Post #662188 by TheClamsCasino on Sat, Dec 22, 2012 10:23 AM

On 2012-12-21 21:01, lucas vigor wrote:
I want to ask Clams Casino what exactly is so spontaneous about musicians who create all their stuff on a computer, and then hire ringers to perform it? If that's the case, can't ANYBODY do it? What then, makes it special?

Who said anything about creating stuff on a computer? Where did that come from? My criticism of the show has nothing to do with DT's musicianship; their place in the pantheon of exotica or anything else. It comes simply from MY viewing and listening experience- which to me, was of watching a band that is so well-rehearsed and has done their show so many times that it feels like a Vegas act. I am comparing that to Tiki Joe's Ocean @ Damon's (just an recent example) where there was interaction with the audience, a sense of freshness and a overall feeling of enjoying themselves and sharing that enjoyment with the audience. That's what makes it special to me. Sure, the venues were massively different and that itself may change the dynamics of the experience, but I felt that I was just "there" for Don Tiki and I was "involved" for Tiki Joe's.
I didn't get anything more out of Don Tiki's live show than I get out of listening to their recordings. To me, that makes all the difference in the world. Maybe that's just me. I certainly will still enjoy listening to them in the future, but I most likely won't be making a return visit to their live show if tickets are 50 a pop.