Erasing the Memory of a Beautiful Song

When did it become fashionable, or rather – when did players think it fashionable to end a beautiful musical moment with a loud bang of a drum or guitar chord?

I hear it all the time.

It makes me think of when someone reveals an intimate and personal part of themselves – and suddenly they become aware of that intimacy and want to pretend it was all a joke – so they laugh, or make fun of the other person – anything to break the spell and consequently protect themselves from being themselves.

Play your song and let me continue to feel it when you’re done.

What if – at a theater production, after every moving scene, they threw on all the house lights? It would break the spell.

And that’s what happens when you end your song with an unnecessary bang.

Thoughts? Please comment.