Guy's Forum

[dmg]

They always seem to be fiddling with mics or something.  Perhaps the songs begin to lack that freshness they would if just recorded a lot quicker.  I know there's no rush but I just feel they just fiddle around with knobs and buttons more than ever since he moved into BG and I doubt anyone would notice a difference in SQ if it was recorded in a week.

[quizzaciously]

They always seem to be fiddling with mics or something.  Perhaps the songs begin to lack that freshness they would if just recorded a lot quicker.  I know there's no rush but I just feel they just fiddle around with knobs and buttons more than ever since he moved into BG and I doubt anyone would notice a difference in SQ if it was recorded in a week.

It's a kid in a candy store syndrome, imagine you have everything in this world that you want, limitless possibilities, naturally you'll end up wasting too much time. I'd prefer Mark not have his own studio, looking at how it affected his work.

[Robson]

But why? He systematically has a new album for us every two years.

[quizzaciously]

But why? He systematically has a new album for us every two years.

Mark is a prolific artist, no question about it. I feel that the previous albums offered more variety and surprises than his modern era with limitless studio possibilities. Compare Shangri-La with its perfect sound and all the latest albums that are supposed to be marvels of sonic performance. Which they are, but sometimes I think they care too much about sonic qualities, and on the other hand, sometimes produce songs with merely no production at all, e.g. Gator Blood. It sounds like an iPhone recording lol.

[superval99]

But why? He systematically has a new album for us every two years.

Mark is a prolific artist, no question about it. I feel that the previous albums offered more variety and surprises than his modern era with limitless studio possibilities. Compare Shangri-La with its perfect sound and all the latest albums that are supposed to be marvels of sonic performance. Which they are, but sometimes I think they care too much about sonic qualities, and on the other hand, sometimes produce songs with merely no production at all, e.g. Gator Blood. It sounds like an iPhone recording lol.

Gator Blood sounds much better live than the studio version.   

[qjamesfloyd]

I would think Gator Blood is meant to sound rough and ready, it's like Swamp Rock.

[quizzaciously]

That was a bad example

By the way, why did Guy put "together" in quotes? When he said they will record together soon.

[superval99]

By the way, why did Guy put "together" in quotes? When he said they will record together soon.

Mmmm, I didn't notice that.      Perhaps they're not all going to be in the same studio - apart, but together.   

[dmg]

By the way, why did Guy put "together" in quotes? When he said they will record together soon.

Mmmm, I didn't notice that.      Perhaps they're not all going to be in the same studio - apart, but together.   

That's what I'd assume too.

[Knopflerfan]

By the way, why did Guy put "together" in quotes? When he said they will record together soon.

Mmmm, I didn't notice that.      Perhaps they're not all going to be in the same studio - apart, but together.   

That's what I'd assume too.

Similar to JBs new record where the band were all in separate studios and their producer was in Australia!

[quizzaciously]

Haha, I just stumbled across this article with an interview with Robby Krieger:

https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/robby-krieger-the-doors-memoir-set-the-night-on-fire-interview-jim-morrison-oliver-stone?fbclid=IwAR1NunTQDemZIbXpv7KxuUkHTik8-ErBZtAJfeVzUIuMYDDasQbcaLfIA3Q

And in it, he said that about having too much time and budget while working in the studio, it reminds me...

— Do any particular memories of those sessions [L.A. Woman] come to mind?

— Oh, gosh. That album was probably one of the most fun times ever for us. Up until then, Paul Rothchild had been producing everything — all the albums. Over time, he got a little anal, maybe. When you have unlimited funds in a studio, you tend to go crazy. He would take four hours to get a snare drum sound and stuff like that.

[qjamesfloyd]

On the other hand, there have been albums where the artist says they had to little time in the studio, and the end result was rushed. It is interesting to note that Mark stated he recorded the Extendedance EP because he wanted to record quickly after the length of time it took to record the Love Over Gold album, so it took only a couple of days.

[Jules]

That was a bad example

By the way, why did Guy put "together" in quotes? When he said they will record together soon.

Because the main room has a lot of isolated booths where probably most of the musicians will be playing, all that booths have windows if I recall well so they can be seen anyone else without beeing really together, also they can play instruments from inside the control room, like keyboards for example, and from there you see the others.

They can also use those mobile walls to create separated spaces inside studio 1.

[Jules]

Check the booths with the windows and isolatation walls in studio1

[KnopfleRick]

Wow, I have never noticed that the ceiling looks so amazing. What a great place to record.