by Mark JW Graham – Vocal Coach in Nottingham, UK | Book Now
Hey folks
Here’s one of my favourite bands. They are a proper old school hard rock band called ‘Rival Sons’. I’ve blogged about them before, but this is to illustrate a particular point.
Watch the video below. It’s essentially just recorded “in the room”. There is some mixing that has gone on (as evidenced by the comments on the Youtube page), but it is essentially just recorded straight to disk.
What’s so impressive about that? LISTEN to it. Listen to how tight the whole performance is. Note and timing perfect. It’s incredibly close to the album version.
Why should you find that amazing? Very few bands are capable of delivering what they do on albums in the real world. There’s almost always shortcuts taken in the studio to make the album sound cool, but that aren’t replicable live.
THIS (in my opinion) is a really high standard of live performance, and if you are a live performer, you would do well to aspire to THAT level of professionalism.
But even if you’re not performing live (well, even if you are!) above all, enjoy the track!
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Mark JW Graham - Mark is a high-end vocal coach and singing teacher based in Nottingham, UK.
Certified in Speech Level Singing, and with over 20 years of musical experience, he is known as the "go-to vocal coach" for singers wanting dramatic improvements in their singing voice in a short space of time.
Trusted by singers worldwide, Mark’s expertise as a coach, singer and musician helps clients transform their voices and raise their musicianship to new levels.
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