> Clearly somebody, if it wasn't Meat himself, didn't want
> Jim doing the vocals. Perhaps because they felt he spent
> far too much time on them and wanted a record out in the
> last decade?
More than likely the record label. Jim has a reputation for taking ages and going (well) over budget. Labels rely on the producer to get the job done within (or close to) the budget, but I think Jim forgets after day 2. LoL
Meat may also have suggested a separate vocal producer. He has said in the past that he only likes doing 4-5 takes then comping the best bits together, whereas Jim seems to do endless takes/variations and then an eternity to listen to them all (50 plus takes for Anything For Love?).
I personally feel that if you can't get enough down (for a comp vocal) jn 10-12 takes, then you have the wrong singer for the song.
Trick is to be well rehearsed with the vocal arrangement BEFORE entering the expensive studio. If you start from scratch in the studio, you are just wasting money.
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