dondoboy Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 Who threatens Leonard Cohen with a crossbow? Seriously. Plus, the production on "Death of a Ladies Man" stinks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Who threatens Leonard Cohen with a crossbow? Seriously. Plus, the production on "Death of a Ladies Man" stinks.Actually it was a stinker on both their parts....the production sucks and so do most of the songs...Phil was a violent mofo from a long way back and certainly a tyrant when not violent....LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Who threatens Leonard Cohen with a crossbow? Seriously. The Sheriff of Nottingham? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Who threatens Leonard Cohen with a crossbow? Just offhand, Ted Nugent? Anyway, ole Philos' hair will be a handy grab all when some 350 lb biker is busting his Khyber Pass. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I never liked the production on All Things Must Pass. Too much going on in songs like Wah Wah. Let It Be... Naked is WAY superior to Spector's version. But, he held back on Plastic Ono Band, and that album is sparse genius...Yeah, he pretty much ruined some beautiful songs on ATMP. The musicianship on "Art of Dying" is great and all, but goddamn is it buried under a mountain of unnecessary shit. I have a soft spot of the original Let it Be, and prefer much of it to the polished version. Granted, it's unforgivable that Spector left off "Don't Let Me Down," and I agree with Ringo about the echo on his cymbals in "Let it Be," but the interjections between songs and warts (the false start to "I Dig a Pony," for example) give the original album far more character than the reworked one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Littlebear Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Well, Let It Be... Naked is a kind of shame if you ask me. We all wanted to hear the live album as it was recorded, and they could only release that clean cutting. If Spector ruined "The Long & Winding Road" (which is a pretty boring song anyway), he did a fine job on "Across the Universe". Phil's best work was pre-Beatles of course, but let's not forget he produced Imagine as well, a pretty fine one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 I keep thinking of the scene where John is trying to sing some song (Jealous Guy?) in that movie and between he and Phil, John seems like the crazy one.Of course, John never murdered anyone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I keep thinking of the scene where John is trying to sing some song (Jealous Guy?) in that movie and between he and Phil, John seems like the crazy one.Of course, John never murdered anyone. I remember reading that Phil pulled out a gun and shot the ceiling when he was working with John. I think that would be a deal breaker for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stagerug Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 He is one wildly handsome man. It really isn't much of a wonder why firearms were necessary in his courting of the ladies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Littlebear Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Of course, John never murdered anyone. Who knows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stagerug Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Who knows. Lennon and Nilsson's lost weekend = booze+killing lots of people. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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