Phil Spector was an idiot, in my opinion. He used people for his own personal gain. He completely destroyed Let It Be. But I digress. I just thought he was creepy.
Let It Be, while released last (and in an unfinished state), was the penultimate recorded album. Let It Be was such a mess that the Beatles decided to do one last album the proper way with George Martin, which ended up being Abbey Road.
Phil Spector never actually worked with the Beach Boys — but Brian Wilson was hugely inspired by his Wall of Sound son you can hear that influence on „Wouldn’t It Be Nice“.
George Martin was doing this before Phil for sure. The Beatles had 8 tracks when they started!!! A LOT of doubling was done on those first albums. Also, we NEVER talk about how Prince had an actual home studio in his apartment – I mean an actual bedroom studio with cheap speakers and a broadcast Amek. In the 80's. And how Tom Scholz from Boston recorded, produced, mixed AND mastered their first album ENTIRELY by himself, and sold the tape to the label. And literally BUILT the circuits that makes his guitar tone. Some of them are STILL impossible to reproduce. His "jet" wah-wah pedal/octaver/phaser pedal is still unique in the world to him. And he INVENTED the headphone amp. He INVENTED the amp soaker. I'm sorry – Phil Spector is a glorified psychopath who invented absolutely sweet fuck all nothing and is at the very botton of a LONG list of innovators.
Brian Wilson points out how combining two instruments can make it so you hear a single, brand new, non existing instrument. You can hear in God Only Knows how a staccato piano and a staccato guitar marks the chords, into a single instrument.
Similarly, a bass guitar tightly synchronized with a bass drum can sound like a "melodic bass drum", much like the famous 808 bass does
But I want as much separation as possible I love those songs where with good headphones you hear 1 instrument from a very specific point in the sound stage and everything else is silent until the next instrument kicks in
I wish I could have seen the Dead live when they used their wall of sound setup. I’m ignorant when it comes to live audio engineering and what not, but what would that have sounded like compared to the modern day equipment bands use for live shows?
Can’t imagine the amount of phase cancellation issues he would come accross with that technic
Dog.
The limited amount of tracks, created the need for his technique.
Dude is so creepy looking in the top mug shot.
He didn’t just “produce” The Beatles Let It Be, he ruined it.
Let It Be Naked is faaaar superior.
it wasnt even "medium sized" 😂
Phil Spectre over-produced Let It Be.
Im so annoyed by the holding the heavy mic in the hand.
Phil Spector was an idiot, in my opinion. He used people for his own personal gain. He completely destroyed Let It Be. But I digress. I just thought he was creepy.
Thought this was AI Fantano
Very few Pro Audio Engineers respect Phil Spector. I'm a real Audio Engineer. Phil is overrated. He's OK, I guess.
Dude really setup the blueprint. Loudness competition, abuse of women, murder, the whole thing.
Let It Be, while released last (and in an unfinished state), was the penultimate recorded album. Let It Be was such a mess that the Beatles decided to do one last album the proper way with George Martin, which ended up being Abbey Road.
Brian Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, and even people like Roy Wood took this idea and improved it substantially.
They all had help, and very few guns.
Phil Spector never actually worked with the Beach Boys — but Brian Wilson was hugely inspired by his Wall of Sound son you can hear that influence on „Wouldn’t It Be Nice“.
Never liked the wall of Sound. But that‘s just me.
"I been Phil Spectered, resurrected…"
For the most part, I think we were better off without/before his technique. Now and then it can actually improve the sound.
He didn't really produce Let It Be. He added production to a close to finished production.
George Martin was doing this before Phil for sure. The Beatles had 8 tracks when they started!!! A LOT of doubling was done on those first albums.
Also, we NEVER talk about how Prince had an actual home studio in his apartment – I mean an actual bedroom studio with cheap speakers and a broadcast Amek. In the 80's. And how Tom Scholz from Boston recorded, produced, mixed AND mastered their first album ENTIRELY by himself, and sold the tape to the label.
And literally BUILT the circuits that makes his guitar tone. Some of them are STILL impossible to reproduce. His "jet" wah-wah pedal/octaver/phaser pedal is still unique in the world to him.
And he INVENTED the headphone amp. He INVENTED the amp soaker.
I'm sorry – Phil Spector is a glorified psychopath who invented absolutely sweet fuck all nothing and is at the very botton of a LONG list of innovators.
If I remember correctly, the Beatles or one of them didn't like how Let it Be was (over)produced 🤔
The video title is in I think…Hindi? for me
Brian Wilson points out how combining two instruments can make it so you hear a single, brand new, non existing instrument. You can hear in God Only Knows how a staccato piano and a staccato guitar marks the chords, into a single instrument.
Similarly, a bass guitar tightly synchronized with a bass drum can sound like a "melodic bass drum", much like the famous 808 bass does
You murder one person and people wont let it go ..Unreal
So we have this guy to blame. Great.
But I want as much separation as possible
I love those songs where with good headphones you hear 1 instrument from a very specific point in the sound stage and everything else is silent until the next instrument kicks in
I wish I could have seen the Dead live when they used their wall of sound setup. I’m ignorant when it comes to live audio engineering and what not, but what would that have sounded like compared to the modern day equipment bands use for live shows?
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