Re: HERESY

[E Welsh <evan@castle.ed.ac.uk>]

In article <9011072212.AA15483@gaffa.MIT.EDU> Jon Drukman
<jsd@gaffa.MIT.EDU> writes:
>On another note, why is everybody so hung up on having KT play live?
>I don't see how it could possibly be a good thing, given the textural
>complexities of her later songs.  I'd MUCH rather have her lock
>herself in her garden shed and create some more aural tapestries than
>to see her strutting her stuff on stage producing what could only be a
>pale shadow of her TRUE art.  Can't you take the hint from the Secret
>Policeman's Ball version of "Running Up That Hill"?  Where's the magic
>in that?

OK point taken. She sounded nackered and G's guitar spoilt the song -
although usually he's great, like on Rocket's Tail.
But!!! I would refer you to the performance of Breathing on the Comic
Relief video. Awesome! And who says she has to play her later songs? I
would be just as happy to see a few old songs in there.

>I hope she NEVER tours again.  In fact, I wouldn't care if she never
>made another video or gave an interview as long she just churned out
>some high quality rekkids.  On the other hand, with something as
>frustrating as TSW, perhaps it is better than she distracted us from
>it with her interviews and videos...

KaTe, don't listen to him. He doesn't know what he's saying.



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