Teleprompter? Really?? - Page 3

WildHearted · #31 11-23-2011, 07:17 PM

I can't sing 'Gold Dust Woman' in the correct order half the time. I know all the words, obviously, I just forget which ones go where...

And that's one of my all-time favorites. Come to think of it, it's my ringtone at the moment.

vivfox · #32 11-23-2011, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by SaidSomething

Also, the record just came out and some vids on youtube show a bunch of guys singing all the new songs with her on her Wiltern Birthday Show.

You can thank some really awesome Ledgies for this.

SaidSomething · #33 11-24-2011, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by vivfox

You can thank some really awesome Ledgies for this.

Hey...you guys had the first vids posted on youtube...I though wow...great sound...and you captured the edge of 17 in her...she was almost ready to burst with excitement...and that there, is the whole reason I love her, the new record...except for 1 song and I feel UnAmerican almost to even suggest...this could have been.

Thank you gust for picking up the show...but more importantly the whole vibe going on.

Thank you...

skuncles · #34 11-24-2011, 09:00 AM

I would much rather she and anyone use a teleprompter rather than lip-synch. There's NO shame at all in using the prompter. Billy Joel used to keep a huge book on piano with all of his lyrics in it, he said it was there "just in case". Obviously he wouldn't have time to flip thru in the middle of the song, but it made him feel better (he now has the prompter down inside the piano).
I've seen Dolly Parton several times and her ENTIRE show is on the prompter including her "off the cuff" jokes (that she's been telling for 35 years!). She has said that it's really easy to lose your place in the song on stage.
Streisand has said the prompter has helped with her stage fright, she's long been afraid of forgetting the words in front of crowd (which is why she rarely tours). They made a huge deal when Sinatra started using it.
With Stevie and many others as well, there have to be songs that you just go into autopilot during. You start daydreaming and next thing you know you're lost. Don't forget Stevie has messed up the lyrics a ton of times over the years, the recording of "The Dance" had to be stopped while Stevie tried to get "Dreams" right because she forgot how it started.
Whether your on stage or the president, the prompter is only there to keep you on target, that's all.

Nicks Fan · #35 11-26-2011, 11:21 PM

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I remember the opening night of the two voices tour. If you watch the bootleg DVD you can see a teleprompter during the lost song when she and Don are singing So You Wanna Be A Rock N Roll Star."

Wa-Wa-Wa-What? There's a bootleg DVD of this concert? Is it just the bad fan vids on youtube?

It was so good when they did Hotel California!

Yes there was one floating around. I have a copy though at this moment I have no idea where it is LOL. Overall the quality is pretty good. The sound in Don Henley's set is not great but it isn't bad I found Stevie's set was pretty good for the sound quality.

Matt

skcin · #36 11-29-2011, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by skuncles

I would much rather she and anyone use a teleprompter rather than lip-synch. There's NO shame at all in using the prompter. Billy Joel used to keep a huge book on piano with all of his lyrics in it, he said it was there "just in case". Obviously he wouldn't have time to flip thru in the middle of the song, but it made him feel better (he now has the prompter down inside the piano).
I've seen Dolly Parton several times and her ENTIRE show is on the prompter including her "off the cuff" jokes (that she's been telling for 35 years!). She has said that it's really easy to lose your place in the song on stage.
Streisand has said the prompter has helped with her stage fright, she's long been afraid of forgetting the words in front of crowd (which is why she rarely tours). They made a huge deal when Sinatra started using it.
With Stevie and many others as well, there have to be songs that you just go into autopilot during. You start daydreaming and next thing you know you're lost. Don't forget Stevie has messed up the lyrics a ton of times over the years, the recording of "The Dance" had to be stopped while Stevie tried to get "Dreams" right because she forgot how it started.
Whether your on stage or the president, the prompter is only there to keep you on target, that's all.

I still vividly recall seeing Stevie come in late on "dreams unwind" during Rhiannon cuz she was spinning & lost her place - Buffalo Show, Dance Tour, 11/97. You can hear it on the bootleg too!

teedeerocks · #37 02-07-2015, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by skuncles

I would much rather she and anyone use a teleprompter rather than lip-synch. There's NO shame at all in using the prompter. Billy Joel used to keep a huge book on piano with all of his lyrics in it, he said it was there "just in case". Obviously he wouldn't have time to flip thru in the middle of the song, but it made him feel better (he now has the prompter down inside the piano).
I've seen Dolly Parton several times and her ENTIRE show is on the prompter including her "off the cuff" jokes (that she's been telling for 35 years!). She has said that it's really easy to lose your place in the song on stage.
Streisand has said the prompter has helped with her stage fright, she's long been afraid of forgetting the words in front of crowd (which is why she rarely tours). They made a huge deal when Sinatra started using it.
With Stevie and many others as well, there have to be songs that you just go into autopilot during. You start daydreaming and next thing you know you're lost. Don't forget Stevie has messed up the lyrics a ton of times over the years, the recording of "The Dance" had to be stopped while Stevie tried to get "Dreams" right because she forgot how it started.
Whether your on stage or the president, the prompter is only there to keep you on target, that's all.

Oh I would so love to see "The Dance" rehearsal video.Does anyone know if it is even out there?I mean one with all the flubs,not one where all the rehearsed songs came out flawless.

PenguinHead · #38 02-08-2015, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

Did you listen to In Your Dreams?

I'd rather her get rid of those in-ear monitors than
the teleprompter. She can't help but fool with them
on every stinking song.

Give me the days of Elvis and Led Zeppelin and others
who didn't rely on this technology. They rocked without
it. Come to think of it, Stevie and the Mac did without it
in the 70's and much of the eighties. Possible exception
of a filmed event.

All musicians utilize the technology that exists at any given era. Sound and production standards for shows are much higher now than in the days of Elvis and Led Zeppelin. Using monitors and teleprompters is not a sign of weakness or deficiency. Most artists don't rely too heavily on teleprompters, but they are a helpful reference - a safety net of sorts.

Machu · #39 02-08-2015, 06:46 PM

I don't think it's a problem. She probably needs it "just in case" or maybe if she forgets what verse she's on. It's not like she stares at it. In fact, I've never seen her look down at it.

teedeerocks · #40 02-09-2015, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Machu

I don't think it's a problem. She probably needs it "just in case" or maybe if she forgets what verse she's on. It's not like she stares at it. In fact, I've never seen her look down at it.

I'm sure many of you (maybe all of you) have seen this but it seems appropriate considering the topic:http://youtu.be/WM9A13u5SIc.Also,it looks to me like Stevie is getting a little irritated with Lori.What do y'all think?

olive · #41 02-09-2015, 09:14 AM

it's just one more convenience to make all that money she is making to perform the songs she sang a million times less stressful for her

kak125 · #42 02-09-2015, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by teedeerocks

I'm sure many of you (maybe all of you) have seen this but it seems appropriate considering the topic:http://youtu.be/WM9A13u5SIc.Also,it looks to me like Stevie is getting a little irritated with Lori.What do y'all think?

Thanks for posting this video. I found a few other ones from the GMA rehearsal on youtube as well. They are so good. I could just sit there and watch Stevie all day long.

Landslide & For What Its Worth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hquyY7IBJ0c - lol her hand motions on For What Its Worth are hysterical.

teedeerocks · #43 02-09-2015, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by kak125

Thanks for posting this video. I found a few other ones from the GMA rehearsal on youtube as well. They are so good. I could just sit there and watch Stevie all day long.

Landslide & For What Its Worth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hquyY7IBJ0c - lol her hand motions on For What Its Worth are hysterical.

You're welcome kak125 and I'm glad you enjoyed it.Yes those hand gestures are funny - I guess she needed something to do with her hands

I think she got a little too close to the mike when she said something along the line of "I don't even know the words to that song" and then slightly shakes her head and rolls her eyes.Even she knows she's a goofball

And when she sings sorta under her breath,"No one knows how I feel blah blah blah".Do you think she seemed irritated by Lori or is it just me?