2844465, lip syncing shouldn't be a proud influence of Mike's on those who followed
Posted by Warren Coolidge, Mon Sep-30-13 01:08 PM
>all lip synched on shows in the 60's and 70's.
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>peep that old clip when Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson switch
>roles and perform. nothing new under the sun.
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>all major acts have done this, however MJ made it look like
>gold and was too cool for school after motown 25
think about it....What did James Brown's manner of performance give to a young Michael Jackson?? It gave him something to grow his artistry from.
raising a lip syncing performance to an iconic level in terms of it being an acceptable "performance" for a musical artist demonstrating their mastery is not a good thing at all..
Mike's motown 25 performance was iconic because of who Mike was...when it happened..and what it meant to popular culture.... It being looked at as an "excuse" for people like R.Kelly or Chris Brown to use so much pre-recorded music and vocals in their so-called live shows is misguided IMO...
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