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Originally Posted by n8tron  Damn... some downers in this thread...
I'm with you frontierfran. definitely inspiring. It shows that when the concentrations on the music first and for most the results will come through no matter the technique.
I've had a number of albums that weren't recorded "well" whether they actually sound pretty good like sufjans, or sound simply bad, a few I still love cause of the quality of the songs. But what I really wonder is in the end would I like the music as much if it had been done with the best of the best, both equipment and engineer? Its an unanswerable question, but still. The character that comes with some of these home recordings really helps the music and songs shine.
other bands I'm thinking of, in case anyone is interested, Old Canes and Bon Iver, among others. |
Ya it's true I personally would hate to come of as a downer. I think the goal in producing, engineering and recording should be to make something timeless at whatever cost. Perhaps the cost is in expensive gear, or perhaps it's measured in time and energy. Either way doing something for cheap and making it sound good doesn't mean anything more than doing something expensive and having it sound good.... all I want is it to be TIMELESS. Perhaps we all agree and gear doesn't matter...but we are all meeting in one place called GearSlutz. I do love recording vocals with a 57, live with the band no bells, no whistles.