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Re: Liking/Disliking your own music



I'm lucky in that respect. Saved every tape from the get-go. saved the tapes I made of other bands I mixed also. Every once in a while I'll run into someone I mixed. When they find out I still have tape, they go all ga-ga, and want some copies. One band I worked with, the lead singer died of ovarian cancer. When her family caught wind of my recordings, they made a boatload of copies, both for the memorial service, and for her relatives to once again hear the voice of thier beloved Shelly.
Rig

From: David Gans <david@trufun.com>
To: bill bigrig <billbigrig@yahoo.com>
Cc: David Gans <david@trufun.com>; Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Sent: Monday, January 9, 2012 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: Liking/Disliking your own music


Good thing he wasn't Bob Dylan's producer on "Positively Fourth Street."

On the other hand, I saw Van Morrison at the Greek Theater in Berkeley a few years ago, and it wasn't one of his better shws. I kept thinking that glaring at his drummer nonstop (when he wasn't singing) was not likely to result in an improvement to the groove.


On Jan 9, 2012, at 9:13 AM, bill bigrig wrote:

This one may be way out there but,,, Joe Meek always forced his musicians/singers to smile while recording. Even without a window to the studio, he could tell when someone was not smiling during a take. I've had to chide a few frontmen during nights when they were giving other players bad looks. It always improved the performance almost instantly.