MathOfInsects Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 McCartney seemed to be doing a little of Option 1 at the beginning of the show I saw, but then settled in to his own. You should add an Option 5, which is heavy use of pitch correction and other hidden assistance. Now out! "Mind the Gap," a 24-song album of new material. www.joshweinstein.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokely Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 2 or nothing. Sorry, just the way I feel. If you can't sing the parts (or play them) maybe it's time to not play live. It sucks that faking parts is as prevalent as it is, even down to the small-time level. I play in a cover band with no tracks, and if someone told me that we need tracks to keep up with the Joneses I'd quit playing live. Easy for me to say, I have a day job, but it really bites that audiences are losing their appreciation for actual musicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrpheusNY Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 If you're Stevie Wonder, the answer is: 5. Perform the entirety of Songs in the Key of Life 40 years later without conceding as much as a half step the entire performance, or giving away the high notes, or using technological crutches. I was amazed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksoper Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 So what would you prefer? 1. Artist lip-syncs to a recorded track (Valli, Parton and others) Friend of mine sat in on guitar with Dolly for a few weeks a while back. She chose what she'd sing or sync on a daily basis. Most of the time she sang. The guitar player was also given the option of mimicking his parts if he felt he hadn't had enough time to shed. He opted to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathOfInsects Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Friend of mine sat in on guitar with Dolly for a few weeks a while back. She chose what she'd sing or sync on a daily basis. Most of the time she sang. The guitar player was also given the option of mimicking his parts if he felt he hadn't had enough time to shed. He opted to play. Often there's a pedal that lets you click in to play live, or click out to mime to track. Now out! "Mind the Gap," a 24-song album of new material. www.joshweinstein.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannis D Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Who cares if its in the original key or not? I prefer the singer to use his "current" voice. Its called maturity. Lip syncing is a joke Be grateful for what you've got - a Nord, a laptop and two hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markay Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 I would prefer live, but its enterainment and as Timwat observed audiences want a good time, to relive their memories and will not be bothered or notice what happens behind the scenes to deliver it. I saw McCartney 10 or so years ago and he was definitely live and the vocals were not quite right in many places. Didn't bother me but I wouldn't go again. Saw Bryan Ferry 15 years ago and Avalon was atrocious. Instead of leaving it to the backing singers he would try, miss and then drop out. That combined with his offhand stage demeanor meant that was the very last time a dollar out of my wallet that went his way. A misguided plumber attempting to entertain | MainStage 3 | Axiom 61 2nd Gen | Pianoteq | B5 | XK3c | EV ZLX 12P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theGman Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 And to think, I thought he was dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 If you're Stevie Wonder, the answer is: 5. Perform the entirety of Songs in the Key of Life 40 years later without conceding as much as a half step the entire performance, or giving away the high notes, or using technological crutches. I was amazed. Didn't Stevie get one of the backing guys to do the Superstition scream? I'm not complaining - provided there's no attempt to mislead, it's fine with me. Saw Bryan Ferry 15 years ago and Avalon was atrocious. Ferry's singing has always been atrocious live, no? I can't think of a time when I've heard him and thought "good singer". And I can't even give him a Bob Dylan pass. (Dylan can/could sing quite well, just chooses not to). Cheers, Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrpheusNY Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Didn't Stevie get one of the backing guys to do the Superstition scream? I don't remember, but of course Superstition is not from SITKOL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathOfInsects Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 provided there's no attempt to mislead, it's fine with me. I can't speak for you, but in general the threshold is, provided there's no discernible attempt to mislead. Now out! "Mind the Gap," a 24-song album of new material. www.joshweinstein.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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