TJ Doherty?

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TJ Doherty?

Post by Tragabigzanda » Sat Aug 11, 2007 9:44 am

This guy has done some great sounding stuff lately...SY's "Rather Ripped," Wilco's "Sky Blue Sky". I *think* he's worked with Jim O'Rourke on past projects, too (I read that O'Rourke is the one who hooked him up with SY for "Ripped").

Anyone know anything else about this guy? He seems to have come out of nowhere, but those two albums are already two of my all-time favorites. Did he do something with the Hold Steady? I think I heard that somewhere, but haven't actually listened to those guys...

Any info? Larry, how about a Tape Op interview?
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Post by Tragabigzanda » Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:25 pm

*bump*

I want me some TJ info.
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Post by Jeff White » Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:06 pm

Tragibigzanda wrote:*bump*

I want me some TJ info.
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Sorry, I couldn't resist.

I also like those records quite a bit.

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Post by Tragabigzanda » Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:08 pm

Damn, I need me a girl with feathered hair...
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Post by bedbug » Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:31 pm

I thought this thread could use a bump.

I've been a big fan of TJ's lately. Something about the electric guitars on Rather Ripped, Sky Blue Sky, and Born Again in the USA sound so pure, you can just hear the pick on the strings. He gets the cleanest sounds I've ever heard. I've considered Born Again in the USA to be the companion to Sky Blue Sky, even though one is generally mellow, and the other more rockin'. I'm starting to think that the TJ magic is gluing them together. Those guitars have a really specific sound, I'm even picking it up on the Sonic Youth. They just feel more 3D to me than most new shite.

I could hardly find any info on him though.

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Post by Tragabigzanda » Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:31 am

Shit, I didn't know he did Born Again; I just assumed it was O'Rourke, since he plays on it. Yea, Doherty is getting some of the best sounds out there right now...Larry, let's get an interview with this guy!
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Post by bedbug » Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:07 am

Tragibigzanda wrote:Larry, let's get an interview with this guy!
I second that emotion.

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Post by Tragabigzanda » Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:07 am

I would actuallly go so far as to say that Rather Ripper is one of the best sounding recordings I've ever heard...

I think Sky Blue Sky sounds phenomenal, too, but sometimes Jeff's voice is a little round on the bottom.
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