Re: questions & stuff

Marc Wright (mw@eis.net.au)
Tue, 9 Jul 1996 21:11:35 +1000


> I can see what youre getting at here - where is the
>entertainment in whatching two people push buttons? ie for this sort of
>music, you should (imo) be either dancing or chilling out and gabbing
>etc. This *is* rave music after all, and Ive always thought it a bit
>pointless to go to gigs of bands that make this kind of music. Saying
>that I do sometimes go to these sort of dos, eg N.O.W last week, as you do,
>out of curiosity. I dont think its a criticism of
>the music except for its mistaken belief that it would work as a live act
>. Also Ive heard from people whoi went to Tribal Gathering that the Chem
>Bros werent the most exiting thing there.

I've also heard that both Portishead and Tricky have pretty uninteresting
live shows. Maybe it would be better for some artists *not* to do live
performances, as they often seem to disappoint, and they run the risk of
damaging any respect the punters might have for them. I think a lot of this
type of music is made for dancin' and listenin' and not for watching.

Portishead's "Dummy' has my vote for the album with staying power BTW.

Marc.

(Now Playing: 'Odelay' - Beck)