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Originally Posted by chrispick  Plus, in many cases, the band tapes the performance out of program sequence -- often before the host even hits the stage. The magic of editing and all that.
It's very much a "cold" performance venue.
Not to make excuses for SP. Lame does as lame is. |
Sorry to nitpick, but Letterman & Leno tape their shows in sequence in real time, to minimize the amount of editing needed before airtime. With Letterman, you'll notice there is always an extra set of commercials to allow for a quick line check before air. The producers of the show are verrrry upset if you screw up the timing. Letterman does his intro, Paul counts you in & you're off. In rare cases, you can retrack a bad vocal in the few minutes after the show ends in their basement audio studio, but, again, they really don't like that. That contributes to the pressure cooker feeling- you really are on the spot- contrary to what anyone who hasn't played the show says. That, and the cold temperature makes it quite the surreal experience. Its over so quick! The times I played, I was struck by how we were "wrangled". These folks crank this out 5 days a week & deal w/all manner of temperaments- wild animals, stars, folks off the street, Dave, Jay, weather- you name it. They have to step on some toes to get it done, but it is impressive. Sorry for the long post. Oh, SP was.... eh, but I am biased.
Best- Brad