Hard to believe 5150 is the followup - talk about two records light years apart on so many levels.
― BlackIronPrison, Monday, 27 June 2016 18:52 (seven years ago) link
3,166 levels to be exact.
― pplains, Monday, 27 June 2016 21:05 (seven years ago) link
xpost I'm not sure there was enough sonic room for a big, booming gated snare. I think it was Jimmy Page who opined that you can either mix up the drums or mix up the guitar, but you can't do both. LZ obvious mixes the drums high, Phil Collins/Genesis was sort of radical for pushing the drums super high in the mix, but those 80s Genesis songs have virtually no guitar, let alone big guitars. VH goes for the guitar, which is also taking up a ton of sonic real estate. A big poosh-y snare in VH would detract from the guitar.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 27 June 2016 21:14 (seven years ago) link
The toms and cymbals of "I'll Wait" comes as close to Collins, i suppose, but some fine trap-work and production on that track, fer sure.
These days, i go back to Women and Children First, moreso than any other of their albums.
― bodacious ignoramus, Monday, 27 June 2016 23:55 (seven years ago) link
xpost And not a coincidence, the guitar plays second fiddle on that track, at least until the solo.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 28 June 2016 00:15 (seven years ago) link
Listening to the Gary Cherone album Balance right now (don't judge me motherfucker)
but anyway, like I swear to god his Hagar impersonation is uncanny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYMcSHzHqxA
― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 8 August 2018 15:06 (five years ago) link