I'v read a few of the comments here - various guitar sounds, classical recomentations, 3 albums, etc. - and it got me back to thinking about the different methods of valuing music.
My friends who are musicians tend to value those performances that are technically proficient - not always, but often.
I'm not a musician & all I care about is that it communicates with me emotionally. However that is the ultimate 'subjective' choice. Even from day to day I will connect with different music.
My experience of most of the classical recordings I have tried (not that many I'll admit) is that they tend towards accuracy over feeling. One reason I try to listen to the BBC Proms on the radio is because the live performance tends to speak to me. In fact I've found live performances by local orchestras or pub bands often mean more to me than top name performers 'going through the motions'.
So the point I wanted to come to is this - in my view studios & performers are increasingly encouraged to work towards technical accuracy rather than immediacy. I think this is killing music (especially classical).
Lets have more flawed performances with a live feel to them!
[OK guys n galls, now tell me what I've missed]
My friends who are musicians tend to value those performances that are technically proficient - not always, but often.
I'm not a musician & all I care about is that it communicates with me emotionally. However that is the ultimate 'subjective' choice. Even from day to day I will connect with different music.
My experience of most of the classical recordings I have tried (not that many I'll admit) is that they tend towards accuracy over feeling. One reason I try to listen to the BBC Proms on the radio is because the live performance tends to speak to me. In fact I've found live performances by local orchestras or pub bands often mean more to me than top name performers 'going through the motions'.
So the point I wanted to come to is this - in my view studios & performers are increasingly encouraged to work towards technical accuracy rather than immediacy. I think this is killing music (especially classical).
Lets have more flawed performances with a live feel to them!
[OK guys n galls, now tell me what I've missed]