In 1976 Queen toured A Night At The Opera.
They left out a bunch of songs because they couldn't play them live without them sounding thin or denuded but did do a little section that used tapes to represent the OTT choral sections of Bohemian Rhapsody. They made this clear in advance section and even stepped behind a back light screen to "project" the sense of the video.
Brian may used three delay pedals for the Brighton Rock multi guitar section.
Each was a step forward in the use of technology to augment playing live.

Recordings stopped being archives of live performances a very long time ago and only the lucky, connected, wealthy or patronized performer could stump up for a FULL "live" version of the recording - see Brian Wilson's Live Pet Sounds shows, (the ticket prices reflected the size of the band).
The topic is exhaustively addressed in The Recording Angel: Music, Records and Culture from Aristotle to Zappa by Evan Eisenberg (published way, way back in 1987 but contemporary enough given the topic).

Beato is a knowledgable fellow but he's also inclined to post click bait topics or just rants when it suits his purposes.

Last edited by rayc; 10/31/22 04:02 PM.
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