AC/DC. Not having a banner year...

[MuchoBulls]

Hells bells, man, I was thunderstruck when I read the charges.

Rudd can't be that cold hearted a man to hire some big gun to do the dirty deed.

Nice effort right there Sam.

[MuchoBulls]

Back to AC/DC...

They tore it up in 2009 in Memphis when my wife and I saw them.

And when I took my kids to see them (on a school day...dammit, I can't stop it!) maybe 25 years ago, they were good. Although they did a touch too much of the Highway to Hell album's tunes.

They are still very good in concert and worth the price of admission.

[BSmack]

If you've never played in front of an audience that really likes you, then you wouldn't understand. It's a hell of a buzz and a great feeling. This past Saturday night, I played in front of about a thousand people that absolutely loved us, and that's what makes me keep playing out in front of people. It's something you're not going to get anywhere else.

Preach on brotha. The first time I sang for an audience I was called up to sing one song. I was jacked for the entire rest of the night like nothing I have ever felt before. It was like cocaine. Even after getting shitfaced for 3 hours after the show I couldn't go to sleep. I just sat up twitching for 2 more hours. There is NOTHING like that rush.

[Jay in Phoenix]

Here's the deal.

1. A lot of these guys are used to living high on the hog. They're not making money off of their music anymore, as everybody steals it off the internet. The only way a lot of them can pay their hefty bills - is to go out and play concerts.

2. If there's still a big audience who goes and sees them, why wouldn't they?

3. If you've never played in front of an audience that really likes you, then you wouldn't understand. It's a hell of a buzz and a great feeling. This past Saturday night, I played in front of about a thousand people that absolutely loved us, and that's what makes me keep playing out in front of people. It's something you're not going to get anywhere else.

Damn Willie, great points and here's my two cents on each one.

1. This is honestly my biggest bugaboo with the state of music today. Streaming and stealing music off the net is raping artists financially these days. I still refuse to take any song or movie off the web and will continue to pay for my entertainment. If this makes me a sucker, so be it. I still enjoy having an album, or book or movie presented just as the artist intended it and don't mind paying for it. As a performer or a film maker, this is understood.

But a brother has to eat and pay the rent, so playing live for a band is a must. It doesn't justify cheating via pre-recorded tracks or lip synching, but I addressed examples of where it's okay in another thread.

2. Agreed, if people will pay, take the money, end of story.

3. There are few things as amazing as a great live performance. Live theater is where entertainment began. The electricity that is generated between a performer and their audience can be transcendent. It can also be embarrassing, but it is always worth the risk, just for the chance to connect with somebody at a live show. The only adrenaline rush I can relate to that would be as great or greater is the one time I went sky diving, in an advance, solo free fall.

The relationship between an artist and their audience live cannot be replicated. It's a unique experience each and every time. No one should ever advocate giving that up, unless of course the performer can no longer do what it was that made them who and what they once were and there is a compromise that affects the relationship. Some artists past their prime are still worth seeing, most others aren't. But if there is somebody willing to pay to see a show, then go ahead and keep giving it to them till the bitter end.

[Shlomart Ben Yisrael]

It was like cocaine.

Nothing is like cocaine.

:|

[Screw_Michigan]

It was like cocaine.

Nothing is like cocaine.

:|

Adderall.