GODSMACK’s SULLY ERNA Rips Bands Who Rely Heavily On Backing Tracks During Live Performances: ‘Don’t Go Up There And Pretend You’re A Rock Musician’
- Sully Erna criticised rock bands that rely heavily on backing tracks.
- He said Godsmack do not use backing tracks live.
- He defended electronic acts where technology is part of the genre.
Godsmack frontman Sully Erna criticised rock and metal bands that rely heavily on backing tracks during live shows, saying they can conceal what the musicians actually play. He argued that live music’s imperfect, unrepeatable moments are part of its appeal and cannot be recreated by technology. Erna said…