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Rob 11:19 pm UTC 07/03/09 |
| In reply to: | re: Recycling - it's good for you - Scaramouche 06:28 pm UTC 07/03/09 |
| Totally agree about the BVs - Todd's finest hour in the vocal arrangement department, especially when polishing the turd that is Bonnie's version of Band of Gold. I know what you mean about 80s production but, in my opinion, Secret Dreams is one of the worst examples of the art form. Dirty Job is saved by the vocals and a lighter hand on the synths (I don’t count the magnificent organ as a synth - it's just too authentic for that), but Rebel suffers a bit from a bland backing track (the solo is ace though), and Ravishing gets the worst treatment of the lot imo. I just want to play that song SO LOUD, and no matter how high I turn it up it never rocks like it should do. That chorus should be massive, the guitar should drive the song with the piano picking out those wonderful shapes over it, but it just doesn't happen for me. It could be massive with the right treatment (and I was serious about the Abba thing!). > > I blame the 80s production on Secret Dreams, which also > > spoils Rebel without A Clue and almost spoils Dirty Job, > which is far too tinny and synth-based for modern ears. > > I love 80's production and listen to Secret Dreams a lot > (more so than Bat 1 & 2). The BV's across the whole album > are great (especially Band of Gold, Rebel, & Lovers > Again). > | |
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