What is the point of live albums?

The best live albums capture the very essence of a band’s energy in concert and manage to make a listener feel like they were actually there for what, in many cases, are historic performances.

Are live albums overdubbed?

Generally, ‘live’ albums MAY have some minor overdubs. It’s not a 100\% certainty, but it’s been known to happen.

Why do people listen to live albums?

A live show entertains more of your senses. You feel the music in your bones, you see the performers and the lights, you’re in the middle of a crowd that – like you – loves to hear this stuff, and the atmosphere is amazing. You might even hear something that has never been recorded.

Are live albums edited?

Concerts for dvds are recorded live on multitrack, that means that everything is in a separate track. They are then edited and mixed in post-production, just like a record. Depending on the artist, some musicians will choose to “fix”, or even re-record specific parts in the studio.

Is Kiss Alive 2 really live?

Alive II is the second live album (and eighth overall) by American hard rock band Kiss, released on October 24, 1977, by Casablanca Records….

Alive II
Recorded	April 2 – August 26–28, 1977 (live) September 13–16, 1977 (studio)
Genre	Hard rock heavy metal
Length	71:26
Label	Casablanca

How was KISS Alive recorded?

“We all went into Electric Lady [Studio], and for the better part of three weeks we tinkered and tweaked – and sometimes completely overdubbed songs,” he wrote. “None of us got off the hook completely.

Can a live album be edited?

Recordings, including live, may contain editing, sound effects, voice adjustments, etc. With modern recording technology, artists can be recorded in separate rooms or at separate times while listening to the other parts using headphones; with each part recorded as a separate track.

How do artists record live albums?

They often employ multitrack recording direct from the stage sound system (rather than microphones placed among the audience), and can employ additional manipulation and effects during post-production to enhance the quality of the recording. Live albums also sometimes contain a new studio track.

Why do you mention the musician’s union?

I mention the musician’s union because if you wanted to play clubs or radio gigs, you had to belong, but you did get paid reasonably for your work. I mention this as well because by the mid 80s, the musician’s union would be a spent force and all guarantees for just compensation at gigs would be gone.

Is indie music a threat to the mainstream industry?

This independent release movement was no threat to the mainstream industry, but as this technology progressed, more would be attracted to the indie movement, and it would seriously threaten the mainstream industry by the 1990s and the forthcoming digital age. Was punk rock the beginning of the end?

What happened to the music industry in the late 70s?

By the late 70s, the industry was fat, corrupt and complacent. It was also very expensive to make a recording in the beautiful studios of the world. It was about to blow apart – in one case literally. It is dizzying what happened in a very short period of time.

What kind of music did people listen to during the depression?

It was also the populist height of the music borne of the Depression, the music that came out of the hobo camps, the dust bowl farmers, Roosevelt’s New Deal, the Tennessee Valley Act and so on. It was the music of Woody Guthrie, Jimmy Rodgers, Bessie Smith, Leadbelly, and the Carter Family.

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