Reproducing an ARR song live in its original form is almost impossible. Some basic rhythms, patterns, voices, instruments etc. have to use its original tracks. However, this does not take away even a bit of the efforts the musicians and singers put in on stage. You can clearly see all the improvisations they do during the show.
As for Sivamani's solo performance, here's how it works: once he plays a groove live, an on-board sound module lets him record and loop it on the fly (the same was used for modulating his vocals). This enables him to move on to other sections of his massive gear. It works just like setting up a rhythm track adding kicks, high hats, snare, etc one by one. As for playing the water bottle, trust me that was very much live, just like other parts of the show! A possible explanation of minor syn issues could be your distance from the speakers. My two cents... Regards, Sunil On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 5:46 PM, Mr Kumaraswamy R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Friends, > Me too a first timer for ARR concert. It was a wonderful experience. > I was in the gallery too and was on the foot for Boys, Sivaji & Humma Humma > numbers. Also Chitra singing Kannalaney & Jiyajale was so sweet. > > > For sure there were Lip sync issues. I had doubts for couple of > songs.... > But then came Chaiya Chaiya.. number... I'm sorry to say.. There was no > sync at all ...!! 100% sure about it. > Also, when Sivamani was making music on the Spoons. When he was trying > to change to other instrument... I could clearly see the sound doesn't match > with his actions. Same during the Water bottle act. > Both the above wouldnt have been visible, If they haven't put up a huge > LCD display ! It was showing close-up on Singers as well as Sivamani. > > > Can someone clarify this? Why should they be playing a recorded song > when all the capable ppl present on the stage? > > > > Cheers > Kumar R > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: cooljox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 2:34:13 PM > Subject: [arr] Re: Sharjah Concert in detail > > > > Yet another grand day when it comes to events in the UAE. And once > again Rahman dazzles in a big way. > > Very true when he claims that it was the first show at Dubai that > earned him the title of a performer. That was his first major > concert and everyone who was there knows how grande that one was. > > The first Rahman concert I attended though was his second one, when > he came down in 2004. Just the excitement was giving me sleepless > nights. And was I blown away or what. > > Four years later, Rahman's back...this time I took the wise decision > of getting a seat back at the gallery instead of the pricey ones, > because that is where the fun really is. And to make it even more > exciting, I took a bunch of buddies , all of whome were attending a > Rahman concert for the first time. > > And all of them loved the show. Me...well I preferred the 2004 > concert for some reason. Like they say, the first one is always > special! > > First of all, things I loved about the show: > > The gallery errupting with the Sivaji and Boys track. That was > specatcular. > > Khwaja Khwaja rendition from Rahman. For me the highlight of the > evening, because for the first time the song touched me in a special > way. Watching Rahman rendering the song in that reverence, ...I was > moved, shaken and stirred :-) > > I was really hoping for the Secret of Success...and in the final > moments of the concert, there they were....WE ARE THE BOYS > > Dil Se...Full marks to the stage settings. The backdrop flames on > the display screens gave a fiery effect to the whole performance. > > Things that disappointed me: > Even if it was for a few mins, I would have loved the aucostic > renditions that Rahman did in the 98 concert. The one where he had > four singers around doing only the soulful melody numbers of his > while Rahman have a go on his piano. Everyone remembers that one and > a definitely a feature I would have loved to see him return to. That > is the one where he could throw in a lot of the songs that gets lost > in the glitz and blaze. (No, not a reference to the singer but just > to all the fast numbers). > > A concert without Mustafa Mustafa ...oh no... > > I was also hoping Naresh to croon Anbe Va. > > The problem again is the desire to please the Hindi crowd. Because > there was a lot of Guru and Jodhaa Akbar. Even if that was the case, > i wish SWADES (Yuhi chala, Yeh jo desh), SAATHIYA (o hum dum is a > sure fire) or even good ol RANGEELA made it to the final cut. The > Mangal Pandey number could have been avoided because it just looked > like a last minute attempt, with the notes going all haywire. > > I mean, I was hoping that they would have tweaked a lot for the > Dubai one, but I guess they were just going ahead with the regular > song line up from the recent concerts like Delhi. > > Still at the end of the day it was a wonderful concert. Cannot deny > it its rightful place in the event calender. > > Anyways, for the second time in running, my attempts at meeting the > great talent backstage failed. Again this time all I could see was > him being guided right into his car. Both the time i was at touching > distance...( hmm, one day...one day for sure) > > Ok now to open up the pandora's box....how many of the songs were > lip syncs and how many weren't....any guesses? > > > ------------------------------ > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > now.<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ> > >
