Stuper Bowl and pre-recorded bands

bryan_kilco

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Recently saw some pics stating that Flea was not plugged in for Chilli Peppers' performance and some saying that all Super Bowl performances are pre-recorded and faked.

Sounds about right.

Discuss?
 
Watched it, there was a lot of backing track with some live elements by the looks of it - standard pop music live stuff.
 
I though Bruno Mars performance was epic. I don't think it was pre-recorded but you never know.
 
Looked it up now. Sounds like Brunos vocals where live and the backup vocals too. Drum solo totally prerecorded.

Edit: Sounds like some parts where playback though but allot sounded live.
 
Looked it up now. Sounds like Brunos vocals where live and the backup vocals too. Drum solo totally prerecorded.

Edit: Sounds like some parts where playback though but allot sounded live.

That drum solo at the very beginning? That's the only part I watched and it definitely looks as if he hits the hat and a crash is played and hits toms and you hear snare.
 
I've watched 30-40 bootleg live Bruno Mars videos on youtube trying to figure out if he uses a backing track or auto-tunes live or whatever, and have come to the conclusion that he's just perfect. Dude has got it.
 
Bruno seems to have taken many performer elements which made MJ such an amazing artist, mixed it with some Prince, Stevie Wonder and his own tallent. Have been a fan of most of his songs over the last 3 or so years. Really great for a pop artist.
 


His brother is his bands drummer as well, dude is pretty sick.
 
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The very first thing I thought when I saw Flea playing was that it was a backing track.
The way he was sliding up to the higher frets looked really fishy to me.
And there was a part where the guitar player was swinging around so violently that there's no way he could have been playing correctly.
 
Even if the whole thing is prerecorded (which I'm sure it was as a backup at the least) I have a "who cares?" attitude. They roll out a massive automated stage, lighting and sound rig in 10 minutes and then have a live performance in front of a live audience of 85k and televised in front of 110 million people. There are two bands and a video piece in a 15 minute span. It's not a normal concert in any way, shape or form so normal rules can't really apply.
 
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Of course they prerecorded it. If they put it up the way it sounded right there, it'd sound like ass. It looked Bruno's band was at least actually playing, though apparently the RHCP were not. You can at least tell they weren't doing the studio version.
 
meh, it was entertaining at least. i would have a lot bigger problem with it if those people paid to see RHCP rather than football.