Altec Sighting in Vintage Video

[tomt]

No one in the audience is even looking at the band!
I would have to say everyone of those folks remembers the sixties in detail.

Was the crowd just that stoned or were they really that sad?
I didn't see one person smiling, that was the tiredest group of kids I have ever seen in my life at a live concert.

They were just being "cool". Man, those chicks have more 'style' and sex appeal than more recent generations.

a cultural artifact from 'back in the day'.


almost any and all public appearance was considered a formal event in 'wasp' america.

everyone for the most part was on their best behavior.

nobody wanted to look stupid or uncouth.

the first time i can remember going to an indoor theater, was to see My Fair Lady.

i wore a suit and tie, my sister a dress.

and of course, my parents likewise.

[Nipper]

Damn, kinda looks like a scene from "The Walking Dead".

[voice of the theater]

Great clips--thanks for sharing! Cool to see that two of my favorite bands (The Who, The Beatles) used the classic Altecs we all know and love. I wonder if the lack of audience enthusiasm (besides all of the good points listed above) also has something to do with the fact that the band are lip syncing and "miming" to the studio recording of these songs--the audio is clearly the studio recording and not live audio. Lip syncing/miming to the original studio recording wasn't an uncommon practice on these types of shows in the 60's. I have DVD's of other 60's bands (like the Moody Blues for example) on shows like this one lip syncing/miming to studio recordings in front of a live audience. BTW, this isn't always the case when you see a live clip with studio audio. Sometimes the live audio recording (sound quality) was so poor that whoever posted the clip replaced the original clip's live audio with the studio recording of the same song and synced them up with a computer program that constantly speeds up and or slows down the video footage to keep it more or less in sync with the studio audio version that was used to replace the original live audio......

By the way, I love the Who album/compilation "Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy" that contains the studio version of all three of these songs and lots more great stuff--highly recommended......

[bowtie427ss]

I wonder if the lack of audience enthusiasm (besides all of the good points listed above) also has something to do with the fact that the band are lip syncing and "miming" to the studio recording of these songs--the audio is clearly the studio recording and not live audio. Lip syncing/miming to the original studio recording wasn't an uncommon practice on these types of shows in the 60's. I have DVD's of other 60's bands (like the Moody Blues for example) on shows like this one lip syncing/miming to studio recordings in front of a live audience.

Lip syncing also killed a lot of bands' enthusiasm in studio performances too.

If you like LIVE vintage vids, search "old grey whistle test" or OGWT, a fairly endless supply of good stuff there.

For instance this performance of "Badge" by Clapton. I'm not a huge Clapton fan, but this is a great rendition, and i kinda like that lefternmost back up singer too!

ERIC CLAPTON - Badge (1977 OGWT UK TV Performance - but quoted as 1974) ~ HIGH QUALITY HQ ~ - YouTube

[Cal Weldon]

They didn't know the song very well yet. It was released as a single soon before this video.

[DaveCan]

Altec in these vids Greg Brady sings "You've Got To Be In Love(To Love a Love Song)" - YouTube

BradyBunchClip 04 - Davy Jones sings - Girl - YouTube

Going to make ya all have to endure the cheesiness and spot them yourselves

[VolvoHeretic]

DaveCan, sorry, but there most be something seriously wrong when people discover accidental views of Altecs while watching old clips of the Brady Bunch. (Or worse, that you remember the actual clip form the '60's.)

[DaveCan]

lol yeah what can I say

[A7fan]

I was thinking something like this. Austin Powers - The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) - the dance party - YouTube

[Audio_by_Goodwill]

Going to make ya all have to endure the cheesiness and spot them yourselves

That was rough......... all the way at the end.