Do Make Say Think - Other Truths - Constellation, 2009

I commented to my buddy Dave that the drums on this album sounded “crappy good”. He immediately corrected me by saying they sounded “real”. Damn. Even a music snob like me has had his reality distorted by the polishing hand of mainstream production. The average person has no idea how much tweaking, engineering, programming and lying it takes before sound is considered acceptable for human ears. I’ve actually gotten to the point where I enjoy recordings more than live music. Is that bad? My experience with music is so completely different from its origins. There was a time when music was experienced only in large groups. You couldn’t listening to anything you wanted, at any time. The social intertwining was an integral part in what people even thought music was or could be. Now, I don’t want to get too deep here. Granted these are the same people who lived in constant filth and disease. But the topic of the lack of social integration of music comes up a lot amongst my friends. This personal music revolution (thanks sony) is brand new and I dont think we’ve seen the resulting effects…yet. I would love to have people over to my house and (actually) play them songs and then collectively sings the ones we know. If we were limited to experiencing music this way, we wouldn’t be limited to enjoying music alone. Modern concerts are garbage. The idiots that show up were all listening to band’s music in the car on the way there, so they can’t fully appreciate what they’re hearing. They chit-chat and drink and socialize, because they’ve already heard the songs a hundred times. On this day (September 17, 2009), I am setting forth the challenge for a group of musics to only play live. Stop recording. Bands don’t make money selling records anyways. I think it could actually take off and it would create such an amazing experience for those who were able to attend the shows. “Word of mouth” is still one of the strongest, most trusted ways to communicate. This would totally work. Someone please do this. Now.