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Posted by Alan on 4/27/2005, 1:09 pm, in reply to "Re: How many shows should a band play?"
Aaron you are the devil, but hey I like good ol'Satan! You bring up some good points and it can all be debated. Here is my take. I think to be a legitimate band, or performer you have to play live. Even in the little clubs, to 10 people, you are still developing your craft. Would the Beatles be who they were if they had not played Liverpool upteen times? probably not. On the flip side, one of my favorite bands is XTC, and they never play live anymore, but they used to. Live, no matter what the venue, is where you really develope as an artists. Much like a doctor, you study on your own, then you practise on patients. Thats where it all happens, live. You make the real connection with the people who like what you do, and you get the reward for your practice from the crowd response through that feedback. The ability is there for everyone to play with themselves (so to speak, weee) but that just equates to mental masterbation. To really deem it art, you have to share it eventually. Someone has to hear, see, absorb what was created by you. I had a drum teacher in grade school that during my lessons would turn his back to me when I would play my exercises for him. He would say " I can't hear you" even standing in the same room. His point was, there is a way of playing for others, and a way of playing for yourself. Each person has to choose which type of musician they are eventually. I prefer to play for others, and make that connection live. There is nothing like it on earth, and really its the whole reason I play music. Most all of my favorite musicians play that way, to be heard and share that connection between listener and musician. Sure you can create and practice music your whole life at home by yourself, but if no one ever hears it, whats the point? We are social creatures.
