tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post4355966033720229856..comments2024-01-23T17:14:04.067-05:00Comments on Jaltcoh: Are holograms the future of "live" music?John Althouse Cohenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703450281424023177noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-56878809013337174002010-11-13T22:22:16.141-05:002010-11-13T22:22:16.141-05:00It's basically like going to the movies... exc...<i>It's basically like going to the movies... except with the background removed.<br /><br /></i>Hmm...<br /><br />They do sell tickets to view live events, such as concerts and operas, in theaters right now. Do people pay the same as for a live event? No!<br /><br />But perhaps if someone had the audacity to only give performances by hologram they could get away with it.<br /><br />There is a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmYU4CeuZQ0" rel="nofollow">precedent</a>.Jason (the commenter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16045360562791361484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-51223553865762503772010-11-12T19:12:17.600-05:002010-11-12T19:12:17.600-05:00It's basically like going to the movies... exc...It's basically like going to the movies... except with the background removed.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-76122636388385701422010-11-12T17:52:49.306-05:002010-11-12T17:52:49.306-05:00I can see how this would work in Japan. Voice acto...I can see how this would work in Japan. Voice actors in Japan have their own genre of pop music. <br /><br />But in America we long for "authenticity" and holograms wont cut it. Singers can auto-tune themselves like crazy if that's their "sound", but they've got to show up in person.<br /><br />Lots of shows have crappy sound, and some performers are awful live, but they still pack 'em in.Jason (the commenter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16045360562791361484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-20857098352011835442010-11-12T11:05:50.373-05:002010-11-12T11:05:50.373-05:00[Comment where I straight-facedly announce that La...[Comment where I straight-facedly announce that Lady Gaga <i>is</i> a hologram, leaving it unclear whether I really-really mean what I've said or am making some kind of gnomic Baudrillard-type point.]Grobsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05964699430818239961noreply@blogger.com