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From:
Sean Micheals
To:
Che
Cc:
Paul Seymour ,
Date:
Sun, 2 Jul 1995 13:44:32 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:
Re: Bjork and Aphex
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sean "Lover of Music and all things inherently good."
quoted 17 lines On Sat, 1 Jul 1995, Paul Seymour wrote:> On Sat, 1 Jul 1995, Paul Seymour wrote: > > were "horribly disappointed when all he did was spin records"?!? Let's > see...my watch says it's 1995...what the FUCK would make you expect a live > show out of Mr. Aphex, anyway? Hmmm...I can't even remember the last time > I saw someone play "live". Even rock dinosaurs like U2 are gonna have > racks of sequencers & samplers churning away backstage to deliver that > "just like the album" sound that idiots like you expect...buy a vowel, get > a clue, if you're REALLY into electronic music, such as that created by > Mr. James, then wanting to hear it performed "live" is not a reasonable > expectation. He may use a sequencer, he may use a DAT, he may just decide > to spin records he thinks are cool; it doesn't really matter. Would you > have been entertained if you hadn't been expecting to see Aphex Twin live? > > Expecting Richard D. James to perform "live" is like going to see Eric > Crapton & being disappointed that he didn't use a sequencer & sampler to > play all his guitar solos.
when i first became interested in mr. rdj, about the time SAWI came out maybe a little after, i remember hearing and reading about his reworking and reinterpreting of pieces for his live shows, if this was true i would love to see him even if most of it is sequenced & sampled.
quoted 5 lines Take a word of advice from someone who's been going to musical> > Take a word of advice from someone who's been going to musical > performances for over half their life - expectations should always be > left at home - they're a sure ticket to disappointment. >
tell me about it, after seeing Thrill Kill Kult (totally un-idm related, sorry) twice before i went once again after 3 years of not seeing them and simply was expecting a typical TKK show compared to past experiences with them live and ended up witnessing the biggest pile of bung on stage the likes i had not seen since my early teen years when i watched glam rock boys Poison open for Ratt. :P just one mans opinion. sorry for the length of those statements, todays my first wakenbake in ages. ;}
quoted 3 lines Chill> Chill > Che >