Sept 16, 2012 - Haley performing at a Philadelphia marathon

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^ A lot of what Tom said I agree with...my Cliff Notes summary (do they still make those, or am I dating myself?) is that the band was a lot tighter in Philly than at Lolla...

It sounded to me like the band is getting to do a little more with their parts in the song. I hear new interpretation of the notes on the guitar or bass sometimes, sort of like Keith seemed to be already doing...adding little flourishes.

Also, is it me or is the drumming ..... 'snappier'? it had 'character', I don't know how to describe it. I noticed it the first time on the video of "Oh My" on iHeart radio. The drumming there really felt more dynamic, like it moved the song along and wasn't just keeping a beat



I didn't especially notice the drums when Breezy played...if I remember, my opinion when he was added was that the drums tended to be ..... splashy...lot's of cymbals. I never noticed the drums really 'adding' to the performance

Maybe the 'tighter' you're sensing is the tightening up of the drums. We've been hearing Keyboards, Guitar and bass.....Up 'til recently the drums have been an afterthought.

BTW Buzz..not quite fair to compare a fan camcorder video to a post-produced professionally made video like the one in Minnesotta
I would have loved...and expected, a professionally produced video of her performances in Chicago at Lolla, but for some reason, they didn't do it, so.........

Yeah, I was afraid my post might sound like I was comparing professional to fancam after I posted it. I wanted to make sure I emphasized the extraordinary efforts you and others went through to make the Lolla videos...which we all appreciate so much. I guess the main point I was trying to make is that the Lolla set-up was not conducive for any type of recording, and the whole Haley performance was diminished because of this. It was a performance that was probably best seen live. It would have taken a dedicated effort by professionals to have made a good video with excellent audio in that setting.

I think we all can conclude that we got the best video possible under the circumstances, because so many Haliens stepped up to the plate. You did good T-Man...I was just chiming in with my opinion on the Lolla performance compared to other venues. I've liked the smaller venues for video and audio...fancam or professional...is the Buzz making any sense, or is it time for my meds.