> This may be the case for techno or house, but that is definitely not the
> same story for live hip hop.... There is an unlimited
> amount of improvisation that can be done, and a lot of acts play with a
> live band.
I realize I was a generalization when I posted, but I didn't want to get
into a long reply. Of course there are exceptions to the rule. But I think
that the majority of traditional hip-hop acts (2 emcees, dj) do not come
off well in concert because they rely on their records and don't have a
band backing them . I've been to several shows since the 80s and the Roots
are the only act whose show didn't mimic their records. I think there is
a shift towards improving live performances, but I still think that
because of the level of complexity involved in its production
(multiple samples, drum machines, keyboards, etc), hip-hop, like its
cousins/offshoots, is music made more for the home system or car than the
stage.
Anthony