BBC Coverage 2013

[The Nal]

If its a good one. Celebration Day being a great example. Otis Redding at Monterey? Prince Sign of the Times? Jimi H at IOW? If you couldnt be there - next best thing.

Trouble is - too many are sub youtube quality dross with no atmos and crap sound. Most of the ones I've picked up over the years unfortunately fit in the latter category

[Guest]

P.S. Hendrix was shite at IOW. The Moneteray gig is the business though.

[eFestivals]

music isn't only about what's happening now for me, it's all music that's ever been recorded in any form

and for me - which ever doesn't require my eyes, just me ears.

It's the same for you too, tho I guess you've not realised.

[Guest]

and for me - which ever doesn't require my eyes, just me ears.

It's the same for you too, tho I guess you've not realised.

[abdoujaparov]

some performances are greatly enhanced for me by being able to watch them too...

[Guest]

what I originally said was that I couldnt see the point of watching the TV coverage of Pilton. If it was a festival I had been at, it's a very very poor way of reliving the experience with none of what makes being there the experience it is. If it was one I hadnt been to, it's a piss poor second best

I do sometimes watch stuff about bands I'm interested in with live footage, although to be honest I have never found watching footage of live performances particularly satisfying

Edited December 6, 2012 by tonyblair

[eFestivals]

a performance is a performance.. it's a visual thing too... it might be secondary, but for great performers, it's a big part of what they do

I don't agree. Flashing lights of knee slides are naff all to do with the music - and it's music that interests me.

A good artist has charisma of course but that is not a visual thing, it's something that is felt.

[Guest]

I don't agree. Flashing lights of knee slides are naff all to do with the music - and it's music that interests me.

A good artist has charisma of course but that is not a visual thing, it's something that is felt.

[Ed209]

what I originally said was that I couldnt see the point of watching the TV coverage of Pilton. If it was a festival I had been at, it's a very very poor way of reliving the experience with none of what makes being there the experience it is. If it was one I hadnt been to, it's a piss poor second best

[eFestivals]

do you close your eyes at a gig so as not to be distracted?

not at all.

But if i close my eyes to a videotape, it's inevitably shit.

[eFestivals]

the only way to relive the experience.

but why the need to relive it?

Life is about living, not repeating a single experience ad infinitum. I've enjoyed almost everything which has happened in my life, but that doesn't mean that I wish to relive those things I've already enjoyed. I want new experiences.

A new experience can be seeing the same band again tho - but not one of the many bands who use the exact same comments in exactly the same place at every show, because they have no new experience to offer. I walk away from those even if I like the band.

Edited December 6, 2012 by eFestivals

[Ed209]

but why the need to relive it?

Life is about living, not repeating a single experience ad infinitum. I've enjoyed almost everything which has happened in my life, but that doesn't mean that I wish to relive those things I've already enjoyed. I want new experiences.

A new experience can be seeing the same band again tho - but not one of the many bands who use the exact same comments in exactly the same place at every show, because they have no new experience to offer. I walk away from those even if I like the band.

[eFestivals]

I'm not saying relive the experience over and over again, but occasionally tapping into our memories is a nice thing to do. Its why people take photos. Its why we reminisce with friends.

I don't take photos (for my own pleasure). That stops you experiencing that thing in the first place, and makes it impossible to relive via photos.

[abdoujaparov]

Apart from closing your eyes, its pretty much the only way to relive the experience.

I still find myself watching the Radiohead 2003 set, or the Macca 2004 set, or the Stevie 2010. While it in no way compares to being there, it does ignite something in my memory and brings back a small part of the emotions I felt at the time and makes me happy.

Making oneself happy is a good thing

[Guest]

what about performances you haven't experienced before, and watching it'll be your only chance?

[eFestivals]

what about performances you haven't experienced before, and watching it'll be your only chance?

been there done that - they never satisfy. I end up feeling I might as well have not watched it, which is why never bother to now.

In just the same way as it's impossible for tv cameras to capture the essence of what Glastonbury is, the same applies with any band's live performance.

Edited December 6, 2012 by eFestivals

[abdoujaparov]

what about performances you haven't experienced before, and watching it'll be your only chance?

[Mardy]

The image, for me, is not that important. I'm not into photography, don't own a camera, films, don't get me excited in terms of direction/cinematography, visual art leaves me cold pretty much.

Love a good documentary about a band, but that tends to be narrative driven, it's the words/story that move me. Fully understand where some of you are coming from, it's just generally not the way my brain works.

[russycarps]

I love listening to live albums on my ipod on my way in to work, but I wouldnt sit down and watch a live gig on telly. Even though I have loads in my dvd collection from over the years that people have bought me for christmas presents...

Even dvds of live gigs of my favourite artists like nick cave and the flaming lips do nothing for me really.

If I have friends round I might put one on for background noise, but I wouldnt sit there studiously watching it.

I do occasionally watch youtube footage of individiual songs though, like life on mars at glastonbury.

In short. meh

[Guest]

I love listening to live albums on my ipod on my way in to work, but I wouldnt sit down and watch a live gig on telly. Even though I have loads in my dvd collection from over the years that people have bought me for christmas presents...

Even dvds of live gigs of my favourite artists like nick cave and the flaming lips do nothing for me really.

If I have friends round I might put one on for background noise, but I wouldnt sit there studiously watching it.

I do occasionally watch youtube footage of individiual songs though, like life on mars at glastonbury.

In short. meh

[airds]

you appear to be mixing things up because TBS6981 is a PCI Express interface digital satellite TV Tuner card

http://www.tbsdtv.co...-pcie-card.html and would never work with Virgin Cable.

It sounds to me as if you don't have Virgin Media as you would soon discover if you live in a cable area you cant just bung in a cable TV feed into a Computer as the Virgin box requires a Virgin decoding card so its not as simple as you claim.

sure there is illegal boxes that can bypass the system but this is highly illegal as Virgin can detect the signal flow { so they can tell exactly which cable is being used } and there has been court cases to prove it.

[airds]

I don't sit down to watch a whole concert very often... it's more like the odd clip on youtube that ends up taking up half my morning.

[glasto-worker]

TBS6981 was just an example of what people use to record from the red button (in that example SKY), but like I said I dont record myself, since there are always people who record everything.

BTW I am on Virgin and I know a couple of people who have had cracked boxes, one worked for years, and Virgin at the time couldnt see it (you needed a clone of someone box who wasnt on the same subnet, thats all I knew about it). That wasnt me BTW I wouldnt risk losing my wonderful Virgin connection (60 Mb/s at the mo)

The BBC dont currently use that feature since there are loads of recording from the red button, and even from the iplayer.

[airds]

you cant quote a product as a example as it will not work on Virgin cable - full stop