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

[Rafael Nunes <supersimples@gmail.com>]

No but one guy playing a few different instruments, dancing around, singing, making folks dance or vibe with the music can be theatre. Heck, if you add some stand up comedy-already a one man art in it's own right- in there(which for me is always necessary for glitch moments or mistakes/faulty loops) it can be extremely entertaining!

On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Alex Vald <lex@lextrical.co.uk> wrote:

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:

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