The man The voice The guitar
Hi Müfo and thanks for your comments,Müfo wrote:I Think it´s not a matter of money. You can do excellent sounding productions with very low budget these days...Probably he simply wants to sound it that way?! The biggest problem i.m.o. is the bad drum sound which sound like a cheap drum machine from the early 80ies..but in all likelyhood its Chris himself who plays the real drums?! For example: I love ,,Cry for home"...the melody, the atmosphere, the guitar, the way he sings...its all that Chris Rea which I like best..but I sadly cant hear it because of the `poor`drum-style
Hi MRB, I do agree with you, but to my mind there is nothing bad about digital sound processors and drum machines, but they have to be used "to the point", for souitable cases. E.g., I really love sampled guitars on the Blue Cafe and The Road to Hell Part II albums and heavy drum machines in such tracks as Funk 48, Clarkson Blues, and songs from Texas Blues or Latin Blues Cds from Blue Guitars. I consder they are "right there". But sometimes the drum machines really "do not quite belong" to such tunes as Only to Fly, Thinking of You and some others.MRB wrote:well, I would also love to hear music made with tight band and no electronics, would be great if the songs would be recorded mostly on live in the studio with minimal overdubs. And all the drum machines and other sounds made by computers should be banned for good!
andrew fischer wrote:Hi MRB, I do agree with you, but to my mind there is nothing bad about digital sound processors and drum machines, but they have to be used "to the point", for souitable cases. E.g., I really love sampled guitars on the Blue Cafe and The Road to Hell Part II albums and heavy drum machines in such tracks as Funk 48, Clarkson Blues, and songs from Texas Blues or Latin Blues Cds from Blue Guitars. I consder they are "right there". But sometimes the drum machines really "do not quite belong" to such tunes as Only to Fly, Thinking of You and some others.MRB wrote:well, I would also love to hear music made with tight band and no electronics, would be great if the songs would be recorded mostly on live in the studio with minimal overdubs. And all the drum machines and other sounds made by computers should be banned for good!
I do not like the excessive elextronic substitutions of real keyboards, strings and brass instruments, which are all over Blue Guitars, Hofner book and Santo Spirito, as if Chris simply didnot want to hire a salaried keyboardist with a violin or/and brass section for his studio records.
Thanks for your comments and best regards
Andrey
ann268 wrote:Hi guys,
I still believe it's not about the money, he doesn't want to go back the way it used to be...
He made two jewels of music on the movies on Santo Spirito. Absolutly perfect guitar playing. The one CD with commercial stuff were mostly old ones in a new jacket. Some are good, but a bit sloppy.
The movie music does sound better produced! Somewhere between the stars is quite good. I think that is what he would make now. He is 64 by now, today! Idon't think he will ever be commercial again.
Just freedom of making music his way. And he doesn't care what we say.
Just my thought.
Ann