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Post by moorlock2003 on Dec 8, 2023 18:37:32 GMT
This show is really great; the band playing live and sounding sensational. It points out how magnificent the band were when they actually played live as opposed to the cheesy result coming from miming.
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Post by peterc on Dec 8, 2023 22:42:24 GMT
You sure they're playing live? I thought it was just a live vocal over pre-recorded backing tracks.
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Post by moorlock2003 on Dec 8, 2023 23:36:32 GMT
They are playing live. Butterfly has the orchestral tape of course.
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Post by anthony on Dec 9, 2023 2:44:17 GMT
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Post by peterc on Dec 9, 2023 8:02:01 GMT
They are playing live. Butterfly has the orchestral tape of course. Who's playing the keyboard at the beginning/end of 'Dear Eloise'? Definitely backing tracks (nice live vocals though). |
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Post by anthony on Dec 9, 2023 9:57:10 GMT
Sounds like it’s only singing live, everyone did it, yes mystery keyboards. Would love to see a good quality clip of this.
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Post by moorlock2003 on Dec 15, 2023 5:16:29 GMT
It is more “live” than the miming $hit found elsewhere, especially UK TV.
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Post by anthony on Dec 15, 2023 7:20:21 GMT
It is more “live” than the miming $hit found elsewhere, especially UK TV. Hi Moorlock i think fans of these shows were just happy to get a chance to see their idols on TV, not sure how many fully live music shows were around in the 60’s, 70’s . To be honest not sure what the problem with the bands miming on TV, think the idea when you see the acts in concert then you get the live show. Plus these were times when we didn’t have YouTube so you had little chance of seeing these acts. |
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Post by Mevrouw Bee on Dec 15, 2023 9:57:36 GMT
It is more “live” than the miming $hit found elsewhere, especially UK TV. Hi Moorlock i think fans of these shows were just happy to get a chance to see their idols on TV, not sure how many fully live music shows were around in the 60’s, 70’s . To be honest not sure what the problem with the bands miming on TV, think the idea when you see the acts in concert then you get the live show. Plus these were times when we didn’t have YouTube so you had little chance of seeing these acts. For a lot of us, concerts weren't an option. Until MuchMusic in 1984 (we didn't get MTV in Canada), we lived for these shows if we didn't live in the four Canadian cities that got big name concerts. TV appearances were an event. We knew they were lip synced. We didn't care. |
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Post by moorlock2003 on Dec 15, 2023 14:06:56 GMT
I recall a writer mentioning this very subject. Referring to The Hollies on Hullaballoo in 1965, he said “lipsyncing is something that should be officially declared obscene”. I agree 100%. Now when another great Manchester band (Wayne Fontana &The Mindbenders) appeared on the same show, they did 2 songs totally live. What a shame The Hollies didn’t. (And why did The Hollies get only one song?).
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Post by peterc on Dec 15, 2023 15:15:31 GMT
I recall a writer mentioning this very subject. Referring to The Hollies on Hullaballoo in 1965, he said “lipsyncing is something that should be officially declared obscene”. I agree 100%. Now when another great Manchester band (Wayne Fontana &The Mindbenders) appeared on the same show, they did 2 songs totally live. What a shame The Hollies didn’t. (And why did The Hollies get only one song?). Doesn't look live to me. |
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Post by peterc on Dec 15, 2023 17:34:53 GMT
This features a live vocal:
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Post by downriver on Dec 16, 2023 1:28:15 GMT
All countries had their share of both miming shows and live shows. Beat Club was German and American Bandstand was... American. Both shows legendary and both were (mostly) mimed. It's not "especially UK" at all. I just love seeing The Hollies on colour videotape. Bobby also famously went out of his way to still be flamboyant "even on shows where we had to mime".
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Post by moorlock2003 on Dec 27, 2023 18:33:05 GMT
I recall a writer mentioning this very subject. Referring to The Hollies on Hullaballoo in 1965, he said “lipsyncing is something that should be officially declared obscene”. I agree 100%. Now when another great Manchester band (Wayne Fontana &The Mindbenders) appeared on the same show, they did 2 songs totally live. What a shame The Hollies didn’t. (And why did The Hollies get only one song?). Doesn't look live to me. Wrong appearance. The band played totally live on the Hullaballoo stage in the US (not a miming from London), playing “The Game of Love” and what should have been the follow up single, “She’s Got the Power”. The group also played totally live on The Mike Douglas Show, doing their new single “It’s Just a little bit too late”. They are on Youtube. |
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