My guess is that he was still changing clothes back stage. And he wasn't singing. He was obviously lip syncing
from my understanding before he got on stage, while the camera man hamid always filmed( during smooth criminal, the beginning) us at the front row michael could see the video he was filming live backstage, and that he altso chosed the girl that was going to have her dream come true
I think It's a theory Mike had, to let the audience hear the first few lines of the song, then he would walk out to rapturous applause, in recognition of "yes, I've done it again, I've given you-all another massive anthem" a little nuance to tease the fans & a sort of an appreciation of that fact. The song was massive at the time, of course the fact that it's lip-synced works against this idea & only rubs it in further, at the same time, in retrospect, it's pretty obvious that the HIStory Tour wasn't very thought-through with the intention of a TV or VHS release, & when Mike watched back the Munich concert, aside from him not being very well during that particular show, is it possible that he also realized the production didn't really work for an official release? In part, it's more theatrical like a play than a pop concert. Even the stage lighting doesn't work very well on screen in my opinion, it's quite flat in parts with massive gels of bright white (again more suited for a play) drowning out the overall visual aspect, on the TV/PC screen, but it worked quite well when actually being there.
Well, all I can say is WOW, WOW, WOW. I have been dead set against having any History tour, 3D or otherwise shown in any cinema, but I clicked on your link of the Amsterdam show.if you haven't seen the amateur Amsterdam show, I highly recommend it. Mike is really feeding off the crowd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgTig8din4w
^ It's easy to overlook the lip-syncing on an amateur low quality footage that shoots him from far afar and where you cannot really see that. In HD and on a big screen however it would be blatant. I don't think History tour belongs on the big screen. Put something there that shows him at his artistic peak.
Well, all I can say is WOW, WOW, WOW. I have been dead set against having any History tour, 3D or otherwise shown in any cinema, but I clicked on your link of the Amsterdam show.
I don't know if it was because it was shot from the stands on a shaky little camera or what, but I watched it with absolutely amazement for the last two hours on my tiny little phone and I felt like I was there. My mouth fell open, my eyes teared up and I had tingles down my spine over and over.
This film made you feel like you were right there with everybody in the stands watching the show from way high.
And what was really making me teary, was that all the time people here at home were making him the punchline of jokes, degrading him, ridiculing him, there was all this enormous wave of love overseas rushing at him from the stands to the stage-I've never heard ROARING like that, and it never ever stopped and never faded down-people were screaming and clapping and singing the whole two hours. And there were THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of them. I can't tell you how happy that made me that he was receiving this tidal wave of love over there. Really, really happy.
Edited to add: I watched it on YouTube and read the comments-everyone just raving on the show-no word about lip synching-I think that had to be because we were watching from the audience and it was NOT professionally shot. Everything was raves.
Well, all I can say is WOW, WOW, WOW. I have been dead set against having any History tour, 3D or otherwise shown in any cinema, but I clicked on your link of the Amsterdam show.
I don't know if it was because it was shot from the stands on a shaky little camera or what, but I watched it with absolutely amazement for the last two hours on my tiny little phone and I felt like I was there. My mouth fell open, my eyes teared up and I had tingles down my spine over and over.
This film made you feel like you were right there with everybody in the stands watching the show from way high.
And what was really making me teary, was that all the time people here at home were making him the punchline of jokes, degrading him, ridiculing him, there was all this enormous wave of love overseas rushing at him from the stands to the stage-I've never heard ROARING like that, and it never ever stopped and never faded down-people were screaming and clapping and singing the whole two hours. And there were THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of them. I can't tell you how happy that made me that he was receiving this tidal wave of love over there. Really, really happy.
Edited to add: I watched it on YouTube and read the comments-everyone just raving on the show-no word about lip synching-I think that had to be because we were watching from the audience and it was NOT professionally shot. Everything was raves.
^^Thats the experience I got watching this one. I saw the whole spectacle and the camera swooped over the crowd below so you could just see heads and arms. Thousands if them.
And I saw the whole stage. Looked like he had a cast of thousands with him.
I never got that with my Bucharest DVD which I don't care for.
If it could feel like an organic experience and you're actually watching it from up in the stands-with the weather, with the audience, with the sound effects and the whole stage, and not the close ups-yeah-the love and energy being sent back and forth in gigantic waves was it for me.You need to see the full stage to feel the full extent of the excitement to be quite honest, i don't enjoy close ups at all! they should present a release in a wide shot camera angle, you will then see his expressions/body language/feet movement and his energy all at once! also needed throughout is crowd shots, i don't mean just the crowd.. but gliding over the crowd with the stage still in view! mix in some of the live vocal recording's from the soundboard, keep crowd noise at an acceptable/smooth level and there you have a unforgettable experience of Michael in his artistic/theatrical prime. Also, Munich sounded like a studio recording.. the sound should be kept authentic! as though as you're inside the stadium.... witnessing the masterpiece in person.
If it could feel like an organic experience and you're actually watching it from up in the stands-with the weather, with the audience, with the sound effects and the whole stage, and not the close ups-yeah-the love and energy being sent back and forth in gigantic waves was it for me.
But I don't see them doing that way-it would look too slick, and professional, and there would be too many close-ups and singing to studio recordings. Unfortunate, but I think true.
It's much better from the crowds point of view-and seeing the whole stage at the same time-I don't like the Bucharest shots of the crowd showing certain people just fainting and screaming.That's exactly what i think should happen, seeing it from the crowds point of view.. i'm sure there are some great camera angles from some shows that could replicate the experience! sound is of an equal importance to this, i feel very irritated when the audience noise gets cut out as soon the performance begins.. high def release can benefit from wide shots far more than tape releases.. much more detail, capable for larger screen projections..
It's much better from the crowds point of view-and seeing the whole stage at the same time-I don't like the Bucharest shots of the crowd showing certain people just fainting and screaming.
And the crowd noise all the time is ESSENTIAL-that really made this Amsterdam concert for me. They never let up.
Think about it-the screaming of the Motown veterans in the audience of the first "Billie Jean" performance and first moonwalk is as much a part of that performance as the song/dance itself.
I would go for it if they could make it exactly like this amateur video. Only if.
RockOrBluesInNorway;4076749 said:The vocal track of this song is interesting because the first word “another” seems to cause an issue because it doesn’t fit accurately on a “four four” beat, causing issues with the first word. Which might be the reason he started off stage.
RockOrBluesInNorway;4076749 said:The vocal track of this song is interesting because the first word “another” seems to cause an issue because it doesn’t fit accurately on a “four four” beat, causing issues with the first word. Which might be the reason he started off stage.
Couldn't they just count him in? With the drum sticks '1,2,3? Good point though. Hmm.