel' the bass - can still hear yourself think though.

[ollie]

dont get that Col what do you mean by frequencies? And can you tell Quazi after you have explained it to me?:)

Originally Posted by Col.Kurtz

It's not the volume - it's the frequencies, I've been to reggae clubs where you 'feel' the bass - can still hear yourself think though.

[wayneyboy1942]

Ollie why not get Quazi to do some Morris dancing instead! It's very English and a little less loud!!! :yelrotflm

[ollie]

Nooooooooo Wayney think he is more of a Salsa chap or maybe a little line dancing...........

[Col.Kurtz]

Might be just me, but pub sound systems always seem to be tuned into the higher end of the sound spectrum. Now we all know that usually bands are made up of a vocalist, percussion, lead guitar and bass guitar. But for some reason, the reproduction of the 'bottom end' (I'm talking about recorded music here) is neglected in favour of the vocals/treble, resulting in a thin/irritating noise that cancels out speech (of anyone that happens to be in the range of the loudspeakers).
It's been known for a long time that different sound frequencies can influence behaviour in the listener, used to great effect by shamen in ritual ceremony for example. It is my belief that the town centre pub play their records in the mid/higher frequency range in order to make people shout to be heard thus giving the impression that everyone is in high spirits, when really they are just there because "birds like this kind of music, so the blokes will follow". But I digress, in conclusion I think town centre sound systems are driven at levels they were not designed for/operated by personnel that don't know their **** from their elbow.

Clubs are usually better, Angels was quite good, but can't really compare it to a really good system.

It's a bit different for live bands, (more variables in the equation), but I can put up with that when the focus of attention is on a band rather than when you're trying to socialize.

I'm not a sound engineer but have discussed this subject with a few and they tell me to stay away from this sort of thing if I want to keep my hearing but tell me if you think I'm talking B*****s.

Is that why you come out of bars/clubs sometimes with your ears ringing?

[Col.Kurtz]

I guess so.

[sarahc]

Originally Posted by Flower

Does anyone from here go to these nights, when Paul Taylor dj's? Not big into dance music, but this is stuff reminiscent of when I used to go to Angels in the eraly nineties and it's a really good night.

yep Paul Taylor is a quality DJ, saw him over at Retro in Ibiza, not over here yet tho..