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Subject: Re: ANYONE TAPE SOUL COUGHING AT THE CRADLE LAST NITE?
Todd,
you were there? I woulda said Hey, but I didn't see you. Prob'ly because
Viv insisted on sitting in the back where she could study by the light
from the bar. I'm not kidding.
RE: Jeremy Enigk- what struck me about him was that his histrionic
schtick is in such marked contrast to the detachment or vague ennui we're
used to seeing in Chapel Hill-brand music (a dangerous
generalization, I know). Not that histrionics is better or worse than
ennui, just different.
Between his Transparent-Man-with-lifelike-pulsing-blood act and Soul
Coughing's are-we-beat-poets-or-a-musical-Archie-Mcphee-catalog,
lets-lift-lines-from-Tribe-Called-Quest-and-Tommy-Tutone-in-the-same-song
, the audience was entertained in a very different way than they were at,
say, a Spatula/Guv'ner/Catpower show.
Not sure what I'm getting at here. Differences in audience, differences
in presentation, differences in artist's priorites, the old
indie-vs-major argument, tour bus envy.
How does an artist communicate an emotion (other than boredom or
world-weariness) night after night?
Three ways, seems to me:
1) making yourself feel that emotion at the time of performance (usually
limited to people with psychological dysfunctions)
2) sticking with emotions that are easy to put on (a lot of bands fall
into this category)
3) plain ol' acting (some days, I bet Sting doesn't give a fuck about the
rainforests).
Each with its inherent advantages and risks.
Wandering way off topic here. Oh well.
JD
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