Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site CS-Mordred Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!CS-Mordred!narten From: narten@CS-Mordred (Thomas Narten) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Do you prefer live music? Message-ID: <115@CS-Mordred> Date: Fri, 3-Feb-84 11:12:33 EST Article-I.D.: CS-Mordr.115 Posted: Fri Feb 3 11:12:33 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Feb-84 04:36:01 EST Organization: Department of Computer Science, Purdue University Lines: 38 I find that I prefer live music over studio music 95% of the time. Often, I think that live versions are superior to the studio versions. Since most groups put out more studio material than live, I usually resort to taping live broadcasts from programs such as King Biscuit and The BBC Rock Hour. I have "discovered" many bands this way. That is, I am not very familiar with a particular group and tape a concert of theirs and start liking them. For instance, I have an excellent tape of Phil Collins in Pasadena that has made me a fan of him. Another band I discovered this way is The Fixx. I don't think that I am biased because I listen to the live material before ever hearing the studio. Many of the bands that I like, I don't have any live material from. Later, when I do get some, I find that it is better than the studio I had been listening to. For instance, I have a tape featuring the Who recorded on a tour after their Quadrophenia album had just been released. Several concerts I have tapes of are better than live albums that were put out by the groups. As an example, The Grateful Dead's Dead Set does not come close to showing why the group has amassed such a following. A tape airred 3 years ago on King Biscuit would have done more for the bands popularity and for Dead Heads as well. This works the other way as well. Several bands that I used to like, I no longer listen to because their live material is of poor quality. If a band can't play their music well without the assistance of studio equipment (ie. overubbing, etc.) I can't help but think that the band members are poor musicians. Are there others out in net land that appreciate live music? If its not live its jive.... Thomas Narten ...!pur-ee!pucc-i:sqk tnn@purdue