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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: The Phil Factor |
| Date | Tue, 13 Jul 2004 19:06:28 -0400 |
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At Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 13:39:26 Gary "Wall Of" Pig wrote:
><< Yeah, kinda like Phil Spector....he was always about the "sound" and
>presentation and never stopped once to realize that he HAD some songs under
>all that sludge. Sorry if this pisses of the Spectorphiles, but the guy did
>nothing but ruin what amounted to be pretty straight-up pop songs with his
>"wall of ego". >>
>
>
>Now just a cotton pickin minute there, Jaimie.
>This time (unlike Mr. Spector),
>you've GONE TOO FAR ;-)
>
>For my edification at least,
>could you kindly point out where precisely lays the sludge which ruined any
>of the following:
>
>- To Know Him Is To Love Him
>- Spanish Harlem
>- Uptown
>- He's A Rebel
>- Da Doo Ron Ron
>- Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
>- Not Too Young To Get Married
>- Be My Baby
>- Baby I Love You (Ronettes OR Ramones)
>- Do I Love You
>- You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
>- River Deep Mountain High
>- Black Pearl
>- Instant Karma
>- Two Of Us
>- My Sweet Lord
>- What Is Life
>- Imagine
>- Danny Says
>
>Just curious; granted, maybe you are basing your opinion on some rare
>alternate mixes of
>any of the above which the rest of us have not heard,
Just my opinion, Gary....as half of the list you've offered is filled with
songs I can't listen to because the cave of reverb on most of them screams
cheese factor -- the Ronettes especially. And "Instant Karma" is the biggest
offender. Lennon sounds like he's singing in another city fer
chrissake....and could we have just a few more cymbals there, Phil, cause
you left some white space between the notes.
I will concede to "To Know Him Is To Love Him", "Spanish Harlem", "Imagine"
and "Two Of Us". The rest I could live without.
Jaimie Vernon,
President, Bullseye Records
http://www.bullseyecanada.com
Author, Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia
http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicPopEncycloPages
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