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Post by Vits on Oct 20, 2018 23:21:36 GMT
Let me rephrase that: Musicians whose albums you'd buy but whom you wouldn't see in a concert?
In case you can't think of any, a good way to do it is to look at movies and TV. If a musician with no acting training gives a good performance despite not playing themselves (or a semi-version of themselves), it's because they were able to translate their stage presence into a screen presence.
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Post by WarrenPeace on Oct 20, 2018 23:40:22 GMT
Let me rephrase that: Musicians whose albums you'd buy but whom you wouldn't see in a concert? In case you can't think of any, a good way to do it is to look at movies and TV. If a musician with no acting training gives a good performance despite not playing themselves (or a semi-version of themselves), it's because they were able to translate their stage presence into a screen presence. The Grateful Dead spoiled me. The only way I want to spend $40 or more on a concert ticket is if they jam out where it sounds nothing at all like what they record. Why bother spending the big bucks to see them live when I hear exactly what they do on stage on a CD? Fleet Foxes is like this. Beautiful music, great harmonies and good lyrics. But the videos I watch, they don't stray at all from what I hear through my boom box. |
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Post by ck100 on Oct 20, 2018 23:55:30 GMT
If a musician can be on stage and sing/play a song, then that's good enough for me. They don't need to do fancy stunts, dancing, etc.
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Post by Johnny-Come-Lately on Oct 20, 2018 23:58:45 GMT
Can't remember Kurt Cobain doing any crazy things on stage.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2018 0:08:42 GMT
Sia. Obviously talented, but she plays with her back to the audience and or face covered. Don't think you get less stage presence than that.
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Post by ck100 on Oct 21, 2018 0:10:04 GMT
It's weird how Sia wears a mask even though she didn't for years and everyone knows what she looks like anyway.
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Post by vegalyra on Oct 21, 2018 1:10:06 GMT
A few years back Sigur Ros did an American tour and the opening performance was literally a guy sitting behind a laptop, a small synthesizer, and a mixing board. He could have literally just been playing something off his laptop and browsing eBay. I wish I could remember the "performer's" name. No stage presence. The music was pretty interesting, I don't know if I'd buy his album, it was just sounds with very little or no rhythm. Kind of ambient.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Oct 21, 2018 1:42:06 GMT
Can't remember Kurt Cobain doing any crazy things on stage. I thought it was a thing that he would sing/perform songs new weird ways every time on a stage. Smashing his guitars was like cathartic, that guitar would only play/perform that song that one way once & be ceased. I've their Muddy Banks & Reading live albums, throwing things off key was more fun or something, esp vocals. He didn't even want to overdub his guitar for Smells Like Teen Spirit for Nevermind because he wished for live recording. |
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Post by Johnny-Come-Lately on Oct 21, 2018 1:49:49 GMT
Can't remember Kurt Cobain doing any crazy things on stage. I thought it was a thing that he would sing/perform songs new weird ways every time on a stage. Smashing his guitars was like cathartic, that guitar would only play/perform that song that one way once & be ceased. I've their Muddy Banks & Reading live albums, throwing things off key was more fun or something, esp vocals. He didn't even want to overdub his guitar for Smells Like Teen Spirit for Nevermind because he wished for live recording. I'm just going by what I remember. If that was what he was doing, I gotta go and see some more videos. |
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Post by twothousandonemark on Oct 21, 2018 1:51:36 GMT
I thought it was a thing that he would sing/perform songs new weird ways every time on a stage. Smashing his guitars was like cathartic, that guitar would only play/perform that song that one way once & be ceased. I've their Muddy Banks & Reading live albums, throwing things off key was more fun or something, esp vocals. He didn't even want to overdub his guitar for Smells Like Teen Spirit for Nevermind because he wished for live recording. I'm just going by what I remember. If that was what he was doing, I gotta go and see some more videos. Yeah, he hated the music biz machine & wanted zero part of helping it. He also abused a lot of drugs & chose Courtney Love. Lots goin' on. |
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Post by Johnny-Come-Lately on Oct 21, 2018 1:57:58 GMT
Can't be a good time when you take a shotgun to your head.
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Post by Vits on Oct 21, 2018 10:58:04 GMT
If a musician can be on stage and sing/play a song, then that's good enough for me. They don't need to do fancy stunts, dancing, etc. Can't remember Kurt Cobain doing any crazy things on stage. Oh no, by "presence" I mean how they project their personality. |
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