wm@tekchips.UUCP (Wm Leler) (10/01/85)
Hasn't someone on the net reported the Frank Zappa incident? I don't remember it precisely, but as best as I can recall, FZ was putting on a concert of some modern electronic music he had composed. Unfortunately, there wasn't much practice time before the concert, and the musicians could not learn the piece. No problem, Zappa merely had the musicians play with their microphones turned off, and played a recording (a casette, as I recall). Several critics wrote embarassing (to themselves) reviews, praising the sound quality. This was reported in several national magazines at the time. Does anyone still have a copy of one of the articles? Nevertheless, I always prefer live music to recorded, but I would never claim it is because recorded music is inferior musically. And with the cost of CD's being what it is, live music is cheaper! wm