Subj : Re: Chris de Burgh To : All From : Nigel Reed Date : Tue Aug 01 2023 18:47:26 On Wed, 26 Jul 2023 08:47:56 -0700 "Nightfox" (21:1/137) wrote: > 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 > pF>> was Rush. Something about the way they performed made them > pF>> sound the closest to recording of any band I listened to. > > es> Interestingly, if I see a band and they play exactly what was in > es> their recordings, I get a bit disappointed. I prefer some degree > es> of chaos and improvisation. I can appreciate the attention to > es> detail and the precision required to recreate the album > es> experience, but it's not my preferred idea of live music. To > es> 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. That said, he's never played Sultans of Swing the same way twice, ever, but it's still an amazing tune whether it's a 4 minute version or a 14 minute version. A lot of the solos on the early records consisted of improvised playing. -- End Of The Line BBS - Plano, TX telnet endofthelinebbs.com 23 .