Guitar Recording in the 80s, 90s and 2000s w/ Tim Pierce

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• AR

  @Art-zs6sl · 6 years ago

  This video represents my favorite thing about YouTube.  Having the opportunity to hear the perspective from individuals like Tim and Rick can shave decades off your progress.  Their way of cutting through the noise to get to the heart of the matter is something I cherish.  Thanks to everyone involved.

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• TI

  @timfireblade · 6 years ago

  "Rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read." Frank Zappa.

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• RO

  @roberthuffmann8204 · 6 years ago

  Generally speaking people who don’t understand the brilliance of the Edge weren’t around to hear him in the early 80s when his sound was undeniably unique.

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• DJ

  @djfedezaza · 6 years ago

  Rick! I have an idea: why don' t you start a series in wich you dedicate each episode to a different producer, trying to explain what makes them who they are, like their distinctive tecniques used on some of their biggest records. I think it would be awesome

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• MA

  @mattcwatkins · 4 years ago

  Agree 100% on Unforgettable Fire.  That was my entry into U2 and I made a chrome tape copy of an LP in my dorm room freshman year....playing it on headphones was one of the best sonic experiences I remember.  Later I listened to War and October....but just couldn't get into them.  Then, of course, standing 75 feet from the stage in 1987 in Vancouver....changed everything.  My TRULY GREAT CONCERT EXPERIENCE.

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• BL

  @BlueCollarLogic · 6 years ago

  I didn't want this to end. Two more hours of this, please.

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• MC

  @mcmac1272 · 6 years ago

  U2's Drowning Man is one of my favorite songs!

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• JO

  @Johnny-oy9fh · 3 years ago

  Wonderful....that's how it's done...and The Edge is indeed a unique genius....

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• IP

  @ipsurvivor · 6 years ago

  You could argue that it became harder to make albums like Nevermind or OK Computer in the 1990s and thus an amazing achievement. In the end it’s about good songs.

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• CH

  @chzzyg2698 · 6 years ago (edited)

  There's another Tuber that I watched recently talking about the same topic; a veteran in recording metal music.  He was saying pretty much the same things.  He says the equipment used today, laptop and a mixing board, is so much easier to use than a room full of equipment like back in the 90's, but today bands only book the studio for a few days whereas back then it'd be for months at a time.  If Pink Floyd wanted to record today, their album would have nowhere near the detail that they used to have because bands actually had entire days to work on the minute sounds coming from each speaker.  It's kinda sad to think that Hendrix will never happen again, not because guitar players are hard to find, but because studio time is so scarce for creating well thought out and detailed albums that can be played and appreciated for decades.  It makes music seem so packaged and industrialized, which it is, and art doesn't do well under manufacturing standards.  Maybe that's why pop has been up for so long.  It's easier to produce.

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• JO

  @JoeyP322 · 6 years ago

  1980 -<br>-‪Bon Scott‬ dies February 19th <br>-‪Judas Priest‬ releases ‘British Steel’ April 14th<br>-‪Black Sabbath‬ released ‘Heaven and Hell’ April 25th with new singer ‪Ronnie James Dio‬<br>-AC/DC released ‘Back in Black’ July 25th with new singer ‪Brian Johnson‬ <br>-Ozzy’s new band ‘Bliizard of Ozz’ released self titled album Sept. 20th <br>-‪John Bonham‬ dies Sept. 25th <br>-(‪Led Zeppelin‬ disbands shortly after Bonham’s death)<br><br>There were other incredible classic rock albums released that year as well... the 70s has incredible music but 1980 was definitely a turning point for so many... <br><br>-‪Bob Seger‬ releases ‘Against the Wind’ February 25th<br>-Eagles disbanded July &nbsp;<br>-‪REO Speedwagon‬ releases ‘Hi I fidelity’ November 21st

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• JT

  @jtmet5 · 2 years ago

  I’m a few years older than you guys and have loved Rock my whole life, beginning with my very first concert (Santana at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds at 15 years old). &nbsp;Even though I’m a long time subscriber of both Rick and Tim, I’ve learned more about rock music and all my rock heroes over the last hour than the last 50 years. &nbsp;What a fascinating conversation between you two.

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