On Sun, 6 Oct 2002, William Samuels wrote:
quoted 11 lines --- Kent williams <kent@avalon.net> wrote:> --- Kent williams <kent@avalon.net> wrote:
> > I think that it's really odd that people are so
> > impressed by someone
> > grimacing and thrashing about on stage. How many
> > rock bands make up for
> > wack material with showmanship?
>
> Yeah I know. Why on earth would someone want to see
> artists actually perform on instruments and possibly
> do some improvisation. Now that's wack.
>
Points for irony, but I think you're not addressing the issue I raised.
Most Rock concerts are not particularly spontaneous; they're a collection
of guys playing stuff they've rote memorized. Yet they thrash their
carefully coiffed dread locks and grimace like they're passing a stone.
That might provide some visual stimulation to an audience that a guy
clicking a mouse doesn't provide, but does it really impart any validity
to their music?
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