New producers wrecking old songs/albums.

Most innovators are not widely popular. It's the people who are inspired by the innovators that usually make all the money - same with rap/hip-hop. Same with The Blues.
 
Chris Whitten said:
I say young people are making records for young people. It isn't supposed to jive with 'old guys'.
I can't listen to anything in the Spotify top 40. But one of it is made for me to enjoy.
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True, but there are are few people just making music not necessarily with a specific generation in mind as well.
Rick Beato has some things to say about today's music,
 
The only re-mix or re-mastering that NEEDED to happen was the one for Metallica's St Anger album, that snare was horrendous what the hell where they thinking (even Lars made fun of it saying it sounded like an abortion).


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Good snare:

 
rungeflash said:
I have watched a couple of episodes of The Voice and it seems the trend is to take a classic song, and really narrow the frequency range….slow it down….eliminate melody….and comes out very dark and monotone. One episode had a young lady covering a dynamic, upbeat Police classic and it sounded horrid to my ears. Lost all of its essence. She concluded and Adam Levine stands up and just starts clapping…claiming it’s the best version he’s ever heard.

I took the remote control and clicked the TV off.
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They would make their own version of classics for example singing a Michael Jackson song but in a much more different way and for the most part those versions are because they can't sing the originals the correct way so they adapt them, very few are actually good.
 
doggyd69b said:
They would make their own version of classics for example singing a Michael Jackson song but in a much more different way and for the most part those versions are because they can't sing the originals the correct way so they adapt them, very few are actually good.
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Astute point!
 
Sonar Dave said:
Do you mean like when Dua Lipa collaborates with Elton John on an old song?
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to me a collaboration like that is a bit different b/c it involves the original artist. There is a level of respect there. Just copping a riff or song, and changing it - even if you pay for the rights - is not as respectful
 
GretschedHive said:
You didn't. Maybe others did. Would I really have ever discovered Robert Johnson without Cream and the Rolling Stones and even Lynyrd Skynyrd? I like to think so, but I very much doubt it. And if I hadn't, would I ever have discovered Son House? Or Skip James or Sonny Boy?
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I think I need to draw a distinction here, as it seems people are widely interpreting the original post. I have no problem with artists covering an earlier song. That’s always interesting and often the cover is even better. I’m all in favor of that… (unless it’s Sting doing Little Wing. You gotta know what songs to not even attempt to cover.)

I was talking talking about egregious stuff, stupid, unnecessary remixing, mangling cutting and pasting, in an ignorant attempt to improve something that’s already perfect. Like putting a disco beat on a Louis Armstrong song. If that’s what it takes to get a younger generation into Louis Armstrong, well… I dunno. Better they don’t even know.
 
rungeflash said:
I have watched a couple of episodes of The Voice and it seems the trend is to take a classic song, and really narrow the frequency range….slow it down….eliminate melody….and comes out very dark and monotone. One episode had a young lady covering a dynamic, upbeat Police classic and it sounded horrid to my ears. Lost all of its essence. She concluded and Adam Levine stands up and just starts clapping…claiming it’s the best version he’s ever heard.

I took the remote control and clicked the TV off.
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I really loathe the way they camp up almost any song, but Nate Morton is a monster drummer and brings his A game every time. He's a great, humble guy. But that's television. Those shows are musical ADHD, slices of songs, Bleh.


Dan
 
equipmentdork said:
I really loathe the way they camp up almost any song, but Nate Morton is a monster drummer and brings his A game every time. He's a great, humble guy. But that's television. Those shows are musical ADHD, slices of songs, Bleh.


Dan
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Oh ya I like Nate, very solid drummer, he really gets into it, brings a lot of energy

 
T_Kauff said:
Venting - Being an old guy now, I guess it's my turn to say, "wow" when I watch interviews on the new self-proclaimed generation of producers/mixers that feel entitled to assault and make the old (70's-80's) songs/albums, "better" with the latest technology. I feel forced to say... "they" have destroyed their genre and now tuning on mine as a result of having more technology than sense. as a fan of what I feel entitled to classify as, the greatest generation/genre of music, my inner 16-year-old self-can't help but say, "leave us alone" I suppose that would be difficult to hear from someone who listens with earbuds/laptop/stream and doesn't know any other way. it's not enough that, "their" generation of music is unlistenable and poorly (dare I say engineered in a bedroom) and recorded with few, if any musicians involved. ok, I'm going to my room now. --- what say ye'?
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I think there are some songs that just need to be left alone, but I love hearing some old(er) songs getting a little breath of fresh air. Also, if it's an artist I like, I like knowing that they are getting paid for essentially doing nothing.

I couldn't stand the original version of this song, but I love this:

 
It's absurd that they call themselves "producers", whether in the literal sense or the industry's definition.
I haven't read all the comments, if someone already mentioned that.
 
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