“Reports [Britney Spears] will lip-sync during many of [her 15 planned Australian] concerts has prompted debate on whether there should be disclaimers on tickets advising consumers whether a concert has been pre-recorded.” [ABC.net.au] Writes reader Steven Jones: “The inevitable result of this legislation is that concert promoters will have the warning whether the performer lipsyncs or not (there is no legal penalty for a false warning). This means that consumers will be no better informed, but the promoters will be covered legally.”
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I was under the impression that all of those teeny-bopper acts did the lip sync. Remember Milli Vanilli?
i would prefer other warnings, like…
Warning: this is a band way past its prime, so if you are waiting to hear their classic hits, you will have to sit through about two hours of their “new songs” first so you don’t walk out right away.
Warning: no one can dance really well while singing really well.
Warning: none of the cute guys you girls are screaming over are actually interested in women.
Warning: mick jagger, steve tyler and stevie nicks will not look as good in person as they do on television. But Keith Richards looks exactly the same.
Warning: to avoid being crushed by Kenye West’s ego, wear a hardhat at all times.
Warning: the men standing before you claiming to be a famous classic rock band has less than fifty percent of its original members.
Warning: this is not the Rolling Stones actual fairwell tour. They have done this like 20 times. Get a clue.
And i would like to see a warning on a certain christmas album:
Warning: This album is terrible. I mean seriously, Bob Dylan, singing Christmas songs? I know its for a good cause and all, but really, seriously, just listen to the samples on amazon.com and realize that this has to be one of the worst musical ideas of all time.
A.W. you must have been reading my mind. All I have to add to this one:
“Warning: the men standing before you claiming to be a famous classic rock band has less than fifty percent of its original members.”
is “and their music will sound horrible compared to when you last saw the band with all of its original members.”
There ought to be a law that requires bands to use recordings produced in the last year for any concert promotions. That way, the public would realize just how much these “classic rock bands” really suck.
Well, the real atrocity is the bob dylan christmas album. i heard the charity has a brillinat plan to raise money. they will get a truck with loudspeakers on it. then they will go into a neighborhood, and play it really loud, until each resident ponies up at least $20. then they will go to the next neighborhood…
As for the swipe at the phony classic rock bands, i am looking at you lynard skynard.
I have long argued that any time a band changes its lineup, its just not the same band anymore. that doesn’t mean they suck necessarily, but they are not the same and it borders on dishonest to pretend you are the same. Van Halen is not Van Hagar, for instance. Skynard is kind of an egregious example in my mind.
btw, i want to congratulate the australian government on keeping its f—ing priorities straight. yes, i am sure that is the most pressing issue: people paying too much money for lip synced concert and being too stupid to understand that there is no way a person could sing that well while dancing.