pinkflame190 wrote:My band just got out of the studio and I have a concern. Our producer (doing his job) added some leads to the songs and they don't sound exactly the same. Don't get me wrong, they sound great and they're not VERY different, it's just I'm the only guitarist and can't exactly play two guitar parts.
So my question is this. If you saw a band that didn't sound exactly like they do in their recordings would you say that they "suck live?" Or does that reputation only come from bad playing?
Opinions? Anyone?
I've actually witnessed a situation where a 'producer' tracked some leads on a bands song.
It stuck out like a sore thumb to me, and I busted their managers balls for it. The manager got a strange kinda-scared look on his face and asked me "Is it that noticeable?".
Now I knew the band, and I knew the guitar player pretty well, so I was quite familiar with his style.
Didn't sound anything like him. To the point that any body loosely familiar with their work would notice something way different.
They thought they needed to spice the leads up for some reason and make them more flashy. A little bit beyond the technical reach of the guy in the band.
Anyways... in the end they scraped the takes.
In My Opinion:
If it doesn't sound like you, don't do it. Regardless of whether you can reproduced the guitar parts live or not.
Basic solos are fine. Just be melodic.
Or 'no' solo will work in a lot of cases too.
I say: if it doesnt sound exactly like the recording, 'so what'. If it doesnt sound like 'you' -- thats a problem.