Because they want their performances to seem squeaky clean and wobbly live vocals kinda ruin that, even nowadays when people can tell almost instantly when an artist is lip syncing anyway.
Singing everytime destroys your voice. Why do you think Celine's voice sounds flawless now and shows little deterioration compared to her contemporaries?
Besides the whole singing live thing is new. Artists rarely sang live in the past.
Singing everytime destroys your voice. Why do you think Celine's voice sounds flawless now and shows little deterioration compared to her contemporaries?
Besides the whole singing live thing is new. Artists rarely sang live in the past.
Not entirely true. Many other artists perform live all the time.
Yes, but not pop artists. I almost would be embarrassed if I was Mariah, having to perform 3 times then screening the performance like it was live - it's kind of deceitful
WAIT Xtina lipsynched through the Performance, even the random shout out to Pitbull or whatever it was??
How the mighty have fallen And that's why she totally sounded like on the CD
And I tell you why: There's hardly any shame any more these days...
Singing everytime destroys your voice. Why do you think Celine's voice sounds flawless now and shows little deterioration compared to her contemporaries?
Besides the whole singing live thing is new. Artists rarely sang live in the past.
Britney being the prime example
But I think that was partly her voice to start with. Kelly's voice has got stronger, and she doesn't even use playback.
Because some just can't. When you record in the studio, you sing parts of the song at a time. Some just can't sing it all at once. Especially if you are also putting on a huge performance piece like JLo.
WAIT Xtina lipsynched through the Performance, even the random shout out to Pitbull or whatever it was??
How the mighty have fallen And that's why she totally sounded like on the CD
And I tell you why: There's hardly any shame any more these days...
People lipsynced because it's easier to set up the sound equipment. Had they not, Xtina would have been so soft for example, because the performances are instant and don't have a soundcheck first.
In general;
Less people lipsync than what they did years ago because the sound equipment wasn't as good and made alot of people with not so strong vocals sound terrible.
Why do you think Britney only got heaps of **** for it during the Circus tour and not earlier?
Yes, but not pop artists. I almost would be embarrassed if I was Mariah, having to perform 3 times then screening the performance like it was live - it's kind of deceitful
I get you now. Most of my faves are pure vocalists, I don't stan for many pop artists. I see your point. Most pure pop singers can't sing. Fact.
People lipsynced because it's easier to set up the sound equipment. Had they not, Xtina would have been so soft for example, because the performances are instant and don't have a soundcheck first.
In general;
Less people lipsync than what they did years ago because the sound equipment wasn't as good and made alot of people with not so strong vocals sound terrible.
Why do you think Britney only got heaps of **** for it during the Circus tour and not earlier?
There's alot of reasons. Some shows give you no choice but to lipsync. Alot cannot sing live and/or sound terrible so they need backtrack to carry them through a performance. Some artists might be sick and cannot perform live (I remember Leona having to lipsync on Dancing With the Stars due to bronchitis). And some do alot of choreography which affects the proper breathing for singing, though I've seen people who hardly do anything yet they still lipsync.
EDIT: And people like Kelly, Adele, etc are vocalists, it wouldn't make sense for them to lipsync.