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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (112796)	4/13/2008 12:07:22 PM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 132070

DVDs of rock concerts suck. When you are at a rock concert, the volume of the thing makes it hard to hear the music clearly. Sadly, on DVDs, you discover that the band you thought was really rocking was totally out of tune. I watched Glastonbury, Disc 2 yesterday, and, man, was the music bad. The only band that came through with a tune where both the singers and the instruments seemed to be playing the same song, was REM. Even Sir Paul McCartney sang most of "Live and Let Die" in some key he wasn't playing on his piano. I have played loud and live before and realize how difficult it is. You stay on beat, if you have a good drummer and bass player, and you aren't trying any tricky time signatures, but staying in tune can be tough when you can't hear what you're playing. I thought this occured because I am a lousy bass player. The band only kept me as long as they did because we were friends. But, listening to some musicians who are much better, I noted they often have the same problem. It makes me appreciate the bands that do keep it together, as REM did at this particular concert. I can't vouch for them at others, because I've never been to one of their shows. But it makes me sorry that I've been admiring some musicians who aren't so hot when taken out of the studio.