Interesting. I do have a defense for those recordings of the audio tape less than 16 track recorder days. I don't think the technology then caught much of these nuances. Case in pont, I remember someone playing Green Onions to me just when CDs came out. He swore that you could hear the drummer dropping a stick during the song.

Another thing you have to consider is the amount of hours spent on recording. I recalled how by the time the recording was "satisfactory" I already hated the song and dreaded the thought of having to play it again. I commend those musicians who endured the hours of writing, practicing, recording and then turn around and faced with having the hell of the audience demand you perform it for the next 40 years of your life!!! That took out Ricky Nelson.

The concern I had when we got into all this digital design was the fact that people would become overly critical of the final sound forgetting that it was crafted by humans that by default means there will be flaws. Taking those subtle flaws out and you have removed the human touch. The greater irony is if you open a musicians gear catelog and all you see are digitally processed "analog" effects for that human feel. Too funny. Then I think about Real Band. If I wanted audio perfection I would have stayed with MIDI; every note is cut to its precise position. I love Real Band... flaws and all!