Chankgeez wrote:That is an interesting thread.
bushel said: "trying a little too hard to appease unreasonable audience opinions and expectations"
I'm of the school that if nothing interesting's happening on stage, I might as well be listening to that music at home.
I know some people who have the attitude that the "musical" aspect is much more important than the "performance" aspect, but you can't really ignore an audience. Otherwise, what's the point of playing music live in front of people? I think there needs to be a balance.
Yeah while I generally feel you on that, I think it's a little bit of a 2 way street. For example, me hunched over a synthesiser, laptop and push might not look real interesting to the crowd, but I'm challenging the fuck out of myself trying improvise loops in a coherent manner in order to perform for this audience. And when I watch other people do similar things, I definitely appreciate what they are going through. Additionally, I've had gigs/opportunities from playing in the live domain from people who would have had a much narrower chance of encountering my shit with my meager internet presence. And I'm grateful as shit for that.
I feel the way you described most when I see acoustic singer/songwriter/"here's wonderwall" types. But that's a whole different issue...
I guess I'm less impressed with technology than you are. 
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