Re: (TV) KHosannas to Gregg/ Willie Redux /

[Maurice Rickard <maurice@mac.com>]

In all fairness, Leo, an example leaps to mind for me:  I love "O 
Foolish Heart" from cover--great song, perfect solo--but the 
production is indeed a barrier.  Check out the sibilance on the 
vocal, and that must-be-a-LinnDrum drum track.  (Which is on a _lot_ 
of tracks from _Cover_.)  At the time, it was ok, sonically well in 
line with everything else being released around then, but it hasn't 
aged  respectably, as, say, _MM_, _Adventure_, or _Dreamtime_ have. 
(To pick a few.)  _Flash Light_'s drum sound is indeed very 80s, but 
it was OK by me then, and it's listenable now, if a bit dated. 
(Gated snare and toms, anyone?)

Think of it this way--we listen to bootlegs, and can regret the 
stinky sound quality of many of them, but still be transported. 
(Portland comes to mind, as does the _very_ uneven _The Last Time_ 
and even _The Blow-Up_, among others.)  But as we know, if the song's 
weak, no production's going to save it.  So I think it _is_ possible 
to do some separation between music and production, not that I 
necessarily agree with all of Willie's conclusions.  (But I'd defend 
to the death his right to make them, etc.)

-Maurice

At 8:40 PM -0400 10/1/01, Casey, Leo J wrote:
> but what I do strongly object to is your
> assertions (both explicit and implicit) that if a person doesn't
> like the amount or sound of TV's production, ergo that music
> suffers....
> I don't see how you[Willie] can  claim to actually like
> Television and TV's  later solo stuff if you don't like their
> production....
--
Maurice Rickard
http://mauricerickard.com/
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