TheHappySpaceman
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@Mellow Rhythm
The Who Sell Out is a great album! Did you know that “I Can See for Miles” was apparently listed by one publication as the heaviest song released at the time, and was the inspiration for Paul McCartney to write a heavier song with “Helter Skelter”? (Which is, IMO, the first heavy metal song.)
The Who Sell Out is a great album! Did you know that “I Can See for Miles” was apparently listed by one publication as the heaviest song released at the time, and was the inspiration for Paul McCartney to write a heavier song with “Helter Skelter”? (Which is, IMO, the first heavy metal song.)
@Mr.Myoozik
It’s a long story, but basically, the band Falling in Reverse had to cancel two or more shows because their laptop broke and they needed it for their live performances. So radio host Eddie Trunk and original Skid Row lead singer Sebastian Bach started crapping on them for it, saying that too many modern rock bands use backing tracks and bands back in The Old Days didn’t have to…
It’s a long story, but basically, the band Falling in Reverse had to cancel two or more shows because their laptop broke and they needed it for their live performances. So radio host Eddie Trunk and original Skid Row lead singer Sebastian Bach started crapping on them for it, saying that too many modern rock bands use backing tracks and bands back in The Old Days didn’t have to…
Which is completely untrue, for the record. Some examples:
The Who were one of the first bands to utilize backing tracks in live performances of “Baba O’Riley” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again” back in 1971.
Rush used backing tracks of Aimee Mann’s backing vocals in live performances of “Time Stand Still.”
Queensrÿche used a backing orchestra track on “Silent Lucidity” in lieu of hauling the entire orchestra on tour.
Van Halen used backing keyboards on songs like “Jump,” “When It’s Love,” and “Right Now” since the late ’80s to free up Eddie (who played keys on those tracks) so he could play guitar.
Even Queen used a backing track for the Opera section of “Bohemian Rhapsody”–there was no way they could reproduce those vocals live!
The Who were one of the first bands to utilize backing tracks in live performances of “Baba O’Riley” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again” back in 1971.
Rush used backing tracks of Aimee Mann’s backing vocals in live performances of “Time Stand Still.”
Queensrÿche used a backing orchestra track on “Silent Lucidity” in lieu of hauling the entire orchestra on tour.
Van Halen used backing keyboards on songs like “Jump,” “When It’s Love,” and “Right Now” since the late ’80s to free up Eddie (who played keys on those tracks) so he could play guitar.
Even Queen used a backing track for the Opera section of “Bohemian Rhapsody”–there was no way they could reproduce those vocals live!
It’s not like the bands using backing tracks are just doing it because they’re lazy or whatever. Nor is it the same as lip syncing, which people are accusing it of being (and of course is almost always unacceptable).
If Falling in Reverse should be shamed for anything, it’s for not making backups of what was on their computer. That’s just basic stuff. The laptop is like an instrument at that point, and any good musician keeps a backup guitar, for example, so if it breaks they can switch and the show can go on.