Dad3353

Not fussed. It makes no difference to me (I have fretted and fretless, but couldn't say what woods they are...). I just play 'em.

For those decades I was out playing in variety bands, and didn't listen to UK radio. I consider myself to be a (modest...) musician, and could name no bands from that era, either. On the other hand, I could reel off a list of certainly 50, maybe more, classical composers, most of whom I listen to and appreciate often. Not everyone attends clubs, discos, raves, parties and such. My own listening, at the time, was either my own, and my groups', compositions, or West Coast acid stuff, Brazilian sambas, 'typique' music from the West Indies and African tribal stuff. I cannot name one single Japanese band, either. The World is a very wide range of stuff, and UK 'indie' is only a speck of what's out there.

You did that on porpoise.

'Après moi le déluge.'

You've not heard me play guitar. ...

Did it..? If so, my apologies; I didn't (couldn't...) listen to it all the way through. I just skipped to every thirty seconds or so, and even then I found it long, very long.

I believe that this had some popularity...

My apologies; I offer as excuse a long 'phone call from Our Daughter, for which I left my keyboard. Upon my return, I simply posted, instead of following the topic, nor reading through my own text. Mea Culpa, and well spotted.

But that is the mistake, right there..! 'It's' is an abbreviation of 'It is'. 'Its' is a different word, and has no need of an apostrophe. It is a word indicating possesion

And does '...because of what it had to experience with it is owner.' make sense..? I think not, and would use '...because of what it had to experience with its owner.' OK it's pedantic, I know, and is of no consequence in the Great Scheme Of Things, but it's so easy to avoid tiny errors of the sort. Hope this helps. Carry on; you're doing fine.

I'm led to believe that there are, at present, video games in which the storyline evolves as a function of the Player's decisions and actions. I'm sure that it's not that far removed from a hologram concert, as far as AI programming is concerned. I worked for a while on the portage of a video game from Megadrive to Atari (same processor...), and even back then, there was much interaction available. Hmm... Maybe I should dust off the old STacy and get writing 68K code again. At least I wouldn't have to programme the soundtrack..!

It's early daze yet. Give AI a bit more time to factor in the 'live' mosh pit and measure the applause and we'll see how 'interactive' it can become. Maybe voting with an App during the performance as an interim measure..? You read it here first.

Simply for educative purposes, knowing that English is not your first language... There is a simple test for 'it's' v 'its'. Can it be replaced with 'it is' and still make sense..? If so, it's 'it's', otherwise it's 'its'.

Nah, they're so 'Yesterday'.

Jaco Pastorious and the “Bass of Doom.” ...

Definetly not a 'Top 40' chart topper, but I'd offer a bit of air time for this meritous solo piece, from the first record I ever bought...

It seems to be roughly the equivalent of seeing a play in a theatre, compared to a seeing a film in a cinema. One has 'live' actors (usually...), the other living or long-dead actors projected onto a screen. There will come a time in the near future when the 'live' theatre performance will become holographic, too; the differences become blurred, the screen becomes the thin air on the stage. It could well become available for domestic showing, too, so one could have a 'live' holographic concert streamed onto your coffee table. You read it here first.

I'm the same when choosing a camembert. Each one has to be opened, tested for springiness then put back. There are often over forty to test; shopping like this can't be done on t'web. (Disclaimer : I don't buy 1000€ cheeses...).

No. ...

Living poetry.

I'm not sure that I agree entirely with that.

But it could do.

I think there's a difference between 'learning' a song and 'playing' a song. I would agree that, when learning, a note-accurate version would be the initial goal. When playing it, however, I'd accord much more liberty to choose how to do so, either 'as is' or with personal variances. It becomes 'playing by rote', otherwise. Just sayin'.

Then there are the instrumentals that attracted lyricists. One striking example might be Mozart's Fourth Horn Concerto, adroitly adapted by Flanders and Swann to become 'Ill Wind' ...

It depends on the sting. Wasps..? Use vinegar. Bees..? Rub with bicarb (or maybe the other way round, I forget...).