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From: "Chris Henry" <hendawg@earcandymusic.nu>
quoted 2 lines I've always looked at performances as more of a collective> I've always looked at performances as more of a collective
>experience - a more socially-oriented continuum involving
physical space, artist, performance, spectating, sound,
community, etc, as opposed to the
quoted 1 line individual, more introverted, and obviously seperate experience of>individual, more introverted, and obviously seperate experience of
listening
quoted 2 lines to a cd at home. Looked at in this light, the actual performance>to a cd at home. Looked at in this light, the actual performance
>methodology becomes somewhat secondary. If it's a rad time,
hanging out
quoted 1 line with nice, enthusiastic people, listening to cool, engaging music>with nice, enthusiastic people, listening to cool, engaging music
in a
quoted 1 line unique space, how can you even begin to compare it to listening>unique space, how can you even begin to compare it to listening
to the cd at
quoted 1 line home? Apples and oranges, folks...>home? Apples and oranges, folks...
i see what you're getting at, but i can't help but think i'd rather be
elsewhere if a performance is too canned or boring, even if the
music is pretty good.
i also think you're making assumptions that a CD listening
experience is going to be a) at home and b) individual/introverted.
first, because of busy lives, a lot of people listen at work and/or on
portable systems a lot more than at home (myself included).
second, a home listening experience could just as easily include a
bunch of friends and neighbors, thus bringing in some of the
"community" aspect.
not all live shows are as interactive as you mention, either
between the artist and audience or between audience members.
in fact, it's the lack of interaction between the artist and anything
but a glowing screen that i'm talking about. personally, i find it
hard to get my friends to come to shows like this, and i consider it
rude to talk too much during a performance. not to mention i did
pay to see a show, not hang out with my friends and drink, which i
could go to a bar and do.
come to think of it, if i want to hear electronic music while doing
that, i'll go to open air bar on sundays, where people do their
laptop thing but they're not up on a stage as thought there's
something to see. they're just doing their thing at their ports, and
it's a much more relaxed atmosphere. i can totally get behind that.
d.
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