Re: (TV) "live" music

[Sam Inglis <sam@sospubs.co.uk>]

Hmmm. I feel the other way, really. If people are playing along to
backing tapes, they're never going to generate a really spontaneous
performance or create anything new in concert. But if they put overdubs
on a live recording, at least they're starting with something that might
have been created at the gig. It's something Neil Young does a lot, and
I think it often works quite well -- in fact a lot of the tracks on some
of his 'studio' albums are basically live concert recordings with a few
overdubs and the applause taken out (a lot of 'Rust Never Sleeps' for
instance). 
Also, the purists may hate me for this, but I know I'd listen to 'The
Blow Up' a lot more if Tom Verlaine's live vocals had been replaced in
the studio!
Sam

"Philip P. Obbard" wrote:

> 
> Backing tapes don't bother me that much - or at least not nearly as much as
> post-concert overdubbing for live albums, which further serves to make live
> performances sound just like studio performances (and thereby further reduce
> their value and/or interest to me...)
>
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