Originally Posted by
Stratmangler
Being at the top of their game is a bonus, but not an absolute necessity.
A long time back I went to see Peter Green Splinter Group, and there's no way you could say Peter Green was at the top of his game.
His playing was masterful and considered, but a good way off the level he'd attained prior to his flirtation with recreational pharmaceuticals.
When he took hold of a note you felt a direct connection to the internal anguish he felt, and the experience was quite something to behold. I was drained at the end of the gig, the Lord knows how he (Peter Green) felt.