SP1 live backing vocals

[bunny]

I've constantly found them grating, but accepted them as necessary evil.

[cardiac]

I always enjoyed James' backing vocals in Bury Me. They add a dreamy effeminate quality that elevates the song.



I think this is a great topic for a thread, by the way. It's something that's interesting, that a lot of people have thought about and have an opinion on, but hasn't been beaten to death already. Good job bunny.

[Ram27]

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I don't think I've ever not liked them. Or noticed enough to be bothered by them

[panda show]

james' backing vocals were always good.. I especially like the ones on siva

as far as d'arcy goes, she's a good singer but I think she often had to sing out of her range.. and by that, I mean way too low. her low singing voice doesn't sound that nice, but unfortunately, that range (around G3-G4) is billy's most comfortable range.. so often it's not a matter of choice.
I like the backing vocals she does on luna when played live..
also she sounds very nice in live versions of rhinoceros

[bunny]

I always find them out of place, a compromise billy had to make to keep band mates happy early on - "I also want to sing too".

Originally Posted by panda show

I especially like the ones on siva

This is a particular offender because james just yells along with no focused pitch.
and when he does try to sing in pitch ("oohing" and "ahhing"), he's never really on the note.

[panda show]

I don't know what you're talking about.. in almost all live versions of the song - during the chorus, billy's pitch is somewhere around E3 while james is singing the same melody, just an octave higher.. although often times, especially in the SD tour, billy sang the same pitch as james

[Cool As Ice Cream]

Originally Posted by panda show

james' backing vocals were always good..

[Cool As Ice Cream]

d'arcy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-QbAGkOsuw

[dodoz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFmLvUGT4dM

These backing vocals are awkward. They're not as bad as I remembered them though.

PS : Over the top crowd...

[HereIsNoWhy4U]

The best backup vocals are arguably on the live-takes of Adore in the new deluxe edition.

[vajohna]

Originally Posted by Cool As Ice Cream

Can a person's singing be deadpan? Because that's the best.

[DemonUnicorns]

superb

[Ram27]

The earliest example of Billy ruining a song in the studio

[DemonUnicorns]

btw James comes in at 3:17 I should have said that

[Funbags]

The was D'arcy mouthed along to the words live weirded me out.

[Funbags]

Originally Posted by Cool As Ice Cream

d'arcy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-QbAGkOsuw

D'arcy is rockin' pretty hard at this show

[bunny]

Originally Posted by DemonUnicorns

superb

this is actually good,
if only it was like that more often.

Originally Posted by funbags

The way D'arcy mouthed along to the words live weirded me out.

was it the drugs?

it's like billy gave her really bad unmelodic harmonies to sing.

[Mals Marola]

Originally Posted by Ram27

The earliest example of Billy ruining a song in the studio

uh
not even a little bit

[Mals Marola]

what are you not a fan of the "hallo" or something, lol?

[dreams of glass]

Originally Posted by Funbags

D'arcy is rockin' pretty hard at this show

god that whole show is amazing

[amoergosum]

Originally Posted by dreams of glass

god that whole show is amazing

...one of the best shows of the Adore tour.

[Cool As Ice Cream]

but the backing vocals
come on

[Dogfighter28]

anyone know the guitar billy is playing in the glynis vid?

[panda show]

yeah, d'arcy's backing vocals became atrocious during the adore tour..
and she started to do the awkward word-mouthing sometime in 1996.. I seriously don't get it, like, was she trying to piss billy off or what?

also, this is one of my favorite recordings in terms of lead/backing vocals: http://www.archive.org/details/tsp19...a.promo.flac24
you can hear everybody clearly, both james and d'arcy are spot on and sound great, and billy sounds as good as ever.

[Forgotten Child]

[juliana]

When james, d'arcy and billy sang together, it was so awesome. 3 very unique voices, it was ear candy.

[slunken]

Originally Posted by panda show

and she started to do the awkward word-mouthing sometime in 1996.. I seriously don't get it, like, was she trying to piss billy off or what?

i feel like i've posted this a thousand times but here it goes again: she's harmonizing the vowel sounds like a traditional background singer would (think: doo-wop) but she's also matching billy's vocals. it's like meeting in the middle. james "sings" background vocals". d'arcy harmonizes, but instead of a traditional "oooooh-la-la-la" (since was brought up in the other thread re: cheap trick she's kind of matching billy's words.

i think it sounds great.

Originally Posted by Poots

I believe it's a Gibson Starburst Elite

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...GAG0005001.jpg

probably not rented but borrowed.

[slunken]

isn't the OP the same guy who thinks that billy is blatantly stealing from grand funk railroad?

[slunken]

that is an exact copy billy did you think nobody would recognize the lyrics!!!

[Ram27]

for more information on grand funk consult your school library