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Originally Posted by automatom  It's a total crock of engineering shit to think that people were more 'skilled' back then or that digital is in some way unforgiving.
Is it any coincidence that stuff sounded best when people were really doing things for the first time? It was George Martin's willingness to daringly mess about with his machines that dragged music forward. It was Buddy Holly having no concept of what rock and roll ought to sound like.
Complacency and an ugly idea that you make a 'product' out of music has killed the fun and the exploration. There is no right way or wrong way to record music! Throw away your rulebooks, never be self-important. Spend less time popping your phase in and out on drum sounds and the band might have more time to do takes! Getting to a place where every beat has been placed and every note tuned is just awful.
Taking risks isn't just down to the artist. 'Good vibes' in the studio create the kind of creative environment in which good things happen. Spending more time trying to be a righteous dude and less on your rig would probably be the best way forward IMHO.
Check out Battles and Sigur Ros and then tell me that music was better when..... |
WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER!! Btw i think porn was better in the 70's as well. Unshaved women and guys who never took their glasses or black sox off...ahh, memories
