Maybe Pomplamosse fans needs a bitchin light show to have a good time, shrug, fuck them then. Seeing people play their heart out every show is what most people really want. Most of the best shows I've seen were focused on the performance and used house lights. There are a few bands like Ministry really benefited from the smoke and lights but they are really the exception. Somehow I know musicians that have smaller names than these guys who are making a living. They make less money on the road than they do at home recording other bands and doing commercial work but they make something.We could have played a duo show instead of hiring six people to tour with us.
I remember seeing Ween when it was just the two of them and a drum machine, best performance I ever saw them give. I would have traded the other four or five times I've seen them to see them play as well as that first time again.