RE: Over-produced?

1999-02-19 Thread Jon Weisberger
Terry says: > Anyway, I just think it's interesting that a performer such as DY and a > producer such as PA have mutual reputations for being fairly traditional, > or rootsy, or honky-tonk -- and for being able to do what they want, and > not kow-tow to pop-country radio. Yet, when you listen to

Re: Over-produced?

1999-02-19 Thread Terry A. Smith
Yeah, I wrote "overproduced?" in the subject line quickly without attempting to label Dwight one way or another. (I call him Dwight because I can never remember whether Yoakam is spelled with an "am" or a "um.") Anyway, I just think it's interesting that a performer such as DY and a producer such

Re: Over-produced?

1999-02-18 Thread Ph. Barnard
Heavily produced, yes, but overproduced, I personally don't think so. As with most things, it's all in context and how you use it. Low-fi is cool when it works, sounds crappy when it doesn't. Big production is cool when it works, bombastic-sounding when it doesn't Dwight's was my number