Electronic vs Rock music (live)

[Rog]

Originally Posted by monkeyboy

I'd rather see a rockband when I go to a concert.

For a night out you can;t beat a good dj-set of course.

What are your thoughts?

I think you should make your mind up mate

See faithless live and you get musicians playing Drums/bass/guitar/keyboards and you also get 'electronic music'..........and the crowd sings along

[monkeyboy]

Originally Posted by Rog

I think you should make your mind up mate

See faithless live and you get musicians playing Drums/bass/guitar/keyboards and you also get 'electronic music'..........and the crowd sings along

I mean for night time i'd rather hear electronic music and for an evening rock music.

And no I don;t want to sing "We become one".

[Leon]

Well I can't really choose between the two.
First of all, let's not compare a DJ with a rockband, that's just something different. Comparing a live-electronic act with a rockband comes much closer. But then, there is quite some difference between electronic acts too. You've got the button-pressers and you have those that really put effort in their liveshow (Underworld).

Last summer's Lowlands festival in Holland was my first real experience with rockmusic live and I have to say that it rocked I have respect for them doing it all live, all together and put on a great show for the audience.
But still I can't really say I like a rock performance better, as my love for electronic music is just really fucking huge and if done well, also ROCKS live. And by a rocking electronic performance I DO NOT MEAN THE AUDIO BULLYS!!!! Grrrr

[Renze]

Hmmm...Well I think the visual aspect is important too. A rock band playing instruments live on stage can be quite impressive to look at. An electronic artist making music with Ableton Live is dreadfully boring to watch. I once saw Matthew Dear doing an Ableton performance and I just wasn't impressed (all you see is some guy looking at a computer screen and clicking a mouse, the whole show)

[Dirty0900]

I find that live electronic gigs are much better, the people generally have a good dance around and everyone talks to each other. At some "rock" gigs i've been to, the people have been very aggresive towards each other, even if you just knock in them accidently!

I prefer live electronic stuff becuase all of the samples etc are all pre-programmed, so the perfomer can totally mix it up and fuck around with the song structure to keep the audience guessing. I.e. Underworld, The Chemical Brothers. Four Tet was ace when i saw him, he just ripped his own stuff apart!

With a lot of indie/stuff, theres no room for improvising and seeing a band more then say 3/4 times can start to get boring. Though i agree with some abbleton live performances can be shit, i'm sure Aphex Twin just pressed play [but the stuff was still incredible!]

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Dirty0900

I prefer live electronic stuff becuase all of the samples etc are all pre-programmed, so the perfomer can totally mix it up and fuck around with the song structure to keep the audience guessing. I.e. Underworld, The Chemical Brothers. Four Tet was ace when i saw him, he just ripped his own stuff apart!

You are right about electronic bands having the oppertunity to fuck around with pre-programmed sample, but how many electronic bands actually do that? I saw Chemical Brothers once and I've heard some recordings and the songs are quite similar if not exactly the same as the studio versions! It was a great show nontheless, but still.

It's really cool you mention Four Tet is ace, because I really really love "Unspoken", it's one of my favoute tunes ever. Whenever he's in Holland, I'll go and see him.

[Rog]

Originally Posted by monkeyboy

I mean for night time i'd rather hear electronic music and for an evening rock music.

Ahhhhh i misunderstood you

[undarrenworld]

Originally Posted by monkeyboy

And no I don;t want to sing "We become one".

We Come One

That kick ass mate

[absolute zero]

How about the karaoke-ish electronic acts? I think it depends on the artists' music and how into it the crowd is. I'd consider underworld or depeche mode kind of electronic shows right, both put out amaaaazing sets, but then again their fans are insanely devoted. (btw I'm seeing DM again tonight, they put on a great show last night, my voice is 90% gone)

[joethelion]

I'd say - normally, I'd rather see an electronic band over a rock band

as there just seems to be a higher likelihood of a communal vibe, and it's really rare that you encounter what are the stereotypical rock-crowds here in DC... you just stand in one place chainsmoking... and give glares at the people who - gasp - might actually be enjoying themselves!

and I find the rock bands who do nothing but stand still during the whole gig (only moving to grab another beer) just as obnoxious, if not moreso, than the electronic bands / performers who don't move away from their laptops

I also think it's much much harder for a rock band to really grab an audience than it is for an electronic act - basically going back to that whole communal aspect...

like... I don't really know how this is relevant overall - but anyways, it's a good story. So, I saw Moby on both his Area1 & Area2 Tours, during these tours he had a rather large band, yet still had a nice electronic feel with a loose-ness that you can get from a larger band with percussionists, et al (much improving their respective albums... seriously) -> then I saw him here in DC for the Hotel Tour, which not only was a low-key tour, it also had a stripped down, more 'rocky' band eirgo, all the songs were definitely more rock-vibed.

Well - in Area1, it was easy to get close to the stage, and there was a real sense of 'connectiveness' with him on stage (he'd even stop and chat with us) but at this Hotel Tour show, you couldn't move whatsoever. The only time I was able to move at all was... well a bit of a preface. This guy was (obviously) trying to impress his girl, and her friends - so he pushed forward knocking people over, to get them up front. All of the girls were obnoxiously overdressed (high heels and sequins). Then Moby starts playing "Natural Blues" at which, all the girls start getting excited - like "oh this is my favorite song" and start singing along.... until they realize that Moby's playing a very very very different version.... reeaaaalllly slow

-> meaning - they can't sing along to it... get pissy looks on their face, and start to aimlessly wander back a bit - allowing me + my friends to get closer to the stage

...and none of that would happen at an electronic show