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Post by Ripper on Sept 11, 2007 13:57:45 GMT -5
Gents...
I was blasting Meatloaf "Bat out of Hell" I do love that guitar sound Todd Rundgren was laying down. The motorcycle sound was amazing!Not to mention that beefy growl on most of the songs.
I dont think he ever got the credit he deserved as a guitar player.
I know its been 30 years, but have a listen!
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Post by ux4484 on Sept 11, 2007 14:51:17 GMT -5
I've always had a soft spot for Todd, both as an artist and a producer. Heck, he was even stand-in Dad for Liv Tyler for 18 years. I pulled BOOH up on Yahoo Music, I'd forgotten it was almost 10 minutes. I can honestly say, I didn't recall ever thinking the initial Harley sound being his guitar until you mentioned it. When it starts, it sounds like a separate sound effect, but you can clearly hear it mixing with the lead as it goes on. Given the date and tech at the time, It must have been some imaginative studio work, but I'm guessing it was mixed in at the reverb of the guitar amp, because you can hear the notes ringing out with the acceleration sound of the bike which both have the same amount of reverb (very cool). I saw him with The New Cars last summer and the show was a HOOT! What's amazing about Todd is his ability to step back and let other musicians do what they do best. He stood back and let Elliot Easton take every lead, and they did extra solos and even mini-jam sessions on a number of songs (something that Ric Ocasek would never let them do live). He did stand out on his own/Utopia songs they played, but he did a whole lot of blending in to slide right into The Cars "sound" (Though Utopia Bassist Kasim Sulton could not fill the obvious void of the deceased Ben Orr's vocals). It takes an ego in check to move someone else's vision forward for the sake of having a soft spot for a band.
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Post by Ripper on Sept 11, 2007 21:41:16 GMT -5
Mr. Loaf himself ( Marvin Aday )...said after they had completed the song, the part where the motorcycle guitar kicks in was not done yet. So he says to Rundgren " Hey what about the motorcycle part?"...Rundgren says "oh ya"...walks over to the amp, tweaks a few knobs and nails it on the first take. A few jaws hit the floor im sure!
They say that album still sells over 1 million copies every year. I must say, if I could only take 10 or 15 cd's to a desert island, it would be one of them.
Where would I get the electricity to run the cd player???...batteries??
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Post by gfxbss on Sept 11, 2007 22:08:02 GMT -5
i most definitely have it on by vynil and on CD. ;D
Tyler
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Post by ccso8462 on Sept 12, 2007 14:50:09 GMT -5
C'mon, Deep, every good Boy Scout knows that you just look for a current bush!
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Post by quarry on Sept 12, 2007 15:10:44 GMT -5
The Professor, in deep thought...
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Post by hammeroff on Sept 13, 2007 21:47:15 GMT -5
I bought the album when I was like 12.
Because...
the cover was AWESOME!!!!!
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