From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2014 #1849 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe:mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Website:http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Saturday, March 7 2015 Volume 2014 : Number 1849 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Joni and her Yosemite Sam [kbhla@fastmail.fm] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2015 14:47:49 -0800 From: kbhla@fastmail.fm Subject: Re: Joni and her Yosemite Sam Great information and background, Dave! I wonder if someone is misleading her about the cost of remixing/fixing the album? It is not clear whether she does have the master tapes. If she doesn't, how difficult would it be to improve the original? I'm sure with all the improved technology, something could be done. It would be so great if you could do it for her, since you've already worked on improving some of her other recordings. I've also always thought Clouds was sonically flawed and noticed it more than STAS. Kakki On Sat, Mar 7, 2015, at 02:38 PM, Dave Blackburn wrote: > There is much debate as to whether Crosby was to blame for the production > problems of STAS. There seem to be three directions the blame gets > pointed in: > > Some sources (stevehoffman.tv) say the original engineer did a lousy job > tracking and then fell ill and was replaced by an Elektra staff engineer. > Crosby and did what became the final mix. Most of this information comes > from Joni's biography and a history of Sunset Sound.> > > Another comment on rateyourmusic.com has this to say: > together -- parts of it sound twee indeed. Still, some of the songs -- > "Marcie", "Cactus Tree", "Michael From Mountains" -- are as strong as she > ever did. Unfortunately the album suffers from extremely poor sound (not > producer David Crosby's fault -- the record company was experimenting > with a new stereo process at the time; Neil Young's debut suffered too).> > > And then again, Crosby may, just may, have been stoned out of his gourd > and went for some psychedelia with the rather icy gothic reverb and that > bloody banshee wail! > > If the master tapes are in Jonibs possession, it bogglers the mind why > she doesnbt just hire a mix engineer to study the tapes and see what can > be done. Does she really think it would be that expensive to remix a > vocal/acoustic guitar album? Practically any engineer, myself included, > would do it for free! She has the money if it did cost and she could > restore a fine debut work to her approval, for her legacy. > > I will also say that Clouds suffers from rather awful engineering and > that was certainly nothing to do with David Crosby; it was Henry Lewybs > first album with her. > > Dave ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2014 #1849 ****************************** ------- To post messages to the list,sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------