Subj : Re: Chris de Burgh
To   : esc
From : Nightfox
Date : Wed Jul 26 2023 08:47:56

  Re: Re: Chris de Burgh
  By: esc to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu Jul 13 2023 01:08 am

 pF>>  The only band I expect to hear the same in concert as on tape was Rush.
 pF>> Something about the way they performed made them sound the closest to
 pF>> recording of any band I listened to.

 es> Interestingly, if I see a band and they play exactly what was in their
 es> recordings, I get a bit disappointed. I prefer some degree of chaos and
 es> improvisation. I can appreciate the attention to detail and the precision
 es> required to recreate the album experience, but it's not my preferred idea
 es> 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.

Nightfox
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