they are lip syncing because the focus of the show has become "the spectacle,"
as opposed to just ripping it on stage with nothing but a band and a mic.


>>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
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>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.
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>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..
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>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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