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Re: (TV) KHosannas to Gregg/ Willie Redux /



In all fairness, Leo, an example leaps to mind for me: I love "O Foolish Heart" from cover--great song, perfect solo--but the production is indeed a barrier. Check out the sibilance on the vocal, and that must-be-a-LinnDrum drum track. (Which is on a _lot_ of tracks from _Cover_.) At the time, it was ok, sonically well in line with everything else being released around then, but it hasn't aged respectably, as, say, _MM_, _Adventure_, or _Dreamtime_ have. (To pick a few.) _Flash Light_'s drum sound is indeed very 80s, but it was OK by me then, and it's listenable now, if a bit dated. (Gated snare and toms, anyone?)

Think of it this way--we listen to bootlegs, and can regret the stinky sound quality of many of them, but still be transported. (Portland comes to mind, as does the _very_ uneven _The Last Time_ and even _The Blow-Up_, among others.) But as we know, if the song's weak, no production's going to save it. So I think it _is_ possible to do some separation between music and production, not that I necessarily agree with all of Willie's conclusions. (But I'd defend to the death his right to make them, etc.)

-Maurice

At 8:40 PM -0400 10/1/01, Casey, Leo J wrote:
but what I do strongly object to is your
assertions (both explicit and implicit) that if a person doesn't
like the amount or sound of TV's production, ergo that music
suffers....
I don't see how you[Willie] can  claim to actually like
Television and TV's  later solo stuff if you don't like their
production....
--
Maurice Rickard
http://mauricerickard.com/
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