Live Music Is Better
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Asamel,
Some people have disagreed with you. In "Memories and Commentaries" of Igor Stravinsky by Robert Craft, Stravinsky answers a question about stereophonic sound reproduction: “How can we continue to prefer an inferior reality (the concert hall) to ideal stereophony?”
Some people have disagreed with you. In "Memories and Commentaries" of Igor Stravinsky by Robert Craft, Stravinsky answers a question about stereophonic sound reproduction: “How can we continue to prefer an inferior reality (the concert hall) to ideal stereophony?”
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Live Music is better, but only if you like the live music being played.
...and like the people you're with or just happen o be around you
One thing a live event can have that a reproduction can't emulate is the energy of the crowd. Nothing like the energy of a good audience.
...and like the people you're with or just happen o be around you
One thing a live event can have that a reproduction can't emulate is the energy of the crowd. Nothing like the energy of a good audience.
True enough!
than dead music?
Ok, i won't be glib. Sure, but there's alot you have to put up with that sometimes detracts from the experience, depending on the venue, your seat, the acoustics of the venue, comfort (I have a hard time with small theatre-style seats), temperature, etc. Of course, I prefer hearing music being performed to listening to a recording of it, but you also have issues with what kind of day the performer is having. How many of you have gone to hear somebody you thought you loved, listening to their recordings, and in reality, they were awful?
One funny short story: at a RRHall of Fame Awards Show years ago, when the Eagles were inducted, they (shocking) played "Hotel California." Joe Walsh was the only person I have ever heard who played the song, note for note, exactly as it was recorded. And he looked bored doing it.
Ok, i won't be glib. Sure, but there's alot you have to put up with that sometimes detracts from the experience, depending on the venue, your seat, the acoustics of the venue, comfort (I have a hard time with small theatre-style seats), temperature, etc. Of course, I prefer hearing music being performed to listening to a recording of it, but you also have issues with what kind of day the performer is having. How many of you have gone to hear somebody you thought you loved, listening to their recordings, and in reality, they were awful?
One funny short story: at a RRHall of Fame Awards Show years ago, when the Eagles were inducted, they (shocking) played "Hotel California." Joe Walsh was the only person I have ever heard who played the song, note for note, exactly as it was recorded. And he looked bored doing it.
In many cases, a live performance is better because it is less processed. In others, it is worse because the act you thought was talented is merely the result of the creative use of Pro Tools. I have seen both.
Recently, I saw a performer named Sierra Hull. Her genius really came out more at that venue than on any of her recorded music. I was able to see her adapt to requested music that she hadn't played in a long time, and I was able to experience her genius firsthand. The girl is a bluegrass mandolin player who has the uncanny ability to seamlessly move from bluegrass to jazz without most of the traditional bluegrass audience realizing exactly what has just transpired. You just don't get that on a recording as well as you do when you see it happening. I love audio, but you can't beat the real thing.
Recently, I saw a performer named Sierra Hull. Her genius really came out more at that venue than on any of her recorded music. I was able to see her adapt to requested music that she hadn't played in a long time, and I was able to experience her genius firsthand. The girl is a bluegrass mandolin player who has the uncanny ability to seamlessly move from bluegrass to jazz without most of the traditional bluegrass audience realizing exactly what has just transpired. You just don't get that on a recording as well as you do when you see it happening. I love audio, but you can't beat the real thing.
The emotional component of the "crowd" experience combined with the real-life spontaneity of a live act make live performances typically more involving. Live, unamplified concerts have almost always sounded better than recordings, but often amplified performances have poorer sound quality (to me) than their recorded counterparts.
Lee
Lee
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