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Jerry Finn - obituary in The Independent (UK)
posted by davidt on Monday September 22 2008, @12:00PM

 Uncleskinny writes:
Very nicely written obit by Pierre Perrone...

Jerry Finn: Empathetic record producer - The Independent

Excerpt:

Recording Morrissey is never straightforward. The former Smiths frontman is a gifted lyricist and tends to emphasise that aspect of his work. By the time the American producer Jerry Finn worked with him in 2003, the notoriously choosy Morrissey had used four different producers over half a dozen solo albums. He had also relocated to Los Angeles and not released any new music since 1997. For the recording of You Are The Quarry, Finn decided to shake Morrissey out of his comfort zone by changing the singer's modus operandi.

"Having everyone in the studio at the same time made the creative process much easier," the producer said. "Instead of trying to create the music around Morrissey's vocals, which is how it used to be done, we were able to create a much more listenable album because everyone was in the same room at the same time and it made the album much tighter. It's just purely organic and it sounds incredible. I think Quarry is Morrissey's best work because of how it was recorded."

 
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Jerry Finn - obituary in The Independent (UK) | Log in/Create an Account | Top | 5 comments | Search Discussion
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I agree with Finn's appoach (Score:0)
alot of the songs that were previously recorded sound better live because of that organic quality finn talked about.
he'll be missed.
Anonymous -- Monday September 22 2008, @01:32PM (#311991)
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    Respect to Jerry Finn (Score:1)
    Listening to Quarry again recently, and then listening to Vauxhall and I, I'm beginning to wonder why some people insist the former was a disappointment. I liked it when it came out, and I like it even more now. It is definitely a strong contender for the best solo album.
    boredhousewife -- Monday September 22 2008, @03:50PM (#312001)
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