What I've observed so far (through the 9/22 episode): The band doesn't seem to have a deep repertoire. On one episode they appeared to play one tune during two different breaks.
The melodica doesn't seem to fill the space, though the keytar isn't much better. Not having played either, I don't know what the fix should be. But I'd be surprised if there wasn't a fix. Getting back to space, I think the group is still set for a space like where TCR recorded. But the musical acts haven't had the same issue - at least for me. So I can't quite figure out what needs tweaking. That said, 8H is still the worst band in late night. Especially with Armisen behind the drums. Up-tempo Muzak is still Muzak. My top two are the Basic Cable Band and The Roots, which are also the bands I this are most integrated into their respective shows. I can't say the same about Reggie Watts and Karen, as I think Reggie's more integrated into The Late Late Show than he and Karen are. David Sent from my iPad > On Sep 28, 2015, at 7:33 AM, JW <[email protected]> wrote: > > > As for Stay Human, I genuinely think your opinion > > of them will change after seeing a taping live. > > And there's the conundrum. I'm happy to take your word about good they are in > person. But the TV audience on any given night numbers in the millions, while > the live crowd is in the hundreds. It's possible that there are technical or > other issues that affect how the band sounds to the home viewer, and that > Stay Human will ascend the pantheon once they're fixed. But if the band's > greatness, for whatever reason, doesn't come across at home, they're not a > good band for a television program. > -- > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
