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Rock Music of the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and the 21st Century => NBM- Non-Beatles Music => Topic started by: 2 of 3 on October 06, 2015, 07:21:22 am
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In the Bryan Adams thread, we were talking about the Jeff Lynne "sound". As much as I like Jeff, when he produces somebody else, he makes them sound like Jeff Lynne. I guess if you're a Jeff fan this would be a good thing.
Phil Collins had a sound too and he applied it to a Clapton album and at least one hit of Phillip Bailey. Somebody else too..hmm?
Another who makes everyone sound like him is Daniel Lanois.
I'll go with Mitchell Froom. He seems to bring out a sound that my ears like pretty much all the time. :)
Side Note: GM obviously...didn't forget. :)
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Yes I agree completely. Good call on the Phil Collins sound too - very gated snares. You can blame Hugh Padgham for that - he was the producer on those records, and funnily enough, used the same kinds of sounds on Macca's 'Press To Play' album.
I too am a fan of Jeff Lynne. And I am a fan of him as a producer too. It's just the drum sound - it's the same kind of cardboard box 'thump' on every album and every person he works with. The earlier ELO albums never sounded like that, it just seems to be something he hit on sometime during the 80s and never got out of it.
If I had a favourite producer, it would have to be George Martin of course. But aside from the obvious, I would go with.. hmm.... Brendan O'Brien. He single-handedly stopped records sounding so tinny (the hangover from the 80s) and gave full dynamic range and meat on band recordings that hadn't been present since the late 1970s. And Butch Vig would be another one. Those guys for a short time in the 90s saved rock and roll and we haven't heard any great rock bands since. But they were able to produce them with plenty of bass and midrange in an era before ProTools.
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Large list, but I'll try to keep it brief:
1) George Martin- If he'd never worked with anyone but the Lads, he would still be here on my list.
2) Roy Thomas Baker- Worked with acts as different as Queen and The Cars and made them sound great.
3) Fred Foster- This man made my list for being the guy who helped Roy Orbison in a way similar to GM's work with The Beatles. He heard something in Roy's early rockabilly sound and took his talent in a great direction using orchestration.
4) Jim Stewart- Owner and producer at Stax Records...'nuff said.
I'll think of more....
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I also like Mitchell Froom. He's done some amazing work that I have enjoyed on quite a few albums in my collection.
Another favorite producer of mine is a Swedish producer/multi-instrumentalist named Christoffer Lundquist. He has a studio in the countryside of Sweden. He received an award from George Martin (http://www.agmsweden.com/Sir_George_Martin_Music_Award_in_pictures.html (http://www.agmsweden.com/Sir_George_Martin_Music_Award_in_pictures.html)) for his work at his studio created inside a century-old barn that he named the Aerosol Grey Machine (http://www.agmsweden.com (http://www.agmsweden.com)). A short video showing this studio can be seen here: https://youtu.be/cVlKo7RQkB4 (https://youtu.be/cVlKo7RQkB4). He's been in the band Brainpool https://youtu.be/oGyoqoz_Lpo (https://youtu.be/oGyoqoz_Lpo) and also plays lead guitar on tour with Roxette.
Some of his work (no need to watch all these... I can get a bit carried away!):
The Men (Swedish band) - Time to Cry
https://youtu.be/nYijThdiFCI (https://youtu.be/nYijThdiFCI)
Florian Horwath (ft. Nina Persson of the Cardigans) - Baby, You Got Me Wrong
https://youtu.be/_VoaE09J2xQ (https://youtu.be/_VoaE09J2xQ)
Ed Harcourt - Born in the 70's
https://youtu.be/TC_9ugXpBgk (https://youtu.be/TC_9ugXpBgk)
Son of a Plumber - Hey Mr. DJ (Won't You Play Another Love Song)
https://youtu.be/roBI-_i2Tac (https://youtu.be/roBI-_i2Tac)
Luke Jackson - A Little Voice
https://youtu.be/7-bo6s9AUmc (https://youtu.be/7-bo6s9AUmc)
(showing the recording of strings with the late Robert Kirby who is known for the string arrangements for Nick Drake)
Roxette - No One Makes It On Her Own
https://youtu.be/kZO1ieWhBDM (https://youtu.be/kZO1ieWhBDM)
Here are some very quick videos of Per Gessle and Clarence Öfwerman working with Christoffer at AGM in the harsh conditions of a Swedish winter:
https://youtu.be/mIYFr8dgGGg (https://youtu.be/mIYFr8dgGGg)
https://youtu.be/Gffn5S9kfao (https://youtu.be/Gffn5S9kfao)
https://youtu.be/a5QNyGKJslE (https://youtu.be/a5QNyGKJslE)
This is probably only for nerds like me who like to enjoy seeing music "sausage" being made (in this case is was Gessle's 2003 Swedish-language album, Mazarin).
https://youtu.be/qvXCIIkNQRg (https://youtu.be/qvXCIIkNQRg)
Another producer I really admire is the late Jay Bennett (who sadly died in 2009), best known for his work with Wilcom. I love the work he did with Melbourne artist Sherry Rich on her album Dakota Avenue.