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I totally agree with Andy on this one. There seems to be a more dramatically evident dichotomy between being a performer and being a musician. I see more and more over the last decade or so that many of the great performers are less-than-spectacular musicians. A good performer has charisma and stage presence and can sell snow to Eskimos with nothing but ego. It really doesn't matter what it sounds like if the performer is good. Even I, as critical as I am, frequently fall prey to the seduction of a good performance. Now, what's REALLLLLY COOOOOL is to find a great performer who is also an amazing musician......... There are very few of these that have come out in the last five year. -J On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 1:04 PM, andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > Rick says: >> >> One of the salient changes in modern 'big bin' sound mixing is the >advent >> of really high wattage available for subsonic speakers. >> >> I dont just think I"m being an old fart by saying that this trend has >> really greatly hurt live sound at big concerts. >> > > I think that the mistake us old farts make is to assume that a gig > is all about music, and that how it sounds is part of the reason to go >to a > gig. > Rather, I think that gigs today are about being there with a lot of other > people. Listen to how enthusiastic people are when there are > "lots of people" at the gig. > e.g. "It was a great night, lot's of people". > > ...and be aware that people come to our gigs, enjoy the music, > but often leave a bit disappointed because there weren't "enough people". > > In some cultures, music is valued for it's own sake....not in ours. > > > andy butler (stayed home again) > > > > > > -- --------------------------- (504) 613-0837 Skype: whsp3r Chain Tape Profile: http://tinyurl.com/6ltw9p Twitter Blog: http://www.twitter.com/jefflomas/ Cigar Wishlist: http://tinyurl.com/5u2scv