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Originally Posted by monkeyxx  It was also really great reading the paraphrased article on nigelgodrich.com, where he says stuff like, "I'm just a music fan", "I don't fuss too much with engineering, just put a 57 on an amp and if the amp sounds good, you're fine", etc... I love it when people admit just to being able to capture moments and moods and workflow as the key skill in production. Kevin Shirley (who produced the Led Zeppelin DVD and live album "How the West Was Won") said a lot of similar stuff in his interviews.
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You have to understand something about these kind of comments. They are true, but you have to realize who is saying them. An engineer with YEARS of experience working with some of the GREATEST artist in the world. A person who has honed his craft (really meaning tuned his ears and brain) to a point where yes he can say:
" Just put a 57 on an amp and if the amp sounds good, you're fine." That's a big statement. What do you mean "if the amp sounds fine". How do you know? In the context of what, the song the player, the mix? Where exactly do you stick the 57? Do you look or listen? What are you listening for?
A decision that takes a mere 30 seconds to employ, might have taken 20 years of experience to be able to make that decision. So if you think these are just a bunch of guys running a monkey show "who happen to have talent", you would be mistaken.