Vince Lavieri wrote: > What is the best engineered record? How can I, the music fan but > ignorant of the science ad art, have a clue on this?
The best sounding on a technical level. Recorded, mixed and mastered well. Think Steely Dan or Dark Side of the Moon. > What is a best recording package - and best boxed recording package > follows, I suppose. Best layout, artwise, I think > How can I make a pick on producer of the year, > classical and non classical? What are the skills and talents that they > are looking for here? The producer is to a record as the director is to a movie, ala George Martin. Skills and talents vary from total involvement in every aspect from songwriting to final mix, to just sitting there and smiling and letting it happen. > How > did Firesign Theatre lose best comedy album? George Carlin beat them out for the following reasons. His "Napalm and Silly Putty" was the same title as his best selling book. He has a much higher profile because he does HBO specials each year and does the talk shows. Most people aren't aware that Firesign is still going, much less that they made a new record. Finally, IMO, "Bride of Firesign" was not that fantastic. I was still pulling for them, but not surprised. > What is the best instrumental arrangement with/without accompanying > vocalist(s)? Is that for the arrangement, yes > not the performance, and if > so, do they judge by sheet music, or what? no, because you can have an arrangement without writing it down. I guess to some extent, especially in rock and jazz, the performance and the arrangement can be hard to separate. RR
