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From:
donna summer
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Thu, 07 Feb 2002 20:35:43 -0500
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Re: [idm] Re: Jeff Lynne as Satan (was Re: listening to anything new?)
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All right dude: I can understand your hesitancy to embrace all that is ELO, after all they represent some of the excesses of the disco era. BUT, you should really consider (as everyone should) an evaluation of their sound. For starters, Jeff Lynne was interested in exploring the possiblities of pop song structers, song instrumentation, the integration of electronics with more traditional instruments, and possibilities of studio production. I've been very inspired by his ability to arrange sounds, instruments and rhythums in layers where frequencies don't overlap each other, or in doing so, harmonize in interesting ways. His ability to add lots of flashy special effect sounds onto and with specific sounds (guitars, lyrics, etc) was an astonishing feat then and still sounds great today. Also John Lennon said that they would sound exactly like ElO if they had stayed togeather... Which is a pretty great compliment. And besides? If he was such a crappy producer, why would some of the greatest rock acts have him produce their albums? Well there's my argument. Convincing? Donna Summer
quoted 3 lines My view has nothing to do with Lynne's practices. I simply think his>My view has nothing to do with Lynne's practices. I simply think his >production is shit :-). > jeff
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