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davidt
on Thursday December 18 2008, @12:00PM
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Steve Lillywhite On Morrissey's 'Vauxhall And I' - NPR World Cafe, December 17, 2008 - By the time Vauxhall and I came around in 1994, Morrissey had already wooed the world, both in The Smiths and with a few critically acclaimed solo albums. His fourth solo effort marked a bit of a return to the jangly Smiths style, but as Morrissey has proved over and over again since then, he just keeps perfecting it. Producer Steve Lillywhite gave Vauxhall and I the lush sound for which Morrissey recordings had been begging. In an interview with host David Dye, Lillywhite talks about the creation of the album, as well as what made Morrissey ask him back for two more. "I see it like a painting," Lillywhite says. "When you make records, the voice is the thing at the front, and you paint a backdrop around it."
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Vauxhall & I (Score:0, Offtopic)
I had high hopes for ROTT (because of Visconti, he produced T.Rex!) but it sounded sluggish, dated and just plain boring. The tunes on ROTT were good though but the production sucked.
Re-release Remastered Vauxhall Please!
Re:Vauxhall & I (Score:3, Insightful)
The production on ROTT wasn't sluggish, neither did it suck. Listen to it properly, and let those cloth ears of yours adjust to music with depth and texture.
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Lillywhite is a genius (Score:1, Informative)
Pronouncing Morrissey (Score:0)
steve lillywhite (Score:0)
Vauxhall and murk (Score:1, Informative)
Great album... but not his best. (Score:0)
thetexasbloke
Re:I told him NPS was my favorite (Score:2, Insightful)
I respect Morrissey loves rewarding his true fans (who buy everything) with great b-sides. But unfortunately it's at the cost of making consistently classic albums. I'm not whining, I'm just passionate.
(User #19284 Info | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mystvD33Ac&feature=channel_page)
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i already (Score:0, Redundant)
always liked Lillywhite, and was dissapointed that ROTT was done by Visconti, my feelings
too afterall though it's a bit slow grower
i dunno what to think about the fortcoming, but
with 5/6 known songs, the other half must be
top Quarry like songs [bores, gang, thames..]
(User #220 Info)
Vaux (Score:1)
However, Rich Hill1978 said it best: a perfect record really needs no tampering. Don't get me wrong -- I'm sure the album would sound wonderful on something like the SACD format. But, as we know, most buyers these days buy the reissues (of any group) to get the (gasp) bonus disc.
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vauxhall and i review (Score:0)
Interesting (Score:1)
Love the chainsaw anecdote but was hoping to hear whose idea it was in the first place!
Vauxhall production is "perfect" as it stands, but I'd be happy to hear a remaster as long as Morrissey and/or Lillywhite themselves approved.
(User #80 Info)
Great interview (Score:1)
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Remastering (Score:1, Interesting)
CDs are getting mastering at increasingly high volumes. The problem with this is as the dynamic range of a cd limited, louder mastering results in a reduced audio dynamics (the volume differences between the loud and quiet parts of the recording).
I noticed that even Johnny Marr expressed pleasure that the recent remastering of The Smiths tracks had resulted in a louder sound!
There are countless articles online documenting the audio limitations of tracks which are mastered to produce a loud volume. At the moment there is a debate regarding the mastering of the Metallica album.
I think Vauxhall and I is mastered at a wonderfully low volume. When I want to hear it played loud I turn up the volume dial.
moderators (Score:1)
on Vauxhall more than OK
why if I say that he should've done another after
quarry, and being redundant
i thought freespeach was aloowed in here, and everyone has an opinion about certain albuns songs, i must be allowed to write it down, I did
not bully Visconti and certainly not Finn
i stepped outta bed with me wrong leg, an hour ago, I think
well, 2009 gonna be great
(User #220 Info)