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police dino tours
The Police and the Talking Heads were the last commercial.rock/pop acts
I
liked ,haven'tlistened to commercial music since then.Was already steeped
in
all sorts of wierdnessand hadn't seen a stadium show in years,though I'd
probably been to 150 of them in the early 70s. I saw the Police on their
last tour.and while I enjoyed it,it was far from great,they obviously were
doing the same rehearsed set every night,all the lighting cues,etc. were
choreographed.I find note for note reproductions of recorded songs the
most
boring thing in the world.I don't caer about being impressed by skill-why
would I see a rock band if I was?.Summers did some nice guitar
synth,Copeland'sm time feel seemed rushed,having been a long time reggae
fan
I could never understand why some people found his style so fresh,it was
like reggae on too much coffee,But I liked his textural ideas and use of
electronics. The bass sound pounded one in the chest to a degree that was
really obnoxious. The sound while presumably state of the art was not that
good.I'd seen the grateful dead the nigt before ( outside) and their sound
was a thousand times better. I stopped going to stadium shows because
they're terrible placs for music. I've played a few and worked a alot as a
stage hand ,but I would never pay for one.
Please notice that the dinos are touring to make money-because that's
where the money is.Merchandise is a big part,but live music creates a
sense
of community that humans need.Anyone that can deliver live should be able
to
work.
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