I definitely don't like loud for the sake of being loud. Fusion has always been loud, but that's a little different...it's "concert" music," not "club" music, if that makes sense.
Julian Lage has proven you can use a "dirty" guitar sound and still play jazz at a conversational level, which is where I really think it should be. But audiences have gotten ruder too...I get why guys are playing louder, a bit.
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