Does the distribution of the Dave Matthews Band live trax (or any other performing artist) diminish the experience shared by the audience and band or does it give valor and worth the the experience by proving it to have been a great performance to someone who was not present?
In a way, the experience is diminished. Part of what makes the live music experience so magical is it's ethereal nature. Why pay 150$ for a ticket to a show if that show is going to be captured and distributed? The ticketholder is in part paying for the right to be a part of that fleeting, transient experience. Maybe the ticketholder should be informed that the show is going to be recorded?
At the same time, true lovers of music vibe on the fact that the music that they love is being performed in front of them, real fingers on real keys and sticks and strings. If a musiclover truly loves music for its artistic and performance value, it'll make no difference whether the experience is recorded and distributed or not.
Is it worth the exponential difference in price to pay for front row seats to a show, when a CD could possibly be available in better sound quality, reaccessible at your leisure?
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