Billy Joel - Honesty
Billy Joel - Honesty
Anyone have any knowledge on what recording chain was used for the vocals on Billy Joel's "Honesty" (or 52nd St. for that matter)?
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I had always heard that glass houses was mixed on a later MCI console, however I dont know, I wasnt there and really, half the stuff I "heard" is wrong anyway. That album kinda has an MCI feel to it though, so figure Id pass that along... All his records have that same kind of similar vibe to them, sonically.
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Found this in the Wayne Wadhams book "Sound Advice" on p.199. from an interview in Mix magazine years back...Phil Ramone:
"Billy Joel used the Beyer 260 exclusively and never left the piano. All the vocals
are as is. The whole performance of his albums are live".
the Beyer 260 is a hypercardioid ribbon mic.
JM
"Billy Joel used the Beyer 260 exclusively and never left the piano. All the vocals
are as is. The whole performance of his albums are live".
the Beyer 260 is a hypercardioid ribbon mic.
JM
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Whether I like his music or not, the dude does Lay the Smack Down.montreal wrote:Found this in the Wayne Wadhams book "Sound Advice" on p.199. from an interview in Mix magazine years back...Phil Ramone:
"Billy Joel used the Beyer 260 exclusively and never left the piano. All the vocals
are as is. The whole performance of his albums are live".
the Beyer 260 is a hypercardioid ribbon mic.
JM
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Cool. Thanks.montreal wrote:Found this in the Wayne Wadhams book "Sound Advice" on p.199. from an interview in Mix magazine years back...Phil Ramone:
"Billy Joel used the Beyer 260 exclusively and never left the piano. All the vocals
are as is. The whole performance of his albums are live".
the Beyer 260 is a hypercardioid ribbon mic.
JM
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Those record do catch lightning in a bottle. Don't write off Turnstyles though...mertmo wrote:Billy Joel was the beginning of the journey for me. The first artist I was into.
There's something magic about the holy trinity of 'The Stranger', '52nd Street', and 'Glass Houses'.
Those records are amazing.
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With all this BJ-worship, perhaps this discussion should be redirected here:
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39019
PS Don't write off "The Nylon Curtain" either. "Pressure", "Laura", and even "Allentown" still rock.
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39019
PS Don't write off "The Nylon Curtain" either. "Pressure", "Laura", and even "Allentown" still rock.
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