And now to business. To wit...
If you had a band, and could have your band produced and/or engineered by any producer or engineer in rock history, it would be....who?
Discuss.
(I think you can guess from the producer credit above who my choice would be. Heh.)
Meanwhile, have a great weekend, everybody!
PS: I'm bringing this whole subject up because I just started Johns' autobiography Sound Man, which is a smashing read with more rock celebrity stories than you can shake a tape reel at; I highly recommend that you order it Amazon now.
I like Johns' mix of Get Back more than either Let It Be or Let It Be...Naked. That may not be saying an awful lot, but there it is.
ReplyDeleteKind of depends on what kind of act it is. For the kind of act I’d be - not hip-hop or metal, for instance - maybe someone like Pete Anderson, Brian Abernathy or Bob Johnson. Someone who knows music and their way around a studio, but doesn’t want to make it all about him or her, like Daniel Lanois or Phil Spector. Also, someone who can knock ‘em out without spending hours getting a drum sound.
ReplyDeleteJimmy Miller pre hard drugs.
ReplyDeleteCaptain Al
Bob Ezrin has produced some of my favorite albums, so he would be my pick.
ReplyDeleteGlyn Johns, of course. In 1971 alone, he produced Who's Next, Faces A Nod Is As Good As A Wink...To A Blind Horse, and Boz Scaggs And Band. The trifecta!
ReplyDeleteArgh, there's so many greats:
ReplyDeleteGlyn Johns for the clarity of his recordings.
George Martin for his arranging genius.
Mickie Most based on the unusual instrumentation on his Donovan recordings.
Brian Eno based on his Talking Heads records - their first album's sound was thin & flat; after Eno took over, they had depth and punch.
Steve Lillywhite because sometimes I love that lush, baroque sound.
I know I'm leaving out so many greats!
If you held a gun to my head, I would have to say Phil Spector.
ReplyDeleteMartin Hannett
ReplyDeleteShadow Morton
Shel Talmy
(depending on what kind of band it is)
PS, you should follow Shel Talmy on Facebook if you aren't already, he is very entertaining and has a good memory for details.
Lowell George
ReplyDeleteMy favorite album of all time is Who’s Next, so yeah, the brilliant Glyn Johns.
ReplyDeleteI read his autobiography when it came out a few years ago, and it has really good stories but I found it kind of disorganized. That said, his recollections of the early ‘70s stuff, especially the aforementioned Who’s Next, are fascinating.
Second choice would be Bill Szymczyk, for his work with the James Gang, Joe Walsh, J. Geils Band, and even the Eagles - e.g., whether you like the song Hotel California or not, it’s incredibly well engineered and produced. (and those iconic solos are a blast to play!)
Third choice would be the great Tom Wilson.
Alzo:
ReplyDeleteWould that be Phil Spector holding the gun to your head?
Captain Al
I'd go with Eddie Kramer and Todd Rundgren.
ReplyDeleteBob Johnston for his mid-to-late 60s work.
ReplyDeleteShelly Yakus and Mitchell Froom.
ReplyDeleteI love Spector and Rundgren but George Martin is top gun for me.
ReplyDeleteNick Lowe
ReplyDeleteMitch Easter
ReplyDeleteDon Dixon
Can you guess when I was in college?
In the late,sixties ai roadied for a band on Buddah Records Jennifer's Friends
ReplyDeleteTheir first single was 'The Land If Make Believe" recorded and written by
the Easybeats Both are available online- BTW - I was in H/S
Rob - no one will ever read this :-(