Edit: added link to the previous, related thread.
This is similar to a previous thread of mine, "do you have a favorite year or period". This time however, in addition to the artistic and creative merits of the music in question, I wonder whether you thing similarly about certain years having a sound unparallelled before or after. The most obvious reason being the analogue recording technique, and its accompanying vinyl culture. To me, especially the late 1960s and early 1970s, and maybe 1960s and 1970s in a wider sense, have countless instruments I love that are mainly tied to that period. Interestingly, this seems to fall together with greater creativity in the recording industry as well! Certain organs, certain guitars, Fender Rhodes, wah-wah pedal, etc. Mysteriously the percussion also sounds better than before or ever after. I have noticed that I'm more tolerant of less inspiring or exciting music if the general sound is right. Some Easy Listening already sounded cheap from 1975 onwards, in fusion fake strings appeared about 1974, but other albums still sounded great in 1977, even though less frequently. Fittingly, I think the early 1970s Fender Rhodes is superior to the mid- to late-1970s one, the latter sounding a little bit higher and a little bit more artificial. After that, however, things went rapidly downhill in my opinion. Friends and acquaintances could never grasp why I'm positively glued to this period, having something of a second live there, including other aspects of popular culture.
What's your own view on this?
Below, I'm gonna give you some examples of high and low points. Note that I only want to stress the instrumental / recording sound in this context, even though it's also good music. Please reload the page, as I'm going to add more sound examples to this top post for better cohesion ;-)
1977. The sound at the beginning... OMG... Could have been early 1970s, if you ask me. Absolutely flawless. Pure killah.
Great guitar at 1:06. Appeared in recordings around 1968.
Other great guitar at 1:05. Appeared in the early 1970s?
Many Easy Listening albums sounded already cheap by 1979.
This is similar to a previous thread of mine, "do you have a favorite year or period". This time however, in addition to the artistic and creative merits of the music in question, I wonder whether you thing similarly about certain years having a sound unparallelled before or after. The most obvious reason being the analogue recording technique, and its accompanying vinyl culture. To me, especially the late 1960s and early 1970s, and maybe 1960s and 1970s in a wider sense, have countless instruments I love that are mainly tied to that period. Interestingly, this seems to fall together with greater creativity in the recording industry as well! Certain organs, certain guitars, Fender Rhodes, wah-wah pedal, etc. Mysteriously the percussion also sounds better than before or ever after. I have noticed that I'm more tolerant of less inspiring or exciting music if the general sound is right. Some Easy Listening already sounded cheap from 1975 onwards, in fusion fake strings appeared about 1974, but other albums still sounded great in 1977, even though less frequently. Fittingly, I think the early 1970s Fender Rhodes is superior to the mid- to late-1970s one, the latter sounding a little bit higher and a little bit more artificial. After that, however, things went rapidly downhill in my opinion. Friends and acquaintances could never grasp why I'm positively glued to this period, having something of a second live there, including other aspects of popular culture.
What's your own view on this?
Below, I'm gonna give you some examples of high and low points. Note that I only want to stress the instrumental / recording sound in this context, even though it's also good music. Please reload the page, as I'm going to add more sound examples to this top post for better cohesion ;-)
1977. The sound at the beginning... OMG... Could have been early 1970s, if you ask me. Absolutely flawless. Pure killah.
Great guitar at 1:06. Appeared in recordings around 1968.
Other great guitar at 1:05. Appeared in the early 1970s?
Many Easy Listening albums sounded already cheap by 1979.
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