30 Years Later: The Great Milli Vanilli Hoax

[Michigan Swamp Buck]

Think of what "The Monkees" had to endure for having a "kids" TV program and being characterized as the "Pre-fab Four". One of the main criticisms was they had song writers and producers calling all the shots, but they actually played instruments, sang the material and eventually produced their own albums. But none of that was good enough it seems. Jimi Hendrix was back up band on one early tour and they were friends with the Beatles, John Lennon called them, "The Marx brothers of music", but they were still considered a fake band. That attitude continued on to screw Milli Vanilli when they got caught "faking it".

So, Milli Vanilli did some lip syncing, so what? An auto turner, so common on pop vocals now a days, is just as bad, if not worse (I hate it). Back when digital sampling was all the rage (still is), whole band performances were "faked", the band Yes comes to mind.

You want real music, go to a local band performance with real live music, if you are allowed to. Otherwise, you want a big production with all the whistles and bells, go to those, but don't expect to hear real music.