There are others who would argue that Connors saved that gig from total mediocrity; not I as it happens, but you wouldn't want to be so quick to go knocking something you clearly didn't understand. And expecting Connors to change his style entirely just to suit a crowd predominantly familiar with Jim O Rourke's later work (slated by his long time following as a total sell out) is just plain arrogant. Audience empathy is for rock bands, and whether he improvised well or not is a matter of opinion - more so than any other form of musical expression. A lot of people I talked to thought O Rourke was cack.