![]() ![]() Between music-focused cable channels, dedicated apps, streaming video subscription services, and a multitude of websites, there are more concerts available to watch than one person could consume in a lifetime. ![]() The good news for people who don’t live in big cities - or who are too busy to get out - is that it’s never been easier to watch musical performances from home. 2017 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival. ![]() But someone stepping up to a microphone and singing in front of cameras can still feel urgent and real, no matter how well-rehearsed the show is. So much of what we see on our screens and hear on our stereos is processed to the point of genial blandness. ![]() The musicians’ interplay, the combination of hard-earned skill and raw physicality in the playing… when it all coalesces, it can be like watching riveting theater or a sporting event going down to the wire. One often-forgotten truth is that great live music - even when recorded and replayed - makes for great television. Just as the Grammy telecast interrupts its distribution of arbitrary awards to present one-of-a-kind performances (such as this year’s eye-popping Beyoncé number), the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony brings the TV audience a succession of talented entertainers, doing their jobs, reminding everyone why they’re stars. Rush’s Geddy Lee sat in on bass during Yes’ performance of “Roundabout.” Pearl Jam reportedly roared through an emotional rendition of its first big hit, “Alive.” These are moments music buffs will want to experience for themselves, even through the filter of a television screen.įorget about the speeches. Here’s why: according to critics who were at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn when the ceremony took place a few weeks ago, inductee Electric Light Orchestra did a stirring run through “Roll Over Beethoven,” in tribute to the late Chuck Berry. So why would anyone want to watch two hours of self-congratulation, from musicians who haven’t been a vital part of popular culture in decades? The Hall of Fame has a reputation as a stodgy institution that values money over artistry, and primarily exists to validate the tastes of graying baby boomers. This has become an annual tradition for the network, though some rock aficionados approach the broadcast skeptically. On Saturday, April 29th, HBO will air a recording of the 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which took place back on April 7th. ![]()
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