I literally do not care that someone can "hit high notes" or that "unlike this other artist, my favorite artist can actually sing." I'm listening to music, not grading music class students.
So yeah I guess a little controversial, haha
Honestly if you’re not into it you’re not into it and that’s fine - but for sure, if you’re going to a concert expecting a pitch-perfect recital of studio-produced tracks, then… you’re kind of just setting yourself up for disappointment. That’s the wrong expectation to go into it with, imo.
I can see that in a music video. At a live performance, I see a bunch of people in front of me and maybe some distant figures onstage. I definitely can’t see the drummer doing drummer things or anyone’s fingers on a guitar. And some performers just sound like dogshit live.
IMO, live performances are about the atmosphere, which can be hit or miss depending on the performer and the crowd. I’d probably like Rammstein live, but I’d also probably hate the crowd.
A studio recording is also a performance, just not a live one. Movies are similar: we don’t watch “the first take of the day”; we watch the result put together from the best takes.
Go to smaller venues then. I agree that if you go to a 30,000 person concert then you probably aren't going to see anything.