Prompters on stage

[volker]

Hi guys!

First I saw Brian Wilson use them. Then New Order. Geddy obviously needs them, too. And just before, I was watching the "Live 8" DVD, and I saw ol' Sting having one as well (even though he was playing some of his biggest "Police" hits one would think he'd know by heart!) - I'm talking about prompters! You know, computer screens with the song lyrics on them. Not very professional, in my opinion. What's yours?

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Even the best actors in Hollywood forget their lines and need script reads mid-scene- musicians don't get a chance to stop the show to read the lyrics, so prompters are a good way to keep playing with the assurance that they won't forget a line. Sting's written hundreds of songs- memorizing them all probably isn't possible, and he hasn't been regularly playing Police songs for twenty years now.

[bassmonkeee]

Jeez...what a silly thing to complain about.

[vindy500]

at our church we had a prompter showing what the congregation get on the projector. i.e the words. the singers all stood staring at it while singing, we took it away and suddenly theres a lot more energy on stage