http://botherer.org/2007/08/02/campbell-lanegan-cardiff-bay/ John Walker's Electronic House Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:32:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://botherer.org/2007/08/02/campbell-lanegan-cardiff-bay/comment-page-1/#comment-4289 Tim R Fri, 03 Aug 2007 08:49:06 +0000 http://botherer.cream.org/?p=766#comment-4289 There is definitely a breed of musicians who are in it strictly for the music, and who find audiences a necessary evil, there only to fund their quests for musical perfection. The classical pianist Sviatoslav Richter I think did performances of the Shostakovich preludes and fugues with no other lighting than a standard lamp placed next to the piano, thus rendering everything beyond the keyboard invisible and ignorable. There may be a place for this, but it probably works best if those with such an inclination are simply composers. There is definitely a breed of musicians who are in it strictly for the music, and who find audiences a necessary evil, there only to fund their quests for musical perfection. The classical pianist Sviatoslav Richter I think did performances of the Shostakovich preludes and fugues with no other lighting than a standard lamp placed next to the piano, thus rendering everything beyond the keyboard invisible and ignorable. There may be a place for this, but it probably works best if those with such an inclination are simply composers.

]]> http://botherer.org/2007/08/02/campbell-lanegan-cardiff-bay/comment-page-1/#comment-4288 Greg Fri, 03 Aug 2007 08:07:57 +0000 http://botherer.cream.org/?p=766#comment-4288 I agree. I saw them at the weekend at the Secret Garden Party - and his voice is amazing. She was far too quiet, and they seemed so bored by the whole affair. There wasn't even an attempt at interaction with the audience, and when they finished their last song they just walked off without saying thanks or even bye. It was very odd. The music was beautiful, but it seemed like they really resented playing live. I agree. I saw them at the weekend at the Secret Garden Party – and his voice is amazing. She was far too quiet, and they seemed so bored by the whole affair. There wasn’t even an attempt at interaction with the audience, and when they finished their last song they just walked off without saying thanks or even bye. It was very odd. The music was beautiful, but it seemed like they really resented playing live.

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