Comments on: From The Archives -- Happy Independence Day! http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/07/02/from-the-archives-happy-independence-day-3/ Reality-based political commentary Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:50:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/07/02/from-the-archives-happy-independence-day-3/#comment-220564 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:47:47 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26545#comment-220564 Kick, Hope you had a wonderful holiday! Kick,

Hope you had a wonderful holiday!

]]> By: Kick http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/07/02/from-the-archives-happy-independence-day-3/#comment-220548 Kick Tue, 08 Jul 2025 21:00:12 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26545#comment-220548 Elizabeth Miller 1 Nice. :) Elizabeth Miller
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Nice. :)

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/07/02/from-the-archives-happy-independence-day-3/#comment-220507 Elizabeth Miller Sat, 05 Jul 2025 02:38:57 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26545#comment-220507 Here's another fully live performance that was NOT post-performance edited before being uploaded to YouTube. The human emotion just oozes ... <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWXz1h7U0M0" rel="nofollow">George Michael Careless Whisper live 1984</a> Here's another fully live performance that was NOT post-performance edited before being uploaded to YouTube.

The human emotion just oozes ...

George Michael Careless Whisper live 1984

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/07/02/from-the-archives-happy-independence-day-3/#comment-220504 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 04 Jul 2025 21:08:58 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26545#comment-220504 Hope the Dodgers invite her back to sing it again. Hope the Dodgers invite her back to sing it again.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/07/02/from-the-archives-happy-independence-day-3/#comment-220503 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 04 Jul 2025 21:07:24 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26545#comment-220503 Yes. I have been trying to find a fan-shot video of the WHOLE song but it doesn't seem to exist. I love what she did, though! Yes. I have been trying to find a fan-shot video of the WHOLE song but it doesn't seem to exist.

I love what she did, though!

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/07/02/from-the-archives-happy-independence-day-3/#comment-220502 nypoet22 Fri, 04 Jul 2025 18:49:58 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26545#comment-220502 did you listen to the second link? clearly no autotune did you listen to the second link? clearly no autotune

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/07/02/from-the-archives-happy-independence-day-3/#comment-220499 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 04 Jul 2025 13:02:59 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26545#comment-220499 Here is a rare example of a fully live performance that was officially uploaded to YouTube where the fully live vocals were NOT edited by digital pitch correction. The truly great thing about this is that we get to hear the very same actual live vocals that the live audience heard with all the nuances and expression and emotional impact that go along with experiencing a fully live performance! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V_sB6iMDmY" rel="nofollow">10cc - I'm not In Love (BBC Radio 2 Piano Room, Feb 2025)</a> Three cheers for the Beeb! Here is a rare example of a fully live performance that was officially uploaded to YouTube where the fully live vocals were NOT edited by digital pitch correction.

The truly great thing about this is that we get to hear the very same actual live vocals that the live audience heard with all the nuances and expression and emotional impact that go along with experiencing a fully live performance!

10cc - I'm not In Love (BBC Radio 2 Piano Room, Feb 2025)

Three cheers for the Beeb!

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/07/02/from-the-archives-happy-independence-day-3/#comment-220498 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 04 Jul 2025 12:33:41 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26545#comment-220498 Not that there is anything wrong with a live performance being properly "sound-engineered", JL. As a real music lover, I have always thought of the sound engineer as the most important person(s) at a live performance, aside from the artists themselves. I expect that they will use all of their tools and tricks of the trade to ensure the sound of the performance is amazing. The problem with live performances these days - whether we are talking about new artists or ones who have been around forever - is that the artists are very often not providing fully live vocals but rather they are using Auto-Tune live or they are miming to lead vocals on backing tracks. This has become par for the course. Worse still, even artists who are NOT calibrating their vocals to A440Hz standard tuning, equal temperament are not making this great selling feature known! I have a theory as to why that is. And, if a fully live performance has been officially uploaded to YouTube, then you can almost count on the fact that what you are hearing is NOT the fully live lead vocal from the actual fully live performance but rather an audio file that has been digitally pitch-corrected and/or auto-tuned. So, I have great respect, appreciation and admiration for the sound men (or women), just so long as they are committed to ensuring an amazing sound that features fully live lead vocals. Not that there is anything wrong with a live performance being properly "sound-engineered", JL.

As a real music lover, I have always thought of the sound engineer as the most important person(s) at a live performance, aside from the artists themselves. I expect that they will use all of their tools and tricks of the trade to ensure the sound of the performance is amazing.

The problem with live performances these days - whether we are talking about new artists or ones who have been around forever - is that the artists are very often not providing fully live vocals but rather they are using Auto-Tune live or they are miming to lead vocals on backing tracks. This has become par for the course.

Worse still, even artists who are NOT calibrating their vocals to A440Hz standard tuning, equal temperament are not making this great selling feature known! I have a theory as to why that is.

And, if a fully live performance has been officially uploaded to YouTube, then you can almost count on the fact that what you are hearing is NOT the fully live lead vocal from the actual fully live performance but rather an audio file that has been digitally pitch-corrected and/or auto-tuned.

So, I have great respect, appreciation and admiration for the sound men (or women), just so long as they are committed to ensuring an amazing sound that features fully live lead vocals.

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/07/02/from-the-archives-happy-independence-day-3/#comment-220491 nypoet22 Thu, 03 Jul 2025 22:36:58 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26545#comment-220491 as an aside,<a href="https://youtu.be/JMPKDTyjFiA?si=qFwPh8xeqqHz_qF5" rel="nofollow"> THAT performance</a> was definitely NOT sound-engineered. as an aside, THAT performance was definitely NOT sound-engineered.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/07/02/from-the-archives-happy-independence-day-3/#comment-220490 Elizabeth Miller Thu, 03 Jul 2025 21:41:08 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26545#comment-220490 Happy Independence Day, JL! Happy Independence Day, JL!

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/07/02/from-the-archives-happy-independence-day-3/#comment-220489 nypoet22 Thu, 03 Jul 2025 21:37:35 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26545#comment-220489 <a href="https://youtu.be/bZ1LB1XQ-Us?si=py6ZkW0JitGNSU9B" rel="nofollow">may i just say in response...</a> i couldn't find a complete, unedited version of nezza at the Dodgers game, but that was possibly even better. may i just say in response...

i couldn't find a complete, unedited version of nezza at the Dodgers game, but that was possibly even better.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/07/02/from-the-archives-happy-independence-day-3/#comment-220486 Elizabeth Miller Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:32:55 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26545#comment-220486 Happy Independence Day, Chris! And, as promised, I've been looking forward to posting this little treat for everyone in honour of the occasion of America's national anniversary of independence, celebrating an amazing 249 years. Enjoy this amazing and fully live performance featuring fully live and authentic vocals! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg-3Ll2UPcQ&t=1s" rel="nofollow">The Star Spangled Banner</a> Happy Independence Day, Chris!

And, as promised, I've been looking forward to posting this little treat for everyone in honour of the occasion of America's national anniversary of independence, celebrating an amazing 249 years.

Enjoy this amazing and fully live performance featuring fully live and authentic vocals!

The Star Spangled Banner

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