I would strongly debate calling them 'folk rock', although that's undeniably part of their musical heritage ... but that, too, is another conversation. I would still point to the stripped-down stages and straight-ahead musical performances of such bands as The Dead, The Band, Little Feat, or Dixie Dregs.
My point, basically, is that I don't care much for theatrical distractions from the music. When I go to see a band play, I'm there to hear the band play, not to see what flash and glitz they've wrapped around themselves.
There are exceptions, of course. Weird Al has a hell of a stage show -- but that's in support of the humor, not a distraction from the music (and truth be told, his band is amazing, when you stop to think how many styles they've had to master). TMBG goes in for a little theatricality, but at predictable points -- and by and large, their shows are all about the music.
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Date: 2008-01-10 11:59 am (UTC)My point, basically, is that I don't care much for theatrical distractions from the music. When I go to see a band play, I'm there to hear the band play, not to see what flash and glitz they've wrapped around themselves.
There are exceptions, of course. Weird Al has a hell of a stage show -- but that's in support of the humor, not a distraction from the music (and truth be told, his band is amazing, when you stop to think how many styles they've had to master). TMBG goes in for a little theatricality, but at predictable points -- and by and large, their shows are all about the music.