well-played music. Just like in the big money music where image can obscure the music, there's a bunch of people who might not really be listening due to some surface distraction. If this surface distraction consists of other artists doing great music, I won't miss a Peter Brotzmann show for a sec. There's just so much cool stuff out there.
factors, but that's a different issue. But the idea that we may not really be listening and they might not really be playing and the truth of the whole thing is sidelined by shallower concerns, just sounds awful. But this happens a lot in life I guess.
I can see your point, but I feel it's a bit polarized from your side. The poor choices we all have to make in order to save time, have to be in balance with the stuff that we *do* invest our time in. And I can't see ANY problem in choosing an Evan Parker or Anthony Braxton show over a Brotzmann gig, even when judgement is poor. And I am not shy to admit that there were many cool concerts where I didn't "really" listen that well to all geniuses displayed. For instance, the period right after my sister-in-law died at age 18. All music I listened to in that period made me drift away for miles... Back to Brotzmann: I can't even feel bad about attending a recent Dead Kennedy's show without Jello Biafra over Brotzmann: I didn't go, but it would have helped making my point about different levels of open-mindedness in music. What makes you more open: go and check Brotz, or check how the Kennedy's are really doing, in a tour they should never have begun in the first place? To me, it all comes down to the fact that there's only 24-hours in one day. then you choose, and you make mistakes. All the time. But believe me, I will go and see Brotzmann the next time he's in Holland, to check out how he's doing. Regards, Remco Takken