Making a Great Record, Part IV: Some great records to consider.
By Paul Josephs | June 2008 |
We all know just how amazing a great record can be. It can be the buoy that keeps us from sinking during hard times, the anthem that accompanies us through the great times, or the expression of a feeling that words alone just don't cover. Making a great record is a goal to which many artists, engineers, and producers aspire – and for good reason. It's one of the few ways in which artists manage to, almost magically, capture something sublime and become a gateway to feelings normally outside of our reach.
But what makes a record great? In the past few issues, we've explored all the steps that go into creating a great record, from the planning phases through post production. This issue, we'll delve into just four of the many ways in which records can be great, using a collection of classics to illustrate each case. By no means is this article intended to crown the greatest of the great records: its purpose is simply to use a few of the many superb recordings out there to showcase a few approaches used to forge a great record.
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