@mofimadness
Well I guess it depends on whether you appreciate all those details captured on a less clinical recording (such as a live session) that has captured what I would call more musical feeling.
For example, a lot of Led Zeppelin drifts in tempo quite a bit and so do many of The Police recordings. I like these imperfections especially as they are actually deliberate musical expression. I believe Steely Dan used a click track and I also hear so much consistency in the playing that there is no doubt they used both great session musicians (who were asked to play precisely) but they did a few tricks and went through countless takes and overdubs to get the desired consistency which has a hypnotic robotic effect but lacks some musical expression or energy - kind of restrained.
Well I guess it depends on whether you appreciate all those details captured on a less clinical recording (such as a live session) that has captured what I would call more musical feeling.
For example, a lot of Led Zeppelin drifts in tempo quite a bit and so do many of The Police recordings. I like these imperfections especially as they are actually deliberate musical expression. I believe Steely Dan used a click track and I also hear so much consistency in the playing that there is no doubt they used both great session musicians (who were asked to play precisely) but they did a few tricks and went through countless takes and overdubs to get the desired consistency which has a hypnotic robotic effect but lacks some musical expression or energy - kind of restrained.