I think the thing is - do you appriciate the music enough? The people into
seeing djs (and i don't mean just the people who show up at raves, i mean
the music fans who go out), are entertained enough by the music, by
the place to dance and let loose, and be able to hear and feel their
favorite
music on a big system.
Your expectations play a big roll in whether you are entertained.
Now, personally for me to be entertained by a "no show" kind of show,
the sound should be really good, or the act really inventive, or the
price really reasonable/cheap.
- cutups
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From: <CAPOIIEE@aol.com>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: [idm] The truth about laptop shows...
quoted 3 lines i certainly agree.. though i think its more a combination of the two..> i certainly agree.. though i think its more a combination of the two..
> the only reason good music with a boring performance can get away with its
> boringness is the fact that we're all used to djs, who many times do
nothing
quoted 6 lines entertaining but play thumping music. and i believe thats how these> entertaining but play thumping music. and i believe thats how these
> laptoppers can get away with doing nothing, because its now socially
> acceptable to pay $10 to watch someone stand still and stare into space.
>
> (the only thing needed to test the boring music = boring performance is to
> find out if anyone has been to a show of boring music with a really
exciting
quoted 1 line performance, and see if it is still boring. i've never seen it, but i> performance, and see if it is still boring. i've never seen it, but i
believe
quoted 53 lines it could be done)> it could be done)
>
>
> In a message dated 10/6/02 1:43:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time, tosh@c4.ca
> writes:
>
>
> > Sure maybe it's flame bait, but at least it's honest flame bait.
> >
> > I've had this in me for about two months now.
> >
> > Do you ever wonder why a laptop show is boring? I know many of you do
> > because I've seen the posts to prove it.
> >
> > I know why a laptop show is boring.
> >
> > It's because the f**king music the artist is playing is boring.
> >
> > That's right. It doesn't matter how intelligent you think you are or
> > how intelligent you think the artist is, or what they are trying to
> > "achieve" with their boringness, the fact is that their music sucks.
> >
> > It's true, otherwise nobody would be complaining that it's boring.
> >
> > It's like the story "The Emperor's New Clothes." All it takes is one
> > little girl to say "it's boring" and everyone knows the truth.
> >
> > Sure some people will try to delude themselves because their whole
> > personal identity is wrapped up in thinking that because they like
> > boring music they are somehow special. Ignore them.
> >
> > Why do I know this? Why do I speak with such god-given authority?
> >
> > Because two months ago I was outside in Cologne at a party on the beach
> > (kinda) and The Modernist was playing. And do you know what? He was
> > the most boring d*nm performer I have ever seen. He just stood there
> > the entire time in front of his laptop doing something, maybe looking at
> > porn (I know that's what *I* would be doing) for all I know. How boring
> > can that be!?!?!?! But holy heaven/hell damn me if it wasn't the most
> > energetic and amazing set of music I (and a thousand or so others) have
> > heard in ages.... dance dance dance rock rock rock pumpin'.....
> >
> > So if The Modernist just sits around and is boring and other laptop
> > artists sit around and are boring, yet nobody complains about The
> > Modernist then the logical conclusion is that all the people that I am
> > too stupid to understand properly are boring.
> >
> > QED.
> >
> > Tosh
> >
>
>
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