Wade Cornell
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The track you were presented with seem ambiguous. It sounds like a heavy metal influenced band that is trying to play a ballad, but kind of stuck with the inherent inconsistency of these incompatible styles. The feeling changes to heavy rock at the point where you come in, so I hear you lifting it and giving it the energy that was needed to change gear.
The problem is that they go back to the Melba toast sound so your energy is left hanging. In a live situation there would have probably been a musical or intellectual dialogue. Unfortunately what they wanted was something that fitted what I see as rather lame musical construction that imposes conflicting styles in place of tension and release.
It's their show, so I guess they never considered following up your challenge of shifting up rather than back down. Maybe they are one of those bands who can't play with real energy, but just get louder?
All of this is I guess rambling rationalizations from someone who really likes your playing and style. I guess it's one example of what happens when music involves different people where there isn't a real dialogue.
The problem is that they go back to the Melba toast sound so your energy is left hanging. In a live situation there would have probably been a musical or intellectual dialogue. Unfortunately what they wanted was something that fitted what I see as rather lame musical construction that imposes conflicting styles in place of tension and release.
It's their show, so I guess they never considered following up your challenge of shifting up rather than back down. Maybe they are one of those bands who can't play with real energy, but just get louder?
All of this is I guess rambling rationalizations from someone who really likes your playing and style. I guess it's one example of what happens when music involves different people where there isn't a real dialogue.