Comments on: Pixar's "Up" and the Case for Live Performances http://matthewebel.com/2009/06/01/pixars-up-and-the-case-for-live-performances/ Piano Geek Rock Mon, 21 May 2012 16:02:50 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: AethWolf http://matthewebel.com/2009/06/01/pixars-up-and-the-case-for-live-performances/#comment-856 AethWolf Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:18:26 +0000 http://matthewebel.com/?p=1411#comment-856 I think dragging people to live shows is far more of an issue here in the US than in Europe. Take the recent Queen+Paul Rodgers tours for example. They sold out everywhere they went over in Europe, but they were hardly filling the venues here in the US. Even bands like Aerosmith have been having issues filling up arenas and stadiums in the US.<br><br>On a different note, I don't understand why you wouldn't want to see live music. Studio albums are nice, but a good live performance is far more exciting. Some songs get re-worked to work in a live setting, and others gain more power than the album. Not to mention the feedback loop you can get going with a band feeding off an audience's good feelings. I think dragging people to live shows is far more of an issue here in the US than in Europe. Take the recent Queen+Paul Rodgers tours for example. They sold out everywhere they went over in Europe, but they were hardly filling the venues here in the US. Even bands like Aerosmith have been having issues filling up arenas and stadiums in the US.

On a different note, I don't understand why you wouldn't want to see live music. Studio albums are nice, but a good live performance is far more exciting. Some songs get re-worked to work in a live setting, and others gain more power than the album. Not to mention the feedback loop you can get going with a band feeding off an audience's good feelings.

]]> By: Anonymous http://matthewebel.com/2009/06/01/pixars-up-and-the-case-for-live-performances/#comment-1258 Anonymous Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:18:00 +0000 http://matthewebel.com/?p=1411#comment-1258 I think dragging people to live shows is far more of an issue here in the US than in Europe. Take the recent Queen+Paul Rodgers tours for example. They sold out everywhere they went over in Europe, but they were hardly filling the venues here in the US. Even bands like Aerosmith have been having issues filling up arenas and stadiums in the US. On a different note, I don't understand why you wouldn't want to see live music. Studio albums are nice, but a good live performance is far more exciting. Some songs get re-worked to work in a live setting, and others gain more power than the album. Not to mention the feedback loop you can get going with a band feeding off an audience's good feelings. I think dragging people to live shows is far more of an issue here in the US than in Europe. Take the recent Queen+Paul Rodgers tours for example. They sold out everywhere they went over in Europe, but they were hardly filling the venues here in the US. Even bands like Aerosmith have been having issues filling up arenas and stadiums in the US.

On a different note, I don’t understand why you wouldn’t want to see live music. Studio albums are nice, but a good live performance is far more exciting. Some songs get re-worked to work in a live setting, and others gain more power than the album. Not to mention the feedback loop you can get going with a band feeding off an audience’s good feelings.

]]> By: AethWolf http://matthewebel.com/2009/06/01/pixars-up-and-the-case-for-live-performances/#comment-855 AethWolf Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:18:26 +0000 http://matthewebel.com/?p=1411#comment-855 I think dragging people to live shows is far more of an issue here in the US than in Europe. Take the recent Queen+Paul Rodgers tours for example. They sold out everywhere they went over in Europe, but they were hardly filling the venues here in the US. Even bands like Aerosmith have been having issues filling up arenas and stadiums in the US.<br><br>On a different note, I don't understand why you wouldn't want to see live music. Studio albums are nice, but a good live performance is far more exciting. Some songs get re-worked to work in a live setting, and others gain more power than the album. Not to mention the feedback loop you can get going with a band feeding off an audience's good feelings. I think dragging people to live shows is far more of an issue here in the US than in Europe. Take the recent Queen+Paul Rodgers tours for example. They sold out everywhere they went over in Europe, but they were hardly filling the venues here in the US. Even bands like Aerosmith have been having issues filling up arenas and stadiums in the US.

On a different note, I don't understand why you wouldn't want to see live music. Studio albums are nice, but a good live performance is far more exciting. Some songs get re-worked to work in a live setting, and others gain more power than the album. Not to mention the feedback loop you can get going with a band feeding off an audience's good feelings.

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