Kreig.Zimmerman@thehartford.com wrote:
quoted 4 lines I'd say I'd have to agree wholeheartedly with the below comments. I> I'd say I'd have to agree wholeheartedly with the below comments. I
> myself saw Autechre in Jan. 96 in NYC, and I too was put off by what I
> think of as just wanking to fuck with the crowd, i.e. "try and figure
> out what song _this_ is!!!"
that's the fun of it.
quoted 4 lines I'm sorry, but that's what going to a> I'm sorry, but that's what going to a
> concert is _not_ about. When you go to a show, you're hoping to enjoy
> a band's music with people who also enjoy it, a party put on by the
> band itself.
well no, that's why _you_ go to a show...that's not why _I_ go. I didn't see unhappy
people there, they were just a tad too static.there was still uproarious applause at
the end of each "song".
quoted 5 lines Now I'm no fan of bands that do verbatim renditions of> Now I'm no fan of bands that do verbatim renditions of
> recorded material, I find that fairly uninteresting in itself. But
> the Orb is a good example of an electronic group that manages to remix
> their songs for live performance, making them new and exciting, yet
> keeping them recognizable at the same time.
very true they are brilliant live, but that's how _they_ perform.
quoted 7 lines Yet Autechre seems to> Yet Autechre seems to
> have decided that in order to be taken seriously "live" they have to
> completely remake all their songs with virtually nothing remaining
> from the originals. This may make them feel like they're s00perk00l
> and may satisfy the trainspotters in the audience, but for the vast
> majority who's seeking a more visceral thrill, it simply seems
> pretentious, a bunch of techno-geeks pulling noise out of their arses.
or maybe they like to mix things up a bit to keep it interesting for _them_. again
I'll state that I don't want musicians(or any artist) to pander to my needs that's
not what art is about. I let them do what they do and enjoy it or not, it's like
having a whole new album, what's the complaint?
quoted 3 lines I doubt I'd ever go to another one of their so-called live shows.>
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> I doubt I'd ever go to another one of their so-called live shows.
oh I will I've waited a long time to see them live .....anyway too each thier
own....
spaul
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