Live music

So, I'm touching on something that we dicussed in class a while back. I totally forgot to elaborate on it in my blog, so I'm doing it now!

The discussion was on Live music in comparison to the quality of recorded tracks on an album. Some people felt that listening to CDs was more beneficial and some felt that seeing a band live had a certain quality that made it more involved and appealing. I think that it depends on the artist.

There's only been one occurance where a band performed and I just thought to myself, "HOW DID THEY GET THERE?!...Is it really that easy???--they must know people." Perhaps that's harsh, but man, we've talked abotu "ineptness" a lot this semester...and i think they just about nailed it. Of the...(i'm counting)...20 or so bands that I've seen live, this was the only one I didn't really approve of. I could appreciate there love for music and performing...but the quality just wasn't up to par. Granted, they were just an opening band that I'd never known about, but I've also seen a number of opening bands that I'd never heard of prior to seeing them live that I thought were magnificent! So, that's my opinion of inept live music....now competence...

Boy, oh, boy do I love the feeling of being at a live show. Something about the the the kick drum, and the bass just take over my entire body and I seem to become one with the sounds. Not to mention that there is NOTHING better than a musician how can still have an amazing vocal performance live. The greatest example I can think of is The Hush Sound--wow, I almost lost my marbles during that show. Of course I'm bound to love their performance---they're my most favorite band, but I'd be honest if I felt disappointed. The female vocalist and the male vocalist in this band harmonize in most songs--which I am in love with--and their live performance showed no weakness in either of their vocal abilities. I was overly impressed!

Another band that comes to mind is Jimmy Eat World. I've seen them twice now (and will be seeing them again during their Clarity 10 year anniversary tour in february!) and Woah. I'd only recently started listening to the band when i first saw them a little over a year ago. After hearing them live and then listening to their albums, there were elements of each song that stood out patricularly because I had noticed them during the live performance. I think that after seeing a good band perform live, you (or at least I am) are able to place yourself in the audience of the show and hear things that you heard live. The music in a sense, then becomes more alive.

And that is what I love about live music.