Seems like most times I hear the live version of a song I know, I notice the tempo is picked up from the studio version. OK, not EVERY time, but enough to notice...
2007-02-01 12:40:25 · 5 answers · asked by AmigaJoe 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Maybe so they can play more songs in a short time.
2007-02-01 12:44:17 · answer #1 · answered by icysapphire64 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The singer is under steaming lights and if the song is 4 minutes long he or she will shorten it a bit to not bore you and so they wont sweat to death. Trust me the studio version is slow because you can push the replay button but live theres only one shot and singing it slow will make the mistakes of hitting wrong notes more noticeable then they will have to deal with the gossip of the press.
2007-02-01 20:49:17 · answer #2 · answered by minispears05 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because in studios they do multiple takes until they get it right. Live performances are one shot, and usually little things are off like tempo or vocals, but its good because you can really feel the energy.
2007-02-01 20:45:37 · answer #3 · answered by richard 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
songs on CD's are digitally mastered, which means that the timing is corrected so that all the beats/cues/riffs ect. match. Live songs mostly follow the drummer (the beat) , so if the drummer plays faster, so will everyone else in the band.
2007-02-01 20:46:57 · answer #4 · answered by KC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because live shows tend to be energetic and fast-paced
they don't want to bring down the craziness with a slow song
2007-02-01 20:55:46 · answer #5 · answered by some_one1234 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋