Recordings by the 80's
> artists who did use state of the art production, (ex. Madonna,
Prince, U2,
> Peter Gabriel) who had good producers at the helm, (Brian Eno,
Daniel Lanois,
> Prince, Patrick Leonard) don't sound embarassingly awful.
I'm sorry, but
> "Good Friends" is just terrible.
Well personally I don't care much for Prince, I've never been able to
understand why anyone would consider Madonna a major talent and I
don't know much about Peter Gabriel. I do like some of U2's early
stuff but I think they've pretty much sold out or burnt out. I do
have a lot of respect for Daniel Lanois if only for producing
Emmylou's 'Wrecking Ball.' And you're entitled to your opinion but
I don't see how 'Good Friend's is 'just terrible.
As is the production for most of "Dog Eat
> Dog"......Thomas Dolby was not a good choice for that album. I love
Joni, I
> think she is one of the greatest singer/songwriters who has ever
lived, BUT,
> I can't say that I think "Dog" and "Chalk" are sonically in good
taste.
Taste is all subjective isn't it? Who is the official arbiter of
'good taste?'
I've always felt that in spite of the fact that Dolby attempted to
take over from his original position as 'consultant' that the sound &
production of 'Dog Eat Dog' are entirely appropriate for it's subject
matter. As for 'Chalk Mark', that was Joni refining the sound a bit
more and fitting it to a more personalized set of songs. By the time
she recorded 'Night Ride Home' she was using those electronic sounds
as shading, applying them sparsely for effect with beautiful results.
Mark in Seattle
