In Reply to: Then your "point" and your assertions are two very different things posted by Analog Scott on June 9, 2012 at 09:28:31:
"Your assertion was that 95% of live music was actually lip synced."
You're distorting Mike's original statement...... He said 95 percent of live *pop* music is either lip-sync'ed or played back....... I'm not sure if it's actually that high, but I'm certain it is high nonetheless.
Personally, if I thought he exaggerated the number, which might be the case, I'd maybe question the number....... But IMO, he's nailed the problem with most popular music today, exaggerated or not.
From me personally, what I find disappointing is the militant attitude from those either defending or denying the practice of faking performance....... And it's about time the few real music critics remaining developed a backbone and started going on the offensive........ As far as I'm concerned, the inmates have been running the asylum. For too long.
IMO, there is no better experience than live music. But it will become extinct if the practice of faking it and not disclosing it does not get cited for what it is.
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Follow Ups
- CUT........................... - Todd Krieger 22:18:18 06/11/12 (10)
- Since when is 95% a distortion of 95%? - Analog Scott 22:35:12 06/12/12 (4)
- When the Context Is Changed.............................. - Todd Krieger 17:26:10 06/13/12 (2)
- RE: When the Context Is Changed.............................. - Analog Scott 20:58:13 06/13/12 (1)
- Fine - Whatever - Time To Move On [nt] - Mike Porper 08:29:15 06/14/12 (0)
- 115% - Mike Porper 08:07:29 06/13/12 (0)
- RE: CUT........................... - David Smith 18:02:43 06/12/12 (4)
- RE: CUT........................... - Todd Krieger 17:34:39 06/13/12 (1)
- RE: CUT........................... - David Smith 18:02:43 06/13/12 (0)
- Switch between live singing and lip-synching during the performance of a single song - Mike Porper 09:52:23 06/13/12 (1)
- So can we agree that you are changing your claim from "95%" to "some"? - David Smith 11:09:25 06/13/12 (0)