>I do like some of U2's early
>stuff but I think they've pretty much sold out or burnt out
Have you listend to All That You Can't Leave Behind? U2, many believe,
have forgotten their roots, but I couldn't disagree more, yes they may be
over the top as far as how popular and mainstream they have become, but
after almost 20 years of writing and releasing records they are still on
top of their game and are still spreading a positive message. The Joshua
Tree came out in the middle of the 80s and basically blew every other pop
artist out of the water, it is a tremendous album and although I love
Joni I can't say the same for any of her albums from that time period.
>From: "Mark or Travis"
>Reply-To: "Mark or Travis"
>To: ,
>Subject: Re: good taste?
>Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 14:31:45 -0700
>
>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
>From: "Mark or Travis" >Reply-To: "Mark or Travis" >To: , >Subject: Re:
good taste? >Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 14:31:45 -0700 > >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
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