Comments on: Billy Joel at the Super Bowl http://chris.pirillo.com/billy-joel-at-the-super-bowl/ News and Reviews! Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Metafilter | Community Weblog http://chris.pirillo.com/billy-joel-at-the-super-bowl/#comment-227252 Metafilter | Community Weblog Sun, 04 Mar 2007 20:40:51 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/02/04/billy-joel-at-the-super-bowl/#comment-227252 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] [...]

]]> By: Sara http://chris.pirillo.com/billy-joel-at-the-super-bowl/#comment-185950 Sara Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:47:38 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/02/04/billy-joel-at-the-super-bowl/#comment-185950 As far as I can tell, nobody sings "live" at the Super Bowl. It's all prerecorded and they lip synch. Besides, it's extremely difficult to sing the Star Spangled Banner in tune in the original key in which it is written, or almost any other one. The primary reason I watched this year's Super Bowl was to see Prince "perform" at halftime. With all that rain, he was lucky he didn't get electrocuted. As far as I can tell, nobody sings “live” at the Super Bowl. It’s all prerecorded and they lip synch. Besides, it’s extremely difficult to sing the Star Spangled Banner in tune in the original key in which it is written, or almost any other one. The primary reason I watched this year’s Super Bowl was to see Prince “perform” at halftime. With all that rain, he was lucky he didn’t get electrocuted.

]]> By: colin boyd http://chris.pirillo.com/billy-joel-at-the-super-bowl/#comment-182471 colin boyd Mon, 05 Feb 2007 23:01:11 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/02/04/billy-joel-at-the-super-bowl/#comment-182471 yes, he was singing live thru a pitch corrector - it sounded just like my antares set just a bit too strongly. most superbowls recently have had the anthem sung by singers who sang it in advance and then lip-synced on air [dixie chicks]. the halftime show lately has been actually performed - with the exception of janet jackson who can't sing and dance at the same time. it was interesting that billy sang live. i would think that the decision to sing live with a pitch corrector, or to lip-sync to a pre-recorded track, is something that the NFL producers ask for and work out with the artist's management - depending on how powerful the artist is and how much they want the gig - and how much the NFL wants them. the NFL is afraid of another "rosanne barr" or "carl lewis" national anthem moment. though they may seem to be weilding a dictatorial power, i believe they are correct to do so as it is their show. and there are a lot of people who wreck "the star spangled banner". the pitch corrector did sound funny though! prince was awesome. a real performer who can sing and dance at the same time - there was a day when they all could do that or they didn't get onstage. yes, he was singing live thru a pitch corrector – it sounded just like my antares set just a bit too strongly.

most superbowls recently have had the anthem sung by singers who sang it in advance and then lip-synced on air [dixie chicks].

the halftime show lately has been actually performed – with the exception of janet jackson who can’t sing and dance at the same time.

it was interesting that billy sang live. i would think that the decision to sing live with a pitch corrector, or to lip-sync to a pre-recorded track, is something that the NFL producers ask for and work out with the artist’s management – depending on how powerful the artist is and how much they want the gig – and how much the NFL wants them.

the NFL is afraid of another “rosanne barr” or “carl lewis” national anthem moment. though they may seem to be weilding a dictatorial power, i believe they are correct to do so as it is their show. and there are a lot of people who wreck “the star spangled banner”.

the pitch corrector did sound funny though!

prince was awesome. a real performer who can sing and dance at the same time – there was a day when they all could do that or they didn’t get onstage.

]]> By: El Ranchero http://chris.pirillo.com/billy-joel-at-the-super-bowl/#comment-180252 El Ranchero Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:09:59 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/02/04/billy-joel-at-the-super-bowl/#comment-180252 I heard it too. Cher used that in one of her songs. Totally annoying (IMO). Hendrix or Clapton on a wah-wah pedal sounds good, but the voice thing sounds weird to me. I heard it too. Cher used that in one of her songs.
Totally annoying (IMO).

Hendrix or Clapton on a wah-wah pedal sounds good, but the voice thing sounds weird to me.

]]> By: SubWolf http://chris.pirillo.com/billy-joel-at-the-super-bowl/#comment-179916 SubWolf Mon, 05 Feb 2007 01:24:16 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/02/04/billy-joel-at-the-super-bowl/#comment-179916 Agreed with Deepak, nice for the singers to have tools to help them out, but if you "ain't got it" in the first place, don't use hardware to fake it. GO BILLY! Agreed with Deepak, nice for the singers to have tools to help them out, but if you “ain’t got it” in the first place, don’t use hardware to fake it.

GO BILLY!

]]> By: Deepak http://chris.pirillo.com/billy-joel-at-the-super-bowl/#comment-179811 Deepak Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:36:31 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/02/04/billy-joel-at-the-super-bowl/#comment-179811 I wasn't paying attention, but from the description, autotune would be a good guess. As cool as the technology is, I think it has resulted in some people (not Billy Joel) becoming singers when they have no business singing in public. I wasn’t paying attention, but from the description, autotune would be a good guess. As cool as the technology is, I think it has resulted in some people (not Billy Joel) becoming singers when they have no business singing in public.

]]> By: JK http://chris.pirillo.com/billy-joel-at-the-super-bowl/#comment-179767 JK Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:12:28 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/02/04/billy-joel-at-the-super-bowl/#comment-179767 As a Record Producer, and long time user of Auto-Tune, I more than agree. What you heard was AT set to a major key setting, while Billy was singing in a minor key. The result was the unnatural warble of the program trying to force his notes into a scale he was not singing in. Major oops on someones part!! As a Record Producer, and long time user of Auto-Tune, I more than agree. What you heard was AT set to a major key setting, while Billy was singing in a minor key. The result was the unnatural warble of the program trying to force his notes into a scale he was not singing in. Major oops on someones part!!

]]> By: robnamy http://chris.pirillo.com/billy-joel-at-the-super-bowl/#comment-215208 robnamy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/02/04/billy-joel-at-the-super-bowl/#comment-215208 <!--%kramer-pre%-->Billy Joel sang at the Superbowl. First person to sing the national anthem twice for a Superbowl. I thought he hit a wrong note on the very first line. I'm not a singer and my ears aren't musically inclined in any way but I'm glad that I wasn't the only one that noticed it<!--%kramer-post%--> Billy Joel sang at the Superbowl. First person to sing the national anthem twice for a Superbowl. I thought he hit a wrong note on the very first line. I’m not a singer and my ears aren’t musically inclined in any way but I’m glad that I wasn’t the only one that noticed it

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]]> By: pmeme - tracking people making news - following people in the blogosphere http://chris.pirillo.com/billy-joel-at-the-super-bowl/#comment-215209 pmeme - tracking people making news - following people in the blogosphere Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/02/04/billy-joel-at-the-super-bowl/#comment-215209 <!--%kramer-pre%--> Billy Joel (Who?) Billy Joel at the Super Bowl (Chris Pirillo) Yeah, I’m watching the Super Bowl right now (just about everything is entertaining in HD). I don’t wanna start a conspiracy theory, but… it sounded to me like Billy Joel’s voice (during the Star Spangled Banner) was being aided<!--%kramer-post%--> Billy Joel (Who?) Billy Joel at the Super Bowl (Chris Pirillo) Yeah, I’m watching the Super Bowl right now (just about everything is entertaining in HD). I don’t wanna start a conspiracy theory, but… it sounded to me like Billy Joel’s voice (during the Star Spangled Banner) was being aided

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