piano39 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Highly recommend this: David Byrne Once in a Lifetime SNL Incredibly entertaining. Two questions: 1) Does anybody know how to get the synth sequence that plays through this song? I believe that it moves from A7Sus to A7Sus/F#. I also think that it is an arp, not a sequence. 2)Less important- what keyboard is being played on this video? do you think that he is playing the synth arp? or is it pre-recorded? thanks, Quote Yamaha Motif XF6, Yamaha AN200, Logic Pro X, Arturia Microbrute, Behringer Model D, Yamaha UX-3 Acoustic Piano, assorted homemade synth modules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miden Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Yes I have seen this clip always good to see it again though! - David Byrne is a legend and sooo cool! Quote There is no luck - luck is simply the confluence of circumstance and co-incidence... Time is the final arbiter for all things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Highly recommend this: David Byrne Once in a Lifetime SNL Incredibly entertaining. Two questions: 1) Does anybody know how to get the synth sequence that plays through this song? I believe that it moves from A7Sus to A7Sus/F#. I also think that it is an arp, not a sequence. 2)Less important- what keyboard is being played on this video? do you think that he is playing the synth arp? or is it pre-recorded? thanks, I can answer one part - there is zero pre-recording. Every instrument you hear is played live by that incredible band. When I saw him tour here last year he spent 5 mins discussing how a lot of people don't believe it's 100% live and then used the band to build up a song to show how it was 100% live. One of the best gigs I've ever seen Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphollis Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Thanks for sharing this. It's making me seriously consider what a live performance is all about. Quote Want to make your band better? Check out "A Guide To Starting (Or Improving!) Your Own Local Band" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricBarker Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 I used to play this song with my band, but it's been a bit. If I remember correctly, the original arpeggio is a 7 over 8 note sequence that Eno came up with in the studio. The original song came out of a jam session with David and Brian (they get co-writing credit), and the rest of the band filled in later. It would be kind of pointless to play the sequence, IMO, it's supposed to be very mechanical, and the rest of the song is such a free jam, it would sort of take away from the performance to have someone locked into that pattern. The "Stop Making Sense" version uses a completely different arpeggio that's more obviously played. The original also has a lot of tape cuts. The transition from first verse to chorus drops a beat. They squared it off in the "Stop Making Sense" version. David Holloway says there's no prerecording, and that may be true, but the main arpeggio is not what the keyboardist on stage is playing, there is a keyboard part behind it, which he's grooving on, it's the part Bernie Worell played for Stop Making Sense. I almost guarantee that arpeggio is sequenced, because... why not? Quote Puck Funk! Equipment: Laptop running lots of nerdy software, some keyboards, noise makersâ¦yada yada yadaâ¦maybe a cat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Oh I don't doubt there'd be live triggering of samples etc Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyRude Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Incredibly entertaining. Two questions: Utterly fantastic. No question. Quote Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piano39 Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 Highly recommend this: David Byrne Once in a Lifetime SNL Incredibly entertaining. Two questions: 1) Does anybody know how to get the synth sequence that plays through this song? I believe that it moves from A7Sus to A7Sus/F#. I also think that it is an arp, not a sequence. 2)Less important- what keyboard is being played on this video? do you think that he is playing the synth arp? or is it pre-recorded? thanks, Thanks for all the feedback. I would be remiss if I didn't direct you to the other song he did on SNL, "ToeJam". In the opening second, you can see the keyboard playing the accordion part (melodeon part???) on the keyboard. David Byrne SNL TOE JAM Quote Yamaha Motif XF6, Yamaha AN200, Logic Pro X, Arturia Microbrute, Behringer Model D, Yamaha UX-3 Acoustic Piano, assorted homemade synth modules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokely Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 I can't think of another song offhand where the bass plays outside the chords of the other instruments for the whole song That shouldn't work. Yet it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickzjamm Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Great performance by a great artist & band... made me smile!! Quote You don't know you're in the dark until you're in the light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Thanks for posting, I had not seen this. Great meld of concert and theatre. Cheers, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piktor Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 I was in New York last October. We did not plan to see any Broadway shows, but on a last minute whim we scored some half priced tickets to see Byrne and this same group of musicians perform their whole show in a theatre. I was never a David Byrne or Talking Heads fan before that night, but the show was fantastic. As I"m now n my sixties, I am less curious about the technology that they used than I am about how Byrne can perform a whole show night after night in his bare feet. I walk A LOT and I can"t even walk around my house for long without wearing slippers. ð Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Back when the legendary Bernie Worrell was with David Byrne. [video:youtube]https://youtu.be/jr4aKtPh4_A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Thanks for Once In a Lifetime and Toe Jam!!!! I've been a big David Byrne fan since Psycho Killer hit the radio waves. Used to play Life During Wartime in a band. There is a subtle tempo change in Toe Jam, it really perks the song up at that point. Things like this are why I dislike click tracks with all my heart and soul. Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mullins Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 I thought it was one of the best performances in years on SNL (I know...low bar.) I hate the long, bloated Super Bowl half-time shows and I don't really enjoy marching bands, but it strikes me that this would be a perfect act for the Super Bowl: - they are already set up to operate wirelessly and would actually be playing everything - its a fun visual performance - it draws inspiration from the various "marching" musical traditions. That I would actually watch. Quote Yamaha CK88, Arturia Keylab 61 MkII, Moog Sub 37, Yamaha U1 Upright, Casio CT-S500, Mac Logic/Mainstage, iPad Camelot, Spacestation V.3, QSC K10.2, JBL EON One Compact www.stickmanor.com There's a thin white line between fear and fury - Stickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefDanG Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 I thought this was terrific! Hats off to David and the band. Quote Professional musician = great source of poverty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillearning Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 I thought it was one of the best performances in years on SNL (I know...low bar.) Agreed, but I also really enjoyed Paul Simon"s most recent performance. Quote I would like to apologize to anyone I have not yet offended. Please be patient and I will get to you shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotiDave Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 I saw him do some unknown song on one of those 11:30 variety shows (tonight show esq, don"t remember which), maybe 3 - 6 months ago? I"d never heard the song, it wasn"t one of the classic TH hits from the 80s we all know him by. But the presentation was this exact same ultra cool 'theatrical' (for lack of better description) walking band concept he"s now performing as. I don"t know how long ago he started this reinvention, he could have been doing it for 10 or more years and I wouldn"t know. But - Love this, as i loved that odd unknown song he did with his same wandering emoting band. Watch them closely, every move, position switch, step bend and twist, facial expression, emotion of each of the band members is completely choreographed and scripted. Its truly theatrical and imaginative genius, so oddly different and completely Byrne!. Not sure I would remain enthralled for a 90 minute concert of this act, but for a song - its awesomely original Quote The baiting I do is purely for entertainment value. Please feel free to ignore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksoper Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 The first verse could be my epitaph. I may request that. The whole grey suit thing reminds me of The Tubes when they ditched the elaborate stage production for the lean and mean Completion Backward Principle tour. They looked like they had cleaned out the JC Penney's men's department--cheap, ill-fitting suits and briefcases. Quote 9 Moog things, 3 Roland things, 2 Hammond things and a computer with stuff on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzzz Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 I thought it was one of the best performances in years on SNL David Bowie- Man Who Sold The World, 1979. With Klaus Nomi and Joey Arias doing background vocals: Bowie SNL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 I saw American Utopia last month and loved it as did my 28 year old daughter. It returns to Broadway in the fall and we might see it again. Spike Lee filmed performances the weekend we saw the show. I"m not sure of the release date. Here"s the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannis D Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Thanx for this video Mark This guy has an intellectual force Quote Be grateful for what you've got - a Nord, a laptop and two hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 I saw him do some unknown song on one of those 11:30 variety shows (tonight show esq, don"t remember which), maybe 3 - 6 months ago? I"d never heard the song, it wasn"t one of the classic TH hits from the 80s we all know him by. [video:youtube] Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 If you liked the SNL performances, try this: [video:youtube] It might be where David Byrne started the 'untethered band' concept. I saw an earlier date on the tour. The sound of the band and choreography was amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adan Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 I feel like being in the audience for that performance of Once in a Lifetime would be a near-religious experience. Love that keyboard, uh, holster? Now wondering if it's commercially available, or bespoke one-off piece. I'd purchase it in a heartbeat. Quote Gigging: Crumar Mojo 61, Hammond SKPro Home: Vintage Vibe 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Love that keyboard, uh, holster? Now wondering if it's commercially available, or bespoke one-off piece. I'd purchase it in a heartbeat. we had a thread about this 2 years ago. I believe the info you want is there https://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/2925446/Re_David_Byrne_s_keyboardist_s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmonizer Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 .... 1) Does anybody know how to get the synth sequence that plays through this song? I believe that it moves from A7Sus to A7Sus/F#. I also think that it is an arp, not a sequence. ..... To me the most interesting part of this is the rhythms. I studied this song once and discovered that in there were at least two keys/synth parts in the background, at least during the verses, which help create the feeling of floating around in a weird space. One part is playing 16th notes while the second plays 3 notes per beat. I shared this in another thread (I think it was here on Keyboard Corner, but I can't find the thread). Then another person shared that there was a third such repeated keys/synth part that was 7 notes every 2 beats. This would create 6-7-8 notes being played against each other every 2 beats. The above is above and beyond the most prominent synth part, which plays during the chorus, and plays notes from a major triad with the major 3rd of that triad as the top note. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adan Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Love that keyboard, uh, holster? Now wondering if it's commercially available, or bespoke one-off piece. I'd purchase it in a heartbeat. we had a thread about this 2 years ago. I believe the info you want is there https://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/2925446/Re_David_Byrne_s_keyboardist_s Ah, so it's 70 year old technology. Amazing I've gotten this far into life without knowing that. As an irrelevant aside, that thread is Sven at his finest. he must have been patting himself on the back after that one. Quote Gigging: Crumar Mojo 61, Hammond SKPro Home: Vintage Vibe 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldwin Funster Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 With all that moving around with nary a rustle noise or grunt to be heard I'm thinking thats live lead vocals and most of the rest is tracks. Quote FunMachine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmonizer Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 For "Stop Making Sense", there was an 8-song album release of a subset of the song performances from the movie. I had both the full soundtrack recording (and later the DVD) in addition to the 8-song album, and I noticed at least one place in the 8-song album where they cleaned up something in the audio of the performance. The audio we hear on the youtube video of Byrne's recent SNL performance may have had similar audio fixes applied to it. If anyone recorded the live broadcast on SNL, it might be interesting to compare their audio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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