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January 26, 2008
Fab Faux performs live The Beatles' studio sound

The Fab Faux: New York musicians Jack Petruzzelli, Rich Pagano, Frank Agnello, Will Lee, Jimmy Vivino.
'It's about the music': They don't look like the Beatles, but the The Fab Faux are attempting to replicate the studio sound of the band's later work in live performance.
At NPR: Rebuilding The Beatles, Note by Note:
Perhaps it was just as well that The Beatles stopped performing publicly, given the constant screaming and the limitations presented by the technology of the day. Much of the music they recorded after 1966 couldn't be re-created onstage anyway.
"They had a disadvantage," says Frank Agnello, who sings and plays guitar in the New York City-based Beatles tribute band The Fab Faux. "Back then, they didn't really have the technology to bring some of those studio ideas to the stage. Right before the Sgt. Pepper sessions is where The Beatles decided to become a recording band."
....The Fab Faux's members are all full-time musicians and singers who remain active in the music industry. Lee can be seen on late-night TV as part of the David Letterman band, Agnello is an in-demand music producer and sideman, and the other members are noted session men and producers. With guitarists Jimmy Vivino and Jack Petruzzelli, and drummer Richard Pagano, The Fab Faux is a collective that's about attention to detail.
That includes having a real string section with it on "Yesterday." Or a real piccolo trumpet to play the famous solo on "Penny Lane," or even a fire-truck bell in the same tune — especially impressive considering that the band does all of this while in live performance. The Fab Faux's collective talent makes it possible for the band to take apart The Beatles' music, and then put it back together again — a process that Agnello describes as "really nerdy."
They aren't impersonators -- you won't hear John Lennon's voice -- and the timing of some songs is slightly different, but they're good musicians, and the sound is very close to the Beatles records. The Fab Faux's site is full of information, photos and links, and you can hear lots of clips and tunes at the band's MySpace page.
via Robot Wisdom
Posted by Sheila Lennon
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