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From | "Billy G. Spradlin" <bgspradlin@cablelynx.com> |
Subject | Re: Cheap Trick |
Date | Fri, 21 Mar 2003 13:43:32 -0600 |
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I have a copy of it (thanks Bruce) and the whole CD rocks. Some of the
poppier numbers like "Southern Girls" get smothered in Albini's muddy
production and the knock-it-out quick style they recorded it in. Some songs
worked better under Werman's precise and tight production. I wouldn't mind
CT re-recording some of their overproduced 80's material this way though.
Billy
At 09:46 AM 3/21/03 -0600, you wrote:
>Albini also produced Cheap Trick's Sub Pop single "Baby Talk" (b/w The
>Move's "Brontosaurus") prior to the release of the second eponymous album
>on Red Ant. It's ballsy. The sound quality of the vinyl single blows --
>does it sound any better on the bonus discs that came with some copies of
>the CHEAP TRICK album?
>
>Anyway, Cheap Trick has never been a fan of the thin production on IN
>COLOR, so, when they got a chance, they re-recorded the album with him
>(god, I'd love to hear it). Since Albini probably just charged them
>studio time to do it, why not?
>
>Albini and Billy Corgan both provided impetus to Cheap Trick in finally
>getting off the major label merry-go-round and getting back in touch with
>their roots. Albini is just one of many of Chicago's punk rockers who
>found Cheap Trick's early material to be influential. Big Black did a
>shredding version of "He's A Whore" -- it was on a single with a cover of
>Kraftwerk's "The Model" and has a way cool picture sleeve, with the band
>parodying the album covers of the respective albums the songs came from.
>
>Mike Bennett
>
>
>
>Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com
>
>
>
>
>
>>From: "Greg York" <yorkgreg@hotmail.com>
>>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>>To: audities@smoe.org
>>Subject: Re: Cheap Trick
>>Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 08:59:14 -0600
>>
>>
>>
>>>a friend of mine sent me a copy In Color that he claims was remixed by
>>>Albini. The copy I have certainly sounds like it was remixed (actually
>>>sounds very good, much more aggressive production
>>
>>
>>I've got this too, it was actually re-recorded (not remixed) by Albini in
>>about 1999, I think. The band apparently was so unhappy w/ the original
>>production they felt it worthwhile to re-do this with Albini.
>>
>>I agree, it's a much more in-your-face take on In Color, certainly makes
>>the Tom Werman production sound mega-compressed and wimpy. While I enjoy
>>it, I often wondered "what was the point"...re-recording a 20 year old
>>album for a project that will never see the legitimate light of day. I
>>guess the band was bored....
>>
>>Haven't heard of Albini being involved in any other re-mixing projects
>>for the band.
>>
>>greg
>>
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