Rainbow Sounds Too Good

Seriously how much overdubbing has gone on. BG vocals too perfect. Anybody done an analysis?

We don't need an analysis. Just compare the background vocals from the live rendition with the background vocals of the album version. They are sometimes almost the same or the same.

For example, listen to any song who in the original version had a lot of Freddies singing with the main voice. And compare the Rainbow version. In the live version, you have a lot of Freddies and Rogers singing the same at almost the same time.

NO! It's not so much overdubbed. For example:
- March Son And Daughter. In the old video the audio was clearly overdubbed because Fred removed the mic from his mouth before he stopped singing. Now the new mix features the correct audio.
- Now in some spots Fred's voice cracks or features lower notes than in the past releases (Example: In the end of March Father To Son)

The worst cracks are in MOTBQ and the March version of MTRNR.

That's a great new complaint! Just when I thought I'd heard them all it turns out the sound is too good. You now have two options:

1 - Scratch your CD/DVD/BD. Sound will be considerably worse.
2 - If you own the DVD or BD, open the Sound menu and check the `remove overdubs` option.

Lol! Number two is hilarious! That would be something though, huh?! This product is bad because it is too good! Damned if you do and damned if you don't! Lol!

You know a release is good when people on QZ start complaining that it's too good. If we here can't find anything wrong with it, there isn't anything.

[QUOTE] [b]thomasquinn 32989 wrote:[/b]

You know a release is good when people on QZ start complaining that it's too good. If we here can't find anything wrong with it, there isn't anything.[/QUOTE]

I wasn't actually complaining. Rainbow is marvelous. I just wanted a discussion on overdubs because they are there

definitely. The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke? totally overdubbed and, sadly as with the whole package, MASSIVELY autotuned

golden ear syndrome

The backing vocals are beefed up, yes, but nowhere near as much as on the VHS version, which may as well have been a complete studio recording at times.

I've never understood why they felt the need to add so many unrealistic harmonies to this gig. Maybe they thought listeners were more naive back in the day, or didn't have access to other 70's gigs to compare to.

Dunno - it certainly sticks out when there's 4 voices wailing 'Liar' while only Roger and Brian are singing it, Brian barely having made it to the microphone.

[QUOTE] [b]Zebonka12 wrote:[/b]

I've never understood why they felt the need to add so many unrealistic harmonies to this gig. Maybe they thought listeners were more naive back in the day, or didn't have access to other 70's gigs to compare to. [/QUOTE]

Bingo. And the man on the street doesn't know that Deacon didn't sing.

The harmonies on Fairy Feller sound legit according to my ears. Roger and Brian sound very strong on that one.

Their harmonies in the seventies were pretty impressive.