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Jun 16, 2019 · This is something which Winkler credits drummer Ben Turk with arranging, before indicating his preference in one day being able to perform with a backing orchestra live.
And yes, Tuomas plays quite a little in the live show. It was once confirmed by a FOH sound engineer. 95% it is the backing tracks. What is played live is something like the piano intro for the Nemo, some middle leads and soft pads/strings and the keyboard solos.
Dec 23, 2023 · Former DOKKEN and current FOREIGNER bassist Jeff Pilson has weighed in on bands who rely heavily on pre-recorded tracks during their live performances.
Sep 17, 2024 · Mark Winkler: The Rules Don’t Apply. Smooth-toned singer performs over polished West Coast arrangements of originals and covers including Fagen's I.G.Y. and some Beatles
- Ian Lomax
- Concerto For Group and Orchestra by Deep Purple
- Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust by Sigur Rós
- “No Cars Go” by Arcade Fire
- The Piramida Concert by Efterklang
- Live at The Royal Albert Hall by The Cinematic Orchestra
- “Climax” by Usher
- So There by Ben Folds and yMusic
- Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
- Roseland NYC Live by Portishead
- “Come with Me” by Puff Daddy and Jimmy Page
This amazingly psychedelic collaboration between mustachioed Brit rockers Deep Purple (remember “Smoke on the Water”?) and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is a classic. Performed in 1969, it’s a delightfully overwrought, 45-minute deluge of guitar solos and orchestral wanderings that pits Woodstock-era hair styles against the tuxes and tails of th...
This album vacillates from explosive, barely contained energy to thoughtful reflection, and in both extremes, they use orchestral instruments to deepen the emotion and depth of their music. Sigur Rós has always had an operatic streak to them, so it’s not surprising their music would work well with strings and brass. The standout track for me is “Ár...
“No Cars Go” has always been the standout track to me from Arcade Fire’s second album Neon Bible. The very first notes set the stage for what’s to come with a layered orchestral crescendo. From there, the drumbeat takes over, driving the entire song toward a choir- and brass-dominated finale. Arranged by Owen Pallett and Régine Chassagne, this song...
I was sold from the first moment I heard this collaboration between Danish indie group Efterklang and the Copenhagen Philharmonic. The swirling strings and horns provide the perfect backdrop to Efterklang’s somewhat heady and atmospheric songs and Casper Clausen’s deep vocal lines.
The Cinematic Orchestra — not actually an orchestra on their own — present a more jazzy take on an orchestral collaboration, complete with funky keyboard solos, soulful vocals, and smooth, syncopated drumming. The 24-piece Heritage Orchestra — a real orchestra — join in, adding, among other things, amplification to certain melodic lines with the ho...
You’re not going to believe me when I tell you that Nico Muhly arranged the string parts for this track. Take a closer listening at how they use the orchestra about midway through the track to create a build that ultimately psychs you out by pulling back into a more minimal chorus. All that said, Usher’s falsetto really steals the show on this one.
Last year Ben Folds teamed up with the all-star sextet yMusic to produce the album So There. For me, this album is all about the incredible artistry of the musicians involved, including Ben on the piano. The songs are typical Ben Folds’ fare, with his airy vocals and romantic sensibilities, but the addition of violin, viola, cello, flute, French ho...
Sufjan Stevens performs more than half of the instruments on this whimsical album full of fluttering flutes, tittering trumpets, and vibrating violins. Not exactly a full orchestra, but the orchestral instruments make this album what it is and provide a great example of how to use classical influences to create a bouncy and uplifting vibe. + Learn ...
Portishead recorded this album at Roseland Ballroom in New York City in 1997 as a one-off collaboration with strings. The strings are performed with plenty of tremolo and vibrato, adding tension to the slinky, dark atmospherics of Portishead’s electronic trip-hop music and complementing Beth Gibbons’ quavering voice.
Saving maybe the best for last. What could be better than Puff Daddy raging over the top of an orchestral arrangement of Led Zeppelin’s classic tune “Kashmir”? Made for the truly awful Godzillaremake in ’99, I’ve always had a soft spot for this track with its slowly climbing string and horn lines, over-the-top instrumentation, and building tensions...
Jan 15, 2024 · As per usual, Barbara Brighton, who produced Winkler’s past seven albums, does so again. There are six groups of backing musicians, only one of which is a conventional backing trio that performs on “Here’s to Jazz.” Another is a quartet, expanded to a sextet on “Jazz Swings.”
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Mar 27, 2020 · During a conversation with Rock Feed, Shinedown guitarist Zach Myers defended the band's use of backing tracks during live shows, saying that 90% of rock artists do the same thing.
