Blimey that was a shocker.
 
RIP

bapu

chefmike8888


Yeah a great talent lost there.

Mike

An opportunity for someone to advance now?

probably not.
nobody is that smart anymore.

Hi,

I like the fact that some of these people are being remembered, and sometimes, it was something they saw and caught that made the song, or the music stand out -- that the band got credit for ... but the artistry came from somewhere else!  Some bands will not appreciate this as they will say they played it, but in the end, it's hard to play and have an objective ear about the work ... and having a "director", or someone that can help you identify those details help a lot ... folks like Andy, or Tom, were very important to the folks they worked with, most of whom trusted him to find things they didn't even know they did!

IF you have never seen it, look up the one about Tom Dowd ... whose career spans American music in the 40's, 50's and 60's like no one else can ... only to find that it was his ear and ability to appreciate live music ... that gave us one of the most endearing, and beautiful moments in guitar history.

Sometimes, all it takes is the ear outside ... to help find life ... !
 
This is a "sore" issue, in my comments on this board, and for a long time. Why? ... most of you are so used to doing your own, and playing with the DAW, and you almost play with that ear "filter" and too much of that filter is designed to ensure that you do something "right", and not always just allowing you the chance to let go and continue and fly or not fly, and all too often, the chorus is too short or that solo is just way too short and could have continued in the song as a sort of background ... but you can't have a solo in teh background ... because you are at the front ... never at the back ... and any kind of thought or idea, takes away your "freedom" ... to just go and fly ...
 
Try it sometimes ... make a point of recording something and at the end, you will NOT listen to it and you will delete it ... you won't like it the first time, but the 5th or 10th, you will feel a lot better and freer, because that computer, or box, is not controlling you anymore!
 
And this is where the really good folks show up in the studio ... !!! ... that is really hard for the player to be!

wow, been doing a 'andy johns discography tour' on grooveshark and spotify the last couple of days......



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WOW

PERSONAL FAVORITES:


PRODUCTION
Hughes/Thrall - Hughes/Thrall (1982)

For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge - Van Halen (1991)

The Extremist - Joe Satriani (1992)

Up Close - Eric Johnson (2010)



ENGINEERING
Living in the Past - Jethro Tull (1972)

Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin (1969)

Led Zeppelin III - Led Zeppelin (1970)

Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin (1971)

Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones (1971)

Exile on Main St. - Rolling Stones (1972)

Goats Head Soup - Rolling Stones (1973)

Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin (1973)

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll - The Rolling Stones (1974)

Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin (1975)

Shadows and Light - Joni Mitchell (1980)

IV - Godsmack (2006)

Just wow. Sad loss, RIP

I hadn't realized he'd done that particular VH record. Haven't listened to in years - probably since 1992 actually, but I seem to remember it sounded amazing. I might have to dig that one out.

Very sad, and untimely, only 62. A great body of work behind him. RIP Andy Johns

RIP Andy.

Hi,
 
Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin (1969)
Led Zeppelin III - Led Zeppelin (1970)
Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin (1971)
Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones (1971)
Exile on Main St. - Rolling Stones (1972)
Goats Head Soup - Rolling Stones (1973)
Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin (1973)
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll - The Rolling Stones (1974)
Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin (1975)
 
This sequence of albums, specifically, shows what he was about ... a sound that appeared to be live with the band ... and it was the best work that these two folks did. Everything else was way too studio controlled to be half as good.
 
In the end, just like Tom Dowd, it was the engineer that made it sound good, not the band ... because the Rolling Stones have not even come close to sounding half that good since!