I love what Roger Daltrey has done on his latest tour. He's playing Won't Get Fooled Again and Baba O'Reilly without synthesizers or backing tracks, and they're magnificent.
@weirdcritter23 сағат бұрын
It wasn't a rant Dave was just poking fun.
@mikedtubeyКүн бұрын
Luv it!
@jimroadhouse4872Күн бұрын
The money the make Don could hire a couple of backing singers does wonders for Mick Jagger
@flatroc1Күн бұрын
I totally agree with you and actually have some distain for the fake mimers
@michaelroberts79592 күн бұрын
Coldplay are the worst.... U2 are offenders to a lesser degree. Old guys like The Stones still are 100% live. That's how you do it.
@somleesong2 күн бұрын
Great video. thinking of buying one. do you need DI boxes when you connected your guitar?
@jasoncrobar7242 күн бұрын
Watching a live performance involving a click track doesn't bother me, because I can't hear the click. A live performance with a few pre-recorded samples triggered at the right times, is also good. When Rush played Time Stand Still in concert, Aimee Mann wasn't touring with them year after year to do her vocal part every night. With no guitar in the chorus, Alex played the synth part and triggered the vocal sample. I'd expect them to play that to a click track, because they'd need to be at the right tempo during the chorus for that vocal to stay in time every time it's triggered, and it would sound weird to have the rest of the song at a different tempo when the original recording doesn't do that. That's still live. If a musician on stage makes it happen, it's live. If the musician on stage doesn't make it happen, and it doesn't happen, that's live. If it happens without the musician making it happen, that part is very professional karaoke. That can still be enjoyable, but it's not live.
@DanielRuiz-oq9cy2 күн бұрын
"Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?"
@dominiqueob77122 күн бұрын
Wow unreal playing !! so much nuance , you're awesome dude!! 🤘
@paulwheeldon30752 күн бұрын
I saw Porcupine Tree in Manchester in June 2023 during the tour you mentioned. Everybody knew beforehand what had happened to the bass player and were just happy to see the band, even though the bass parts were not live. Rather that than cancel the gig.
@andrewhudson89662 күн бұрын
What’s the thoughts on having extra players back stage,i.e. hidden?
@tonepilot2 күн бұрын
Our drummer tried using a click track and we decided to turf it as it ruined the organicness (that a word?) of our playing.
@ianparr15332 күн бұрын
I can see that there can be good reasons for major label artists doing these things. The pressures of having to do more and more exciting & theatrical shows plus the inevitable social media humiliation that would result from a f-up live on-stage must be what drives a lot of this. But what hacks me off is the lack of honesty about what is being done. If a performer feels that they are giving their audience the best experience by having the whole show MIDI sync'd, with sections of lead vocal mimed and/or auto-tuned so they can show off their dance moves or still do shows with a knackered voice then that's their choice. But the audience should know about it. Personally, I would pack it in if my band felt that we had to play to backing tracks...but then I'm a dinosaur (apparently).
@tonepilot2 күн бұрын
Musicians shouldn’t publicly diss other musicians. It’s just bad form.
@petes17422 күн бұрын
Some musicians take pride in their work, their dedication to the craft. Then they see an "artist" like Taylor in this instance, who come along (and many of them in todays music) who try to present as traditional - yet are just clearly exploiting their fanbase. We see older acts like The Eagles also doing it. So calling people out is fine. If they cannot perform their songs "live" - cut back the number of songs played on a set, lessen the dates, OR simply let everyone know upfront what you're doing - if they are prepared to pay 1000s still to watch you mime, than thats ok.
@tonepilotКүн бұрын
@@petes1742 Another musician putting down another successful musician reads like petty jealousy or personal bias. We don’t need to see that. If your music/shows are good, just focus on being the best you can be. Don’t worry what others are doing. Especially, in a genre with an audience that is completely different to your own. Dave can be a dick. I know, I read his book (which I highly recommend).
@Azabaxe802 күн бұрын
Two takes on opposite sides of this argument. A relative of mine once played in a band where he was the lead guitarist. For one particular gig the vocalist (and leader) of the band was stranded at an airport thousands of miles away, so my nephew took over vocal duties and had his guitar parts played from a computer. No one noticed the difference. Except for the vocal parts, which in my very biased opinion, were superior. Many, many years ago, at the very first Lollapalooza tour, I saw Nine Inch Nails. They obviously played to click and prerecorded keyboard tracks. But the sound that the band was producing was completely different and way more exciting than what Reznor had played on the Pretty Hate Machine album. And sounding like the record isn't always a good thing. U2 pre-1990 consistently produced vastly superior versions of their songs on live performances compared to their records. If you're a good band you can do that.
@LarryMason3 күн бұрын
Interesting take on this. BUT… use an external mike in next video because the sound of your room is quite bad.
@MrChristbait3 күн бұрын
Who cares? I saw Nirvana about £10 in 1989/90? Pink Floyd £25 '94. Today's prices are ridiculous! If you can afford your Era ticket, you're doing better than me!
@davidgerlach11323 күн бұрын
Question, what's your thoughts on this EVH Wolfgang Special, or would it just be wise to go right to the EVH Striped Series for the original tone, or maybe EVH 5150 Series Standard, but that ebony fb? I generally like maple for the fingerboard.
@markbathen57173 күн бұрын
OUTSTANDING!!!!
@raygunsforronnie8473 күн бұрын
Additional thought about the band video - the Senny 441 has a hypercardioid pattern and you can hear the tonal and level difference when your singer looks down toward his fret board. Love the sound of the voice/mic combo but it takes a consistent position.
@raygunsforronnie8473 күн бұрын
A couple of years ago I heard part of a country music singer's set where he was obviously intoxicated in the between-song banter, but his singing was flawless. ProTools, Ableton, or just a miracle? Another aspect of using certain tracks, time code and syncing show elements is to consistently give each audience, each night, the same experience. That expectation exists in theatre; in Riverdance, the Show! the live mics on the dancers tap shoes were the backup to the Otari RADAR playback of the recorded tap sounds. So are we attending a recital, a concert, or a show?
@roywall81693 күн бұрын
With the current state of pop music, Milli Vanilli should be given their Grammys back.
@roywall81693 күн бұрын
Tracks are not live. Tracks can be pre recorded snippets of the artist playing or singing, however that is not performing live. If someone wants a small piano part or orchestration, and cannot pay on stage musicians……well I won’t throw them under the bus for very limited tracks. In all cases an honest performer will disclose how much of their show is not live, so that the audience can decide whether or not to attend the “concert”. Personally, I will not go see bands who use an abundance of tracks. Give me the stripped down, completely live performance any day.
@philhodgkinson14603 күн бұрын
I was there with my daughter.... Was very good!!!
@davidjamesrumsey3 күн бұрын
Great video. It's a very sad state of affairs. Its so unfair to the audience and frustating for us singers who *do* sing live. On a completely separate subject: Can I suggest you get a new chair for your videos? Talk talk talk.... creeeek.... talk....creek.... talk talk.... creeeek.... talk.....talk. Talk. Talk... creeeeek.
@iamtjwalker3 күн бұрын
It's not the chair....it's the lens on the camera autofocusing. Not many people notice it....it's either people with good hearing or speakers that boost that frequency I think!! Sorry if it's annoying....it's either that or a blurry video!!
@davidjamesrumsey3 күн бұрын
@@iamtjwalker Ha! That's funny. Naaaa don't worry about it. I'm just having a bit of fun, it's not a problem. Like I said, excellent video, keep up the good work.
@r423sdex4 күн бұрын
I wish that Dave would use a backing track.
@richardmaisonpierre17154 күн бұрын
Thanks for the video. Answered all my questions that I didn't know I needed to ask. Cheers
@iamtjwalker3 күн бұрын
No problem 👍
@Rudra666664 күн бұрын
*_sir, i've just one little question, that noone has covered yet, is, does it have truss rod near the sound hole?_*
@iamtjwalker3 күн бұрын
I can't remember, I think it does though.
@nickluzzi87674 күн бұрын
Just get your 8.00 vinyls and play it in your basement for free . it sounds better anyway . don't waste your money
@Mathrox-uu1qh4 күн бұрын
I'd rather hear a stripped down version of a song played by live musicians. I know that the live setting is not a studio, so maybe there's one harmony singer, not 4, or maybe the piano and synths can't both be played. But maybe I hear the drummer taking a risk, or a solo that was not on the studio version. Bands that are truly legends for live performance create LIVE performances, not a reproduction of STUDIO versions. I like 21 Pilots, but I saw a video go them just miming and the crown was going wild. I don't get it.
@rohnleidigh2134 күн бұрын
😴
@porkulator4 күн бұрын
In the case of someone like Taylor Swift, shes dancing and doing other stuff, making ot harder to play instruments, dancing puts her out of breath so miming is acceptable sometimes. Live for me is my idols being in front of me. Playing live is not the be all, it can still be enjoyable.
@petes17422 күн бұрын
she is not dancing, why do people make this excuse up? she is NOT a dancer - not even remotely a dancing performer. If you want to watch a performer mime their track - barely move around a huge stage set and take 1000 for the privilege thats fine, but most fans are not going to pay that for hearing playback.
@robdw424 күн бұрын
Brilliant shout out to Little Feat who I was lucky enough to see twice with Lowell George. A superb band indeed.
@iamtjwalker3 күн бұрын
Wish I had! Jealous.
@thomasswift35634 күн бұрын
David Byrne has no problems with backing tracks being used
@VictorGiler-or1mr4 күн бұрын
for those people that expects that any singer singing way past their "voice" prime to sound the same when younger, all I got to say is did you expect to see a 40-year old Muhammad Ali to perform the same as a prime Ali? Whether Don Henley lip-synch his greatest hits now that he is 76, you still are seeing a legendary performer. Would you still go see his concert if you knew he was "miming?
@Thegdee4 күн бұрын
If there is any dancing involved by the lead singer, you can guarantee that there is no live vocal going on, the diaphragm will not be able to keep solid if you are dancing around.
@iamtjwalker3 күн бұрын
Good point!
@petes1742Күн бұрын
In todays music industry yes - but Taylor swift is not a dancer. She is doing very basic choreography on a few songs on the Eras tour. Singing live and dancing was done by Michael Jackson on the BAD tour 88 - can go watch his concerts on YT. New York Wembley etc. The band are playing live, taking their cue from him how it used to be done. He is singing live and dancing like he did, thats physically demanding and for sure the vocal suffers, but you are getting what you paid for, tv performances sure mime away as you need to look perfect, but we go to live gigs as we want that real sound of the artist. Taylor Swift should be able to do this as she is normally just playing a guitar however, even on those songs she is miming along to her backing track and if you watch any video on YT by fans of her tour, you will see she is standing on podiums and shuffling around - so its not in the same ballpark in terms of physical exertion. Dave Grohl is right to call her out on it, as she likes to present as an old-school artist, when in fact she is really extorting her fans out of $1000s for tickets to see a non-live show, whilst going to great lengths to pretend that it is live.
@Thegdee4 күн бұрын
loved your click track noise...
@iamtjwalker3 күн бұрын
I thought if I actually generated one people might say it was the wrong sound.....doing my brilliant impersonation left it open to interpretation!😀
@riffmondo97334 күн бұрын
They both suck so…
@billyhills99334 күн бұрын
TotP used to get a lot of stick for having acts mime their music but the sad truth is people want to hear the version of the song that they can buy, not a live version that is missing all of the bells and whistles that a studio can produce and, of course, that's what a record company wants to sell as well. I don't know if acts produce 'Live' albums anymore.
@iamtjwalker3 күн бұрын
I guess there's no point doing live albums if you're just doing a bad copy of the recordings rather than a one-off live performance!!
@imho22784 күн бұрын
Stick to the topic. Sheesh.
@relativetimeworx84594 күн бұрын
Today's audiences have a different aesthetic. Technology has changed not just the formula for creating and performing music, but the very value of that music in the first place. Appreciation for years of hard work to build a talent is largely gone. The pride fans would take in touting their favorites diminishes once ownership of the musical products is gone. Backing tracks? Hell, people fill stadiums these days to watch a DJ for heaven's sake. It is unintentional satire. Andy Kaufman couldn't have foreshadowed it any more accurately when he did his lip synch to an old Mighty Mouse record.
@closeben4 күн бұрын
I saw Lizzy McAlpine the other day, and what I loved was that it was a beautiful mix of musicians creating a live audible experience that you don’t get to hear anywhere else. I feel like it’s a mistake for big pop artists to just try and recreate what the record sounds like. If that’s the case, I don’t see the point in going to the show. I expect live to be different than on record. I love live music because I love hearing a performance, and the energy, like you describe, and fun improvisations too. More musicians need to embrace the differences of live vs recorded music.
@harrynewiss46304 күн бұрын
No they are not. They are conning the public.
@markhalpin97114 күн бұрын
Musicians who hate click tracks are DINOSAURS.
@Mathrox-uu1qh4 күн бұрын
Musicians who hate click tracks are musicians. Ringo Starr: "I'm your click track".
@paulbangash4317Күн бұрын
Only the truly cloth eared could make that comment.
@leagueofshadows4 күн бұрын
Henley continues his litigation - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYm0dox3bJKWrsUsi=kjx7rFkvdHSON7qH
@paulsmith35355 күн бұрын
Van Halen used to use a track for the keys part in Jump so his son doesn't really have much of an argument. I think you can tell when a band are using tracks straight away as the tempo is so strict. Also that brief pause while the drummer waits for his count in before counting in the band, always a tell tale sign. I don't think it's bad if used sparingly and not totally relied upon
@fromchomleystreet4 күн бұрын
How the hell is the argument that a rock show which requires “a laptop with 60 stems running” isn’t a real rock show somehow negated by the fact that a band that happens to have featured relatives of the person making the argument once used a single backing track with one instrument on it for certain songs?
@blooddude5 күн бұрын
I love a big production when I go to a show… Backing tracks are vital for that. I’ve seen Foo Fighters three times, and they were absolutely rubbish every time noisy mess of a show (except when Dave swapped on to drums for a song, turns out Dave is a better drummer than front man… who knew!?). I generally prefer a show that have at least some parts on a backing track.
@pandasarevicious3 күн бұрын
If you hated it so much, why did you go 3 times?
@juanalcala49155 күн бұрын
I thanks for the information, do you know how get the ultimate track from the multitrack record? I mean de LR mix from de multitrack I don't know if i am clear
@iamtjwalker5 күн бұрын
There are 2 record screens, Multitrack and Stereo. Stereo will record the main out I believe. You can also record the main out only in the Multitrack screen.
@juanalcala49155 күн бұрын
@@iamtjwalker when I'm recording in the midas 32 for example when I got my multi track record ready I just record de main mix on the USB port record and in the CQ20 I can't do that
@iamtjwalker5 күн бұрын
If you select Main LR L & Main LR R at the bottom left of the Multitrack record screen that should do what you're trying to do. I don't have the CQ20....but this definitely works on the CQ18.
@JesHill5 күн бұрын
I think it's a lot of musicians that have a problem with the use of backing tracks. It's a sense of it being somehow false or dishonest. I think that's missing the point of 'show'. It's a whole audio/visual performance as a package, and musicians tend to hone in on the music element, where the intended audience probably don't even think about it like that. It also has something of a luddite element to it perhaps, but generally speaking, if the show is about the talents of the musicians, so be it, but if it's about the stage, lighting, dancers, video, etc etc then musicians should concentrate on what they contribute to making those backing tracks the best they can be.