Phil Spector
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 08:53 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
caddymanI don't suppose that anyone is surprised to see the reports that Phil Spector has been found guilty of murder.
I have always thought that he was rather over rated as a music producer. In many cases, songs that were subjected to his "Wall of Sound" production method were great in spite of that treatment. George Harrison's solo album, All Things Must Pass is a case in point. In later years, even George came to regret having the album produced in that manner, but acknowledged that it was probably not worth remastering the original tapes since it was arguably an historical document. Nonetheless, I'd love to hear it remastered without the Wall of Sound, provided it was done by someone who would treat the material sympathetically. George and Giles Martin, perhaps.
The despair of hairdressers everywhere
The wall of sound works best if you don't listen to it on a hi-fi or in stereo. Find the tinniest transistor radio speaker you can and listen to something like the Ronettes through that. That's where it comes in to its own.
I have always thought that he was rather over rated as a music producer. In many cases, songs that were subjected to his "Wall of Sound" production method were great in spite of that treatment. George Harrison's solo album, All Things Must Pass is a case in point. In later years, even George came to regret having the album produced in that manner, but acknowledged that it was probably not worth remastering the original tapes since it was arguably an historical document. Nonetheless, I'd love to hear it remastered without the Wall of Sound, provided it was done by someone who would treat the material sympathetically. George and Giles Martin, perhaps.
The despair of hairdressers everywhere
The wall of sound works best if you don't listen to it on a hi-fi or in stereo. Find the tinniest transistor radio speaker you can and listen to something like the Ronettes through that. That's where it comes in to its own.