Books, Movies, Music & Entertainment - Eminem in New SNL Lip-Synch Stink

Lorne Michaels was just on one of the news shows saying that no one lip-synchs that he knows of.. See the video of Eminem here.

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i can remember a time when it didn't matter who was on snl all that everyone was talking about come monday was the not ready for prime time playas'.....ahhh i miss those days

He wasn't lip synching. The song is written to sound like lots of people singing at once. Kind of hard to duplicate without a recording when he is the only one on stage. Some people need to realize the complexity of singing live with studio effects. A good example is Good Vibrations by the Beach Boys. They aren't going to take a Theramin everywhere they play!

They aren't going to take a Theramin everywhere they play!
The Polyphonic Spree does.

The Polyphonic Spree does.

Yeah, but there's like a hundred members in that band. A theramin wouldn't add much.

You know what I mean though. He is a solo act that used studio musicians for background vocals. They are a necessity to the song, and so they used a track for his performance.

The Beach Boys was a poor example, then.

A better one would have been Cher.

The Beach Boys was a fine example because it was the use of a studio instrument that wasn't easy to replicate on the road. The theramin is very hard to play and it is harder to find someone that knows how to play.

Brian Wilson was on a TV show last week with his current band, performing some Beach Boys hits. It was very obviously live. His vocal was very raw, but heartfelt. It was clear that the band was playing each of the musical parts and singing the harmonies.

The "test" of a musician is can they do it "live". Folks such as the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen having been doing great live shows for decades.

Today, young "talent" is chosen on looks, and maybe for dancing ability. Their "sound" is invented by the producer in the studio.

Because David Letterman is taped "live", and he is kinda mean, I always keep hoping he will hand a mike to someone like Madonna, and claim "Today is my birthday...please sing "Happy Birthday to Dave"....we would all enjoy her sudden attack of excuses and evasions, or her attempt to croak out "Happy Birthday".

The Beach Boys was a fine example because it was the use of a studio instrument that wasn't easy to replicate on the road. The theramin is very hard to play and it is harder to find someone that knows how to play.
And I showed why it's a bad example because there's a current musical group out there that uses a theramin on almost every song they have, and perform live in concerts around the world with no difficulty at all. It seems to me that with a little practice, one would be able to perform a specific song on it with consistent quality.