>
> My next statement is even more blasphemous.....I'd rather listen
> to my studio recording of an artist than catch them live. I mean this
> with a "grain of salt" however. I'm a social animal and would much
> rather be out than sitting at home listening. To explain, I do love live
> music but it's more of a social/visual thing than a sound thing.
>
> Jerry
>
Jerry, I know exactly what you mean, except I'd compare it to sports. As a
longtime Cleveland Browns fan, I think there's nothing comparable to
sitting in the Pound at old Cleveland Municipal Stadium, and sucking in the
atmosphere (plus, of course, your choice of 12-, 16- or 32-ounce beers).
It's a ball, no matter what's happening on the field. But as far as
actually watching the game, give me the recliner in the family room on a
Sunday afternoon (plus, of course, my choice of any goddamn size beer I
choose to pour).
And to really ruin this analogy, the last place you'd ever catch me would
be in a stadium for a rock concert -- or country show, for that matter --
fending with 100,000 sweaty morons. I could handle it as a youth; of
course, back then most of the challenge was figuring out how to score.--
Terry Smith
