[kj] Studios - persona of the muse - our own GW

fluw fluwdot at earthlink.net
Tue Mar 7 10:56:59 EST 2006


maybe it would help to clarify the term "better" ...not technically 
better but with more spirit, feel and vibe. 

Rob Horan wrote:

> *'as most musicians play better live than in the studio'*
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> *I'm not sure I'd agree with that, one of the reasons live albums are 
> so often a letdown for me - funny enough this thread reminds me of my 
> favourite Hendrix solo (on Machine Gun @ the Fillmore) which I've 
> heard so often that I could play it myself (and I don't even play 
> guitar) - when I first saw it on video many years after I'd originally 
> heard it, I couldn't believe that he was standing virtually 
> motionless........it's such a technically perfect performance that he 
> must have wanted to play it as best as he could ie. not round the 
> neck, feet, teeth, tongue, cock whatever..*
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> *To:* Alex Smith; A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
> *Subject:* Re: [kj] Studios - persona of the muse - our own GW
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> *it is quite common for a musician to get into their stage moves in 
> the studio. it really makes sense, as most musicians play better live 
> than in the studio. one tries to evoke as much spirit as possible in 
> order to offset the stale doldrums of weeks and months in this 
> otherwise stifling environment for the creative muse. even our own 
> gold harp king makes use of this technique, as one can see on the 
> damage manual ep, it has video footage of geordie in the control room 
> - playing his guitar to the tracks and making the same snakey 
> undulations as he often does while performing on stage.
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> Alex Smith wrote:
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>I forget who the producer was, but some big name producer once went in to work with Judas Priest, and came back with great stories about how Glen Tipton and KK Downing throw the same poses in the studio as they do onstage. As ridiculous as that sounds, I find it kind've heartening. At least they REALLY MEAN IT, y'know?
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>Alex in NYC
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