[kj] In Defense of Hosannas

[T.B.]

"B. Oliver Sheppard" wrote:



> To be honest, I had to wonder myself, in the KJ 'o06 Electronic Press Kit, 

> when Jaz was boasting about "primitive," "analog" etc. set up -- 

> yet the camera shows a flat panel computer screen in the studio box, what 

> was going on. I have also heard the Bad Brains say their new album is "the 

> real deal, not some Pro-Tools affair," etc.

>

> Myself, I would love to have a copy of ProTools. Why is everyone so down 

> on it? (I do have Apple Logic Pro but have no idea how to use it.)

>

> Having said all this -- changing my feeling about whether ProTools or not 

> is Satan -- I'm still going with songs like "Tribal Antidote" being really 

> good. What others see as a sludgy mess I justs ee as a very powerful, 

> churning, juggernaut of a song.


It's very easy for a band or producer to become basically a slave to doing 
*everything* on a music production software like Pro-Tools.  In stead of 
getting a good performance in the studio by the band or singer, you can just 
cut n' paste samples of *anything* to create a song. Singer out of pitch, no 
problem.  Guitarist can't nail a solo, no problem. Drummer can't keep 
perfect time, no problem.  You start adding all that up, it leaves far more 
room for mediocrity and little for actual spontinaity in the studio. Throw 
in a lazy or inexperienced producer and you get 95% of what passes for music 
these days.

While KJ '03 is by far my favorite album from the band, I don't hear a live 
band on that album.

T.B.