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question about live shows (the band simple minds) and unrelated audio question
I thought I might ask this on this board, since you guys obviously
know your stuff and have been around in the music world. Does Jim (the lead singer of Simple Minds) sing "live"? I mean, does he really sing or use taped vocals stuff to mouth to like some artists do for some songs? How can you tell exactly? Does it seem like he does?.. for those of you that have seen them live, or know anyone who's linked. I don't mean like Top of the Pops, or commercially released concert video or whatever.. Just regular live concerts. I was on another music board and a fan was talking about Simple Minds and supposedly how Jim doesn't really sing live and that he uses one of those tape things. For whaever reason. Is this true? I have never been to a SM concert, so I would not know. The person said it's done through something like (sorry, I really know nothing about these technical things. if anyone would like to explain, i'd be very interested in general) a sounding board or mixing board, something like that. And what they do is where they do stuff for effects and echoes, etc., this is where they run such pre-recorded vocals through, too. And they run it through and set it up where it will flow through the venue, as if it were coming through the microphone then to the speakers. Not sure how that works. ? Now, I have heard others do it this way too, and does it sound/seem like Jim is actually singing through his mic? This person who told me this claims they supposedly even worked with and as a sound techs and things like that the past few years. Not SM's, but other bands. If anyone wants to explain some of that stuff to me or anything you would not want to put on here for clogging up the place, you can email me: Thanks in advance! |
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I was just simply asking a question.
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"Laurence Payne" wrote in message ... On 12 Sep 2004 17:55:17 -0700, I was on another music board and a fan was talking about Simple Minds and supposedly how Jim doesn't really sing live and that he uses one of those tape things. For whaever reason. Is this true? This would of course be contrary to every consumer-protection law ever drafted. If you ever suspect a recording is being passed off as live performance, call the police immediately. What do you expect the police to do, after they have finished laughing at you? TonyP. |
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On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 12:17:21 +1000, "TonyP"
wrote: I was on another music board and a fan was talking about Simple Minds and supposedly how Jim doesn't really sing live and that he uses one of those tape things. For whaever reason. Is this true? This would of course be contrary to every consumer-protection law ever drafted. If you ever suspect a recording is being passed off as live performance, call the police immediately. What do you expect the police to do, after they have finished laughing at you? Depends if the band are WASPs or ethnic. If the latter, they could beat them up. |
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Request him to sing a Milli Vanilli song....lol
"Georg Grosz" wrote in message m... (GreenSlimer) wrote in message . com... I was just simply asking a question. What you describe is called "lip-syncing." It is a fact of life in major touring music shows. Different shows use it to varying degrees, but from what I have read, it is more common for singers who are also dancing on stage, simply due to the amount of physical exertion involved. Even if the singer is singing, the amount of audio processing can be extensive. For instance, there are digital devices that can correct intonation in real time. This is simply due to the demands of being on stage and trying to sound like the studio recording. My suggestion: Don't worry about it, and enjoy the show. |
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Hi I'm Stephie
Lets just say that I 10+ years ago had a very long friendship with somebody very close to the band. Jim can sing, did sing and probably had all sort of electronic gagetry involved with the bands performance. No band can play live without good sound mixing etc. Remember all sorts of things can be done in a studio to enhance recorded music. Live music is another thing entirely. Most live performances have an element of electronic help. Just let me say finaly I know for sure he sung live. enhanced lyrics.any kind of live show. "GreenSlimer" wrote in message om... I thought I might ask this on this board, since you guys obviously know your stuff and have been around in the music world. Does Jim (the lead singer of Simple Minds) sing "live"? I mean, does he really sing or use taped vocals stuff to mouth to like some artists do for some songs? How can you tell exactly? Does it seem like he does?.. for those of you that have seen them live, or know anyone who's linked. I don't mean like Top of the Pops, or commercially released concert video or whatever.. Just regular live concerts. I was on another music board and a fan was talking about Simple Minds and supposedly how Jim doesn't really sing live and that he uses one of those tape things. For whaever reason. Is this true? I have never been to a SM concert, so I would not know. The person said it's done through something like (sorry, I really know nothing about these technical things. if anyone would like to explain, i'd be very interested in general) a sounding board or mixing board, something like that. And what they do is where they do stuff for effects and echoes, etc., this is where they run such pre-recorded vocals through, too. And they run it through and set it up where it will flow through the venue, as if it were coming through the microphone then to the speakers. Not sure how that works. ? Now, I have heard others do it this way too, and does it sound/seem like Jim is actually singing through his mic? This person who told me this claims they supposedly even worked with and as a sound techs and things like that the past few years. Not SM's, but other bands. If anyone wants to explain some of that stuff to me or anything you would not want to put on here for clogging up the place, you can email me: Thanks in advance! |
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