Photo by Natasha Papadopoulou"You have to see them live".

Now don't get me wrong, I like seeing bands live. I should think that much is obvious by now. But when that's used as a response to my voicing a lack of interest or enthusiasm for a particular artist's recorded output, I can't help but get even more wary. After all, I can tell the difference between unfortunate production and weak songwriting and can forgive the former, but not the latter. This isn't to say that a...