tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569201595524785729.post6821081215462673603..comments2023-10-30T07:19:51.542-07:00Comments on Six String Sanctuary: Live, from the Sanctuary ...Jim Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03380893839864714901noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569201595524785729.post-71445332251454456492010-10-17T17:16:39.980-07:002010-10-17T17:16:39.980-07:00You really did just say "wimmins," didn&...You really did just say "wimmins," didn't you? And here I was starting to think you were a classy guy. <br />Anyway -- glad to hear you're not down on this practice due to less-than-stellar sound quality. I think most people, forced to choose between an average recording of a show they were at, or a much better recording of some other random show (or, worse, an old-skool compilation of tracks from different shows), would choose the former. So it's great that bands are starting to release recordings of more shows, even though I suspect most of them do so mainly because someone else is going to be recording the show and distributing it anyway (and many of those recordings are very good too)... it's a great time to be a music fan!BonnieBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569201595524785729.post-29855015435767161352010-10-17T11:56:20.553-07:002010-10-17T11:56:20.553-07:00I ENDORSE groups releasing recordings of just-comp...I ENDORSE groups releasing recordings of just-completed live shows, such as the California Guitar Trio's habit of preparng CDs for concert attendees as they are leaving the show! GREAT stuff, but not required to be mixed, mastered and polished. I look at live recordings, BonnieB, like I do girls: ALL of um have some redeeming qualities; SOME of um you want to get rid of as soon as they make a sound; others you want to bring home and listen to again and again. Then there're the ones that are OH! so special - the ones that get better with age. Live recordings and wimmins; they make life rich!waynenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569201595524785729.post-22501852188752554412010-10-17T08:15:13.633-07:002010-10-17T08:15:13.633-07:00This was a good read and a good reminder that soun...This was a good read and a good reminder that sound quality in and of itself is a valid reason to listen to certain recordings. I grew up with some of the records you mention, but increasingly, I'll admit, my experience with live recordings is all FLAC (or worse, mp3) all the time. I'm wondering what you think, Wayne, of the now-fairly-common practice of bands directly releasing show recordings digitally as a routine practice?BonnieB.http://www.tasteslikeyellow.comnoreply@blogger.com