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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger
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They'd been around for about a decade , had 4 albums out and had already gone multi-platinum around the world.
Lip syncing is a fact of television , always has always will. It has no bearing on the talent of the person doing it.
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That's still irrelevant if they're breaking
new ground (and reaching a wider audience that may actually buy their stuff), which a show like TOTP is to many bands regardless of when it happens in their career. It's an iconic venue/platform that has a big musical fan base so bands that do the show are not against doing something unnatural (lip syncing) I would guess. Still god awful in my opionion, but whatever.
And of course it has no connection to level of talent; Steve Vai or John McLaughlin could "fake" solos on Oprah or Ellen or DWTS or whatever, it doesn't mean they still can't play, however what would be the point? They are not seeking a wider audience for their music at this point. Def Leppard, at this late stage in their career, have nothing to prove and are not hurting for funds that I can imagine so I question why they do it. I understand why TV execs want to it, it's cheaper, easier, cleaner and less likely to cause problems.