First of all everything as so much newer then. Second of all everything was
so much cheaper. Third of all we were so much younger then. The newer
included not only the songs but the experience of going to a live show.
(Newer) When The Who destroyed their instruments it was totally off the wall
and ad hoc. No one had ever done that before. To witness it was amazing.
After they got through with everything there was no possibility of an encore.
There was nothing to use left to make music with. Today its hard to find an
original act. Every things been done before several ways. So what can a new
band today do that is totally original. In fact if you somehow ARE original
you wont even be allowed to play because the corporates want something LIKE
something else thats already making money. If it isnt original its hard to
get too excited as an audience.(Cheaper)Its like Golf. In the old days when
you paid $2.50 to play 18 holes if it rained you didnt care. If you quit
before dark it was OK. If the group in front was
slow, so what, you only paid $2.50. Now the experience has to be perfect and
worth the $50 you paid. People are more demanding of the fair value for what
they are being asked to fork over. Because the costs are so high the stakes
are high and so original stuff isnt allowed. It must be sure to make money.
As such the companies are marketing groups like the Stones who couldnt
possibly have the performance energy they used to have. (Younger) We had more
energy. When the hormones were all raging it was easier to get all fired up
about the band, the show, and all the mages that the music conjured up. You
can hear the enthusiasm i all these live albums. Today Im more analytical
about the things that happen during the show itself. The equipment, the
technology used, the techniques of the players. Musicians are by and large
doing it for the money now. Period. Get on, get off, paycheck please. Im not
saying they havent earned that right or whatever. Thats just the way it is
today. unfortunately. Nothing raises the le
vel of activity like hunger. Musicians arent hungry anymore. Ill add a last
word. In the old days if you got all drunk at a show you were liable. Today
the concert venue may be liable. So much is done to dampen the "enthusiasm"
so things "dont get out of hand". In the old days that was the whole idea, to
get things to a point where they were deliciously "out of hand". I hate to
sound like a "things were always better" person because Im not. I could see
the boaconstrictor of the music industry starting to do this years ago. We
are today where i thought it looked like it was going to be.
