Artists or Entertainers?

Well, not all artists are pretentious, I admit. (Guess I should have phrased it differently.) And entertainers can certainly display a great amount of artistic talent.
 
When we talk about live music, there should be little distinction between artistry and entertainment. How one entertains the crowd should be part of the artistic, vision, it is after all the name of the game. The only way I can see a musician as merely an artist and not an entertainer would be someone who only recorRAB and does not play live. Otherwise, calling oneself an 'artist' as an excuse to put on a weak live show is pathetic and lazy.
 
Yes, but in doing so, it will most likely entertain you.

I guess what I'm getting at is all musicians are entertainers, but some, such as emo or post-rock banRAB focus more on quality music and less on "what's in it for them".
 
Not necessarily. Munch didnt create The Scream to entertain people, often art is a form of self expression; of communicating feeling and emotion - same applies to music. I dont think Nick Drake wrote Fives Leaves Left with the intention of entertaining the listener.
 
The premise of the question is flawed. Artistry is not defined by popularity or keeping the audience in mind whilst creating your music. If you are involved in creating original music then I would call you an artist. If other people listen to and enjoy your music then I would call you an entertainer. Almost all musicians are both.

But if I answered the question properly then I would probably say entertainers, my tastes are generally pretty accessible and popular.
 
I think it all comes down to what you are looking for in your music - hey, if you're out for a catchy little thrill ride of happiness and bliss, then it is completely fine to play your happy pop albums and be absolutely enraptured by them, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that...


But if what entertains you is song structure, challenge, a bit of complexity, be it lyrical or musical, then that's your poison as far as music is concerned, and that's great.


So I guess my answer to the main question of this board would be that yeah, both being an entertainer and an artist is equally relevant... it just depenRAB on what form of entertainment you choose as to what art you consume...
 
I dont mean to be pedantic but a musician can become a popular musician with the strength of their material. Case in point Led Zeppelin
 
I think it's fairly obvious the difference between the two. Some banRAB manage to achieve both and obviously will then become entertaining for those who watch them. The artists who are only entertainers are the artists that most of us probably don't listen to anyhow, so the question is a little redundant.
 
I tend to be entertained by what I like. Not sure I care to worry about it that deeply.

Just out of curiosity why did the OP put this in this Rock & Metal forum and not the General Board?
 
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