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ultra motion · 26th March 2006

Hi Michael!

Seeing as how you were the man behind producing/engineering/mixing one of the best 80's rock/metal bands, I'd like to ask you something that has been on my mind recently.

1. When you were working on '40 Seasons: The Best Of Skid Row' compilation, how did you guys manage to uncover and properly remix two unreleased songs 'Fire In A Hole' and 'Forever'? I always wondered why they weren't included on the albums originally. I think it'd be cool to see a WHOLE compilation of earlier unreleased Skid Row material including those two unreleased songs. Why didn't their label think of that???
I know there are a bunch of unreleased demo songs from 1988 that are floating on the net and titled 'Skid Row 1988 and 1989 Demos'. Plus, there is also an unreleased track from 'Slave To The Grind' session called 'Burn'.

2. The overt 80's production/recording technique has been a favorite of mine in the whole 80's rock/metal field and still is, considering today's standards and not to mention the 80's production on first two Skid Row albums. So, I'm just curious how did you achieve the OVERT 80's production on their first two albums during the whole engineering/placement of the mics/mixing process? Is it more easier to achieve that with today's digital technology?

26th March 2006	#1
ultra motion Gear Head Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 31 Thread Starter	Questions for Mwagener re: Skid Row Hi Michael! Seeing as how you were the man behind producing/engineering/mixing one of the best 80's rock/metal bands, I'd like to ask you something that has been on my mind recently. 1. When you were working on '40 Seasons: The Best Of Skid Row' compilation, how did you guys manage to uncover and properly remix two unreleased songs 'Fire In A Hole' and 'Forever'? I always wondered why they weren't included on the albums originally. I think it'd be cool to see a WHOLE compilation of earlier unreleased Skid Row material including those two unreleased songs. Why didn't their label think of that??? I know there are a bunch of unreleased demo songs from 1988 that are floating on the net and titled 'Skid Row 1988 and 1989 Demos'. Plus, there is also an unreleased track from 'Slave To The Grind' session called 'Burn'. 2. The overt 80's production/recording technique has been a favorite of mine in the whole 80's rock/metal field and still is, considering today's standards and not to mention the 80's production on first two Skid Row albums. So, I'm just curious how did you achieve the OVERT 80's production on their first two albums during the whole engineering/placement of the mics/mixing process? Is it more easier to achieve that with today's digital technology?