fronobulax
Bassist, GAD and the Hot Mess Mods
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- May 3, 2007
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We periodically discover or rediscover video of a 60's band or performer on a TV variety show. Sometimes it is clear that the performance is live, if only because the audio does not match a known/released recording of a song. In other cases it is clear that the performers are miming or lip synching. You can see acrobatics that clearly conflict with playing an instrument or see things like muting the bass strings with a sock toy while pretending to play.
Recently the anniversary of the Doors performance on Ed Sullivan was noted. The Doors only appeared once because Morrison had been asked to change a lyric, had reluctantly agreed and then didn't. Listening to the performance, as far as I can tell it is the studio version of "Light My Fire" with edits for length. Now if it were entirely lip synching then how did people expect Morrison to change a lyric? But were the Doors so tight that it was hard to differentiate between a live and a studio performance? Maybe it was karaoke and so only the vocal was live?
Are there any interesting generalizations concerning pre-recorded, live and hybrid that might apply for may bands or for a specific show? For example I think Dick Cavett had more real live performances than Ed Sullivan, at least as far as pop music goes.
Recently the anniversary of the Doors performance on Ed Sullivan was noted. The Doors only appeared once because Morrison had been asked to change a lyric, had reluctantly agreed and then didn't. Listening to the performance, as far as I can tell it is the studio version of "Light My Fire" with edits for length. Now if it were entirely lip synching then how did people expect Morrison to change a lyric? But were the Doors so tight that it was hard to differentiate between a live and a studio performance? Maybe it was karaoke and so only the vocal was live?
Are there any interesting generalizations concerning pre-recorded, live and hybrid that might apply for may bands or for a specific show? For example I think Dick Cavett had more real live performances than Ed Sullivan, at least as far as pop music goes.
