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Producers
Posted: 28 Feb 2010, 15:57
by moses
Has it ever been documented as to why Eldritch chose the particular producers he has worked with?
Re: Prodcers
Posted: 28 Feb 2010, 16:41
by Randall Flagg
moses wrote:Has it ever been documented as to why Eldritch chose the particular producers he has worked with?
I think John Ashton (of the Psychedelic Furs) was a mutual admiration thing.
I guess that Dave Allen my have have been influenced by the record co wanting some security that the first album meet their own criteria!
Flagg
Posted: 01 Mar 2010, 14:42
by theparadox2010
Guess Jim Steinman was chosen for his love of big sound, and on Vision Thing, to spend as much of EastWest's money as possible.
Posted: 01 Mar 2010, 14:58
by moses
theparadox2010 wrote:Guess Jim Steinman was chosen for his love of big sound,
Other than Bonnie Tyler had he produced anyone else of note?
Posted: 01 Mar 2010, 15:38
by despair
moses wrote:theparadox2010 wrote:Guess Jim Steinman was chosen for his love of big sound,
Other than Bonnie Tyler had he produced anyone else of note?
Considering he is mostly known for his work with Meat Loaf I guess that's worth mentioning (even though I despise Meat Loaf).
Seems he produced at least one Barbra Streisand album as well.
Posted: 01 Mar 2010, 15:45
by mh
despair wrote:moses wrote:theparadox2010 wrote:Guess Jim Steinman was chosen for his love of big sound,
Other than Bonnie Tyler had he produced anyone else of note?
Considering he is mostly known for his work with Meat Loaf I guess that's worth mentioning (even though I despise Meat Loaf).
Seems he produced at least one Barbra Streisand album as well.
The man did say "of note".
Although Meatloaf is fabulously cheesy and therefore worthy of attention and respect.
Posted: 01 Mar 2010, 16:06
by despair
mh wrote:despair wrote:moses wrote:
Other than Bonnie Tyler had he produced anyone else of note?
Considering he is mostly known for his work with Meat Loaf I guess that's worth mentioning (even though I despise Meat Loaf).
Seems he produced at least one Barbra Streisand album as well.
The man did say "of note".
Well, as Bonnie Tyler apparently was noteworthy...
Posted: 01 Mar 2010, 16:50
by mh
despair wrote:mh wrote:despair wrote:
Considering he is mostly known for his work with Meat Loaf I guess that's worth mentioning (even though I despise Meat Loaf).
Seems he produced at least one Barbra Streisand album as well.
The man did say "of note".
Well, as Bonnie Tyler apparently was noteworthy...
Ya gotta respect Total Eclipse.
Posted: 01 Mar 2010, 17:00
by markfiend
mh wrote:Although Meatloaf is fabulously cheesy and therefore worthy of attention and respect.
Indeed. Meat Loaf takes Rock-n-Roll cliché and turns it all up to eleven.
Posted: 01 Mar 2010, 17:01
by czuczu
and the drums on Holding on For a Hero....
Posted: 01 Mar 2010, 17:05
by Silver_Owl
Posted: 01 Mar 2010, 19:46
by Rise891
Sister's frontman Andrew Eldridge had this to say about Jim:
"He's one of the few people in this business who can really hold their own on Eldridge Boulevard"
If Eldridge says hes good he must be:)
Posted: 01 Mar 2010, 20:40
by Quiff Boy
Rise891 wrote:Sister's frontman Andrew Eldridge had this to say about Jim:
"He's one of the few people in this business who can really hold their own on Eldridge Boulevard"
If Eldridge says hes good he must be:)
*cough*
it's "eldritch"
*cough*
Posted: 01 Mar 2010, 21:48
by MadameButterfly
Quiff Boy wrote:Rise891 wrote:Sister's frontman Andrew Eldridge had this to say about Jim:
"He's one of the few people in this business who can really hold their own on Eldridge Boulevard"
If Eldridge says hes good he must be:)
*cough*
it's "eldritch"
*cough*
*a spoon full of honey*
thanks i was sitting on the edge of my chair.
Posted: 01 Mar 2010, 23:10
by moses
markfiend wrote:mh wrote:Although Meatloaf is fabulously cheesy and therefore worthy of attention and respect.
Indeed. Meat Loaf takes Rock-n-Roll cliché and turns it all up to eleven.
But Steinman didn't produce 'Bat Out Of Hell', so why didn't he ask Tod?
Posted: 02 Mar 2010, 04:54
by Rise891
I was quoting the article at an attempt to be cheeky, guess I should have clarified:)
Posted: 02 Mar 2010, 07:29
by Ozpat
MadameButterfly wrote:Quiff Boy wrote:Rise891 wrote:Sister's frontman Andrew Eldridge had this to say about Jim:
"He's one of the few people in this business who can really hold their own on Eldridge Boulevard"
If Eldridge says hes good he must be:)
*cough*
it's "eldritch"
*cough*
*a spoon full of honey*
thanks i was sitting on the edge of my chair.
I fell off....
Posted: 02 Mar 2010, 12:27
by moses
Hugh Jones was probably more of an obvious choice having previously produced The Bunnymen & Clock DVA among many others.
I was shown a picture of Hugh Jones on the sleeve of Status Quo's 'On The Level' lp which he engineered - nice connection
Posted: 02 Mar 2010, 17:14
by James Blast
moses wrote:But Steinman didn't produce 'Bat Out Of Hell', so why didn't he ask Tod?
you dropped a 'd' don't ever do that in ref. to a Wizard, a True Star and he wouldn't ask him, because TR has a very signature production style that is well at odds with The Raspberry Reich
Posted: 02 Mar 2010, 17:26
by theparadox2010
I'd never heard of Larry Alexander untill Floodland, and a good job he did too. i did find this,
http://larryalexander.info and looked at the other bands he has worked with, some good, some ok, and some, make your own minds up...
Posted: 02 Mar 2010, 17:48
by Quiff Boy
theparadox2010 wrote:I'd never heard of Larry Alexander untill Floodland, and a good job he did too. i did find this,
http://larryalexander.info and looked at the other bands he has worked with, some good, some ok, and some, make your own minds up...
he been a busy boy
http://larryalexander.info/credits.html
Posted: 02 Mar 2010, 18:07
by moses
Quiff Boy wrote:theparadox2010 wrote:I'd never heard of Larry Alexander untill Floodland, and a good job he did too. i did find this,
http://larryalexander.info and looked at the other bands he has worked with, some good, some ok, and some, make your own minds up...
he been a busy boy
http://larryalexander.info/credits.html
Suicide - Suicide
Posted: 02 Mar 2010, 18:15
by Quiff Boy
moses wrote:Quiff Boy wrote:theparadox2010 wrote:I'd never heard of Larry Alexander untill Floodland, and a good job he did too. i did find this,
http://larryalexander.info and looked at the other bands he has worked with, some good, some ok, and some, make your own minds up...
he been a busy boy
http://larryalexander.info/credits.html
Suicide - Suicide
and Pandora's Box: Original Sin
Pandora's Box where jim steinman's band...
i'm seeing a thread all the way through that
Posted: 02 Mar 2010, 21:21
by Being645
Further evidence for Warner executive's ability to judge ...
To make up for his poor academic results, he wrote and performed a musical called "The Dream engine", about a conspiracy by the government to control the nation’s youth by drugging them and controlling their emotions. Present in the audience at the performance was theater legend Joseph Papp, who was so exited that he bought the rights to it during intermission. Also record producer Paul Rothchild was so impressed that he wanted to produce the cast-album. He arranged an audition for the heads of Warner records in a big airline hangar in Burbank. Jim:
"I don’t think they realized that it was only gonna be me, two other people from the school and a piano, just like a theatrical audition".
The presentation included lyrics such as "How do you bury the scull of you country" and "You got to love me with the sun in your eyes until the day that you go blind". The Warner executives were not amused. One guy got up and said:
"We don’t need people like you in the world".
Posted: 03 Mar 2010, 18:20
by theparadox2010
Also, don't forget, Billie Hughes, who hepled produce Under the Gun, who passed away in 1998, he also produced some fine bands, and some erm, bands........ all i could find was this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Hughes
So some it may not be true/ accurate. but, once again, the idea is someone who makes a big sound, or, just to annoy the record company.
Then there was Ian Stanley, who was in tears for fears, (electro sound anyone?) but mostly, he was an A&R guy at EastWest. He helped re-hash temple and alice.