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Re: OT: Eno about record business

Bryan, I've read that that Eno always hated live gigs and avoided them. There are some instances throughout the past 40-ish years where he's done it though. Here's a recent one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyiJHNB-P5U

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 8:50 AM, <loopbozo@comcast.net> wrote:
Just wondering when the last time Eno played live on stage was, or for that matter when was the last time he attended a live show and sat in the audience? While I'm asking questions, how much do you suppose he got payed for producing the last Coldplay recording? And for the record I like Eno's musical work as a rule, and some of his musings, but I believe his perspective in this instance to be skewed at best.

                                                                                                                     bryan helm




----- Original Message -----
From: "Ricky Graham" <rock.guitar.guru@btinternet.com>
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 6:54:38 AM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain
Subject: RE: OT: Eno about record business

Well said, james. I agree with you on that.

Ricky

From: james fowler <twostroke@gmail.com>
Sent: 18 June 2009 13:48
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: Re: OT: Eno about record business

"recordings are increasingly ads for live shows"

i disagree with this on a fundamental level.  that's a pretty poor forecast for the recorded medium.  i think the studio is a unique environment where you can slowly (or quickly, i guess) sculpt a record into something that could almost invariably never be replicated live.  on the record, you (the artist) are in complete control of what the listen is going to hear...they can only control the volume ; )  the subtlety, just to name one thing, is never going to come across live and i contend that live performance and sitting still for 45 minutes with headphones on are two very different creatures.  i love live music but i love a well-done record even more.

- jim