Great read:
https://pitchfork.com/features/5-10-15- ... -his-life/
Elvis on the Music of His Life (Pitchfork)
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Ouch:
PJ Harvey: 4-Track Demos
I remember seeing PJ on The Tonight Show. She stood there with just a guitar and did “Rid of Me.” It was like seeing Howlin’ Wolf on Shindig! So great. And then I got the record [Rid of Me], and it was nowhere near as good, but it didn’t matter. For me, the record sounds like shit. That guy [Steve Albini] doesn’t know anything about production. He might be the second-worst producer of a great record after Jimmy Iovine, who totally fucked up [Bruce Springsteen’s] Darkness on the Edge of Town. It sounds like Bruce is in a fucking shoe box full of tissue paper.
PJ Harvey: 4-Track Demos
I remember seeing PJ on The Tonight Show. She stood there with just a guitar and did “Rid of Me.” It was like seeing Howlin’ Wolf on Shindig! So great. And then I got the record [Rid of Me], and it was nowhere near as good, but it didn’t matter. For me, the record sounds like shit. That guy [Steve Albini] doesn’t know anything about production. He might be the second-worst producer of a great record after Jimmy Iovine, who totally fucked up [Bruce Springsteen’s] Darkness on the Edge of Town. It sounds like Bruce is in a fucking shoe box full of tissue paper.
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Re: Elvis on the Music of His Life (Pitchfork)
This is a fabulous read.
I can never comprehend the depth of Elvis’ knowledge. How has he listened to so much music and created so much of his own? Does time move less slowly for him?
I can never comprehend the depth of Elvis’ knowledge. How has he listened to so much music and created so much of his own? Does time move less slowly for him?
Who’s this kid with his mumbo jumbo?