[CarylB]

Originally Posted by Julie in the rv mirror

I will grant you that there are some poor quality recordings out there, but there are also some that are good enough, and I like to think that I'm able to separate quality of a recording versus performance.

I have not suggested you are not able to do so. As I said, some may consider they can, some may well be able to, some imo cannot.

I don't know about anyone else, but I don't stand there at a show with a scorecard either, and frankly, I'm a little insulted that you think some of us are that shallow.

I'm sorry if you choose to feel insulted, but powerless to prevent your choices But what I said was:
And I know his voice is not always perfect, he occasionally fluffs a note, is not quite on pitch for a moment or two ... I simply don't spend time concentrating on that, but rather on the vast majority of his performance which was without fault.

No mention of score cards at all, nor even the suggestion they were kept. I do not consider you shallow .. nor do I generally consider people who are hyper-critical shallow. Negative sometimes, half-empty glasses perhaps, thoughtless in how they word their criticism on occasions, and sometimes apparently irritated by those of us who post positive reviews, which concentrate on the vast majority of a performance we love, rather than feeing any need to point out the (often very few) imperfections.

I was referring to focus in terms both experiencing the shows, and of posting reviews and "critiques" of them when I, like others, come here afterwards and review/recount my experiences. I remember the discussion (the year before last?) on a thread which opened by calling for more criticism in reviews .. more "balance". Like others, my positive reviews were dismissed, and at times ridiculed, as not objective, not "helpful" in aiding someone decide whether a show was worth going to, a responsibility I see no need to accept. My reviews have been parodied, words and phrases are taken and popped on threads, presumably in attempts to flame a response. Now if you want shallow .. look no further

But my stance was for those who want to identify imperfections that's their choice. Mine is to concentrate on all that worked superbly. That's not deep, any more than those who want to make sure they cover the flaws are shallow. They and those who, like me, post positive reviews simply operate from different hilltops.

Caryl