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Originally Posted by The Flying Mouse
 Just for the record, I (personally) don't have the problem with bootleg live material that others have .... |
I do mainly because it's generally poor quality and to me often doesn't do the performer justice .. but that's my choice to make. And I agree wholeheartedly with this:
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... but my philosophy about it is (IMHO) a fair and respectful one.
Either view/listen to the bad quality footage, accept it for what it is, and find enjoyment in there somewhere if you can, or avoid it because the quality is not good.
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Entirely fair and reasonable in my view too.
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What I don't think you should do is go on a forum where the artist (a person I assume you have some respect for) visits and is having the bootleg material wafted under his nose (bad enough) and saying that his voice isn't strong on the strength of that.
It's not a well formed opinion, but one that can cause upset to a bloke who has done nothing to deserve it.
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I really cannot see why this is being argued with, or considered "censorship", or some "slippery slope". It seems reasonable, decent and fair. Virtually every ticket I have bought says on the reverse that videotaping is prohibited. If the artist doesn't want it done, if it doesn't give an accurate reflection of the performance he has put such care and effort into, why should he have it waved in his face as purported evidence that he hasn't done a good job, or his performance is lacking in some way?
And if you insist on doing that, why should he think you like or respect him, as a person or a performer?
And some people may well be able to consider they can judge a performance from a distorted video .. some may even be able to. Some in my view cannot. I have been to shows where Meat has sounded great, and seen bootlegs in which you could barely hear him, or were so distorted his voice sounded woolly or cracked .. but I know it was not, because I was there. And I know his voice is not always perfect, he occasionally fluffs a note, is not quite on pitch for a moment or two. As of course does he, without any added help from me. I simply don't spend time concentrating on that, but rather on the vast majority of his performance which was without fault. Those who hear it live and want to concentrate on or highlight the few imperfections, that's their choice.
But I have seen those same clips which do NOT reflect his performance with any accuracy at all being used to support critical comment that his voice was not up to par. It happens, it has happened. And I agree with Mouse. It's not a well formed opinion, and can rightly cause upset to a man who has done nothing to deserve it.
Caryl