I love the feeling i get when standing playing a solo, the lights all around, the fans. I feel like i am floating. I also like it when the crowd sings along, makes me get goosebumps.
2006-09-21 04:54:59 · 6 answers · asked by Angelo 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Hitting my drums hard and listening to the sounds rumble like thunder through the crowd and hearing them scream as I showoff with all my drumstick tricks.
2006-09-21 05:02:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Music, whether performed live or played through a recording, is a form of communication because, in a way, it's a universal language. I'm sure that one good reason the motto of the American Federation of Musicians is "Live music is best" is the very reason people say it's better to be at an event than to see it on TV.
The key concept here is interaction between the performers and the audience. When you see performers on TV, be they musicians, actors, figure skaters or whatever, you're seeing the director's interpretation of it--he's the one saying things like, "Prepare to cut to camera 2...Camera 2, pan across the stage." His direction may not exactly match what the performers have in mind vis-à-vis their specific attention on the audience. Or the performers, knowing that they're on TV, might adapt their audience attention accordingly. Either way, you're seeing the event through other people's eyes. When you're there at a concert or play or figure skating event, *you* get to make the choice of what to focus on. And there's the added element of being there among other fans too--it's not as much fun sitting at home, cheering alone.
When you're listening to a recording, there's no interaction at all--the musicians are conveying their ideas, but they're presenting to you what they think you want to hear and can't be in the room with you to play off your reactions. Aside from the economic factor, this is mainly why musicians don't like DJs muscling in on their gig market.
One of the things that juices me as a keyboard player is that I get to have that kind of interaction with the audience. One of my bands has been doing intermittent gigs at a local casino, and in our early days of playing there, I had to sit down all the time. There were slot machines on either side of the stage, and I couldn't look past them to see the people on the other side. Nor could I move around on stage like a guitarist would. Later, I bought a strap-on keyboard and started using that in our shows--and it was like being in a whole new world. Sure, I'm still limited by the length of my MIDI cable for the time being--I'm planning to buy a wireless MIDI system--but I can interact with the audience much better.
2006-09-21 05:18:49 · answer #2 · answered by ichliebekira 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neil youthful: Needle And the wear executed organic splendor Cortez The Killer Pixies: Gouge Away twin carriageway To Roswell Vamos Sonic little ones: Teenage rebellion The Diamond Sea Mote Dinosaur Jr: Freak Scene Raisans fall apart
2016-10-17 09:39:36 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I played bass for my husband's band. Then I broke my arm. So, I am at a gig and the best thing on this earth was seeing Anthony Kiedis crotch from 10 feet in a small bar on The Southwest Tour before they played stadiums and he had glorious hair. I wanted a divorce immediately! And that time when I was three inches from John Doe from "X". Ahhhhhhhh, forget real concerts.
2006-09-21 05:13:17 · answer #4 · answered by Aria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing about playing live is seeing everyone singing along with your sings and actually liking it... That's the best part. =)
2006-09-21 04:58:47 · answer #5 · answered by Mindy H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you put on a better show than the bands you're playing with and most people leave after your set!. Awesome.
2006-09-21 05:17:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋