RIP Phil Spector

[Copper]

I like the music.

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[George K]

@copper that second one was so good it deserved to be seen twice...

[taiwan_girl]

One song that I heard a long time ago but really like is called "River Deep Mountain High" It was directed by Phil Spector also.

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[George K]

@taiwan_girl thanks for that!

That's never been one of my favorite songs, but the link shows how a recording is "built". Coincidentally, yesterday, while in the car, I said to Mrs. George how boring it must be for an artist to do take after take of a song, trying to include the same artistic passion with each take.

I would give up after two, perhaps three.

I remember seeing a documentary about Blondie. They were surprised when they went into the studio for the first time that the recording took many, many takes. They assumed that they could walk in, record a song, and be done with it.

Nope. This is a hard, hard process. You actually, as I said "build" a recording. Many takes, many changes...and the final product we hear is the result of hours and hours of work. Look at how long it took to record "Good Vibrations."

[Copper]

https://spinditty.com/playlists/Hit-Songs-Recorded-in-One-Take

Sinatra was known as "one-take Charlie," but he earned that nickname more for his acting than his singing. With music, he was all business and sang as many takes as required to perfect the song.4 Nevertheless, he aced this song ("My Way") in one take with a live orchestra backing him up.

[Kincaid]

Phil Spector produced George Harrison's All Things Must Pass. It spent seven weeks at number one. I was surprised to see an interview recently where Harrison disparaged Spector's "Wall of Sound" style.

[Renauda]

@taiwan_girl said in RIP Phil Spector:

One song that I heard a long time ago but really like is called "River Deep Mountain High"

Here's Purple's cover of the tune from 1968, it's the first version I came to know the song:

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[taiwan_girl]

@renauda well, that was a bit different from the original. Lol

[Renauda]

With the late Jon Lord on the Hammond B3 and Ritchie Blackmore on guitar, you bet it was different!

[Mik]

Talk about a wall of sound. Jon Lord on so many songs.

[Doctor Phibes]

This version was from my teen years - I've got it on vinyl somewhere....

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[Renauda]

@mik said in RIP Phil Spector:

Talk about a wall of sound. Jon Lord on so many songs.

You're right. Jon Lord was truly a great keyboardist. Influenced so many players.

[taiwan_girl]

@doctor-phibes the very first concert I ever saw in the USA was a group called the Ramones at a place called “Aragon Theater” in Chicago. I think my ears are still in ringing from that. Their music was kind of similar to what you played.

[Doctor Phibes]

Yes, the Saints were quite similar to the Ramones, but they were Australian.