"Ask yourself, who does it really serve, to experience music as a lithographic impression rather than a unique experience?" A recording allows me to share a sp

"Ask yourself, who does it really serve, to experience music as a lithographic impression rather than a unique experience?" A recording allows me to share a specific performance with someone else. It's like a painting, but in audio. I can tell someone how much I like the song Heart Shaped Box on Nirvana's In Utero album, and introduce them to that particular version I like. If my only option is to introduce them to the song at a concert, then they might end up with something like the version on Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah, which is a different experience. (In my opinion, an inferior one.) Live & unique performance of music has value too, and it's nice to have those fleeting moments that are only shared with the people who were with you at the time. But recording can be a great way to appreciate and enjoy the art itself.