Comments on: You Make My Heart Beat Too Fast http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2007/09/28/you-make-my-heart-beat-too-fast/ First in Music Analysis Tue, 22 May 2012 02:08:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: bud prager http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2007/09/28/you-make-my-heart-beat-too-fast/#comment-121377 bud prager Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:09:28 +0000 http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2007/09/28/you-make-my-heart-beat-too-fast/#comment-121377 Hey bob ..this is just for fun ....Re listening to a stones album in 1969 ...just realize that at that time those guys (probably like all of them) were STONED. What difference did that make??? Plenty!!! When they were mixing, and many were self-produced, if the singer was a force, and he was high he would become self-conscious about the sound and presence of his voice. When you're high (grass) you become your own mixing board, so the singer would be saying "take down the vocal" because in his head it was still up front .This led to the many muddy mixes you refer to ... Re the mood of the times ...I co-managed Mountain with Gary Kurfirst ...circa 1968 the Who people decided to present Mountain in London at the Lyceum theatre..that was quite an event at that time ...and re your comment it wasn't about music and money ...it was ONLY about music ..the money part of it was ridiculous ..albums $5.98??? tickets maybe $10??? there were NO t-shirts ..absolutely no tv ..it was about music and an amazing intangible called word of mouth. If it was great the word mystically but beautifully..and quite reliably was spread through the "underground". Equipment was so primitive that in the middle of the show a cable became unplugged and for about 5 incredibly torturous minutes there was nothing but bass.... After the show there was a party given by the Who's managers ..i forget their names ...one (kip?) wrote a book ..two guys and tour mgr peter rudge ...at the happening restaurant at that time (julie's??) in a very dark room with one big round table ..i'm repeating, in those days it was completely about the music and the musicians ...the vibes (and the drugs) in that room were, for me unforgettable. As i recall i doubt that anyone there even said hello to me. It was a strange time, perhaps inconceivable today. Perhaps it helps explain why the music from that era will live forever while the executive, corporate, money driven music that evolved is so relatively shallow and pointless. (Of course with rare exceptions) Aside from the music they drastically changed two things ..hairstyles and clothes ..worldwide... Being involved with rock music was at one time a badge of honor. When it became a generic term ...let's rock ..that rocks, you rock, etc ad nauseum, that's when i knew it was dead. Like "paris hilton really rocks." They buried the word and the transition from fm radio to corporate radio was another death blow. It was an extraordinary time, a thrilling time, and the music was truly powerful and magnificent. It's wonderful that you try so hard to keep the authentic significance of great rock music alive. .....bud prager Hey bob ..this is just for fun ….Re listening to a stones album in 1969 …just realize that at that time those guys (probably like all of them) were STONED. What difference did that make??? Plenty!!! When they were mixing, and many were self-produced, if the singer was a force, and he was high he would become self-conscious about the sound and presence of his voice. When you’re high (grass) you become your own mixing board, so the singer would be saying "take down the vocal" because in his head it was still up front .This led to the many muddy mixes you refer to …

Re the mood of the times …I co-managed Mountain with Gary Kurfirst …circa 1968 the Who people decided to present Mountain in London at the Lyceum theatre..that was quite an event at that time …and re your comment it wasn’t about music and money …it was ONLY about music ..the money part of it was ridiculous ..albums $5.98??? tickets maybe $10??? there were NO t-shirts ..absolutely no tv ..it was about music and an amazing intangible called word of mouth. If it was great the word mystically but beautifully..and quite reliably was spread through the "underground". Equipment was so primitive that in the middle of the show a cable became unplugged and for about 5 incredibly torturous minutes there was nothing but bass….

After the show there was a party given by the Who’s managers ..i forget their names …one (kip?) wrote a book ..two guys and tour mgr peter rudge …at the happening restaurant at that time (julie’s??) in a very dark room with one big round table ..i’m repeating, in those days it was completely about the music and the musicians …the vibes (and the drugs) in that room were, for me unforgettable. As i recall i doubt that anyone there even said hello to me. It was a strange time, perhaps inconceivable today. Perhaps it helps explain why the music from that era will live forever while the executive, corporate, money driven music that evolved is so relatively shallow and pointless. (Of course with rare exceptions) Aside from the music they drastically changed two things ..hairstyles and clothes ..worldwide…

Being involved with rock music was at one time a badge of honor. When it became a generic term …let’s rock ..that rocks, you rock, etc ad nauseum, that’s when i knew it was dead. Like "paris hilton really rocks." They buried the word and the transition from fm radio to corporate radio was another death blow. It was an extraordinary time, a thrilling time, and the music was truly powerful and magnificent. It’s wonderful that you try so hard to keep the authentic significance of great rock music alive.

…..bud prager

]]> By: Boing Boing http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2007/09/28/you-make-my-heart-beat-too-fast/#comment-121128 Boing Boing Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:53:55 +0000 http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2007/09/28/you-make-my-heart-beat-too-fast/#comment-121128 <strong>Radiohead lets fans pick price for new album</strong> Sweet fancy Moses this is awesome!* BB reader Daniel says, Radiohead has just announced the details for their new album, In Rainbows. They're only selling it through their website (at least for now), and for the digital download version, they're let... Radiohead lets fans pick price for new album

Sweet fancy Moses this is awesome!* BB reader Daniel says, Radiohead has just announced the details for their new album, In Rainbows. They’re only selling it through their website (at least for now), and for the digital download version, they’re let…

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