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OT: Visconti explaining the backstory to recording Heroes
Really very good.
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Encroyable. Thank you so much for posting. I hope we get a lot more of this kind of stuff.
You're very welcome. I'm told it was an extended cut from a recent BBC trilogy comprised of/titled 1.Moneymakers 2. Melodymakers 3. Mythmakers. Probably worth looking out for...
Visconti - tony or luchino?
Great find @JohnnyGoodyear Have always thought committing to decisions earlier was a better way to build a track but it's great to hear Visconti describe it as a way of building the vibe.
Got to feel for poor Erin's neck though!
Loved that clip @JohnnyGoodyear
Thanks for posting; this is great!
Being a Mr Jones fanboy, I was familiar with some of this, but any additional information is always welcome.
The funny thing is that Robert Fripp is one of my favorite guitarplayers, but only when he is punching the clock for someone else such as Bowie, Eno, Blondie, Roches, Darryl Hall, etc.
Now, if Visconti would only give a detailed analysis of The Idiot sessions, I would be a very happy man.
I loved the lesson of beating on the empty film reel rather than waiting for a cowbell. We imagine that iconic work is somehow magically perfect, whereas actually it's real people in a particular moment coming up with the perfectly magical.
Whew, that was enlightening! So much going on in that track. Also I got all emotional by the end of the vid.
Excellent find - thanks for sharing. There's a lot to absorb - the blatant bleed through on the drum mikes, the mix coming through on David's lead vocal via his headphones, the 2 hour experimental EnoFripp, and the cheesy Chamberlain brass and even cheesier strings (bought that app and love my M3000 - vindication!), making the most with only one track left for the lead vocal, etc.
So much lo-fi, and so many studio no-no's by todays standards. Too often we musicians tend to obsess about the perfect EQ and tone (metal guitarists are the worst) - when a good vibe, solid playing and imagination are what really takes what could have been unremarkable and literally turns it into gold.
Or to paraphrase Geddy Lee "It's great to be able to play all those notes and get a certain sound, but at the end of the day, it's all about the feel."
Agreed. He should use a daw controller on an iPad instead of yelling at Erin!
Thanks for the video Johnny! I really appreciate it!
Always wondered about that vocal treatment as he began singing louder. I'd like to hear it with the extra tracks available, as it always sounded like they were trying to fix it in post but it grew on me. I suppose it wouldn't have the same visceral punch otherwise.
I couldn't get the BBC link to play without constant buffering. Here's another that might work better for some...
Yes it is. The better I slowly get at the other pieces, the more I end up back at this...
Good stuff, thanks for posting
The whole is definitely greater than the sum of the parts
Hearing the vocals in isolation was very interesting, as was Eno's and Frip's parts. Thanks for posting @JohnnyGoodyear.
Just look at that guy! I could watch him speak for days. Thank the stars and moon we have video cameras. Got to get one of those sweaters too.
Great find and some fascinating details - Visconti is a legend!
Really interesting reconstruction. Visconti's urge to remix is totally understandable.
I had goosebumps when Bowie's soloed vox came in.
After watching this and then finding the following article, I feel like I've time travelled back to what was then : the future.
As Visconti said to Bowie about the Eventide Harmoniser used in this and the Low sessions: ' It fxxks with the fabric of time '...
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Oct04/articles/classictracks.htm
That has always been one of my favorite quotes. It is the type of technical jargon that speaks to me.
Thanks @JohnnyGoodyear. Great find.