In Reply to: RE: We do? posted by David Smith on September 14, 2014 at 16:24:56:
Of course, there have always been fanatics who demand endless takes in the studio (at least beginning when the technology allowed it). Elvis was one. You could argue that minor flubs that take nothing away or even enhance a live performance can become irritating when heard repeatedly in a recording, since they are always exactly the same flubs. And people sure did listen to Elvis hits repeatedly.
Alas, there is a price to pay for this convenience, and it is just as you describe.
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- Exactly right. Unfortunately. - rbolaw 16:57:11 09/14/14 (42)
- RE: Exactly right. Unfortunately. - Analog Scott 22:27:11 09/14/14 (41)
- RE: Exactly right. Unfortunately. - rbolaw 07:46:40 09/15/14 (40)
- RE: Exactly right. Unfortunately. - Analog Scott 10:33:58 09/15/14 (39)
- RE: Exactly right. Unfortunately. - rbolaw 11:01:19 09/15/14 (38)
- "when such minor flaws were not yet considered fatal to a great pianist" - Chris from Lafayette 12:28:36 09/15/14 (37)
- Not quite. - rbolaw 14:21:12 09/15/14 (36)
- OK, but everything else being equal, I'd rather have the notes too - Chris from Lafayette 15:53:52 09/15/14 (29)
- Hammer seeking nail syndrome - David Smith 18:43:32 09/15/14 (26)
- RE: Hammer seeking nail syndrome - Analog Scott 10:11:07 09/16/14 (4)
- RE: Hammer seeking nail syndrome - David Smith 10:12:59 09/16/14 (3)
- RE: Hammer seeking nail syndrome - Analog Scott 11:30:00 09/16/14 (2)
- RE: Hammer seeking nail syndrome - David Smith 12:12:01 09/16/14 (1)
- RE: Hammer seeking nail syndrome - Analog Scott 18:07:23 09/16/14 (0)
- +1. Couldn't put it more clearly than that. nt - rbolaw 05:13:29 09/16/14 (0)
- I see where you're coming from, but still. . . - Chris from Lafayette 00:11:28 09/16/14 (19)
- Not surprising - David Smith 05:56:43 09/16/14 (0)
- RE: I see where you're coming from, but still. . . - Analog Scott 04:18:36 09/16/14 (17)
- RE: I see where you're coming from, but still. . . - Tony Lauck 10:37:21 09/16/14 (16)
- RE: I see where you're coming from, but still. . . - Analog Scott 11:34:52 09/16/14 (15)
- RE: I see where you're coming from, but still. . . - Tony Lauck 12:40:18 09/16/14 (4)
- RE: I see where you're coming from, but still. . . - Analog Scott 17:31:56 09/16/14 (0)
- I can't speak for Ozawa's live concerts in Boston (wasn't there). . . - Chris from Lafayette 14:23:48 09/16/14 (2)
- The birds didn't sing when Ozawa was conducting. - Tony Lauck 14:52:25 09/16/14 (1)
- I agree with you about DG SQ - the Ozawa/BPO Prokofiev series was better than most DG's however [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 15:55:36 09/16/14 (0)
- RE: I see where you're coming from, but still. . . - rbolaw 12:31:52 09/16/14 (9)
- RE: I see where you're coming from, but still. . . - Analog Scott 17:14:25 09/16/14 (1)
- Yes - excellent - that pretty much sums it up - Chris from Lafayette 01:03:59 09/17/14 (0)
- "Your endless cries for "proof" are tiresome" - Chris from Lafayette 13:59:02 09/16/14 (6)
- No más. Sorry. nt - rbolaw 15:14:48 09/16/14 (5)
- It's OK - np [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 15:52:45 09/16/14 (4)
- Some suggested reading - rbolaw 06:12:30 09/17/14 (3)
- Excellent article - David Smith 15:31:39 09/17/14 (0)
- Very entertaining - Thanks! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 09:14:29 09/17/14 (0)
- RE: Some suggested reading - Analog Scott 07:34:47 09/17/14 (0)
- RE: OK, but everything else being equal, I'd rather have the notes too - rbolaw 16:28:53 09/15/14 (1)
- RE: OK, but everything else being equal, I'd rather have the notes too - Analog Scott 21:21:59 09/15/14 (0)
- RE: Not quite. - Analog Scott 15:50:52 09/15/14 (5)
- That's funny - rbolaw 16:43:59 09/15/14 (4)
- RE: That's funny - Analog Scott 21:53:45 09/15/14 (2)
- Oh PLEASE! - Ivan303 01:26:44 09/16/14 (1)
- RE: Oh PLEASE! - Analog Scott 04:16:26 09/16/14 (0)
- RE: That's funny - Analog Scott 20:56:50 09/15/14 (0)