Recurring themes
Keenan told me that a kid was belittling him for not knowing who the Backstreet Boys were, or any other hip hop or rap groups. (The Backstreet Boys fit into neither of these categories and peaked when he was 2, so he gets major points for not even being able to come up with a proper example of what he is accused of not knowing).
Conveniently, I was able to point him to this song from my forthcoming album.
Conveniently, I was able to point him to this song from my forthcoming album.
posted by frank b. at
7:24 PM
13 Comments:
This version hasn't been mixed yet, but it was too timely to wait.
That song's great! What does it mean that it hasn't been mixed yet? Why does it need anymore mixing?!?
I don't know who the Backstreet Boys are either.
Another excellent addition to the Boscography! Ironically, it was WRCT goons like Frank who sparked my belated first KISS purchase--Unrest's cover of "Strutter" made me seek out the original.
Bernie, in the words of Donald Trump... "You're fired!" From what I have no idea, but it sounds good.
The Backstreet Boys were the preeminent late 90's boy band until they were unceremoniously dethroned by Justin Timberlake's slightly more teen girl friendly band 'Nsync.
Frank... Keenan should wear this kid's scorn like a badge of honor. You may want to consider throwing him an all out chocolate cake & ice cream party for not knowing these shamefully embarrassing things that I've just admitted to knowing.
Bernie, you're re-hired.
Frank, please don't remix the song. You might remix the soul right out of it.
I wouldn't worry about the dangers of Frank overmixing.
he'll create a wall of sound and we won't be able to hear him!
It does seem that lots of bands, especially smaller bands, are great live but that something gets lost when they record on CD. Is that because of overmixing? Possibly not; one of the things that happens is that the recorded version is slower than the live version. Why is that? Why do they do that to us (their fans)?
When will the album be out??
I suppose in the digital era the difference between 'rough mix' and 'final mix' has gotten a lot smaller. And every laptop is potentially a recording studio better than what the Beatles had available to them.
The album will be out in 2008. I can't be much more specific because we haven't figured out how it will be released (by ourselves, by others, physical cd, digital only, plastic wallet-sized card (just saw those in the store the other day, undoubtedly the music industry has a catchier name for them).
Perhaps pwsc's.
Frank...is this the rough mix I gave you? I can't wait to hear the final!
In response to Robert's questions...
If this is the rough I gave Frank, then I probably spent no more than 5-10 minutes preparing it for him. I think I spent an hour total on all of the songs. I can hear things I'd change, but most of them are fairly small. As I'm not mixing it, it's not up to me.
As for the live vs. recorded thing. There are a lot of factors. Speaking as a musician, live's often faster because of the nervous
energy you get from playing in front of people. That energy doesn't necessarily exist in the same way in the studio. You are often nervous, but it's usually nerves about getting the right take before you run out of time/money.
I do think that mixing can be taken to an extreme that takes the life out. A lot of drummers get microedited and drumreplaced to death. Blech I say. Parroting Bernie, I don't think you have to worry about that with Frank's record.
I vote for the Boscoe edition iPod (with your entire discography contained within)
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