The article posted on the Alice Cooper thread by The Slider got me thinking...
The collaboration of the AC band and Bob Ezrin ca. 1970 to 1973 was a a miracle, the flourishes he added were what made all the difference.
But the only other album I know where Ezrin's magic worked is Lou Reed's Berlin.
What happened? Did I miss something? Or did he simply lose his Midas touch?
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Yes ... you missed Peter Gabriel’s excellent debut and Pink Floyd’s less than excellent The Wall.
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He is a delightful interviewee. He covers much the same ground in both of these, but they're both worth watching (imo):
(the AC story in this one is especially delightful - starting about 10 minutes in)
(the Kiss one right after it is great too, and I'm not even a fan)
(the AC story in this one is especially delightful - starting about 10 minutes in)
(the Kiss one right after it is great too, and I'm not even a fan)
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I have to say that though I like what he does, there are very few bands that have benefitted commercially from using him.
Kiss, I suppose, would be the most notable.
But he mostly seems to have been brought in to revive flagging careers and not really managed
Kiss, I suppose, would be the most notable.
But he mostly seems to have been brought in to revive flagging careers and not really managed
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Nervous Ned wrote:Yes ... you missed Peter Gabriel’s excellent debut and Pink Floyd’s less than excellent The Wall.
I forgot PG1 - that would be 1977 then (and Berlin is 1973)
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Not everyone's cuppa, I'm sure, but I'm fond of the album he produced for Detroit (with Mitch Ryder). The version of "Rock & Roll" is what made Lou Reed get in touch with Ezrin (and guitarist Steve Hunter).
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I love that version of "Rock n' Roll!"
Funny that there's an Ezrin thread today as I just finished listening to Destroyer and reading about how Ezrin helped with the songwriting and the crafting of those songs. He did the same with Cooper's band of course.
Funny that there's an Ezrin thread today as I just finished listening to Destroyer and reading about how Ezrin helped with the songwriting and the crafting of those songs. He did the same with Cooper's band of course.
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I've been listening to "Berlin" almost non-stop until that whole Beatles thing.
I like what he did with AC & PG but I think that is the cherry on the top of that guy's sundae.
even the stuff that is way too much is just right somehow. I've always liked "Berlin" but it's really been resonating with me lately.
I like what he did with AC & PG but I think that is the cherry on the top of that guy's sundae.
even the stuff that is way too much is just right somehow. I've always liked "Berlin" but it's really been resonating with me lately.
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The Slider wrote:I have to say that though I like what he does, there are very few bands that have benefited commercially from using him.
Kiss, I suppose, would be the most notable.
He can take credit for Pink Floyd's biggest hit single. By all accounts Waters and Gilmour were both against the idea until they heard it.
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Not quite on topic but tangentially relevant, The Wall is a great album. I appreciate it is no Wish you were here, but it is still a genuinely great record.