The earpiece is the vocalists main source of own audio (voice), when
used he/she doesn't have to rely on the stage side-fills or monitors
for hearing their own vocals. As a result the audio on stage doesn't
have to be deafening anymore, even though it still is loud. The
earpiece also gives a lot more mobility to the vocalist as he/she will
always be able to hear themselves (when working properly) all around a
venue.
As a result, when and if the earpiece fails, there are very little
vocals in the stage mix and that may throw even the most experienced
off key (it's like singing along with headphones on ... haha).
Brian has been battling the earpieces since he started using them, it
seems like they malfunction every other show. First night Chicago on
the current tour was a a glorious debacle during Anything Goes, so out
of key it was painful. Worst I've sen was the two nights at Webley
Arena in 2000, Brian was so disturbed by the contraption that it
looked like he was about to quit.
On Nov 16, 10:02=A0pm, AngusBoom <l0uiethe...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I know that most singers have an earpiece while doing live shows.
> What exactly is the purpose of it? =A0I was at last nights show in 'DC
> and noticed that Brian was having a hard time with his earpiece and
> the roadie kept trying to fix it inbetween songs. =A0I thought it was
> pretty messed up that the rest of the band clearly noticed Brian and
> the roadie ru****ng like crazy to fix whatever was wrong but they
> seemed completely indifferent to his problem. =A0They just kept starting
> the next song if he was ready or not. =A0All I kept thinking was why not
> wait 1-2 mins and let them fix whatever was wrong? =A0Before STT Brian
> just ripped the thing out and sang without it and is clearly out of
> tune as a result:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DBy9bbXOQp2w
>
> My questions are;
>
> 1-What the hell is that earpiece for?
>
> 2-Why wouldn't the band give them time to fix the damn thing?
>
> On another note when the roadie finally fixed the thing Brian gave him
> a high 5 and was clearly very grateful, very nice to watch.
>
> The show was amazing, the band was tight, loud and not slopply at
> all. =A0Angus gave it 110%, I was pleasently surprised at his
> performance despite some earlier undeserved posts. =A0He can still play
> with the best of them. =A0Funny thing was that he tried to get his hat
> to come off during HAABPTB but it wouldn't and he just played with it
> on for like 3 more songs than usual.
>
> Brian sounded awesome, powerful and he didn't seem to lose steam at
> all, with the only problem I noticed with his earpiece fiasco. =A0I also
> thought that he might have hurt himself trying to swing on the bell,
> when he came down he kept grabbing his groin and had a painful look on
> his face. =A0For gods sake please tell Brian to stop doing that, no man
> at 61 has any business swinging on ropes in mid air.
>
> I brought my brother-in-law with with me. =A0It was his first AC/DC show
> and he was amazed. =A0He kept saying "how the hell do these guys have
> the energy to perform like this at their age?" =A0He was shocked when I
> told him Brian was 61.
>
> This was my second show of the tour and I noticed that BI is the least
> received song, being when most people hit the restrooms/beer line.
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