From: "Mike Will" Date: 21 Sep 1998 12:48:41 -0000 Subject: Art and Showmanship (was Re: Delayed Gratification
BBB writes: > > I suppose > >the question comes down to this: Is the performer an artist or a showman? > > Thats a false dichotomy. An artist is a showman. Art is nothing > without an audience. Indeed, art is one half of a conversation. Could > you hold a conversation without someone else to listen and counter? > > A good musician manages to express himself and put on a show > simultaneously. These aren't mutually exclusive tasks.
I agree with Barry. But I want to point to a superb concert that is available on video in which there was no showmanship. It's the Eagles' "Hell Freezes Over" video. These guys come out on stage in jeans and t-shirts (mostly, the idea is they're not decked out in fancy duds), sit down and just blow the place away with music. The music is riveting.. the show, non-existant.
Sometimes, a concert is more for the show than for the music, and that's what the audience wants, so I'm not criticizing. Sometimes the music stands by itself, and that's good too.
MyQuill
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