Re: get yer ya yas: wheres the full set?
Posted by:
retired_dog
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Date: September 16, 2005 01:07
melillo Wrote:
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> bands that overdub are bands with no confidence,
> sorry mick
Basically, yes.
But sometimes there are technical anomalities which simply require an overdub to make the material releasable. For example - if the performance is tight, but the vocal track has distortion, microphone pops, unwanted noise like cable buzz etc. - just to name a few - what else can you do if you want to release a certain concert recording?
I'm sure the reason why Daltrey recorded an overdub recently for the Leeds Deluxe is that a certain track was not up to par, may it be technical anomalities or simply a problem with his voice on the original recording. Even professional musicians make mistakes sometimes. Sometimes mistakes can be tolerated, but sometimes not - if you miss a line or if your voice was killed during the encore, after a two hour plus performance. Do you really want to hear a @#$%&-up voice just for reasons of historical correctness? I prefer a decent overdub anytime.
The only thing is that overdubs may be used to correct certain technical or even musical mistakes here and there, but should not be used to an extent where they nearly replace the original concert recording.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2005-09-16 01:10 by retired_dog.