Live music these days seems to incorporate a lot of pre-recorded material. A bunch of background singers lip-synching pre-recorded harmonies, musicians playing with a track (I'm not just talking click tracks but full band tracks). Pre-recorded lead vocals to support the lead vocalist's sound. I understand the need and/or preference for these things (i think) but how much of this takes away from the actual live music experience? I feel that part of the beauty of the live music experience are the imperfections. Are we so worried about these imperfections that we are willing to potentially sacrifice the "soul" of live instrumentation? Or should I just ignore the fact that every singer on stage sounds perfectly like the lead artist, with perfect reverb-heavy blend, and there aren't nearly enough instruments to produce the sounds and parts I'm hearing in the instrumentation? As an artist, where do I draw the line between authenticity and an industry standard performance? "Yo brotha, how'd you get your keyboard to sound like a horn line, police siren, orchestra and piano riff?" IDK <shrug> just talkin'
