Yes I agree Alan, I have those same "conflicting" thoughts when I think about ML's advice vs what the listings implyAlanHall wrote: ↑Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:04 amPlease don't misunderstand my comments, I'm certainly not saying you should ditch any of the hard, gritty, driving elements![]()
From my listening to the ref tracks, as well as "archetypal" cues - and the stick-figure drawings that ML has displayed on Taxi TV (!!) - it seems to me that at some point there's a breakdown to soft, then the layered build back up to massive. The editors IMHO want enough variety to make choices. If they want 60 sec of full-throttle blast, you've given it to them. If they need to insert a softer 'donut hole' in the cut, you've given them material to do that too. They'll use whatever you've delivered in your smorgasbord of sound [I bet there's a southern rock version of smorgasbord] to accomplish their goal. 2 minutes is a very long buffet table!![]()
So the safest route would seem to be the donut hole concept
Oh BTW I was not dismissing your advice in any way my friend

I think this is a good example of the "confusion" people have when it comes to listings
My co-writer Bob, thinks that perhaps the Whiskey Myers - Die Rockin is the "throw away" reference beings that the other two are less aggressive