On Sun, 6 Mar 2011 08:08:05 -0000, "David Looser"
wrote:
"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Sat, 5 Mar 2011 17:04:19 -0000, "Keith G"
wrote:
"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Sat, 5 Mar 2011 16:11:54 -0000, "Keith G"
wrote:
...good Beatles music sounds and how crap Pink Floyd can sound these
days!
NP: PF 'Obsured By Clouds' (vinyl, of course ;-)
Have a go at this. Not all of Floyd, of course, but I would have
enjoyed being there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPL3O7NmgpI
Yes, well that is pure gold and what a coincidence - I had just pulled my
'Wish You Were Here' album (playing now) when I saw your post. A pinnacle
for both acoustic guitar and saxophone.
And yes, I would have loved to have been there!
Amazing how little it takes to create magic. A pair of consummate
musicians is all.
d
I'm afraid it looked sounded more like a demonstration in virtuosity than a
musical performance to me. Whilst I don't doubt the virtuosity of either
musician the actual result left me unmoved. Where was the tune?
David.
Ok, it's Sunday and still very early so I will make allowances, but...
what? That is probably one of the best known tunes in rock history. It
is in the head of every member of the audience. This performance was a
sketch of the tune with decoration. This was a knowledgable audience
which was able to contribute the meat from its imagination. They could
never give a performance like this at, say, Earls Court or the O2.
I'm afraid that if you were unmoved by it, what was missing was what
you were expected to bring to it. You have to appreciate it in its
context - intimate setting and audience up close.
d