a producer...or alone again - Page 2

shackin'up · #16 02-19-2007, 05:08 PM

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Yes, yes, yes!!!! I definitely would like to see Lindsey working with a good producer. I think if he had someone who would challenge him musically at this point, he may well produce the best work of his career. I really believe he still has that in him.

I certainly believe that too. But I'm sure he doesn't need a boss like that Baker-guy for Go Insane, and I think Cavallo was more of a cooperator. He should stretch himself, set a deadline of three or four months, and butt heads and have fun with O'rourke or White.

Another option is Nigel Godrich, radioheads producer, because Lindsey is such a fan of them. But that has some other dangerous traps to fall into.

#1LiddyBuckFan · #17 02-19-2007, 05:29 PM

I think Godrich would be an interesting choice too. He seems to be good at pushing and pulling until he gets the best out of a musician. He's got balls and he doesn't coddle. The work he did with Paul McCartney on Chaos and Creation In The Backyard was great! Talk about a man who is difficult to challenge...but Godrich came in and truly challenged McCartney I felt and it shows. That is a fantastic album.

SortaSavageLike · #18 02-19-2007, 05:50 PM

I think that Lindsey's next album should be completely unproduced, and instead come with a "My First Mixing Board" so the listener can mix the songs to their heart's desire.

BTFLCHLD · #19 02-19-2007, 06:02 PM

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like he planned to

I must have missed that...do you have a reference?

shackin'up · #20 02-19-2007, 06:19 PM

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I must have missed that...do you have a reference?

there are multiple. Search all the articles on LB.com and you'll find some remarks about that. I remember several yet to choose producer - remarks, but I don't keep an archive myself. I like to read everything, but don't read much more than once, nor do I collect. I like to quote "by heart", with desastrous results sometimes.

In this case I'm quite sure.

BTFLCHLD · #21 02-19-2007, 06:27 PM

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In this case I'm quite sure.

OK. I will go with whatever Lindsey would like to do. However, I am fascinated by his editing work which he gave small glimpses of during Destiny Rules. We have heard his work...I would love to see more. I am hoping he comes through with the documentary for the making of UTS.

#22 02-20-2007, 01:03 PM

all i can add is that I hope he stays VERY VERY FAR AWAY from anything that would resemble Rob Thomas or Matchbox Twenty......or a recent Santana album.

With him riding the current wave of UTS, my hopes are at an all-time high for LB to make the right step, whatever he figures that be. But it seems that home recording agrees with him, and gives the listener a sense of what Lindsey 4-tracking is like, which is HUGELY appealling to me.

shackin'up · #23 02-20-2007, 01:19 PM

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all i can add is that I hope he stays VERY VERY FAR AWAY from anything that would resemble Rob Thomas or Matchbox Twenty......or a recent Santana album.

With him riding the current wave of UTS, my hopes are at an all-time high for LB to make the right step, whatever he figures that be. But it seems that home recording agrees with him, and gives the listener a sense of what Lindsey 4-tracking is like, which is HUGELY appealling to me.

I agree. Let him do it himself in stead of a producer that makes it all american mainstreampop like matchbox 20. His approach is totally unusual so I would only like a producer that pushes him even more to the limits, or otherwise: none please.

Peestie · #24 02-20-2007, 02:14 PM

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I agree. Let him do it himself in stead of a producer that makes it all american mainstreampop like matchbox 20. His approach is totally unusual so I would only like a producer that pushes him even more to the limits, or otherwise: none please.

I agree. I'd hate for his work to be "diluted" because working with a producer forces him to go for something the producer or record company might want more.

trackaghost · #25 02-20-2007, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Billo

all i can add is that I hope he stays VERY VERY FAR AWAY from anything that would resemble Rob Thomas or Matchbox Twenty......or a recent Santana album.

With him riding the current wave of UTS, my hopes are at an all-time high for LB to make the right step, whatever he figures that be. But it seems that home recording agrees with him, and gives the listener a sense of what Lindsey 4-tracking is like, which is HUGELY appealling to me.

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I agree. I'd hate for his work to be "diluted" because working with a producer forces him to go for something the producer or record company might want more.

You are both very wise men. As is Gerald. I think the fact that Lindsey's listening to stuff like Thom Yorke means he won't go all Matchbox 20 on us.
I like the four-track demo thing too but I still would quite like to see him work with a good producer who would push him in the right direction and challenge him to do something different but brilliant.
There are some really great names being mentioned too, I hope Lindsey is listening

shackin'up · #26 02-20-2007, 03:00 PM

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You are both very wise men. As is Gerald.

Thanks wise girl.

Okay, now let's fantasize about WHAT kind of direction Lindsey should go. Maybe combined with a fitting producer.

Jack White:

Like I said before: I can imagine a sparse spacy production where acoustic guitar fights out battles with electric rocklines. Picture Eyes of the world, but much more open. A hardfolk album. Very 2007. They could even use drumloops or let Lindsey hit the Kleenex again.

Rick Rubin: That would be nice, too. I picture the UTS approach with more dry vocals and warm sounds. Something in between Wildflowers by Tom Petty and 12 songs by Neil Diamond.

But my fave would be O'Rourke. I think he could push Lindsey towards making noise, like lindsey goes for in his long solo's on stage, and use that as basics for songs. On the other side, he's a master at putting together noise, space and melody, and lindsey's pophooks (like TOF, GOS, Given Thing, Shuffle Riff, Steve's Riff, Deep dense) could definately be reinvented that way. I'm curious how he's manage to use LB's acoustic skills in such an environment.

trackaghost · #27 02-21-2007, 05:28 AM

O'Rourke would definitely be my choice just because of his work with Wilco and of course he was in Sonic Youth.
I think he would push Lindsey to not be so afraid at expressing his experimental side, but still remain melodic.

Rubin would be interesting just because he was challenge Lindsey's songwriting. He's not a bells and whistles kind of guy, doesn't embellish much in the studio, just pushes songwriters to produce the best songs they can, and that could be interesting for Lindsey to have someone say, this needs to be reworked or this needs a stronger melody or lyrics. It certainly worked with Neil Diamond.

shackin'up · #28 02-21-2007, 07:14 PM

Yeah. Neils album turned out fantastic. Still, I think Lindsey needs someone who can mirror and conquer the weird ideas he already has. He's not a musician who's a prisoner of his own legacy, like Cash and Diamond were at the moment they collaborated with Rubin.

How could a match with White turn out in your opinion?

shackin'up · #29 02-26-2007, 06:31 PM

No ledgies with an opinion?

Peestie · #30 02-26-2007, 06:58 PM

Don't know White well enough to comment, otherwise I would comment.

The amount of acclaim Lindsey gets as a producer, "architect of the Fleetwood Mac sound" etc. plus what he gets for his solo work I think he should go for it himself. I like the idea of having another album that is a Pure Lindsey.