Thread 126739589

What's the point of live music?
In 99% of cases the audio quality is worse than if you listen to it from an album. In addition you have to share the space with lots of people and can't concentrate on the music when there's people coughing and whatnot. I get that in some cases you can get more emotion from a live performance but this is quite rare, and imo this only applies to classical music. And for example church/choir music automatically sounds better in the surroundings it was meant to be heard in. But I've never enjoyed going to open air concerts or whatever, what's the point?

>>126739589 (OP)
Try drinking
You'll enjoy it more

>>126739589 (OP)
Very friendless post. You're not supposed to go to concerts for the music.

>>126739589 (OP)
Live albums are a bit obsolete and not needed today but in the 70s or whatever they were preferred by people who liked the raw sound of live rock over the polished studio recordings. It's a matter of subjective preferences, really.

>>126739601
I'm straight edge bro.
>>126739609
If I'm with friends I'd rather go to do some activity, like bowling or whatever. Even if a band I liked was in town, my friends don't necessarily share my music tastes.
>>126739611
I sort of get liking "raw rock" and listening to it live. but most popular concerts are pop music, I don't think normies choose to go to live concerts of their favourite K-pop band because they like the "raw" sound more or whatever.

>>126739589 (OP)
it used to be an excuse to pack a bunch of people together in a dark room so men could rub up against teenage girls

>>126739690
Doubt you found any teenage girls or much of any females at all at the average Metallica or Maiden show back in the day.

>>126739589 (OP)
Feels. Also, it’s fun to go to jazz shows and try to perceive when the band makes a mistake.

>>126739668
>I sort of get liking "raw rock" and listening to it live. but most popular concerts are pop music
wut

>>126739690
The level of roastie seethe when the time comes that men don’t pay them attention anymore is delicious.

>>126739589 (OP)
>What's the point of live music
Feeling the music in your body with a bunch of people who like the same thing as you, maybe dance or mosh too.
You wouldn't understand because you don't like music the same as the people who spend money on concerts throught the year and no, you don't need to pay a lot of money for it, there's always a local scene worth getting into.

>>126739826
I find the other people distracting, and they prevent my enjoyment of the music.

>>126739826
>>126739690
yup that's why this idea is so clever
https://youtu.be/kTuLj0Nyhs4?si=rZrxjk7xkOMSxE79&t=1870
giving zoomers an idea of what clubs used to be like
>>126739874
you mean you imagine that you would find other people distracting... zoomers always phrasing stuff like it actually happened...

>>126739920
I've been to concerts several times and hated it.

>>126739589 (OP)
You listen to bad music.
>>126739609
You're a subhuman piece of shit.

>>126739589 (OP)
it's so you can say you saw a famous person and like >>126739609 it's for having fun with friends (which is still retarded because there are a million better things to do with friends)

I mainly go to classical performances and usually bring someone along. Only other live performances I go to is a jazz bar with a friend sometime. Though generally jazz bars suck because the alcohol is crazy expensive and the music is blasted way too loud for no reason, especially because acoustic sound would be better and cheaper to do in every capacity. I hate requiring earplugs to a concert.

>>126740115
>WOWWEEEEE I SAW a FAMOUS person WOWWWWEEEE!!!!
Idgi, you can just search for pictures of the person online or whatever.

>>126739589 (OP)
>I get that in some cases you can get more emotion from a live performance but this is quite rare, and imo this only applies to classical music
And jazz.

>>126740215
>>126740283
Yeah I guess jazz too, but I don't listen to it so it didn't cross my mind but makes sense.

>>126740302
I do think you have a point. It's definitely a different experience seeing someone perform live, but if they aren't performing that well, if the crowd isn't good, if the energy isn't there, etc. it's not as good as listening to a studio album in perfect conditions. Somehow I never listen to any live albums other than from classical or jazz either.

live popular music is simply a means of physically seeing the person who made the music you're a fan of, not hearing the music live itself.

either that, or the person you like is physically attractive and you enjoy their dance moves which are showing off their tits and ass

live music has a completely different vibe than recorded. cuz you are absorbed in the energy of the band and ppl around you. theres lots of music i wouldnt listen to at home that will get me hyped up live

>>126739601
not necessary at all
>>126739609
not true

>>126739589 (OP)
Country is a lot better live
Even shit country songs sound good live

lol Christgau famously hated live albums because he said it's not the same as actually being there

>>126739589 (OP)
>I get that in some cases you can get more emotion from a live performance but this is quite rare
It's not rare, if a band is truly good all their live performance are worth watching
Every artists I get into I watch a lot of live performances from, that way I feel I get the most pure form of their music, and I also know by the setlist which tracks they like
But then again I do it through video recordings, not a big fan of the loudness and so many people around me
also I can't imagine imagine someone truly getting into a band like The Smiths and not watching their live shows, Morrissey's performance was a crucial part about it

>>126739589 (OP)
>I get that in some cases you can get more emotion from a live performance but this is quite rare
It's not rare, if a band is truly good all their live performance are worth watching
Every artists I get into I watch a lot of live performances from, that way I feel I get the most pure form of their music, and I also know by the setlist which tracks they like
But then again I do it through video recordings, not a big fan of the loudness and so many people around me
also I can't imagine someone truly getting into a band like The Smiths and not watching their live shows, Morrissey's presentation and ecletic manners was a crucial part about it

I like when you see a smaller act and they stay after the show and you can talk with them and get a photo :) I will always cherish those few moments with Julie Fowlis and Eva Hendricks

i feel like it's much more impressive when music sounds as good, if not better live, picrel
plus it can add a lot of interesting elements, specially some years after the studio version of the album, when the band might have matured quite a bit (Fishmans, The Mars Volta)

>>126739727
they mightve meant that modern pop is more of a studio thing

>>126740782
so used to this board hating critics and being contrarian that I'm not sure if youre touting his word like fact or discrediting the point by mentioning christgau held it

>>126739589 (OP)

fabulously zoomer opinion

>what’s the point of doing anything when I can just experience it second hand?

Studio music doesn't build memories.
When I hear a band live I'm not recalling listening to a studio version of the songs.
I'm enjoying the here and now moment.
HOWEVER.
Afterward when I hear a studio version of a song I have experienced live.
I fondly recall the fun I had at the concert.

>>126739589 (OP)
Seeing how they do it up close an be fun and if you are a musician you will learn.

>>126742539
*can be fun. Sometimes it isn't depends on the venues and crowd.

>>126739589 (OP)
Drinking, doing drugs and meeting women

>>126739589 (OP)
>sounds better in the surroundings it was meant to be heard in
Wave field synthesis or high-order ambisonics can replicate this and then there will be literally zero reason to listen to live music.

>>126739589 (OP)

Nothing will ever beat the sound of a SOLID DRUMMER in person mic’d up behind a kit outdoor or at a venue with a good mix engineer. Especially when it’s loud enough to feel the kick drum.

It’s literally soul projection.
Problem is yeah most guys just sound bad.

>>126739589 (OP)
Try going outside

>>126739589 (OP)
God damn youre a loser lol

>>126739589 (OP)

You get to hear your favorite song in a live setting, it will either be a total blast or it might suck if the artist sucks - you never know what you're going to get

If you stay at home, you never get to experience any of it.

>>126739589 (OP)
bass so loud you feel the dubstep in your guts

simple as

honestly only fun if you have friends to go with or just have good socializing skills. Its shit if your music taste is shitty generic mainstream since most mainstream music live is just lip sync. Go out and look for local bands and have fun with friends.

>the classicalfag is too much of a prissy bitch to understand or enjoy the raw, authentic experience of a loud concert
Imagine my surprise

>>126739952
imagine being this mad at nothing

>>126740468
>vibe
post disregarded
expand your vocabulary and actually write what you mean next time

>>126739668
Straight edge kids are fucking gay

>>126742879
who are you quoting

>>126742310
We love Scaruffi here

>>126739589 (OP)
>What's the point of live music?
To see the real motherfuckers do the thing in the moment obviously

Does this really need explained?