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I've had great results getting the whole band to play together - just trying to get them to play a bit quieter than they're used to so I can get a good lead vocal without a lot of leakage and mud. I give them headphones so it can sound loud to them but it's reasonable in the room. Careful mic placement can keep the drums out of the vocal and vocal out of the drums.
In the case of a singer-songwriter who wants backing, I get them to get a rhythm section together (at least bass, drums, with the singer-songwriter doing guitar), and get leads, drums, bass, and rhythm guitar in one take. I'll take two or three good takes, pick the best, cut any vocal mistakes from one take to the other, then get all of the other stuff as an overdub - lead guitar, keys, etc. I really avoid doing one track at a time with click because most people I record don't do nearly as well that way.
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