words@brothersgibb.com message digest 02/29/2016 09:01 (#2016-988)
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Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 06:24:34 -0500
From: Michele Lellouche <mdanl73@gmail.com>
Subject: To Backup
Kitt wrote:
>>I never liked when the Bee Gees started using backup singers. Most were very good, >>but my preference was always just the Gibb voices. At times, especially during the >>90s, the backup singers were too damn loud.
I'm with you. I remember being at the Spirits tour, wondering why the hell they were using backup singers.
Michele
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Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 06:38:55 -0500
From: David Garcia <garcia10303@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: To Backup
Well, though the Gibbs are great singers, they're not particularly loud
singers. They have written songs for loud singers -- Barbra Streisand,
Celine Dion -- but in their own live performances, mic placement and mix
levels can be an issue. For example, in the Midnight Special tv clip of
"Nights on Broadway," Robin's solo phrases keep getting drowned out by the
rhythm section!
So, perhaps backup singers serve a purpose in filling out passages that can
use a little more vocal infrastructure...
.
David Garcia, who could use some backup singers when he is singing in the
shower, but shyness is an issue in NYC
.
On Feb 29, 2016 6:24 AM, "Michele Lellouche" wrote:
> Kitt wrote:
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> >>I never liked when the Bee Gees started using backup singers. Most were very good, >>but my preference was always just the Gibb voices. At times, especially during the >>90s, the backup singers were too damn loud.
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> I'm with you. I remember being at the Spirits tour, wondering why the hell they were using backup singers.
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> Michele
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