W(TF) Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Any fans? I've been diggin' on his first couple of solo records lately....great music, even with the occasional quasi-religious overtones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j4lackey Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 My love for him stems from such things as producing Willie Nelson's TEATRO, basically a beautiful album of duets with Emmylou. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dennis Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 daniel lanois is one of my biggest influences in music. period. his solo stuff kicks the shit out of anything he has ever produced. his songwriting is soooo fantastic. i really hope we get a new album this year. i'm starving since shine. i forgot how long it's been for lanois albums. shine took forever after wynona. anyway, he is worth every great word spoken about him. if you don't know his solo stuff, you better start learning. D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
W(TF) Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 Was it Bono that said Lanois was the best musician he'd ever met? He's produced some good records for U2, Peter Gabriel, Dylan... even Raffi. Some of his own music is just sublime though. I love the atmospheric stuff, not as crazy about the folkie-zydeco tunes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 This name sounds familiar. Did Dave Matthews cover a song of his? "The Maker" maybe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 This name sounds familiar. Did Dave Matthews cover a song of his? "The Maker" maybe.I dunno about DMB, but the Jerry Garcia Band has done numerous versions of The Maker. Good stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MeDave Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 you know, i remember thinking a couple of years ago that "the maker" has to be creeping up the lists of most covered songs ever. I think i personally own about 9 different artists versions of it. and rightfully so - its an amazing song, but never as good as it was in lanois' hands. I'd say a good 18% of my musical background comes from acadie and FTBOW. stunning albums and an absolute must for any music fan. (well maybe except insane-clown-possee fans, but then the whole "is it music" debate kicks in, blahblahblah...) check him out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 dave has covered the maker & for the beauty...dave's actually the reason i got into lanois. see, some good can come from dave matthews Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I love Shine and For the Beauty of Wynona. Daniel Lanois is great. I also credit him with saving Bob Dylan. So, he's got that going for him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 My love for him stems from such things as producing Willie Nelson's TEATRO, basically a beautiful album of duets with Emmylou.How about the album he actually produced for Emmy Lou...great stuff. I also credit him with saving Bob Dylan. So, he's got that going for him.Dylan clearly believes the same thing, since he spent so much time talking about the Oh Mercy Sessions in Chronicles I. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Rufer Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 The Willie version of The Maker off the afforementioned Teatro, is possibly the most moving piece of music I've ever heard. Willie's voice with that song--is a combination for the ages. Also the dual drums rule too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
petemoss Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 How about the album he actually produced for Emmy Lou...great stuff.Dylan clearly believes the same thing, since he spent so much time talking about the Oh Mercy Sessions in Chronicles I. LouieB Acadie is an amazing cd.My dad used to play it all the time when I was like ten.We would go on road trips, and at some point he would put that tape in the deck.And I would groan and complain.Yet now I was misguided.Cause that cd is nostalgic heaven for me now.Such textures and tones on that cd, wow.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I also credit him with saving Bob Dylan. So, he's got that going for him.Imo Oh Mercy is one of Bob's 8 or 10 greatest...not to mention one of THE greatest 3am albums. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
W(TF) Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 Dylan clearly believes the same thing, since he spent so much time talking about the Oh Mercy Sessions in Chronicles I. He did spend an inordinate amount of time talking about the New Orleans recording sessions with Lanois, didn't he. And about Lanois' harley-davidson gang, that moved Bob to buy a '66 Police Special, and that whole bit about riding out in the Louisiana countryside etc.... I thought it was a strange and very interesting part of the book. Especially considering that Dylan was initially not that thrilled with how the session went. Whether it was Lanois that saved Dylan's career, or the tours with the Dead and the Heartbreakers, is an open point of debate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 The Willie version of The Maker off the afforementioned Teatro, is possibly the most moving piece of music I've ever heard. Willie's voice with that song--is a combination for the ages. Also the dual drums rule too.It is a very passionate take on it. Whether you're a Garcia fan or not, check out his version as well. A lot of emotion goes into his take, too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 bob's "most of the time" gives me chills still, in large part to instrumentation that is hands down Lanois' influence/playing. and willie's cover of "the maker" is fantastic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Imo Oh Mercy is one of Bob's 8 or 10 greatest...not to mention one of THE greatest 3am albums. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
awatt Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I only know Lanois as a producer (Oh Mercy is definitely one of my favorite Dylan albums, but Unforgettable Fire is what made a mark for me). I will now add him to my list of artists to get after I grow out of my Wilco phase. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 love lanois long time! not a fan really of his first record but beauty of wynnona is definitely one of my favorite records ever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Three dollars and 63 cents Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I'd argue that he's one of the best producers in the music business. I'm most familiar with his work with U2, but I also believe that Wrecking Ball was the album that relaunched Emmylou Harris's career. I don't know his own music too well, but I know he wrote the score for the recent Pixies documentary LoudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies. His sparse, almost haunting acoustic music in the background of some scenes is such a contrast to the performance footage, but it perfectly captures how the four band members feel about one another now. There's also a bonus featurette about Lanois and his writing of the score on the DVD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dennis Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I'd argue that he's one of the best producers in the music business. I'm most familiar with his work with U2, but I also believe that Wrecking Ball was the album that relaunched Emmylou Harris's career. I don't know his own music too well, but I know he wrote the score for the recent Pixies documentary LoudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies. His sparse, almost haunting acoustic music in the background of some scenes is such a contrast to the performance footage, but it perfectly captures how the four band members feel about one another now. There's also a bonus featurette about Lanois and his writing of the score on the DVD. my lord, i had no idea. i'll be needing this one.d Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Three dollars and 63 cents Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 ^ I got it from Netflix. It was a great documentary, but not something I think I'd want to watch enough to make it worth buying. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
W(TF) Posted September 21, 2007 Author Share Posted September 21, 2007 Lanois has a new film that just premiered at the Toronto Int'l Film Fest.http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2007/09/0702.cfm Unfortunately for us who like his solo music, it looks to be just about 'Daniel the music producer'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
memphismama Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Just want to chime in that my husband and I fell in love with Lanois after borrowing Acadie from a friend years ago. We still play it and Shine over and over. Everyone should be familiar with his music. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JerseyMike Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Lanois is one of my faves, as a musician and as a producer. WRECKINGBALL is one of my favorite late-night records, and TIME OUT OF MIND is in my top 5 Dyaln records...and TEATRO is one of my favorite Willie records, etc., etc, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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