Pre-Recorded Backing Vocals to be used on tour.

[jsadl]

Sorry if this is a dup but I didn't see it.

Blabbermouth.net is claiming that Pre-recorded tapes will "reportedly" be used to recreate Anthony's backing vocals on the tour!

If this ends up being true I can't imagine paying $160 for that bullshit.

Last line of article.
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/bla...wsitemID=79197

[PlexiBrown]

At the press conference, when referring to Wolfgang, Dave said that the vocals are better than ever and that Wolf was a task master.

[jsadl]

At one point during the press conference a reporter with long hair asks Dave if it will hard to work with the backing vocals in his head. It is very hard to make out the question exactly, but it is when Dave responded by saying "Evan, aren't you a porn star?" Could just be referring to Wolfie being the new backing vocals in his head.

I hope this is just crap. Most likey it is.

[rocknrolldork]

Yeah...... Don't believe everything you read on the internet.

[lonnieg5]

Imagine if it's true and Ed, Al, and Wolfie decide to start jamming and then BAM! those vocals kick in. LOL

[Vinnie Velvet]

Until Sept 27 -- its all speculation.

[rocknrolldork]

Originally posted by lonnieg5
Imagine if it's true and Ed, Al, and Wolfie decide to start jamming and then BAM! those vocals kick in. LOL

That's part of the reason. The other part is the VH brothers didn't even bother mixing the BOBW crappy ass cd worth a shit. Why would they bother taking the time so separate the backing vox, edit them with an autotuner (which you would be able to tell live or not) and then sequence all their shit. I just don't see it happening.

[BrownSound1]

I'm sure some bands do that, but then you're governed by a click track that everyone has to play along to. It isn't out of the relm of possibility, but I can't see them playing to a click track the whole fookin' show. Of course, they did do that in recent years since Ed hasn't played keyboards live in some time, and Dave did it with Jump on his recent tours.

Personally, I'm thinking no.

[sadaist]

Originally posted by jsadl
At one point during the press conference a reporter with long hair asks Dave if it will hard to work with the backing vocals in his head. It is very hard to make out the question exactly, but it is when Dave responded by saying "Evan, aren't you a porn star?"

Actually that "reporter" is in porn flicks. Probably was just there because he's friends with Ed.

[jsadl]

Originally posted by sadaist
Actually that "reporter" is in porn flicks. Probably was just there because he's friends with Ed.

Then Dave's response makes perfect sense.

[jgdrag]

Originally posted by sadaist
Actually that "reporter" is in porn flicks. Probably was just there because he's friends with Ed.

Yes to porn star. Ed actually comes out and says that he is a friend and Dave goes on how he has a collection but he doesn't look at Evan

[EAT MY ASSHOLE]

With all the uproar about Anthony being gone from the fold, VH would be really ill-advised to incorporate taped backing vocals. Dave asked and invited the world to judge this new incarnation mercilessly, and, man, would that be an instance of being careful what you wish for...

[FORD]

Blabbermouth.net makes MelodiCrock look credible by comparison.

[ALMOSTsaved]

Doesn't everyone who's seen classic VH live in the past remember how rabid the fans were? Maybe, just maybe Dave and the rest of VH are planning for audience participation in singing the choruses and background to the fullest extent. That being the case, we won't hear the backing vocals onstage anyway.

[UKPete]

Dave mentioned over a year ago about having backing singers and even a horn section.

I see no harm in having two guys at the back left going "aaaaaaaahhh".

But I don't want a fucking horn section.

They wouldn't risk tapes as there will be too many questions.

'Is Wolfie even playing the Bass?'

'Is Ed off his face cos his guitar is on a track too?'

It will be backing singers or nothing.

[MCMLXXXIV]

There will be no MA's fuckin' background vocals on this tour.
Period!

I'm sure Ed would rather give away his yearly supply of Smokin' loon.

[Mr. Vengeance]

It wouldn't be unheard of. Dave used them on his Skyscraper tour. No doubt about that. I was sitting there, and you could distinctly hear Dave's own backing vocals! Why he would have prerecorded backing vocals of himself, I don't know?

My guess is they'll have some kind of backing, whether it be recorded or some people offstage.

Not going to ruin my night either way.

[bantonelli]

Originally posted by jsadl
Sorry if this is a dup but I didn't see it.

Blabbermouth.net is claiming that Pre-recorded tapes will "reportedly" be used to recreate Anthony's backing vocals on the tour!

If this ends up being true I can't imagine paying $160 for that bullshit.

Last line of article.
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/bla...wsitemID=79197

What if the tape skips?

(another Minilli Vanilli)....

[ROTHisGOD]

man this is a downer...

[WelshJon]

Originally posted by BrownSound1
I'm sure some bands do that, but then you're governed by a click track that everyone has to play along to. It isn't out of the relm of possibility, but I can't see them playing to a click track the whole fookin' show. Of course, they did do that in recent years since Ed hasn't played keyboards live in some time, and Dave did it with Jump on his recent tours.

Personally, I'm thinking no.

It's very easily doable without a click track. One of my bands does it all the time with BVs, rhythm guitar parts under solos, reverse reverb drum hits etc.
You just get one phrase or so sequenced to one note of the keyboard and the keys player triggers them at the correct time. Then it doesn't matter if the song tempo isn't bang on.
Takes a good keys player to do it, but if it's just for the BVs, it'd be a simple task for someone in the wings....