Well, based on what I said before, I wasn't really talking about
specifically "visually" engaging. I was talking about engaging the
audience at all. Miles Davis is probably the worst example you could
come up with. First, there were some politics behind the whole back to
the crowd thing. But the stuff he played out of his trumpet was so
much more spontaneous and not mediated by something as encumbering as a
laptop screen and software knobs adjusting parameters on an oscillator
or whatnot. And he had a whole band playing pretty freely too.
Whereas, laptop guy is alienating people through his laptop screen by
necessity of the mechanics of the "instrument" he's playing. I mean,
the greatest jazz improvisers can practically speak through their
instruments (even with their back turned to the audience). Have you
ever seen a laptop performer that could really speak through his laptop
in a SPONTANEOUS way?
And as far as visually engaging goes, I don't need a performer to wink
at me or any shit like that. I don't know. Its complicated so I can
only go with my gut on this. And yea, as far as Brian's point goes...
listening is great, but why should I pay $10 and be uncomfortable when
the listening experience is better in every way (in my experience) at
home with headphones.
-Aaron
quoted 25 lines I agree with Brian's comments about going out to listen and little
> I agree with Brian's comments about going out to listen and little
> else. I
> really don't know what the point of the other whiny comments about how
> "visually engaging" a show delivered by a performer playing on a
> laptop is
> or isn't. Miles Davis used to play with his back to the crowd
> half the time
> and he took heat for that.. this argument isn't new. Some
> artists play
> with the crowd, others to them.. no difference to me really. I'd
> ratherhave a musician stare blankly at the audience and play their
> heart out then
> get caught up in onstage campy rockstar games (i.e... peaches).
>
> ~g
> http://www.laiad.com
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