[lounge Audio]

What no one has mentioned here, is how many reviewers actually attend live performances of any kind in a given year?  I've talked to a few of my print contemporaries and I'd bet a big stack of 20's that most of them haven't attended five live shows in the last five years.

Because I shoot most of the live music photography in our magazine, I attend 50-80 shows in any given year - all kinds, from the symphony to snoop dogg.  It really helps to hear amplified and unamplified music on a regular basis to keep that in perspective.

Much less actually played in a band and actually made recordings in the digital domain AND in the pre-digital days both live and in a multi-track studio AND can design electronic circuits too.     

[ltr317]

I'm an audio reviewer and usually attend over 30 concerts each year.  Last year I reached a record at 47 concerts attended (both un-amplified and amplified).