Technical discussion about recording vocals.
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Technical discussion about recording vocals.
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Thank you - will make a separate thread.I haven't listened to the whole thing but from 52 mins:
"Can you tell us what it was like working with Morrissey?"
"The best. He's one of the greatest artists I've ever worked with in my life. I have so much respect for him as an artist. He really cares so much about what he does and what he says and he has a very specific aesthetic. He pushes myself and the band really hard to come up with something that sounds different on every song we work on. He never wants it to sound like the past."
There is a bit more, he goes on too say how incredible the voice is and how it gets better and better. It's 'miraculous.'
"I'm really excited because we started a new album almost a year ago and I think it's got some of the best songs that I've ever done with him. There's a number of them that I'm really proud of."
He wasn't asked in the interview, but I'm sure he was appalled. He seems to have a very sensible approach to recording and mixing vocals, and brings he best out of the artist. He made a point that Morrissey wants his songs to sound new and different, and not like anything else he has done in the past. Watt is obsessed with nostalgia and trying to make the artist sound "young" again. Unfortunately, he makes them sound artificial in the process. He has done the same thing with Ozzy, Mick Jagger and Eddie Vedder with similar (terrible) results.I've admittedly not listened, but I do wonder (if he wasn't put on the spot here) what Joe's thoughts are on how Watt "treated" M's vocals on Bonfire.
Thanks for the synopsisHe wasn't asked in the interview, but I'm sure he was appalled. He seems to have a very sensible approach to recording and mixing vocals, and brings he best out of the artist. He made a point that Morrissey wants his songs to sound new and different, and not like anything else he has done in the past. Watt is obsessed with nostalgia and trying to make the artist sound "young" again. Unfortunately, he makes them sound artificial in the process. He has done the same thing with Ozzy, Mick Jagger and Eddie Vedder with similar (terrible) results.
As 7/11 of the songs have been played live.I thought 'Bonfire' hadn't been released? How come folks have heard songs from it?
As 7/11 of the songs have been played live.
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So how does he keep getting work?He wasn't asked in the interview, but I'm sure he was appalled. He seems to have a very sensible approach to recording and mixing vocals, and brings he best out of the artist. He made a point that Morrissey wants his songs to sound new and different, and not like anything else he has done in the past. Watt is obsessed with nostalgia and trying to make the artist sound "young" again. Unfortunately, he makes them sound artificial in the process. He has done the same thing with Ozzy, Mick Jagger and Eddie Vedder with similar (terrible) results.
He wasn't asked in the interview, but I'm sure he was appalled. He seems to have a very sensible approach to recording and mixing vocals, and brings he best out of the artist. He made a point that Morrissey wants his songs to sound new and different, and not like anything else he has done in the past. Watt is obsessed with nostalgia and trying to make the artist sound "young" again. Unfortunately, he makes them sound artificial in the process. He has done the same thing with Ozzy, Mick Jagger and Eddie Vedder with similar (terrible) results.
The comments were in regard to the treatment of Morrissey's voice in the studio.
always liked joe chics production,the voice is always very clear and the music is crisp and the lyrics are easy to make out which isnt always the case.
Rebels Without Applause is the only studio song I have heard, and that is what my comment about Watt's production was based on.The comments were in regard to the treatment of Morrissey's voice in the studio.