Comments on: The Beatles Stand Alone From “Rock Band” http://idolator.com/5070949/the-beatles-stand-alone-from-rock-band Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 26 May 2012 22:32:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5070949/the-beatles-stand-alone-from-rock-band/comment-page-1#comment-751052 Anonymous Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:23:07 +0000 http://70c5d64e5f708cb354a37c5432ca9235#comment-751052 <p>@<a href="#c8638664">Lucas Jensen</a>:</p> <p>Well...it's nice that Giles Martin (with a bit of deaf prodding from his Dad who can't really hear anymore) had access to a pro-tools unit and also access to the multitracks...but really...if the catalogue was done the way I describe it would be MINDBLOWING...not just good...</p> <p>There are artifacts that are left on music when they are subjected to plug-ins...<br> (I own pro-tools and can testify that it can't compete with old analog outboard gear)<br> Plus...it has been jacked up in the volume department to be more "competitive" with other sources...there is a sense of "modernism" applied...and unfortunately this is kind of like throwing the sound of 2007/8 all over this stuff...which really should sound of its time and beyond...(they are really amazing recordings...done mostly on 1 inch 4 track tape...there is no hiss...so when they try to remove that they are just bullshitting with toys at that point...)</p> <p>here's a website to ponder...a mastering engineers' site and he has heard the tapes and masters great stuff...<br> that is if you are interested of course...</p> <p>You can learn much from here...I know I did!</p> <p>www.stevehoffman.tv</p> <p>register and you can search the archives...they are amazing! <br> People like Ken Scott (who engineered those sessions and also produced Bowie records) hang out there...</p> <p>Cheers!</p> <p>Paul</p> @Lucas Jensen:

Well…it’s nice that Giles Martin (with a bit of deaf prodding from his Dad who can’t really hear anymore) had access to a pro-tools unit and also access to the multitracks…but really…if the catalogue was done the way I describe it would be MINDBLOWING…not just good…

There are artifacts that are left on music when they are subjected to plug-ins…
(I own pro-tools and can testify that it can’t compete with old analog outboard gear)
Plus…it has been jacked up in the volume department to be more “competitive” with other sources…there is a sense of “modernism” applied…and unfortunately this is kind of like throwing the sound of 2007/8 all over this stuff…which really should sound of its time and beyond…(they are really amazing recordings…done mostly on 1 inch 4 track tape…there is no hiss…so when they try to remove that they are just bullshitting with toys at that point…)

here’s a website to ponder…a mastering engineers’ site and he has heard the tapes and masters great stuff…
that is if you are interested of course…

You can learn much from here…I know I did!

http://www.stevehoffman.tv

register and you can search the archives…they are amazing!
People like Ken Scott (who engineered those sessions and also produced Bowie records) hang out there…

Cheers!

Paul

]]> By: westartedthis http://idolator.com/5070949/the-beatles-stand-alone-from-rock-band/comment-page-1#comment-751062 westartedthis Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:50:24 +0000 http://70c5d64e5f708cb354a37c5432ca9235#comment-751062 <p>@<a href="#c8636812">Maura Johnston</a>: superlol!</p> <p>@<a href="#c8638664">Lucas Jensen</a>: sure, the beatles deserve it. and in my own retarded little world, ac/dc kind of deserve it. i just think it sets up a bad trend.</p> <p>then again, i know many in the rock band/gh "community" would gladly pay for a stand-alone coheed and cambria game, so if we can conveniently quarantine them in their own game, it's win-win, ain't it?</p> @Maura Johnston: superlol!

@Lucas Jensen: sure, the beatles deserve it. and in my own retarded little world, ac/dc kind of deserve it. i just think it sets up a bad trend.

then again, i know many in the rock band/gh “community” would gladly pay for a stand-alone coheed and cambria game, so if we can conveniently quarantine them in their own game, it’s win-win, ain’t it?

]]> By: Lucas Jensen http://idolator.com/5070949/the-beatles-stand-alone-from-rock-band/comment-page-1#comment-751072 Lucas Jensen Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:34:28 +0000 http://70c5d64e5f708cb354a37c5432ca9235#comment-751072 <p>@<a href="#c8636303">westartedthis</a>: Well, the Beatles probably deserve it more than most, right? And the Beatles had plenty of #1s, certainly more than Hall and Oates, right?</p> <p>@<a href="#c8638229">sydbarrett05</a>: I thought Love's mastering sound alright.</p> @westartedthis: Well, the Beatles probably deserve it more than most, right? And the Beatles had plenty of #1s, certainly more than Hall and Oates, right?

@sydbarrett05: I thought Love’s mastering sound alright.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5070949/the-beatles-stand-alone-from-rock-band/comment-page-1#comment-751082 Anonymous Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:23:18 +0000 http://70c5d64e5f708cb354a37c5432ca9235#comment-751082 <p>BTW I was referring to cursing Apple's name...not Idolator!</p> BTW I was referring to cursing Apple’s name…not Idolator!

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5070949/the-beatles-stand-alone-from-rock-band/comment-page-1#comment-751092 Anonymous Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:01:13 +0000 http://70c5d64e5f708cb354a37c5432ca9235#comment-751092 <p>Well...<br> just in case anybody thought that Apple was busy remastering the catalogue(y'know...done right...played back on period tape machines...using tubes...no limiting and compressing...'cause even though that's the "craze" with making things sound ipod friendly...it makes music sound like shit....oh and mono mixes for all records up to and including "The Beatles"....'cause that's how they were supposed to sound...EMI decided later that you should have access to the stereo mixes and Sir George decided that you shouldn't even have those for "Help" and "Rubber Soul" 'cause he remixed those in 1986 with shitty digital reverb....)</p> <p>they were preparing these...thanx guys...</p> <p>I'll just have to go and listen to the U.K. originals now and curse your name...with "Love" of course...(a crappy mastering on that too...don't get me started....I want to enjoy my day!)</p> Well…
just in case anybody thought that Apple was busy remastering the catalogue(y’know…done right…played back on period tape machines…using tubes…no limiting and compressing…’cause even though that’s the “craze” with making things sound ipod friendly…it makes music sound like shit….oh and mono mixes for all records up to and including “The Beatles”….’cause that’s how they were supposed to sound…EMI decided later that you should have access to the stereo mixes and Sir George decided that you shouldn’t even have those for “Help” and “Rubber Soul” ’cause he remixed those in 1986 with shitty digital reverb….)

they were preparing these…thanx guys…

I’ll just have to go and listen to the U.K. originals now and curse your name…with “Love” of course…(a crappy mastering on that too…don’t get me started….I want to enjoy my day!)

]]> By: Maura Johnston http://idolator.com/5070949/the-beatles-stand-alone-from-rock-band/comment-page-1#comment-751102 Maura Johnston Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:47:32 +0000 http://70c5d64e5f708cb354a37c5432ca9235#comment-751102 <p>(sorry, i couldn't resist.)</p> (sorry, i couldn’t resist.)

]]> By: Maura Johnston http://idolator.com/5070949/the-beatles-stand-alone-from-rock-band/comment-page-1#comment-751112 Maura Johnston Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:46:29 +0000 http://70c5d64e5f708cb354a37c5432ca9235#comment-751112 <p>@<a href="#c8636303">westartedthis</a>: "where do we draw the line?"<br> <a name="youtube:_s7cLD3_3tk"></a></p> @westartedthis: “where do we draw the line?”

]]> By: westartedthis http://idolator.com/5070949/the-beatles-stand-alone-from-rock-band/comment-page-1#comment-751122 westartedthis Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:32:38 +0000 http://70c5d64e5f708cb354a37c5432ca9235#comment-751122 <p>i'm getting tired of the bigger bands demanding they receive their own stand-alone games (beatles, ac/dc, aerosmith). ultimately it hurts both games - where do we draw the line? how long before we can't even get some cheap, drunken "Maneater" thrills in "Rock Band" because Hall & Oates decide, "WTF, man? we have more #1 singles than the Beatles! we demand a journey through the music of Hall & Oates!"</p> i’m getting tired of the bigger bands demanding they receive their own stand-alone games (beatles, ac/dc, aerosmith). ultimately it hurts both games – where do we draw the line? how long before we can’t even get some cheap, drunken “Maneater” thrills in “Rock Band” because Hall & Oates decide, “WTF, man? we have more #1 singles than the Beatles! we demand a journey through the music of Hall & Oates!”

]]> By: disinterested 3rd party http://idolator.com/5070949/the-beatles-stand-alone-from-rock-band/comment-page-1#comment-751132 disinterested 3rd party Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:19:53 +0000 http://70c5d64e5f708cb354a37c5432ca9235#comment-751132 <p>@<a href="#c8634812">Lucas Jensen</a>: Yeah. So I'm a geek. I did however confirm via the interwebs that Lennon and Harrison did play strats. They had matching blue ones for the recording of Revolver..... I'll be in the car if anyone needs me.....</p> @Lucas Jensen: Yeah. So I’m a geek. I did however confirm via the interwebs that Lennon and Harrison did play strats. They had matching blue ones for the recording of Revolver….. I’ll be in the car if anyone needs me…..

]]> By: Lucas Jensen http://idolator.com/5070949/the-beatles-stand-alone-from-rock-band/comment-page-1#comment-751142 Lucas Jensen Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:50:44 +0000 http://70c5d64e5f708cb354a37c5432ca9235#comment-751142 <p>@<a href="#c8633993">disinterested 3rd party</a>: I made that guitar in Photoshop.</p> @disinterested 3rd party: I made that guitar in Photoshop.

]]> By: disinterested 3rd party http://idolator.com/5070949/the-beatles-stand-alone-from-rock-band/comment-page-1#comment-751152 disinterested 3rd party Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:26:56 +0000 http://70c5d64e5f708cb354a37c5432ca9235#comment-751152 <p>I think "Love" demonstrated how well the original recordings were produced. As for remastering, it will be interesting to see how they match up to the Ebbetts and MFSL versions that already exist.</p> <p>I'm confused about the guitar, though. They couldn't have used a Rickenbacker?</p> I think “Love” demonstrated how well the original recordings were produced. As for remastering, it will be interesting to see how they match up to the Ebbetts and MFSL versions that already exist.

I’m confused about the guitar, though. They couldn’t have used a Rickenbacker?

]]> By: Lucas Jensen http://idolator.com/5070949/the-beatles-stand-alone-from-rock-band/comment-page-1#comment-751162 Lucas Jensen Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:40:04 +0000 http://70c5d64e5f708cb354a37c5432ca9235#comment-751162 <p>@<a href="#c8629842">casperfandango</a>: Well, I think that's an appropriate reaction. How about the remastering, though? I think if Love proved anything is that they are due for a new coat of polish.</p> @casperfandango: Well, I think that’s an appropriate reaction. How about the remastering, though? I think if Love proved anything is that they are due for a new coat of polish.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5070949/the-beatles-stand-alone-from-rock-band/comment-page-1#comment-751172 Anonymous Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:23:27 +0000 http://70c5d64e5f708cb354a37c5432ca9235#comment-751172 <p>That made me feel twelve years old again. I think I just peed myself.</p> That made me feel twelve years old again. I think I just peed myself.

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