I saw Roxy Music during their 50th anniversary tour. Bryan Ferry's lost some of the high range he had (it was his 75th birthday!) so some of the newer songs were in a lower key. They sounded OK, just not what we'd remembered from countless plays. Oddly enough, Roxy Music's older works were in a lower key, and he nailed them perfectly.
Alonzo wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Instead, we expect them to be
human juke boxes, cranking out "the hits" and sounding exactly like
they did on a decades-old recording. It's not really fair, from a musician's point of view but hey... I'm an old musician so I'm a bit biased. :)
The only band I expect to hear the same in concert as on tape was Rush.
Something about the way they performed made them sound the closest to
recording of any band I listened to.
The only band I expect to hear the same in concert as on tape was Rush.
Something about the way they performed made them sound the closest to
recording of any band I listened to.
The only band I expect to hear the same in concert as on tape was Rush.
Something about the way they performed made them sound the closest to
recording of any band I listened to.
The only band I expect to hear the same in concert as on tape was Rush.
Something about the way they performed made them sound the closest to
recording of any band I listened to.
I went to an Alice Cooper concert about 5 years ago and it was an amazing show. If anything, I thought it was even BETTER than when I saw them play back in the old days. Cooper's voice was still as strong as ever.
esc wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Interestingly, if I see a band and they play exactly what was in their recordings, I get a bit disappointed. I prefer some degree of chaos and improvisation. I can appreciate the attention to detail and the
precision required to recreate the album experience, but it's not my preferred idea of live music. To each their own, though!
The only band I expect to hear the same in concert as on tape was Rush.
Something about the way they performed made them sound the closest to
recording of any band I listened to.
Interestingly, if I see a band and they play exactly what was in their recordings, I get a bit disappointed. I prefer some degree of chaos and improvisation. I can appreciate the attention to detail and the precision required to recreate the album experience, but it's not my preferred idea of live music. To each their own, though!
The only band I expect to hear the same in concert as on tape was Rush. Something about the way they performed made them sound the closest to recording of any band I listened to.
Until Geddy got older and still tried to hit those hi notes - I was like, drop 1 octave and we wouldn't care.
I like that Rush stayed together for as long as they did. Even after the rough patch Neil Peart had around 1996-1997 when both his wife and his daughter died and he took some time off, he still got back together with Geddy and Alex and they kept doing Rush. Back when I heard about that stuff happening, I wondered if Rush was going to permanently break up.
I don't mind a bit of improvisation at live concerts (and in some cases, it can actually make for some fairly cool versions of songs), but I wouldn't want them to stray too far. Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straits)
said something about that in one of his live performances - He commented something like when recording the intro to Brothers In Arms, the initial few notes didn't come out quite as intended, but he tries to play it
like that in live concerts because the music people listen to tends to become a sort of soundtrack for our life, with memories we associate
with it, etc.. I'm paraphrasing, but his idea was that he didn't want to stray far from the songs people know and love and come to see him
perform.
Myself... I prefer to hear a band play their music totally different from the album... anything from extended jamming to a complete re-imagination of the song. If I want to hear the album, I'll play the album.
Re: Re: Chris de Burgh
By: esc to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu Jul 13 2023 01:08 am
The only band I expect to hear the same in concert as on tape
was Rush. Something about the way they performed made them
sound the closest to recording of any band I listened to.
Interestingly, if I see a band and they play exactly what was in
their recordings, I get a bit disappointed. I prefer some degree
of chaos and improvisation. I can appreciate the attention to
detail and the precision required to recreate the album
experience, but it's not my preferred idea of live music. To
each their own, though!
I don't mind a bit of improvisation at live concerts (and in some
cases, it can actually make for some fairly cool versions of songs),
but I wouldn't want them to stray too far. Mark Knopfler (of Dire
Straits) said something about that in one of his live performances -
He commented something like when recording the intro to Brothers In
Arms, the initial few notes didn't come out quite as intended, but he
tries to play it like that in live concerts because the music people
listen to tends to become a sort of soundtrack for our life, with
memories we associate with it, etc.. I'm paraphrasing, but his idea
was that he didn't want to stray far from the songs people know and
love and come to see him perform.
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