From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2017112113055529697-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > Many a band picks songs because they have fun guitar parts, not because   
   > anyone in the whole world other than guitar players likes the song :-)   
      
   Are they bad songs or something? Why don't others like them?   
      
   > I was just using that song as an example.  I can name dozens more where if   
   > all you can hear were the bass line, you couln't possibly play along.   
      
   Bass is very important because although it doesn't always have to, it more   
   often than not forms the root of the chords used and therefore makes it less   
   of a struggle to play along. Plus it gives the song a solid sonic   
   foundation.   
      
   > that second part ...  :-)   
      
   STUPIDITY induced bad hearing is quite a problem.   
      
   > Yes, by the time he can hear, it's far too loud for the rest of us.  His   
   > fighting the computer is just icing on the cake.   
      
   If he got a hearing aid he could turn up ONLY for himself.   
      
   > My point was, why would you want to randomly change the tempo of songs day   
   > by day, show by show ?   
      
   I don't think I'd ever *want* that to happen but if it does, then it needs   
   to be addressed in real time...AND More real time Practicing!!!   
      
   > If what you really want is some unpredictable new version each time you   
   > play something, then yeah, by all means find some like minded souls and   
   > play that way.   
      
   I think merely asking such questions is an excellent way to start addressing   
   the Problem, then being more direct and asking why don't *YOU* stay in tempo   
   to those Responsible for Breaking off of it!   
      
   > How's it a big difference ?   
      
   It's a big difference because in aviation, safety related redundancy often   
   uses various technologies, new AND old, together, to Augment one   
   another...if only that attitude was applied more often to Music!   
      
   > Automation shows up in the cockpit because modern planes need it to work   
   > at the levels of reliability and efficiency we demand.   
      
   Automation in the cockpit is only there to Enhance safety, reliability,   
   efficiency and overall, quality...but it's NOT there to BE such things,   
   which is why there Must Always be Pilots to Supervise ALL of it!   
      
   > That's EXACTLY why bands are going to tracks.   
      
   Not really. They do it so they don't have to pay, or put up with another   
   musician, and since what they play is CRAP anyway, they don't mind FAKING it   
   while they do ;)   
      
   > Musicians will move to this ( many already have ) because it lets them do   
   > what they do better.   
      
   Nothing better about being Fake! But they're Zombies anyway so who cares?   
      
   > Airlines did the same thing, for the same reasons.   Passengers want safe,   
   > reliable flights.   
      
   But technology is aviation is relieve stress on the pilots. And it Must   
   Always be supervised by the pilots, there's far too much at stake not to!   
      
   > Our audiences don't care about some purist motives, or how hard we have to   
   > work to play the songs. They want entertained.  Notice I'm talking about   
   > the audience here. I'm not talking about how good doing it makes the   
   > musicians themselves feel.  It's about the audience, not the players.   
      
   Jim   
      
   I play for the Love Vibe, pure and simple. It's THE Motive for me playing,   
   with all other benefits coming Behind that, because if I can't enjoy an   
   Orgasmic Psychedelic Love Vibe Trip, then what's the use in the first place?   
   And if I DO enjoy it, I Know the audience will too!!!   
      
   Ouisie   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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