Buddy Holly and the Crickets seem like they were cool dudes. They didn't really let fame get to them, and they tuned into what the crowd wanted while still staying true to themselves. Sounds like they always put on a good show, too. They sound like they were pretty lucky, atleast in the time period of this excerpt. Everything was set up for them and all they had to do was submit to directions. "Pack this..bring this..be here at this time.." I don't know anything about Buddy Holly except for now a days people dig his glasses. I will be sure to check out his music, though. This reading intrigued me.
We've all grown up with MTV, and that's all we know. I bet it was ridiculously exciting that first day the concept of MTV was introduced. I mean, you can tell on the VJs' faces how cool they thought MTV was. I agree with how the author says musicians' videos would get played so much that they would become burnt out. Just like when the radio plays a song, even if you like it at first, you are SO sick of hearing it if that's all they play. I also agree with the fact that making videos and being in the studio is somewhat of a comfort zone for some artists because they make sure that every thing is perfect. Then comes a live performance, and they suck.
By the way, Video Killed the Radio Star is stuck in my head.
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Good to see someone engaged with the Buddy Holly reading. Buddy's glasses are iconic, and definitely the main part of his image now...but back then, as we discussed in class, people who hadn't SEEN his band assumed they were a black group, simply because of how they sounded.
ReplyDeleteThere is indeed a growing disparity between live performances and studio tracks these days.