Originally Posted by sarramkrop

50/50 and no cheating. If you are of the opinion that being a good live band is enough, why would you put mediocre records out? After all, not everyone is going to be able to see you live, so the recorded output assumes more importance, in those cases. There's also plenty of music that doesn't particularly need a live setting to prove its value, so I take that into account when it comes to giving the two listening experiences their respective importance. The whole '4 real' thing is normally something that comes from rockers through and through. Good point, but not necessarily a more valid one than others.

Originally Posted by sarramkrop

50/50 and no cheating. If you are of the opinion that being a good live band is enough, why would you put mediocre records out? After all, not everyone is going to be able to see you live, so the recorded output assumes more importance, in those cases. There's also plenty of music that doesn't particularly need a live setting to prove its value, so I take that into account when it comes to giving the two listening experiences their respective importance. The whole '4 real' thing is normally something that comes from rockers through and through. Good point, but not necessarily a more valid one than others.

Originally Posted by sarramkrop

50/50 and no cheating. If you are of the opinion that being a good live band is enough, why would you put mediocre records out? After all, not everyone is going to be able to see you live, so the recorded output assumes more importance, in those cases. There's also plenty of music that doesn't particularly need a live setting to prove its value, so I take that into account when it comes to giving the two listening experiences their respective importance. The whole '4 real' thing is normally something that comes from rockers through and through. Good point, but not necessarily a more valid one than others.

Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

this is a problem for which the grateful dead found a ready solution. play as often as fucking possible, for forty years straight, five nights a week of available, and the trick to get the mass distribution of records, play EVERYWHERE and ALWAYS let people record your shows, even straight from the soundboard...