Word: band
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...beyond recognition. The first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, which normally takes between seven and eight minutes, here is over in less than three. The sole exception is the uncut version of The Sorcerer's Apprentice extracted from the original Fantasia, in which Leopold Stokowski hypnotized an anonymous band of Hollywood studio musicians into sounding just like the Philadelphia Orchestra in its blazingly vital prewar prime. Even the ancient paleo-stereo sound track of that sequence has a raw, visceral impact missing from the glossy digital audio heard elsewhere in Fantasia...
...However, this energy was not maintained. Our Lady Peace was once a band that could fire a club up with their heavy riffs, unique vocals, full sound and turbulent lyrics. Now they only dabble pretentiously in gimmicks, creating some amazing singles but never acquiring a sustainable feel...
...Although the crowd was made up predominantly of Our Lady Peace fans, most showed little involvement in the show other than singing along. The band's performance of "Superman's Dead" was half-hearted, demonstrating little of the surging, brooding spark that made the single so popular in 1997. Guitarist Mike Turner, equipped with gigantic headphones, wasted more time trying to look like he was playing amazing riffs than actually sounding good...
...Although the band's performances of "Starseed" and "Clumsy" were promising, the rest of the set was predictable and disappointing. The usually moving ballad "4am" inspired as many yawns as it did raised lighters, and the new single "One Man Army" lacked the boisterous rock-and-rant that explodes from the studio version. "Undress your soul/Show them your vigor" crooned Maida with a wincing face and artful cadence, but that vigor looked like it was suffering from some shrinkage
...They cant sing. Theyre professional lip-synchers! No live band, no improvisation. Just pure, 100 percent unconcentrated lip-synching straight out of the carton. No potential for mess-ups, no whines from the crowd that the live versions sound different, no need for talent...