Get thee behind us Satan!
I THINK SHIMMER RVB can be fun when doing ambient stuff and noodling or for certain parts backgrounds but with a band live it may be lost in the wash and the effect of it wont be as pronounced maybe.
We do have the church to thank for creating music notation as we know it today though, so there’s that
I should have added, for better or worse! I agree.
Same here in sweden as far as i know... church service is kinda slow and quiet i guess... i basically only go to church for weddings and funerals and the occasional baptism of children that seems to be "the right tradition" for everyone even if they're not a believer. Typical Sweden.... Theres no such thing as P&W in swedens mainstream church. But i do think some of the independent branches of congregations do have some forms of P&W although its nothing like American stuff.
When i came across it (like @Sascha Franck .... through the interest of pedals and Youtube) i thought "they really must like Coldplay" haha, but yeah.. U2 seem to fit also. I also thought that they must really like post-rock as there is alot of common ground with the "mid" era of post-rock... Or its the other way around... idk
In the area i live we have something really unique. I think theyre called Laestadians. They do melt in well and you wouldnt know theyre around. What signifies them is the amount of children (which is ALOT) and that they dont seem to attend birthday parties at friends and such. My kids have several classmates that is "Laestadians". Fine folks, that have their own traditions that seem very different from the swedish norm. But they melt in.
We have them in Finland as well. They are also known for family businesses and potentially holding a lot of local power in small towns due to their networking within their own community.
Exactly this. I remember being very impressed with my sons (then 8 yo) classmate. My son being totally spoiled, doesnt know how to anything (my fault of course) while this Laestadian girl was starting up her own business, knocking doors in the rain and such things. She showed up once and had the most politest behavior I've ever witnessed in a kid. "Hello sir, is this an appropriate time for you, i hope i dont disturb you and your family. I would like to show you my business and what i can offer". And she sat at our kitchen table being all intelligent and explained how she would order some stuff and what it would cost and booked an later date on which she would deliver the stuff (idk...it was candles and some food jars or something).
The flipside from what I've read is that they are less likely to do things by the book if they are employing family members, and other Laestadians get treated different from other customers. There's plenty of cultish behavior to them and ex-Laestadians have their own takes on it all. But that's perhaps not a topic for this forum.
