Remember the Music? Plain and Simple...
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Ever heard of a concert that has no
lighting cues, flashy dancers or interaction with the audience? Well, I didn't
either until I found out about Classic Albums Live. Founded by Craig Martin, 50,
this concert phenomenon recreates, to a tee, the most famous rock/pop albums of the
century. What an amazing concept! Take away all the flash, the lip syncing, the
dancers, the propaganda, and what are you left with? The music, plain and
simple. That is what some artists forget about these days I find, the music. They rely whole-heartedly on the commercialism of the industry and their own self-promotion, often
forgetting the reason that they began performing in the first place.
"We're going to stand there and play and recite the album perfectly,"
explains Craig Martin in this month's Odeum. "We won't be talking to the
audience. We won't be wearing costumes. It'll be the most boring show of the
year, and yet, somehow, people will enjoy themselves immensely and it will
strike a sublime chord with the audience and they'll go, 'This is one of the
best shows I've ever seen'." To read more about Classic Albums Live, see
the full article in the April-May edition of Odeum Magazine.
Entry by
Adam Scott
Marketing Assistant, Rose Theatre Brampton
Entry by
Adam Scott
Marketing Assistant, Rose Theatre Brampton
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