[Dixielandjazz] The Synthesizer Mess

[Bill Haesler]

>  A hysterical musical mess created by live musicians trying to play  
> with synthesizer back-up. The synthesizer is played back by a  
> recorder at  the wrong speed and is about 1.5 semitones sharp. No  
> way to fix the problem except to stop and try and figure out what  
> the hell is going on, but they unwisely chose to try and play  
> through it. Van Halen no less.
> http://warmowski.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/jump-in-pitch/

Dear Steve,
If you hadn't told us I would never have known.
I had assumed that was how pop-rock was meant to be.
Loud, flashy and discordant
I'll bet most of the audience didn't even realise there was a problem.
8>)
Kind regards,
One-eyed Bill.