Very interesting out look on the concept!5280MeV wrote:It is composed music meant to be played by computers, the virtual instruments often don't correspond to anything real, and the sequencing is often literally impossible for a human to execute. Harping on producers for not being able to do anything in realtime is like slamming Ludwig Beethoven for a lack of improvisational skill (actually I don't know if he could improvise).
Though, I'd say that the difference is that a symphony practices for months, then does it live, so there is still room for error, but by not screwing up they show their skill.
People would not go see a symphony if they practiced and recorded 25 versions of the same music, then remastered and cut together the perfect version, and then just hit play.
By recreating the same music live you show that you have the skills to do it, and it might be a little different than it was on the album.
Hell yeah, there is nothing wrong with a great stage show. Besides for the fact that Tool is an awesome band, their stage shows/ light shows are epic. Entirely different genre of music, but same concept: "People like to listen to our music high, so lets give them some awesome visuals to make the show even more appealing"5280MeV wrote:To a degree, I think that deadmau5 has the right idea by adding theatrics to the whole thing. If you are going to do a concert, give people something to look at while you press go. Or just get some turntables and turn it into a dance party.
