I agree with what seems to be the standard so far..
If there is some banter or something out of the ordinary going on pre-set, etc then sure, i'll leave it. Its part of the show, part of the energy. Maybe they're just having a blast that night and playing great, their banter and such is all part of that.
Otherwise, a few seconds to set up the ambiance of live music is about all i'd leave it (or want to hear as a listener).
Now, recently i was tracking out Umphrey's in Cincinnati, lots of stuff going on. I wasn't sure what to leave. I left more non-music stuff than i think i usually would, but i felt like it should stay what do you all think...
1) pre set 1 band banter
2) pre set 2 booing and banter due to the bass player wearing a football jersey of the team that knock Cincinnati out of the playoffs.
3) HERE is where i wasn't sure what to do.. Set 2 > Encore.. Some of the guys left instruments out on the floor to feedback while they went off pre-encore... i left it all in. My thoughts being they were just having a lot of fun that night, and that was part of it.
At what point does something like that pre-encore shenanigans become too much?
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