Having a tuner, a multi-track recorder, a virtual keyboard, a white noise generator, signal analyzer and dB meter at every gig is nice.
Agreed, but a downside to that accessibility is that more and more bands are playing live to a click or backing tracks. More often than not, these bands lack spontaneity and even good tunes. As Roger Daltrey would say, give me a bum note and a bead of sweat.