Ask a music scene micro celebrity

[Tigermoth]

Not gay. Chicks listen to good music sometimes, too, you know.

Do you know if Arab on Radar have considered reforming? Did you ever do anything with them?

[please.muck]

For your own listening pleasure, digital music (CDs) or analogue (vinyl)?

Any thoughts on the new higher sample rate/bitrate SACD or DVDA releases?

I thought the Bob Dylan and Rolling Stones remasters sound great on regular systems. Maybe SACD would be better.

thanks

[electrical]

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In vein of another question above, what classic mainstream albums of the past would you like to remix? I've always thought that a lot of Hendrix's studio stuff could have been done better.

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Well, mixing isn't the magic bullet it's purported to be. A recording is about 90 percent as good as it's ever going to be from the moment of the first rough playback.

Most records that have survived scrutiny for a long time have some qualities that we all associate with them, and presenting them in a new way ("better sound" or whatever) cheapens them a little, and in the case of ZZ Top's '90s remixes, turns them straight to [censored].

I worked on a new version of Cheap Trick's In Color album (not a remix, but a whole new recording), and although everyone involved liked it, it's never seen the light of day, and I can't fault that decision.

About the only "classic" record that has ever been improved-on with a new mix and master is the Who's Live at Leeds, and there is a additional album's worth of excellent extra material added.

[electrical]

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Being a huge Wilco fan (obviously, I'm curious if you ever worked in any capacity with them.

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I've known Jeff for a long time, and my girlfriend and I hang with Jeff and his family somewhat regularly, but I've never recorded Wilco. They have their own recording setup and they work in a real informal way. I tend to strap-in for a fixed duration session.

And yes, Glenn is awesome.

[electrical]

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My question: Are you sick to death of people asking you about Big Black?

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No, it's a natural thing to ask a guy who was in Big Black. I understand. No big deal.

[electrical]

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Do you think you helped make Gogol Bordello huge?

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No, their live show makes them a sensation everywhere they play, and Eugene is a totally driven guy with a superstar personality and a knack for publicity. They were going to be huge no matter what.

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Do I remember you talking about "Bone Machine" from that Pixies DVD a coupl'a years back?

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Dude, I don't know what you remember. Get real.

[eurythmech]

lol, you post good too.

[oddjob]

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Being a huge Wilco fan (obviously, I'm curious if you ever worked in any capacity with them.

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I've known Jeff for a long time, and my girlfriend and I hang with Jeff and his family somewhat regularly, but I've never recorded Wilco. They have their own recording setup and they work in a real informal way. I tend to strap-in for a fixed duration session.

And yes, Glenn is awesome.

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any opinion on why these guys are so boring live? their recorded stuff is great.

who was the biggest pain in the ass to work with?

were there any bands you recorded that were so damn good, you wish you were in their band?

how often do you wish you were 2+2'ing instead of recording?

[electrical]

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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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Not gay. Chicks listen to good music sometimes, too, you know.

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Not straight ones in my experience, no they don't. You are either a lesbian, a dude, or you don't really like good music. This is a fact proven with science and charts.

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Do you know if Arab on Radar have considered reforming? Did you ever do anything with them?

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Ah, you're from Providence. Okay. That explains everything. Forget what I said about the lesbian thing. You were probably just experimenting in college. But short hair looks good on skinny girls.