My post wasn't to any particular person, if was for the masses.. I don't know who your favorite artists are but depending on the type of music they sing, I am sure some may have lip sync. My favorite female artist is SADE, and I wouldn't expect her to lip sync her shows because she doesn't have fast music that has a dancing routine to it. I like Whitney Houston but I have been to one of her shows and she used playback, and we all know she can blow, but there are times when an artist just can't keep up that routine night after night. Yes MJ will not be performing everynight, more like every other night or every 2-3 days depending on the week or month, but that constant singing will wear out his vocal cords. I hope he at least sings his ballads and maybe a few of the uptempo songs. Now for songs like JAM, DANGEROUS, SMOOTH CRIMINAL I wouldn't pitch a bitch if he didn't sing those live because he will also be dancing to those songs. Also we must remember that he must also damn near yell into the mic so that we will be able to hear him, because we all know the fans would drown him out.
I remember MJ lip syncing some of the songs during the Bad tour when he came to D.C. in '88, and I don't believe not a single person there complained BOO'd, or walked out. If my memory serves me correctly (I was 6yrs old when I went) MJ sung live during the Victory Tour, but Lord knows he struggled during some songs.Some ppl don't mind singers trying to sing live and dance at the same time, me personally I don't want to hear them breathing like a stalker into the mic while trying to "pop" their booties onstage. Rock bands can get away with singing (yelling in my opinion) into the mic because the guitars drown them out. I saw Timberlake when he had his first solo tour and he did a nice job, did he sing live the whole show, HECK NO, but I still felt as if I got my money's worth.
"And yes people are ready to tear Michael Jackson to shreads if he lip sync because that is not the performing Michael Jackson that people know"
The MJ that people know is the one that can sing beautifully, but is a human being just like the rest of us, that can get tired, sick, and wear out his cords.
Ok I have a perfect scenario for you:
Say you have tix to go to the first show in August (don't know the date off hand), and you are all excited, u have flown in from wherever (the US like me), and U get to the O2 and the show has been postponed/canceled due to MJ not being able to sing BECAUSE HE SUNG LIVE EVERY SHOW SINCE JULY 13TH. Now his voice is shot to hell, his doctor tells him he needs to refrain from speaking for the next week or so.. You gonna tell me you wouldn't be pissed or would you say oh that's ok, I will not get mad because he sung all the songs live for every show and it's ok that my show got canceled.. Now if you are ok with that, then call me BOO-BOO 'DA FOOL.. CUZ ain't no way in hell I would be calm about the situation..
Like I said b4 MJ, I personally would be ok with MJ singing some songs live and lip syncing to others. I just need to seem him onstage, shaking his tailfeather and singing Lady In My Life/Heaven Can Wait/Stranger In Moscow.
LMAO@the person who said they would enjoy MJ reading the yellow pages.. dead..
I am going to enjoy the concert no matter what he does. I would even enjoy it more if I was the YANA girl.. I would kick my own ass if I fainted like those other YANA girls.. Wasted pick, they are suppose to keep their composure until they get back home, then faint.. Pamarella I don't know if you are going or not, but if I had an extra tix I would take you with me and I bet you would still enjoy the show even if he only sung one song live.
No need to jump down her throat, she is just expressing her opinion which is cool.. Make for a hearty debate..
xoxo:better:
Orie
