One that comes to mind is the very first performance of 'Startin' Somthin' at the BudFest in '82
Are you sure about that? Budweiser superfest in 82 took place in August and Michael was still recording and mixing Thriller at that point.
This Bad Tour 1988 Kansas concert:
Is there any proof that Smooth Criminal was sung live on Kansas City 1988? People say it was, but I've seen no proof of that.
Is there any proof that Smooth Criminal was sung live on Kansas City 1988? People say it was, but I've seen no proof of that.
I just finish watching it and Smooth Criminal sound live to me.
The main proof would be that it was 1988 and just about the entire BAD Tour was sung live. The tempo was increased and the pitch lowered for on stage performances of most of the set list.
It's very difficult to sing and dance the way that Michael did, at the same time. That's not to say that he couldn't, there were plenty of times that he proved he could. Still, I imagine it was very strenuous. Miming allowed him to preserve his voice. I personally wouldn't want to hear him sound winded and gasping for air. Some of his most iconic performances did not involve live singing. Many either didn't notice or care. It was his showmanship and the overall spectacle that captivated audiences.
In fact, miming in general only became a scandal after Milli Vanilli got caught. That was only because it was someone else's vocals they were miming to. Any artist who has appeared on Soul Train, Top Of The Pops, American Bandstand, etc has done it. Sometimes they weren't even given microphones!
Having said that, I don't think Michael did it as much as some claim. I believe he had his reasons when he did.
@analogue Michael had throat problems during that tour. That was very evident when he did 'Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'. I think he did his best with the situation he was in.
It's very difficult to sing and dance the way that Michael did, at the same time. That's not to say that he couldn't, there were plenty of times that he proved he could. Still, I imagine it was very strenuous. Miming allowed him to preserve his voice. I personally wouldn't want to hear him sound winded and gasping for air. Some of his most iconic performances did not involve live singing. Many either didn't notice or care. It was his showmanship and the overall spectacle that captivated audiences.
In fact, miming in general only became a scandal after Milli Vanilli got caught. That was only because it was someone else's vocals they were miming to. Any artist who has appeared on Soul Train, Top Of The Pops, American Bandstand, etc has done it. Sometimes they weren't even given microphones!
Having said that, I don't think Michael did it as much as some claim. I believe he had his reasons when he did.
I would love anything we haven't seen yet from the Bad, Victory or Triumph tours. Not very realistic, but right now my most desired release would be Brisbane '87 in its entirety (preferably in better quality of course). The 2nd leg of the Bad Tour seems to be everyone's favorite, but he was honestly in the best shape ever during the first leg, and Brisbane is one of the best shows from that leg imo. Hearing the audio from the second half I'm SURE it would be an absolute joy to watch. You can tell from the first half he feeds off of the crowd's reaction (lots of girls screaming, lol) and hearing the crowd at certain points in the 2nd half makes me wanna see it even more. The end of IJCSLY for instance, he sounds amazing.. and I'd love to see him sing with Stevie!
I heard the tape was found at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre somewhere and this is presumably all they've got but does anyone know why there's audio for the entire show but only video for part of it? I keep hearing the 2nd part simply does not exist..
IMWhizzle;4206907 said:I would like to see the L.A. 1989 show, I read somewhere that it was scheduled for a home video release, but was shelved eventually.
Those snippets of that show on the ‘The One’ documentary and the 11 minutes that were leaked a couple of years ago. It’s mesmerizing. His voice was awesome and the moves were brilliant. Also the way he looked was cool at that show.
Exactly, the snippets on The One prove that the Estate has the L.A 89 show in amazing quality, but what might be their excuse to not release it? the audio is damaged, poor, not multitrack, etc. I like the Wembley release, it is watchable, but releasing a VHS rip of that show is an insult to MJ the greatest entertainer of all time.
I would love anything we haven't seen yet from the Bad, Victory or Triumph tours. Not very realistic, but right now my most desired release would be Brisbane '87 in its entirety (preferably in better quality of course). The 2nd leg of the Bad Tour seems to be everyone's favorite, but he was honestly in the best shape ever during the first leg, and Brisbane is one of the best shows from that leg imo. Hearing the audio from the second half I'm SURE it would be an absolute joy to watch. You can tell from the first half he feeds off of the crowd's reaction (lots of girls screaming, lol) and hearing the crowd at certain points in the 2nd half makes me wanna see it even more. The end of IJCSLY for instance, he sounds amazing.. and I'd love to see him sing with Stevie!
I heard the tape was found at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre somewhere and this is presumably all they've got but does anyone know why there's audio for the entire show but only video for part of it? I keep hearing the 2nd part simply does not exist..
I would love anything we haven't seen yet from the Bad, Victory or Triumph tours. Not very realistic, but right now my most desired release would be Brisbane '87 in its entirety (preferably in better quality of course). The 2nd leg of the Bad Tour seems to be everyone's favorite, but he was honestly in the best shape ever during the first leg, and Brisbane is one of the best shows from that leg imo. Hearing the audio from the second half I'm SURE it would be an absolute joy to watch. You can tell from the first half he feeds off of the crowd's reaction (lots of girls screaming, lol) and hearing the crowd at certain points in the 2nd half makes me wanna see it even more. The end of IJCSLY for instance, he sounds amazing.. and I'd love to see him sing with Stevie!
I heard the tape was found at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre somewhere and this is presumably all they've got but does anyone know why there's audio for the entire show but only video for part of it? I keep hearing the 2nd part simply does not exist..