I’ve been listening to a lot of music trying to figure out how to write good songs recently, and I find that it really does help to watch the musicians play all

I’ve been listening to a lot of music trying to figure out how to write good songs recently, and I find that it really does help to watch the musicians play all together. If you listen to the recorded tracks you’ll probably hear 5 guitars overdubbed in a band with 3 people. But seeing them live, you see the drummer tap the sticks together, 1, 2, 3, 4, then you see the keyboard player put his hands down, and you see someone playing a strat, clean, chords, and someone else come in on the bass- it just makes it a lot easier to hear how they arranged everything and what they’re doing. More enjoyable too. Studio tricks are ok but there is magic in seeing how those sounds are made.