Needles & Grooves

What if I were to tell you, it's not just aging musicians who do this?

I would be truly shocked if any bands bigger than the 500-750 people venue don't do this. They tour too much not to

@MadLucas You can’t tease us like that! What does it rhyme with?

If Vince Neil’s throat is shredded from decades of whiskey, blow, and cigarettes. Would you rather; they don’t tour at all, they tour with a different singer, they tour and sound like shit, or they tour with a backing track?

At a certain point I think it’s more a WWF pro wrestling style “music entertainment” as opposed to a concert but I doubt that many fans care all that much anyhow.

So that's why tickets cost so much! It's the "show"!

@TenderLovingKiller® Honestly they should either be transparent, get a new singer/bass player or call it a career.

@TenderLovingKiller®

@Ginormousthumbs ummm... Check your DM's.

Yeah, I don’t have a strong opinion beyond if I am spending a decent chunk of change on tix, I want to have a good time. If they can accomplish that then I am happy.

Wait, wasn’t Nikki shit talking Kiss for doing that?

And now he doesn’t play a single note live

@MadLucas you know you have to DM all of us now. Like. No joke.

Wait, DM?

TBF, even in the prime Crüe era Nikki Sixx could barely play bass.

@Mather I wasn't going to out them by name, but after some Google searching, it turns out there is evidence of them using backing tracks and miming.

I have mixed feelings about this. My wife and I will be seeing Madonna, and fully expect her to be lip synching. This isn’t a big deal for me because she’ll be dancing and I imagine it’s a difficult task to sing and dance simultaneously. However, we are also seeing Metallica next year and if you’re mostly stationary playing your instruments, it better be live!

I think it depends on the band and the performer. I don't expect that the Velvet Rope tour was all live, I think some was, but I was there to see a spectacle and I got it. Now, if I had been to a Prince show and they were playing a tape in the back, I would be mad disappointed. Same thing with Nickel Creek this summer.

Part of this needs to be a conversation about diminishing returns anyhow, right. Like why would I want to see Motley Crue now. I saw them years ago, it was a good time. Not something I want now. But ymmv. I also don't want to see a sad Zombies career revue but would jump at a chance to see Mavis. The last time I saw Willie it was kind of sad and I don't think I could stomach it again.

But you know who I really want to hear from on this? @Yer Ol' Uncle D although I think I know his stance.

I also have no desire to be even in a 2000 plus venue outside of the NCMA amphitheater ever again. I think I actually like more intimate venues more now than i did as a kid.