87 people feel differently, but here's my take on last night.

1. Did Ashlee lip synch?

I say no. She did use low volume backing tracks to make her voice sound stronger (which is deceptive but not as much as lipsynching). To me, lip synching is when the artist doesn't sing at all. She sang over backing tracks. It's done all the time. That track certainly wasn't loud enough to be lipsynched to. She obviously was going to add her own vocals had that been the right song.



2. Was the glitch the band's fault or a techno-glitch?

When I watched the original broadcast, I thought the show's sound techs had goofed by queuing the wrong vocal track.

Ashley had already sung Pieces of Me and certainly couldn't sing it again. So, she didn't. She danced, he band played so as to not look stupid while the backing track was going. Yeah, they smirked when she watched off after dancing ... as anyone would after such an embarrassment. They probably thought show staff would stop the tape and queue the right tape.

I don't think the glitch was that she didn't start lipsynching in time... but that the backing tape for Shadow didn't play as expected.

She should not have blamed the band. Clearly, the tape started before they did, so that was a weird excuse. Why was she trying to cover up the use of a backing tape. Even SNL later edited out the backing tape.

But they are so common. Do other SNL artists not use backing tracks?? Why would SNL cut a deal with Ashlee to do something atypical and deceptive (maybe someone who's into sound engineering could enlighten us)


3. Is Ashlee's career now over?


Had she been experienced enough, she could have regrouped and just had her band do Shadow without a backing track.

Oh, course she might have sounded really horrible. But she should have taken the chance.


Britney, Lopez, ... most current singers with weaker voices using backing tracks (even Beyonce sometimes does). And they still have careers.

But walking off.... that might have killed it. That made it look like something bigger was exposed. Now, everyone (not just on this board either ... but on several others) will call her a lip-syncher.

She missed an opportunity to overcome the techno-error and save her career. Don't know if she'll survive this ... unless she plans a real, honest to goodness live performance that kicks ass.

I don't have time to read all replies, so I don't know if this question was asked yet. Don't they pre-record the musical guests? I was sure they did.

For high-quality footage, INCLUDING the "blaming the band" sequence, go here:

http://www.contemporaryin...org/video/

Everyone, check out the hilarious posts on Ashlee's message board

http://www.ashleesimpsonm..._index.asp

VoicesCarry said:

OMG this is SO DAMN FUNNY! One post simply says:

ASHLEE - YOU SUCK. YOUR "MUSIC" IS SHIT. STOP.

I have watched the footage several times and I am starting to think that her band may have intentionally sabotaged her performance in order to expose her as a poser.

Her record company, Geffen Records, said there was a computer glitch. Instead of some pretaped electronic percussion, the recording of Pieces of Me started mistakenly performing, the record company said in a statement.

Worst. Excuse. Ever.

Even worse than "my band started playing the wrong song!"

And how can a recording "mistakenly start performing"?

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10/24/2004 3:56:39 PM - by fluffhead420

Def. your best bet. I hope your guitarists kick your ugly ass.

Wait a minute... I was under the impression that you had to sing live to be on SNL. Wasn't that a requirement? As in, Saturday Night Live???

When did this change? Wasn't this their 'trademark' or something?

Yes, it was karma:



For video comparison, click here:

http://www.emallonline.co...nillee.wmv

Yes, it was karma:



For video comparison, click here:

http://www.emallonline.co...nillee.wmv