>I'm wondering, was the infamous Mitchell Froom involved with "Amnesia"?
>That record, from the mid-80s, began my rewarding acquaintance with
>Richard Thompson, and spurred met to backtrack to the best record of the
>A.D. period, "Shoot Out the Lights." <OK, I'll put the <g? in>.
>Nonetheless, if Froom was involved with Rumour and Sign, or the double
>record from a couple years ago, or the followup to Rumour and Sigh, then
>what's the problem? -- Terry Smith
I think that sometimes Froom's production gets in the way of the song,
more annoying and distracting than empathetic to the tune. I usually love
the live versions of songs that really don't grab me from the LP cuts.
"Amnesia" is a good example. I heard RT playing some songs from this
album live in-studio prior to the album coming out. When I got the album
I wasn't as impressed and rarely listen to it.
I don't like Froom's production on the first Maria McKee album either,
and can't get into his work with the Latin Playboys. I have a similar
problem with some of Daniel Lanois' production work but love his solo albums.
I guess I don't buy a Richard Thompson album for the cool percussive
effects or keyboard noises. Amnesia doesn't really have too much of the
heavy handed stuff on it but "Mirror Blue" sure does.
Gregg
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