David,
A friend played some of KD Lang's "Drag" one night for me. When he asked what I thought I said that I was really impressed by the great sound she got on it. Now I know it was Craig Street. He really does do a hell of a job. I didn't bother that night to look over the liner notes to see who was doing what on the record because it was my turn to play something for him and I believe that was the night I hit him with some of the songs from "A Fine Mess". It takes a while to really get a feel for what a particular producer does with the music he's working with. Now that I know a couple of things that Craig has done I think I'll get a better idea of that Craig Street "feeling". The guys I think I'm most familiar with are T-Bone and Mitch Froom. I just have a lot of stuff around here that they've done so as a reference point, when I'm thinking of producers, that's really where I jump off from. I also think Daniel Lanois has established an instantly recognizable sound (Brian Eno as well) but I'm not always a fan of what he ends up with. I did love the stuff he did with Dylan though. I do now look forward to hearing some more stuff that Craig has worked on now that you've given me the 1+1 of "Drag" & "Scar". Thank you. By the way, if you ever did decide to make another stab at putting out another record, through a record company deal, I think it would be really cool and just a good idea as a selling point to have some guests on the record. Joe has guys with names like Coleman and Mehldau adding to the mix on "Scar" and that has got to be pretty wild getting those guys to play on your record. They may only be recognizable to jazz fans but I'd say it must bring a few more people to the table having them on there. What do you think? Who might you imagine playing on some of your songs?
Just wondering,
Reg
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David,
A friend played some of KD Lang's "Drag" one night for me. When he asked what I thought I said that I was really impressed by the great sound she got on it. Now I know it was Craig Street. He really does do a hell of a job. I didn't bother that night to look over the liner notes to see who was doing what on the record because it was my turn to play something for him and I believe that was the night I hit him with some of the songs from "A Fine Mess". It takes a while to really get a feel for what a particular producer does with the music he's working with. Now that I know a couple of things that Craig has done I think I'll get a better idea of that Craig Street "feeling". The guys I think I'm most familiar with are T-Bone and Mitch Froom. I just have a lot of stuff around here that they've done so as a reference point, when I'm thinking of producers, that's really where I jump off from. I also think Daniel Lanois has established an instantly recognizable sound (Brian Eno as well) but I'm not always a fan of what he ends up with. I did love the stuff he did with Dylan though. I do now look forward to hearing some more stuff that Craig has worked on now that you've given me the 1+1 of "Drag" & "Scar". Thank you. By the way, if you ever did decide to make another stab at putting out another record, through a record company deal, I think it would be really cool and just a good idea as a selling point to have some guests on the record. Joe has guys with names like Coleman and Mehldau adding to the mix on "Scar" and that has got to be pretty wild getting those guys to play on your record. They may only be recognizable to jazz fans but I'd say it must bring a few more people to the table having them on there. What do you think? Who might you imagine playing on some of your songs?
Just wondering,
Reg
A friend played some of KD Lang's "Drag" one night for me. When he asked what I thought I said that I was really impressed by the great sound she got on it. Now I know it was Craig Street. He really does do a hell of a job. I didn't bother that night to look over the liner notes to see who was doing what on the record because it was my turn to play something for him and I believe that was the night I hit him with some of the songs from "A Fine Mess". It takes a while to really get a feel for what a particular producer does with the music he's working with. Now that I know a couple of things that Craig has done I think I'll get a better idea of that Craig Street "feeling". The guys I think I'm most familiar with are T-Bone and Mitch Froom. I just have a lot of stuff around here that they've done so as a reference point, when I'm thinking of producers, that's really where I jump off from. I also think Daniel Lanois has established an instantly recognizable sound (Brian Eno as well) but I'm not always a fan of what he ends up with. I did love the stuff he did with Dylan though. I do now look forward to hearing some more stuff that Craig has worked on now that you've given me the 1+1 of "Drag" & "Scar". Thank you. By the way, if you ever did decide to make another stab at putting out another record, through a record company deal, I think it would be really cool and just a good idea as a selling point to have some guests on the record. Joe has guys with names like Coleman and Mehldau adding to the mix on "Scar" and that has got to be pretty wild getting those guys to play on your record. They may only be recognizable to jazz fans but I'd say it must bring a few more people to the table having them on there. What do you think? Who might you imagine playing on some of your songs?
Just wondering,
Reg
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'The only way to avoid getting crushed by absurdity, is to humbly include the absurd in our calculations.'
'The only way to avoid getting crushed by absurdity, is to humbly include the absurd in our calculations.'
