MOTM

Hathan Durham writes:
>>Probably for a similar reason to somebody who spends hours everyday for
weeks on end trying to emulate acoustic instruments when he could easily get
someone to perform his music on the original instruments (and spend that
time and energy on the next composition.)  :-)<<

Ah ha.  As a synthesist, I synthesize sounds.  If I just used acoustic
musicians or samples, I wouldn't be synthesist.  Much as a painter paints a
picture instead of just taking a photo of it.

Adam Schabtach writes:
>>"should be" according to whom? You? Some universal law of how people
should spend their time and energy? Why does the "greatest number of people"
enter into it?<<

Uh, because then Paul's statement "What's in it for ME?" is flawed.  Now
that we know Rich loves to travel, play live, talk to people, then he is
doing it for himself.  If he weren't, then he'd be concentrating on pleasing
more of his fans with new releases.

Les Mizzell writes:
>>Uhhhh...why go see the London Symphony play "The Firebird" when you've got
the CD?<<

I some cases you don't see them.  In some cases you want to see playing
technique.  Watching a pianist bang out a complicated concerto for instance.
That's where you'll have to see my other post about self running drones and
computer sequencers.

>>Maybe I placed too much emphasis on the one jerk in the group that didn't
need to be there,<<

Or the large portion who walked out.  But that was before Rich performed as
you mentioned.

>>Third, I'm sure there are much better audiences for his shows than down
here in the "Freebird Lives Forever" South.<<

Yes, it was the target audience that also didn't seem right.

>>Hey, it was worth the three hour drive for me! You should have been there,
then maybe you'd understand.<<

I'm already familiar with some of his music.  I prefer more conventional
music that is composed and structured with melody and whatnot.  Infact
Robert Rich had a link on his site to another group I quite liked that I
need to get back to.  But even if it were that, I'm not driving across an
entire state to see it.  Although I could visit Bob Moog and teepee his
house.

-Elhardt