Does this trigger you?

[Lerxst]

When you're watching TV, a movie or video and see a person playing a guitar that isn't plugged in, are you the person who has to call out to everyone in the room...

"WTF? That's not event plugged in!!!!"

 

[ColourofFire]

It's actually one of the rules in our annual Eurovision drinking game

 

[LeftyTom]

Nope. I glance to check who else has noticed.

 

[Dexter Inferno]

That does seriously annoy me.

 

[rhino]

I was triggered before I even opened the thread.

 

[Honkridge]

I did watch My Cousin Vinny with a lawyer. I was like, "Why can't this motherfucker shut the hell up and chill?"

 

[jelloman]

Yes...

 

[Tiltsta]

Yep, it does. It also annoys me when I see a band and the singer is supposedly playing guitar but you can't hear it in the mix at all.

 

[dmn23]

Yes. You're describing nearly every promotional and "performance" video throughout the 60s, 70s, and deep into the 80s, especially early 70s variety shows. It's crazy-making.

 

[dmn23]

I always found this one heartbreaking. Jesus, just put five minutes of extra effort in.

 

[Tig]

I always found this one heartbreaking. Jesus, just put five minutes of extra effort in.

Yeah, but did the sax player have a reed in his mouthpiece?

 

[mongooz]

american bandstand
happy days
the partridge family
the brady bunch

 

[Lerxst]

I was triggered before I even opened the thread.

 

[dmn23]

 

[Motorik]

When you're watching TV, a movie or video and see a person playing a guitar that isn't plugged in, are you the person who has to call out to everyone in the room...

"WTF? That's not event plugged in!!!!"

I too watched Top of the Pops in the 1980s.

 

[MonkeyZero]

I don't pay close enough attention. These days I just figure they have wireless.

 

[dodgechargerfan]

Who was it that purposely goofed off and made it obvious they weren't playing while performing on a show in the 60s or 70s?

 

[dmn23]

Who was it that purposely goofed off and made it obvious they weren't playing while performing on a show in the 60s or 70s?

I know what you're talking about. Maybe Petty?

 

[Motorik]

I know what you're talking about. Maybe Petty?

Petty's certainly not going for convincing miming in this performance:

 

[Lerxst]

Who was it that purposely goofed off and made it obvious they weren't playing while performing on a show in the 60s or 70s?

Hall and Oats but there's more than a few bands who've make it clear they were lipsyncing and going through the motions of playing