Ray LaMontagne
You Can Bring Me Flowers
Till The Sun Turns Black
(2006)

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unclehud
May 28, 2013 - 09:27
A little technical help, please. The guitar in this recording has great "presence", meaning it sounds like my ear is pressed to the amplifier speaker. (Horns sound that way, too, for that matter.)

How is this achieved? Direct mike-to-board connections? Or is it just that I've played around with cheap equipment (except for that TEAC 4-channel reel-to-reel back in the 70s) that could never have achieved high quality recording?

Thanks,
unclehud


donnyballgame
May 28, 2013 - 09:26
Serious Miles Davis influence here. I dig it.


ziakut
May 16, 2013 - 15:02
I like the guitar work in this...yes...I've heard this song too many times...but it is a good one nonetheless.


maxmox
Apr 22, 2013 - 15:04
isparos9 wrote:
While I do like Ray, I think he is overplayed lately on RP. There is some element of his voice that creates a feeling of displeasure, have to figure out why.

A suggestion from my side, to limit a bit the number of plays. Obviously, this applies to some more artists that we hear on RP, the existing selection of songs is great enough so that we don't listen to a song more than 3 times per 30 days :)




Well, I warmly recommend that you set up your own station and rotate what you please.


stargazer1
Apr 22, 2013 - 15:04
Agreed. Boring to start with, too much airplay. Play something different. {#Razz}


vesta0424
Apr 15, 2013 - 07:38
I get so tired of this song. Take it out of the rotation or pick another one of his please.


isparos9
Mar 22, 2013 - 07:15
While I do like Ray, I think he is overplayed lately on RP. There is some element of his voice that creates a feeling of displeasure, have to figure out why.

A suggestion from my side, to limit a bit the number of plays. Obviously, this applies to some more artists that we hear on RP, the existing selection of songs is great enough so that we don't listen to a song more than 3 times per 30 days :)




Ahnyer_Keester
Feb 28, 2013 - 09:17
Really the only Ray LaMontagne I enjoy. And it is a really good one. :)


mutepoint
Feb 11, 2013 - 12:11
Great trumpet work. Nicely understated.


Rotterdam
Jan 29, 2013 - 04:38
fredriley wrote:
With that voice, the only flowers I'm bringing yer man are Triffids.

I have to agree. There is something about soft, breathy tenor voices that make me nauseous. Maybe some long-forgotton childhood nasty event with someone with a similar voice?

Funny that I don't have the same reaction to Joe Cocker - except that he doesn't sound icky. Oh whatever. To each his own taste...


xkolibuul
Jan 19, 2013 - 23:54
Music (but not vocals) reminiscent of early Jethro Tull. Especially the bass line. Like it very much.



nicolewe
Jan 18, 2013 - 09:55
Scrumptious.


jpfueler
Dec 07, 2012 - 20:12
need to turn the RP down for some video watching but Bill keeps playing these "Turn it up LOUD" tunes


Shaker
Nov 27, 2012 - 11:19
This song stirs something delicious in me!


ScottFromWyoming
Oct 16, 2012 - 08:09
"I'm getting sick of this." —Johnny Rotten


hidey
Oct 09, 2012 - 01:26
Very good tune. Speaking of John Mayall we need more from the old master...


gazcon37
Sep 25, 2012 - 15:02
Oh come on , John Mayal was doing this years ago MUCH better


avatar71
Aug 20, 2012 - 12:23
Great on it's own but even better in the context of the whole album...the album is definitely a 10.


lily34
Aug 15, 2012 - 21:18
Gregorama wrote:
I seem to like everything he does. Perhaps because he tries a lot of different styles.
Gregorama
Aug 14, 2012 - 07:36
I seem to like everything he does. Perhaps because he tries a lot of different styles.


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