Foreigner's Kelly Hansen minced no words while discussing bands that rely on backing tracks for live performances, imploring fans to "tell them to go fuck themselves." The singer, who's fronted the ...
Bands using backing tracks during live shows continues to be a hot button topic these days, and Mammoth WVH's Wolfgang Van Halen has made his stance known. As you might expect, with Van Halen taking ...
Have W.A.S.P. been using pre-recorded backing tracks live for Blackie Lawless' lead vocal? The rocker has responded. It happened during an interview with The Metal Voice, where Lawless defended ...
Backing vocals are the sort of thing, you might not miss until they're gone. On these five tracks, that is very much the case ...
When is it appropriate for bands to rely on backing tracks during live gigs? For some, it’s never acceptable, while others find it’s a morally gray question. Ask ex-Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach, ...
"We've used technology since '87," Sixx said on Twitter, adding a list of specifics. He said the group employed "sequencers, sub tones, background vox tracks, plus background singers and us. [Motley ...
The first Glastonbury Festival was staged back in 1970 by Michael Eavis - inspired by a typically ear-splitting outdoor gig by rock heavyweights Led Zeppelin at that year's Bath Festival of Blues and ...
James Brown was such a rigid taskmaster that he was legendary for being able to squeeze killer performances even from pickup bands he’d never worked with before. But with all respect to the Famous ...