Super Bowl Halftime

[Elspode]

Thanks for that, SM. I felt pretty strongly that I wasn't watching a lip-sync performance. For one thing, the vocals, while quite good, were not *perfect* by any stretch of the imagination. The backing vocals in particular had that sort of "on the fly" feel about them, usually a certain sign that a guy is working his ass off to rock out.

Frankly, the standard of live sound is now so very, very high, that it is easy to think it must be recorded somehow. My original point in all of this was that it is primarily the dancing, gyrating performers who have synced vocal parts, because it is simply impossible to sing effectively while doing such a strenuous physical performance. Try doing a five minute, vigorous aerobic routine sometime while singing some perky pop tune. Even the best-conditioned individual will be subject to the bumping and jarring of the vocal cords and diaphragm while bouncing around, making a noticable fluctuation in the voice.