wall of sound

wall of sound

by Frank Wryte Jul 18, 2007 2:31PM PDT

b'n followin' the trial of phil specor. there's been a lot of talking about wall of sound. any1 knows what that is? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_of_Sound wicked pedia doesnt provide much info.

thx

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in simple terms from one(me) from that period

by WOODS-HICK Jul 18, 2007 4:48PM PDT

Over three decades since its heyday, Phil Spector's Wall of Sound still stands as a milestone in recording history. It changed the the course of pop record producing and produced some of rock's best loved music.

>>>> spector raised pop production's ambition and production by overdubbing scores of musicians to create a massive roar.<<<

http://www.history-of-rock.com/spector_producer.htm

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still wonder

by Frank Wryte Jul 18, 2007 8:01PM PDT

what the wall o' sound is. how does it differ from any other sound? just wanna know the technicality behind it if there is one

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to use terms of nature

by jonah jones Jul 18, 2007 8:15PM PDT

it's the difference between the flower pot on the door step and yosemite

in terms of listening to music:
a crappy pair of bud ear phones and the 22nd row dead centre at a Who concert

in terms of food:
a 3 day old hamburger and the sunday roast

in terms of drink:
a 3 day old open can of Bud Lite and a cold lager on a hot day

you get the idea i hope

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Wall of sound & Echo Chamber

by JP Bill Jul 18, 2007 8:28PM PDT

Wall of Sound

Spector usually worked at the Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles because of its exceptional echo chambers, essential to the Wall of Sound technique.

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Simplest terms I can describe

by Steven Haninger Jul 18, 2007 9:42PM PDT

First, listen to some of these productions and listen to other music of that era....not today's. The relative noise level measured in decibels in a typical music piece would shift from being relatively quiet to reaching "crescendo" points. The "wall of sound" produced a relatively constant noise level. There were not the same peaks and valleys. Every nanosecond of the piece had some noise in it and that noise seemed to mush up together as if far away in the background with the singer's out front. The singing was also broken up so a voice was constantly heard. The "echo" affect was often strange in that the secondary sound was often place in front of the primary sound.

Guess that wasn't so simple after all.

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a classic example

by jonah jones Jul 18, 2007 10:03PM PDT

is the crystals "then he kissed me" and some of ike and tina turner or the ronnettes..

acccchhhhhhhh! now i have half a tune buzzing in my ear

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(NT) I'm stuck with Da Do Ron Ron. Arghh

by Steven Haninger Jul 18, 2007 10:08PM PDT

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"Kissed Me" is a very good example.

by drpruner. Jul 19, 2007 4:03PM PDT

Can't go with Tina, though. Put the NY Philharmonic in there, and there would still be That Voice. (on record, and Those Legs in person. )

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Actually, the Wikipedia entry is very accurate.

by Paul C Jul 19, 2007 6:59PM PDT

Read it carefully. The technique was intended to produce a dense background of chords with no individual instruments heard; then Spector overdubbed the vocals and any instrumental solos he desired to have.

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thx t'all o' ya

by Frank Wryte Jul 21, 2007 4:29PM PDT

for your help

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