Does exactly what it says on the tin. Some of the nonsense contained herein may be very loosely related to The Sisters of Mercy, but I wouldn't bet your PayPal account on it. In keeping with the internet's general theme nothing written here should be taken as Gospel: over three quarters of it is utter gibberish, and most of the forum's denizens haven't spoken to another human being face-to-face for decades. Don't worry your pretty little heads about it. Above all else, remember this: You don't have to stay forever. I will understand.
don't make me slap you (mystery girl), he learned all his chops from Todd Rundgren
you silly thing
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
James Blast wrote:Todd Rundgren, not the Fatloaf stuff, obviously well actually, yes - he did turn a sow's ear into a silk purse, anyhoo he made his own stuff and Utopia's sound great + Hall & Oates
Frank Zappa
Todd Rundgren for the New York Dolls
Frank Zappa for Alice Cooper
Muppet wrote:Steve Albini.... (but only the big black stuff really, which he didn't produce??!!!???!!)
I think he produced Atomiser and Songs about...And In Utero.
ummm... dredging through the mists of memory, I'm pretty certain that Albini didn't produce ANY of the Big Black albums; I think he probably did their earliest stuff, but "Songs about (beep) was produced by John Loder, and Atomizer was produced by, I think, Iain Burgess?
As for In Utero, it was an ok album by a fairly good band. Nothing against Nirvana; they were at times pretty darn good, and I enjoyed them at Reading in 91.... but the band that headlined the last night were a wee bit better!!!
"You've a pretty good command of English, for a vole..."
markfiend wrote:I don't really know much about what producers do
I think it's one of those things you only notice when it's missing.
Producers in general are there to make sure the band records a record that the record company can sell to people who don't understand the essence of music.
Othertimes they are there by request of the band because they want to make a record that sounds like someother band the producer has worked with (ie Jim Steinman - Meat Loaf)
Longterm partnerships with producers occur when the producer wants to be in the band and the band cant even write without his/her assistance.
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
I'm disappointed.
Cocteau Twins
This Mortal Coil
NIN (Pretty Hate Machine)
Amoung others.
You can ignore the stuff he did with Drepressed Merde, that was rubbish.
Weird fella from New York, classicaly trained, highly educated & he seemed to be a pretty intelligent chap... He could spend hours, days, weeks in the studio to work towards perfection (to his ears) and therefor was a bit hard to work with. Sounds familiar?
Oh yes, he played a mean chello, but really got into producing farout disco stuff in the seventies... my kinda guy
Martin Hannett
nuff said.
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alice-temple wrote:I'm disappointed.
NIN (Pretty Hate Machine)
wasn't that Adrian Sherwood of On U Sound System fame?
Muppet wrote:two little words....PLAY DEAD. One of the most under-rated bands ever.
true, but it took Conny Plank to really make them shine with Company of Justice
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
Martin Hannet. Unknown Pleasures is a very well, unusually produced album. I heard he was inspired by the production of Strange Days by The Doors and you can hear it. Perhaps someone can remind me of the name of The Doors producer.
Conny Plank, on the strength of Night Time by Joke.