We are currently travelling around so erratic interaction on this group for a while. We are currently in Croatia Debrovnik and wandering around in the balmy evenings. A number of venues have live music with most being guitar and backing tracks. What I have noticed is the volumes are extreme. Ear bleeding stuff. I think the purpose is different though. The venues are competing for business and want to stand out and draw you in. Bit like the old disco days I suppose. Came across a guy playing Jambalaya but in Croatian. Was interesting but hard to sing along to. Considering the audience is probably international and the locals know English anyway I wondered about that decision.