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[oddjob]

there have been many a time i hear an album the band sounds so good, and then you see them live, and you're like, wtf is going on?

which band have you made the biggest improvement on their sound, in this manner?

[AceLuby]

Are there any bands in the Chicago area that you were just like 'wow, I need to try to get these guys...'? Also, do you work w/ any jam style bands and how do you do studio work w/ those bands?

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Are there any bands in the Chicago area that you were just like 'wow, I need to try to get these guys...'?

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Most bands in Chicago know how to get ahold of me, and if they're not interested in having me work on their records, I wouldn't want to put them on the spot by thrusting myself on them.
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Also, do you work w/ any jam style bands and how do you do studio work w/ those bands?

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I have worked with Blues Traveler and a few other jam-type bands. Generally, they set up and play live, so they can improvise and free-ball it the way they do onstage. It's a familiar and comfortable way for me to work.

If you're asking if I 'shroom first, then no, I don't 'shroom first.

[nyc999]

Great thread!

My question - what's the worst you have seen in regards to the band's experience? Have you ever seen a band fall apart in the studio?

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what's the worst you have seen in regards to the band's experience? Have you ever seen a band fall apart in the studio?

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The worst scene is when a band has a bunch of unspoken or passive/aggressive tension bubbling along in the background, but they've kept their [censored] together long enough to get into the studio. Once the session is winding down, in the last couple of days, the gloves start to come off and little complaints can turn into real freak scenes. I once saw a drummer quit a band while I was making him a cassette copy of the final master, over an argument about whether or not the last song should fade out a few seconds faster.

Obviously, that isn't why he quit. He quit because he couldn't stand being in the band, but this argument happened at a point where he could use it as cover. That's the sort of thing that I've seen happen.

[censored] like overdoses and tantrums, that only happens with childish rockstars of the type I seldom encounter.

[electrical]

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there have been many a time i hear an album the band sounds so good, and then you see them live, and you're like, wtf is going on?

which band have you made the biggest improvement on their sound, in this manner?

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Well, sometimes a band sets out to make a record that doesn't really sound like they do. To these bands the record is the public face of the band, and the live shows are more of an obligation than an art form, and so they are generally pretty disappointing live.

Other bands enjoy touring and express themselves onstage more than in the studio. These bands see their records as a kind of still photo of their live existence, and you can expect those bands' records to sound pretty much like their live sets. My favorite bands were always like this: the Minutemen, Wipers, Birthday Party, and my own band thinks this way, pretty much.

There are also the rare cases of bands who change from the first type to the second, and they have an obvious cutoff date after which they went from awesome to awful. Aerosmith and ZZ Top are the most obvious examples.

To answer your immediate question, Urge Overkill.

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Should have proof-read this post above. It should read:
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There are also the rare cases of bands who change from the second type to the first, and they have an obvious cutoff date after which they went from awesome to awful. Aerosmith and ZZ Top are the most obvious examples.

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[electrical]

So, basically I wore you all out. Okay.

I'll check in from time to time.

[Quanah Parker]

Thank you for Mclusky Do Dallas!
I could rave on and on about this album and many of your recordings.

What do you think of the chopping and screwing mixes of hip hop music?
Does this type of remix have any future in rock?

Also, should I ever fold KK preflop? (just joking, but I'm so glad to see you're a poker player.)

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Thank you for McClusky Do Dallas!

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Super great funny band.
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What do you think of the chopping and screwing mixes of hip hop music?

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I have heard the DJ Skrew version of Big Moe's City of Syrup, and that record is extraordinary and f'd up. Almost everything else I've heard like that has been lame and typical, so I think that's the one good one right there.

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Does this type of remix have any future in rock?

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Oddly enough, some bands ask for specific Skrew-isms (super-low speed vocal takes, brutal disruptive edits) and they seldom work very well. Similar to when the 808 bass drum sample was all the rage, and usually just sounded stupid and tacked-on.

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Also, should I ever fold KK preflop?

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Folded Queens to a big four-bet when 200+BB deep (but covered by a guy who could squeeze) full ring the other day and got into a beef with Pavaveda about it. He was all "how do you magically put him on KK+" and I was all "dude shut up you play limit HE shorthanded" and he was all "you have 34 percent equity against their ranges" and I was all "dude shut up I have two outs that aren't the nuts and I'm not playing for my stack with two outs and you're wrong about those ranges" and he was all "I disagree" and I was all "dude shut up."