Originally Posted by scastle

Video just doesn't have the same impact.. I have to admit, I do see the big special effect laden tours (such as Britney, Micheal Jackson etc) more as "shows" than live concerts. Having said that, the two aren't mutally exclusive. For instance Jean-Michel Jarre is very talented, performs live and has special effects laden shows (yes, I saw him live at Wembley and it was brilliant). I have also seen concerts where there have been little or no special effects, and somebody singing live. These are good too.

One example of this is when I saw the Pet Shop Boys (not a group that you normally expect to see live) perform Always on my mind. I knew at some point that they would do Always on my mind, and was expecting a big show to back it up. Most of the other songs were performed with the big special effects sort of thing. When he sung Always on my mind, Neil Tennent came on stage, sat down with a guitar and a microphone and accompanied himself on the guitar. It was brilliant.