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Post by Darren Boling on Nov 13, 2021 12:30:34 GMT -6
Man the Paul Pena version slays. Completely OT but the doc 'Ghengis Blues' on Paul Pena going to Mongolia and throat singing is pretty awesome, they also talk a good bit about Jet Airliner in it |
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Post by srb on Nov 13, 2021 12:33:50 GMT -6
Man the Paul Pena version slays. Yeah, it's impressive. Great feel, and way more rockin' than SM's version (which I've always liked). Lots of cool guests on that album, too. |
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Post by bossanova on Nov 13, 2021 17:47:30 GMT -6
Speaking of SM, I dug out my copy of the DCC Greatest Hits. It sounds so much better than what they’re streaming on Spotify these days. Pre loudness war mastering with all the fullness [and depth!] still intact.
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Post by ragan on Nov 13, 2021 18:35:29 GMT -6
I adore Steve Miller. Book of Dreams and Fly Like an Eagle are my favs.
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Post by chessparov on Nov 13, 2021 22:10:10 GMT -6
Brief portion of "Rock'n Me" Intro. Another "one take" practice vocal. EV767a>3rd Gen Scarlett w/Air Button on. Boy Howdy! Steve's hit version has a ton of reverb on it. So I'm going to play around with adding some different reverb(s), and a couple of Saturation Plugs. Along with some vocal Slap Delay, to make it sound a little double tracked, for fun. Viva La 70's! Chris P.S. Happy to say the PVB really helps!  |
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Post by bossanova on Feb 14, 2024 17:59:51 GMT -6
1. My RE11 is supposed to get here by the end of the week. Looking forward to seeing if it makes a difference 2. Another one of those cases of memories differing as to how something was recorded, especially 18 years further down the road (Steve now says that he recorded all the vocals at home): www.guitarplayer.com/players/steve-miller-j50-the-jokerAdded: I just saw that Jeremy mentioned Steve saying this back in 2021 as well. |
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Post by the other mark williams on Feb 14, 2024 18:29:06 GMT -6
1. My RE11 is supposed to get here by the end of the week. Looking forward to seeing if it makes a difference 2. Another one of those cases of memories differing as to how something was recorded, especially 18 years further down the road (Steve now says that he recorded all the vocals at home): www.guitarplayer.com/players/steve-miller-j50-the-jokerAdded: I just saw that Jeremy mentioned Steve saying this back in 2021 as well. I thought I read an interview with Wayne Moss where he said Steve was self-conscious about his vocals, so Wayne would go to lunch and Steve would record his own vocals by himself while Wayne was out. I would’ve read this around the time Acustica Cardinal came out, which is sampled from Wayne’s Flickinger console. But maybe I dreamed that or something. |
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Post by ericn on Feb 14, 2024 18:39:41 GMT -6
Sent an email to Steve’s old producer band mate and father of Steve’s god son, Ben Sidran to see if he would pop in.
Funny enough I heard stories of very early Steve Miller recording at the original Full Compass Studios, nobody ever talked about the vocals.
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Post by chessparov on Feb 14, 2024 19:13:22 GMT -6
Wherever/whatever mic(s)... What a fantastic voice! |
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Post by ragan on Feb 14, 2024 22:53:33 GMT -6
Sent an email to Steve’s old producer band mate and father of Steve’s god son, Ben Sidran to see if he would pop in. Funny enough I heard stories of very early Steve Miller recording at the original Full Compass Studios, nobody ever talked about the vocals. Yes please |
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Post by paulcheeba on Feb 15, 2024 1:03:51 GMT -6
He is just such a great singer. The chain would make no difference. He would have always ruled. Fly like an Eagle is in my top 5 favourite productions and songs.
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Post by poppaflavor on Feb 15, 2024 8:52:57 GMT -6
1. My RE11 is supposed to get here by the end of the week. Looking forward to seeing if it makes a difference 2. Another one of those cases of memories differing as to how something was recorded, especially 18 years further down the road (Steve now says that he recorded all the vocals at home): www.guitarplayer.com/players/steve-miller-j50-the-jokerAdded: I just saw that Jeremy mentioned Steve saying this back in 2021 as well. Woah, that guitar player mag interview was priceless! Mucho respect for Steve in ways that go way beyond his incredible music and talent. The business acumen and relationship management was a hidden gem. Some of those descriptions and quotes are so cuttingly insightful or powerfully poignant. The description of early Jefferson Airplane will never leave me and the quote about his family making the newspaper for holding a race party in 1950s Texas. Just. Wow. As a kid of the '70s I grew up with Steve Miller in my ear, head and heart. This was exactly what I needed to read this morning before starting the daily slog. |
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Post by mcirish on Feb 15, 2024 11:36:41 GMT -6
I have a lot of respect for Steve Miller but for my tastes, the vocal compression on Jet Airliner is just too overcooked. It's almost like Darth Vader sometimes. Yes, it bought the vocals very much front and center, but it just didn't appeal to me.
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Post by chessparov on Feb 15, 2024 11:42:03 GMT -6
Maybe it was done on a 747. Or a 737. In any event, Steve could take the money and run. |
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Post by ericn on Feb 15, 2024 17:36:11 GMT -6
Maybe it was done on a 747. Or a 737. In any event, Steve could take the money and run. Your such a Joker😁 |
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 15, 2024 18:52:24 GMT -6
Man this brings back so many memories. Sitting in the parking lot in high school listening to SMB Greatest Hits, Queen, Guns ‘N Roses…
Honestly, Steven Miller is one of the greatest pure “popular” songwriters to ever come along. All of those tunes seeped into my stuff for sure.
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Post by ericn on Feb 15, 2024 19:03:42 GMT -6
Man this brings back so many memories. Sitting in the parking lot in high school listening to SMB Greatest Hits, Queen, Guns ‘N Roses… Honestly, Steven Miller is one of the greatest pure “popular” songwriters to ever come along. All of those tunes seeped into my stuff for sure. The professional songwriter in you should appreciate the fact that a lot of the SMB stuff was written by others, Jet Airliner was written by someone I can’t for the life of me remember who had a very unique playing style. A couple of tracks on Wide River were written by his Latin Grammy and Oscar winning God Son Leo Sidran while Leo was still in High School. |
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Post by bossanova on Feb 16, 2024 21:22:10 GMT -6
Just to cap my original question from 2+ years ago, a little bit of "Fly Like an Eagle" on the "new" RE-11 to see if it makes a difference. Excuse the pitch  |
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Post by Quint on Feb 17, 2024 5:42:39 GMT -6
Man this brings back so many memories. Sitting in the parking lot in high school listening to SMB Greatest Hits, Queen, Guns ‘N Roses… Honestly, Steven Miller is one of the greatest pure “popular” songwriters to ever come along. All of those tunes seeped into my stuff for sure.  |
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 17, 2024 10:34:23 GMT -6
Man this brings back so many memories. Sitting in the parking lot in high school listening to SMB Greatest Hits, Queen, Guns ‘N Roses… Honestly, Steven Miller is one of the greatest pure “popular” songwriters to ever come along. All of those tunes seeped into my stuff for sure.  |
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Post by Quint on Feb 17, 2024 13:21:33 GMT -6
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Post by chessparov on Feb 17, 2024 14:52:10 GMT -6
Nerds Rule!
Chris
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Post by Ward on Feb 17, 2024 15:15:16 GMT -6
I always thought Steve Miller's vocal sound included an old U87, especially how it just sits right on the teeth, so to speak. Kind of like so many 70s vocals.
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