[quote="smudge"][quote="GinaSuperCat"]I, on the other hand, LOVE Stanley playing the stand-up bass...Maybe it had to do with the fact I saw him at the Blue note, perched on one of the stools at the end of the bar, where I could periodically look out onto W. 3rd St. passers-by, and where I could not only hear but feel the percussive dimension of the way in which he played, something that I find dampened to a degree with a standard bass...
ETA: (definitely atmosphere, nature, and size of venue dependent)[/quote]
This ^ is one of the most wonderful descriptions of the experience of live music I've ever read. (Sorry - that's a wee bit OT.)[/quote]
I must agree with both sentiments expressed herein
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