miroslav
Cosmic Cowboy
That's the drugs talking, Miro.
Thanks for reminding me....I didn't want to miss my dose today.
That's the drugs talking, Miro.
...Mick Fleetwood is a great, heavy-hitting drummer and Lindsey Buckingham is a great guitar player that finger picks virtually everything. His technique is really unique and interesting....
Time and passing can sometimes cause us to mythologize things in a way we just wouldn't have at the time.
Nor do I. But did they feel the same way at the time they began using other studios ? I mean, it's pretty rare for artists to use the same studio exclusively for 10 years.I don't think they were "dewy eyed" just because it closed down.Also....the place WAS somewhat of a quirk...compared to the REAL million dollar studios at the time and in that area.
IOW...it shouldn't have happened at Sound City Studios....but it just did, and shit just fell into place.
Interesting. I thought Neil Young's "Southern man" was much more raw than the Buckingham Nicks stuff although I catch your drift. But wasn't there a lot of similarity in sounds in that sort of '76~'83 period anyway ? Lots of bands for example had that layered, sweet harmony guitar sound with a slight rough edge. Or kicks that "pokked" rather than "bOOfed".The thing that struck me was when they did a montage of a bunch of the hits that came out of that studio and I realized that they all had the same sound.
That stood out for me. It also told me that there's more, far more to getting good recordings than spending oodles on the studio.....Also....the place WAS somewhat of a quirk...compared to the REAL million dollar studios at the time and in that area.
IOW...it shouldn't have happened at Sound City Studios....but it just did, and shit just fell into place.
That stood out for me. It also told me that there's more, far more to getting good recordings than spending oodles on the studio...
Obviously, the different bands would have different styles and ways of putting a song together, but the overall sound of everything was shockingly similar. Was there a lot of similarity to the sounds of bands between 76 and 83 because a large percentage of the songs we heard in that time period were coming out of this studio?Interesting. I thought Neil Young's "Southern man" was much more raw than the Buckingham Nicks stuff although I catch your drift. But wasn't there a lot of similarity in sounds in that sort of '76~'83 period anyway ? Lots of bands for example had that layered, sweet harmony guitar sound with a slight rough edge. Or kicks that "pokked" rather than "bOOfed".
... because a large percentage of the songs we heard in that time period were coming out of this studio?
…came here to talk about an awesome documentary…instead it's a thread where Greg_L is arguing about why Fleetwood Mac sucks. Seriously, dude, if you don't' like it then let it go. I'm a 21 year old punk rocker and I grew up listening to Fleetwood Mac. Mick Fleetwood is a great, heavy-hitting drummer and Lindsey Buckingham is a great guitar player that finger picks virtually everything. His technique is really unique and interesting (as our some of his modified guitars) so to write them off as crap music of the era would be a gross exaggeration. Not to mention, Stevie Nicks can still fuckin' sing. Good songwriting is good songwriting, no matter what era or genre, and Fleetwood Mac is still selling out arenas how many decades later? If they were some horrible product of music of the era, then I highly doubt they would still be enjoying so much success years later.
All that being said, honestly who cares one way or the other? You either like it or you don't - that doesn't make your musical taste superior to anyone else's. To each their own. I'd imagine people who post on this forum are looking to have intelligent conversations and solve home recording problems instead of having to wade through four pages of a topic that has been completely derailed. Thanks, dude.
I only wish it was more focused on the process......
I wonder why it is that it is hard to take an opinion as just that, one persons view of something?Some of you idiots are acting as if I'm declaring law. My opinion of Fleetwood Mac is just my opinion. Fucking relax. I think they're boring shit, but I'm not demanding that anyone agree with me. Only a moron gets offended and butthurt if someone else doesn't like the same music as they do. My initial thoughts were that the movie spent too much time on that shit. I only wish it was more focused on the process and less on some of the crappy bands that rolled through there.
Yeah....I have to agree.
They sorta teased about the special drum sound they got there and the Neve and that stuff....but then didn't really spend a heck of a lot of time talking about that in any real detail.
I think Grohl ended up making the movie more for typical artist fans....and not so much for musicians wanting to get under the hood of the whole Sound City Studios process.
I can understand that.....but yeah, I too wish there was more details about the processes used there. The movie is about "Sound City"....but he makes little effort to discover and reveal WHAT it was that made things really work in there for all those bands....regardless of the music they did.
Some of you idiots are acting as if I'm declaring law. My opinion of Fleetwood Mac is just my opinion.
I agree with both of those but I also think that it's not so much the opinion that fires some people up as much as the way it's stated.I wonder why it is that it is hard to take an opinion as just that, one persons view of something?
Really ? I thought he implied the opposite, especially when he was beaming about Trent using it creatively.At the end of the day when you sit back and listen to the undertones of the "documentary" it is clearly just another Dave Grohl rant about how much pro tools sucks and ultimately caused the end of all things good.