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Originally Posted by Empty Planet

Not to put too fine a point on it, but I think the tunes were more arranged than mixed to feature the vocals. No amount of mixing is going to create that kind of spaciousness, particularly if instruments are competing for the same range. Listen to the way the horns and strings get out of the way of the vox when Frank comes in. No accident, that. Particularly with Nelson Riddle's work, it's a real ballet. God knows, modern rock bands could learn a tip or two from listening to Riddle arrangements. I'm with the OP: What a marvelous thing to hear those tunes.


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