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Generally speaking I find that it's better for a band to track all at once, do any necessary overdubs and then track vocals separate if possible.
When you track together then the musicians react to one another and their knowledge of each others playing usually creates the right push and pull within a performance - could be a change in backbeat feel ora slight change of tempo or rubato or anticipations.
I find that some songs suit a mechanical approach. So, the one instrument at a time and to a click has it's place too! Maybe there is too much reliance by audio engineers on beat detective and quantisation. I think it's ok to correct small lapses in concentration here and there maybe to give a nice down beat or tighten up accented riffs in a song not relying on a click IMO.
If musos don't practice with a click then it's better to give them a scenario that they are comfortable with to get the best performance out of them.
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