original: Before the dominance of recorded music, concerts would be the only opportunity one would generally have to hear musicians play.
simplifications: Concerts were the only opportunity one would generally have to hear musicians play before recorded music. Before the recorded music, concerts was the only way to hear musicians play. In the days before recorded music, you had to go to live concerts in order to hear musicians play. Before recorded music, concerts were generally the only opportunity to hear musicians play. Before recorded music was on top, concerts would be the only opportunity to hear musicians play. Before recordings, concerts were the only way for people to hear musicians play. Before the popularity of recorded music, concerts were usually the only chance to hear musicians play. Before music started being recorded, one would have to go to concerts to hear any musicians play. Concerts would be the only opportunity one would generally have to hear musicians play. This was before recorded music took over. Before recorded music became popular, music concerts were the only way to hear musicians play.