Remastered 50th Anniversary White Album?
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Some one professed surprise that George Martin didn't fight for a more simple "Goodnight"--I would have thought he's the one who suggested all those lush strings, the fancy arrangement as I associate him with "art rock" using classical sounds, always thought that's more his thing. He wasn't almost the only one pushing for that on Sgt. Pepper, for example? I always thought he was the main one wanting all that.
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SusyLuvsPaul wrote:
Some one professed surprise that George Martin didn't fight for a more simple "Goodnight"--I would have thought he's the one who suggested all those lush strings, the fancy arrangement as I associate him with "art rock" using classical sounds, always thought that's more his thing. He wasn't almost the only one pushing for that on Sgt. Pepper, for example? I always thought he was the main one wanting all that.
Yes, it surprises me more that John and Ringo (and Paul & George too) didn’t fight for the simpler Good Night. Somebody needs to ask Ringo about that before everybody involved is gone!
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This says John wanted it to sound “cheesy.”
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SusyLuvsPaul wrote:
Some one professed surprise that George Martin didn't fight for a more simple "Goodnight"--I would have thought he's the one who suggested all those lush strings, the fancy arrangement as I associate him with "art rock" using classical sounds, always thought that's more his thing. He wasn't almost the only one pushing for that on Sgt. Pepper, for example? I always thought he was the main one wanting all that.
It was probably me, although I said it basically more about John....the writer of the song...than about George Martin. But it could have been about Martin because of what he said about Phil Spector's "job" on "Let It Be": "Produced by George Martin......Overproduced by Phil Spector." While George used string quartets on several songs, "Yesterday," "Eleanor Rigby" or "I Am The Walrus", for example, they weren't the Montovani (sp?) kind with celestial choirs affixed to songs...that the group so hated....but nevertheless was done with "Good Night." It was way overproduced. Paul was aghast at what Spector did to "The Long and Winding Road," and with good reason. He and John and George Martin and the whole group..should have felt that way with "Good Night," or so I would think. I once read that John, who wrote the song, said it may possibly have been "too lush."
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Bill813 wrote:
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jl4761 wrote:
jl4761 wrote:
I've been listening to THE WHITE ALBUM from the 6 CD + 1 Blu-Ray Super Deluxe Set, IT SOUNDS GREAT! The 2018 mix is the best mix to date! I've been listening to the CD's with my earbuds as well as my 8000 watt high powered stereo system, THE BASS IS INCREDIBLE! My whole house is shaking from the BASS!
I'd like to add something to my post! While the 2018 mix is great due to the tremendous bass, you don't hear the guitar sounds as much. While songs such as "Birthday," "Helter Skelter" and "Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey" have great bass, you barely hear the guitar sounds. What do you think?
Personally, Helter-skelter sounds hollow to me. The original had Pauls booming bass that was just as loud as the lead guitar. Now it sounds way too clean and soft, the opposite of what Paul intended. Giles ruined the song with this new mix. Also what happened to the really loud 20 minute version we always heard about. Instead we get a slower blues groove. A big miss.
John played the six-string Fender bass.
I don't think Paul's bass was ever booming on the originals because they were afraid the needle would jump off the vinyl. Same with Ringo's drums. Now we hear them. In my mind, Paul and Ringo gain the most from the remixes, especially Ringo, because they are more to the front. Any nasty comments that many people have made about Ringo over the years....luckiest man in show business...should be put to rest completely. Finally! These remixed albums demonstrates just how creative he was and how well he played....to each song. He had three song writers to drum for and he pulled it off beautifully and creatively. His work on John's "A Day In The Life" and George's "Long, Long, Long" are two of the more recent superb examples....in my mind.
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