Seriously...are they even playing?

[ryan4136]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CKnTyPFDMUg

CMs hands aren't even on the keyboard for the opening piano riff.

I don't think LBs guitar is on until the solo, then he shuts it back off.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by ryan4136

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CKnTyPFDMUg

CMs hands aren't even on the keyboard for the opening piano riff.

I don't think LBs guitar is on until the solo, then he shuts it back off.

Big machine. Small machine. Karaoke machine.

I hate it, too. My HEROES are(hard to find, because they're) singing karaoke.

Somebody needs to kick Lindsey's ass for thinking the karaoke is a good idea. I think I'll send my great grandma...shouldn't be a problem.

[aleuzzi]

She's playing basic chords on some tracks, he's playing solos. The rest of the band is playing some of the parts. A strange mix of performance and pre-recorded tracks. This as been typical of LB's solo shows for the last two tours. I think it's also the way with FM shows as of late.

[ryan4136]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a8V30RXZP5U

Here there is some mechanical issue, and mid solo the track stopped. Not sure he was even playing this solo now. (Last 40 seconds)

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by ryan4136

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a8V30RXZP5U

Here there is some mechanical issue, and mid solo the track stopped. Not sure he was even playing this solo now. (Last 40 seconds)

It would be funny if they piped in Stevie's vocals

[deribish]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

It would be funny if they piped in Stevie's vocals

They are piping in LINDZ vocals for sure! WATCH the clip again during the first time he sings "COME ON AND"...it's totally not coming from him. He's lip synching to a pre-recorded version of himself. How friggin lazy! I noticed this at the Beacon NYC show and i just lost all enjoyment of a "LIVE" version of the song.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

It would be funny if they piped in Stevie's vocals

with a stuff animal goat on screen, from the cartoon.. lol

[Buster]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

It would be funny if they piped in Stevie's vocals

They should.

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by ryan4136

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a8V30RXZP5U

Here there is some mechanical issue, and mid solo the track stopped. Not sure he was even playing this solo now. (Last 40 seconds)

it's funny.... and his face is the same face he made during GYOW at the Classic (east? west?) ....he scrunches up like he just bit a lemon and then looks offstage to his guitar guy.

The "tell me, tell me lies" is clearly pre recorded, none of their backing musicians are even pretending to sing it either.

Which raises the question-- do Brett and Neale et al really actually sing, or do they mime to pre recorded LB tracks? I've wondered this at his solo shows as well.....

[Lee]

If this is true, it is really sad.

Lee

[elle]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

Which raises the question-- do Brett and Neale et al really actually sing, or do they mime to pre recorded LB tracks? I've wondered this at his solo shows as well.....

so the only one of his solo tours for which i know for sure what was prerecorded and what was not was One Man Show. he played 13 or 14 songs there (depending on whether he did a request at the end or not), and there were 3 (or 4? can't remember) with either prerecorded click track or prerecorded music parts. from what i remember only GYOW had both backing vocals and some music prerecorded (i've heard the soundcheck, without Lindsey being there). all other songs it was just him.

FM i'm pretty sure uses prerecorded stuff, and BM definitely does too, although some people have told me that some of what we see are just pedal loops.

[turquoise5]

Originally Posted by ryan4136

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CKnTyPFDMUg

CMs hands aren't even on the keyboard for the opening piano riff.

I don't think LBs guitar is on until the solo, then he shuts it back off.

I was SO disappointed that Chris left a lot of playing to Brett (saw her and Lindsey in Denver 7/27/2017). I remember seeing FM in the late 80s/early 90s and she rocked the piano. After all the hoopla about her coming out of retirement and now she doesn't really dig in and give it her all?? I won't bother seeing FM live again. Will always love them for the past music they've given us, but it's really time for them to call it a day if they can't play and sing the main parts of their songs when they tour.