Fwd: Rafa's One Man Band - Impact of looping -

[Alex Vald <lex@lextrical.co.uk>]

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> However, four people on stage playing instruments is 'theatre'.  One  
> man sitting behind a laptop looking like he is surfing the internet  
> is not.
>
> On 12 May 2010, at 17:28, cpr@musetrap.com wrote:
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>> I remember seeing some footage of Jimmy Page talking about people  
>> previously going to concerts to 'see' the band (he cites his own  
>> seeing of the Beatles with this intention), and that people were  
>> now coming (to see Led Zepplin and the like) to 'hear' the music..  
>> so, I guess what I am saying is, nothing ever changes.. or,  
>> everything keeps changing in the same way.. or, there are cycles in  
>> everything.. or.. 1/2 time and reverse it.. hehe.. :)
>>
>> -cpr
>>
>> Quoting andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>:
>>
>>> Matt Stevens wrote:
>>>> Yeah but i would say concerts are a theatrical experience.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I agree with Brian Eno, ...these days concerts are a social  
>>> experience
>>> for the majority of attendees.
>>>
>>> Nothing wrong with that, and nothing wrong with "putting on a show",
>>> but lets not ignore the real music/magic.
>>>
>>> andy
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