On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 10:24:56AM +0200, Peder Hedlund wrote: > Quoting Paul Davis <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > > On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 11:11 PM, nescivi<nescivi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > so much contemporary music is all based entirely > > "in the head" because you simply don't need a body to play it - in > > some cases, a body *cannot* play it! its not the virtuosic skill that > > goes missing - i can live without that. what we lose is the > > kinesthetic experience that lends extra meaning, direction and ideas > > to a performer/composer's work, even without them being particularly > > aware of it. > > To quote (from memory) Frank Zappa when asked if he preferred the > Synclavier or the live band : > "On one hand the machine doesn't get hungover or bored and plays every > note exactly as written. On the other hand it doesn't say 'We're > Ethel' at exactly the "wrong" time..." "We're Beatrice" (a tagline from a 1970's-era American corporate TV commercial, uttered by Ike Willis constantly on the 1988 tour)... "and crack everybody up". IIRC, I think Zappa concluded that, minus all the BS, he'd choose the Synclavier. -ken _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
