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| From | "Billy G. Spradlin" <bgspradlin@cablelynx.com> |
| Subject | Re: Beatles on Ed Sullivan DVD |
| Date | Tue, 13 Jan 2004 17:36:38 -0600 |
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>2) The other thing I didn't know recall was how poorly the mix was
>for the mics. The first show Paul's seemed too loud compared to
>John's. Then on one of the later shows, John's was much louder then
>Paul's (whom you can barely hear). Also, one of the performances both
>Paul's and John's mic's were too low. John grabbed his and noisily
>pulled it up during the start of the song. Paul just kind of hunched
>over more while singing.
Remember that it was all live and the croud was going nuts during many songs,
making it near impossible for a sound engineer to balance everything during
the
chaos. (like the Hollywood Bowl concert LP) The band had no fold back monitors
so they couldnt hear themselves. I kinda wish the show was in Color during
this
time but the B&W adds to the nostalgia. (one of my earliest memories of
watching TV in the mid 60's was seeing "IN COLOR" and the NBC Peacock at the
beginning of many shows)
That it sounds and looks this good is a miracle. I loved the old commericals
and Ed's funny attempts to quiet the croud when he mentions the Beatles or
when
they are with him. I dont know why America fell in love with Ed's show - the
guy was stiff as cardboard and had a painfully clipped voice. Maybe there
wasnt
anything better to watch on NBC and ABC at the time. But he did know how to
book the best talent possible (especally from Broadway) and knew that getting
the Beatles on would be a goldmine for him and the network.
> Somehow this made it all seem all the more cool to me and long for
>these seemingly simpler days. What a different era it was. Here's
>this phenomena sweeping into America and they don't even have the
>mics set up right! Oddly, for me, It's so less sterile feeling then
>many shows might feel today. Now days you can bet any televised show
>of the mega star of the day has every possible wrinkle taken care of
>well in advance of the show. Image over music perhaps?
I kind of like it when I see some kind of technical glitch during a big
performance at the Grammys or award shows. I dont know what Ed Sullivan would
have done if he'd seen Madonna kissing Britney! (cringe!)
Billy G. Spradlin
http://listen.to/jangleradio
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