Riffster Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Often bands play some songs live and they up the tempo by around 10 BPMs. I understand that may work for a band that plays weddings or something like that but why do pro bands do it? Notably, Rainbow's Man on the Silver Mountain, great classic track with a great tempo that works, then I hear Rainbow live and they are rushing through the song, a song thta is not meant to be rushed. This is one of the few times that I adjust the speed of my turntable. In general though, does anybody know why bands/artists increase the tempo on some songs when played live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 . Ups the urgency. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 gets people moving I don't know if you play live or not, but sometimes, changing things up a bit brings a new life to a song. Sometimes a song that you might be sick of, you tweak it a little bit, and then you find a new love in it. My old band had one song like that, we would kick it up when we played it live, then added a slower bridge for that atmospheric-y type of stuff and kept the song about the same length Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbreslauer Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Often bands play some songs live and they up the tempo by around 10 BPMs. I understand that may work for a band that plays weddings or something like that but why do pro bands do it? Notably, Rainbow's Man on the Silver Mountain, great classic track with a great tempo that works, then I hear Rainbow live and they are rushing through the song, a song thta is not meant to be rushed. This is one of the few times that I adjust the speed of my turntable. In general though, does anybody know why bands/artists increase the tempo on some songs when played live? my opinion: bad drumming. A great bassist coupled with a great drummer control the pace of the whole band: rushing is quite common when that "lock" is missing too. I'm not saying it's necessarily a bad drummer in action: it could also be attributed to adrenaline, excitement, drugs, etc. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 metallica play faster live, as do bullet for my valentine...because they can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lungimsam Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 I hate when they speed things up. It makes the song sound "cheap" to my ears. Takes away the groove and the richness of the tunes. I also hate when singers "talk" through the song. I'd rather just go home than stay and listen. Now I did see one band where they would speed up and slow down during a song. It was done on purpose and gave the tune a roller-coaster effect. That worked well. Very cool effect, though it wouldn't work with everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 There is a very simple answer: ADRENALIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 There is a very simple answer: ADRENALIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Why did the band play their set too fast ???? To get to the other side........... .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 I wanted to think that there was a technical answer, I get the increase in tempo on the Chicken Dance, I don't get the increase on tempo on songs that actually are good because of their normal tempo. What puzzles me even more when I hear the adrenalin explanation is that the very next song the band plays is at normal tempo and so it the song preceding. This is why I don't get this explanation, can you choose a single song to let the adrenalin run free? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 I could never understand why FOGHAT always started SLOWRIDE slow, and speeded the song up....Buzzkill.... :unsure: ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 There is a very simple answer: ADRENALIN there ya have it folks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 There is a very simple answer: ADRENALIN Yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I wanted to think that there was a technical answer, I get the increase in tempo on the Chicken Dance, I don't get the increase on tempo on songs that actually are good because of their normal tempo. What puzzles me even more when I hear the adrenalin explanation is that the very next song the band plays is at normal tempo and so it the song preceding. This is why I don't get this explanation, can you choose a single song to let the adrenalin run free? I don't think it so much choosing which song to let the adrenalin run high as much as anticipating the excitement from the crowd. Of course for some groups it may be that they have a lot of songs to go thru and one way to accomplish that is to speed up the song. The other choice is a medley of greatest hits - I hate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A add9 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Often bands play some songs live and they up the tempo by around 10 BPMs. I understand that may work for a band that plays weddings or something like that but why do pro bands do it? Notably, Rainbow's Man on the Silver Mountain, great classic track with a great tempo that works, then I hear Rainbow live and they are rushing through the song, a song thta is not meant to be rushed. This is one of the few times that I adjust the speed of my turntable. In general though, does anybody know why bands/artists increase the tempo on some songs when played live? Or another thing that is frustrating is when a lead guitarist decides to veer from the original solo to the point that it's almost unrecognizable. People are there to hear the licks and riffs they've come to know. I am all for a musician getting creative, and improvising, but they really should leave the foundation of the solo intact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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