I don't understand how some of these artists sell out concerts. They must lip-synch, because on the rare occasions when you hear them live, they're awful. They can't hold a note to save their lives. Miley Cyrus is a prime example. I heard her do "The Climb" live and my dog is STILL howling from the sharp notes she hit. Taylor Swift is another one. She did a live duet with Stevie Nicks at the Grammy Awards and she was frightful. Stevie Nicks' voice has been on the decline for years now, and she still sang rings around Taylor.
SB, I think a lot of it is autotune. The show is just as important or more so than the actual music or singing. Also people don't care as much as they used to about lip-synching or pre-recorded tracks in live performances.
And these days record companies don't have the time or money to nurture artists until they find their voice. If they can earn money with someone right now that's what they want, never mind how good they may or may not be. To be fair I think that's always been the case; it's just more obvious these days.
"When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives." Winter is Coming Now this is the Law of the Jungle—as old and as true as the sky; And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk, the Law runneth forward and back; For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
