Is audio quality more important than musicianship?
Absolutely! Back in the day, if a bassist decided to get friggin’ uppity, he was replaced by the keyboardist’s left hand. If a string section gets uppity, and wants to get paid, there’s some pretty SMOKIN’ sample libraries that sing the song royalty free, baby! If a drummer can’t find his own ass with both hands, there’s a Roland thingy that will send him back to the drive-up window at KFC, where he belongs. If a singer can’t carry a tune in a bucket, autotune will step in and save the CMA’s. (DID I REALLY JUST SAY THAT????????) and if the power goes out, and everything electrified takes a vacation, there’s always a MUSICIAN and a piano, guitar, pots and pans, and voice, to make some music.
