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Originally Posted by cerendir
I have however been listening to a lot of seventies albums the latest weeks, really immersing myself in the music and trying to pinpoint characteristics of the productions. It's funny how many new things you can spot when listening analytically, even if you think you know an album inside out.
Stay tuned.
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Too true. I must have listened to Selling England by the Pound a thousand times (minimum) and I am still learning new stuff.
But, really catching the "feel" of that music with plugins is going to be a a very challenging task to say the least. Capture all the nuances of say, Mike Rutherford's playing on anything with strings or Tony Banks at anything with "keys" or Phil Colins at anything that can be hit is simply impossible with samples. Just take the song "Watcher of the Sky"...how on earth could you sample everything in there? You would need terabytes of samples and a lifetime to sample it...especially with Mike Rutherford...he's a virtuoso (despite what people think...what was he thinking with Mike and the Mechanics????
or maybe he just forgot to think ...) like many musicians from the 70's prog rock era... Phil Colins made his money (lost to his ex-wife lol) with many songs with ridiculous lyrics and simplistic beats but first and foremost he's among the best percussionists of the century...try to drum Musical Box...only an accomplished drummer can do that, and to do it like Phil...well...good luck lol