> I mean, Pete did tell him to play as loudly as he could bear.
Right! There's *that* incentive as well!
> Do you suppose it was respect issue in 2002?
I don't see how offering a muted bass sound at Who concerts is in any way *respectful* to John. Seems more an insult to me.
But we must remember: People (me included) were complaining about how low *Entwistle's* bass sound was on many shows during the *2000* tour.
Out of the four shows I saw in 2000 (Atlanta, Detroit, Pittsburgh, & Cleveland) only the Pittsburgh show had a deep & distinct bass sound to my ears.
And, of course, a lot of it depends on the venue & where your seats are, too. But, I guess if I had to make a possibly incorrect & sweeping generalization, I would say that the sound-techs at big rock shows aren't creating a booming bass sound these days. ("You know in the old days....")
Remember, this stuff's all subjective. Some sound engineer may hear the sound check & say, "Yeah, that's plenty bass. Sound's great. You don't want it too loud. This ain't no rap show. You want the bass to be subtly felt, not heard. Can't have it overpowering the guitar." Maybe those kinds of statements are made.
And as long as Pino's stage volume seems OK, he's not gonna raise a fuss. But maybe, just maybe, in this communication age, maybe some fan com- plaints about the bass sound in 2002 filtered through to people in power who care about such matters.
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