Which song would YOU love to hear about? We'll see what we can do! ;)

@Dave_Crewe

5 жыл бұрын

I'm Not In Love by 10cc

@scottrance2818

5 жыл бұрын

one of my fav songs ever! thanks Warren. More cowbell! lol Enter sandman by metallica would be nice as the drum sounds are iconic to me. Or if you could, talk to Flemming Rasmussen or Michael Wagner about Master of Puppets. I'll name my first born after you for that Warren, male or female lol.

@schipbreukeling3

5 жыл бұрын

Out on the weekend

@darlenesheffield9835

5 жыл бұрын

How To Save A Life, The Fray!

@royglennie

5 жыл бұрын

What? Another song 'inside'? You are too kind sir! I'd request anything by Queen of course!

Yes that's a clavinet played by Allen Lanier, the B-3 was played by Eric Bloom, and it was recorded and mixed upstairs in Studio C at the Record Plant.

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much for letting us know!!

@jhstatts888

5 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say how amazing it was to see this. I think I could watch a four hour documentary on this song. Thank you, BOC!

@dosgos

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for allowing us to see under the hood of this epic tune.

@dosgos

5 жыл бұрын

It would be interesting to re-record this song with modern techniques to compare and to contrast (e.g. running to a click track and having musicians record their parts separately). Then again, this would be more of an exercise to prove what we already know; the vitality and energy of the song would wither away, I think.

@tjbarry46

5 жыл бұрын

Check out Cult Classic! They did re-record a lot of their hits. I believe it came out in the late '90s.

Buck Dharma is one of the best guitarists ever... very underrated.

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%!! Amazing guitar player!!

@stevenwilkinson1265

5 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro The song is NOT about suicide btw. Buck wrote the song in his basement in 10 days in isolation because he was worried that he was going to die young of a heart condition. This is his solution, that love is eternal & if he had died young he'd wait decades for his wife to join him (this happens at the end of the song when the deceased male comes back for his dying partner many years later, no suicides) ....

@coltonmyers4945

5 жыл бұрын

I agree as well

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing@@stevenwilkinson1265! What an incredible songwriting Buck Dharma is, not to mention a truly insanely talented guitarist!! Plus, what an incredible song! Everything about this is truly wonderful! Yes, I looked up Buck's explanation and found a handful of different ones, however I have noticed that the most recent ones have settled on the idea you have listed above. It's a wonderful part of the song writing process that often clarity comes with age! I've read many artists who realised that they really meant something else! Thanks for your marvellous comment!

@stevenwilkinson1265

5 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro Albert & Joe Bouchard were filmed a few years ago explaining Buck's motivation about writing (& recording) the song on his own in 76 ... it's fears over illness & not any suicide pact etc ... Joe also explained that the "La's" were originally there because Buck was going to add more lyrics to the song ... Joe said to him "Leave the La;s man" ... he was right !!! A great video from you guys, thanks!! .... the separated tracks of Buck's vocal & guitar parts absolutely melted me away, I didn't think that would be possible after 40 years of loving this song. Also the quality of the Bouchards' work as well when isolated .. the swing & bounce in Albert's drums etc ...

Shelly Yakus is Mr Golden Ears. There was once a console Shelly worked on that he swore there was an issue with one channel. After SSL dug into the console extensively, they found it was missing a certain capacitor on the one module that caused an oscillation at a frequency way above the human threshold. They were certain that no one was able to hear that so they swapped that module to a different channel in the board and asked Shelly to come back in the room. Shelly said the channel was fixed, however this one is doing it now and pointed out the channel they swapped it to! Super nice and humble guy, what a legend.

@beefoneeto

4 жыл бұрын

Alfredo that's an awesome story made me think of one of the great innovators Tom Dowd.

@hizhaus

4 жыл бұрын

I believe the frequency was around 50k in fact. I always think about how he could have heard that but the presence of a 50k tone will have an effect on lower frequencies. Of course you'd have to have amazing ears to even hear that effect!

@Beelzybud

3 жыл бұрын

Rupert Neve told the exact same story about Geoff Emerick. Makes me wonder if one the stories is more legend than fact, and which one.

@recordingstudiotech

3 жыл бұрын

@@Beelzybud ​ I can't speak for Rupert, but I have worked for the SSL tech that was part of this repair for 6 years now, and met Shelly several times at Aftermaster while working on that 8k they are sitting behind, that's how I know the story. I am sure Shelly isnt the only person able to hear these harmonics, and I do sometimes encounter manufacturing mistakes like this, not often, but they are not exceedingly rare. I don't doubt it has happened more than once.

@hernangramajo779

3 жыл бұрын

wow!!! thanks for share!

This song has, for some reason, always been very comforting to me.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

It’s an amazing song

When Shelly Yakus started talking about reverb at 2:30, my brain went straight to "Don't Fear the Reverb".

It's not just Buck Dharma' solo that rates this song in the Top 10 of Classic Rock Tracks. It's the ENTIRE BAND and THE FEEL that makes it Legendary.

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Of course! Agreed 100%! I'm friends with Joe Bouchard and I'm a huge fan!!

@HarvesterOfEyes91

3 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeaproawesome! one of my fave singer/songwriters of all time.

The BOC catalog is so deep, criminally underrated and one of the pre eminent bands of the classic rock era.

These historical deconstruction are simply AMAZING!! Thank you so much!

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Nicola!! I have so much fun doing this!!

And thanks for the shout out. ;-)!

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Joe!! You Rock my friend!!

@john0691

4 жыл бұрын

You guys made a classic that will be discovered by future generations

Buck is one of the most incredible and sadly overlooked guitarists ever!! His sound, style, chops and feel are massive. LOVE, LOVE BLUE OYSTER CULT!!

@Fenominal13

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. I was in a cover band for a few years - we played Burnin for You, Reaper, and Cities on Flame, and we tried to play perfect versions (which we never did, but we certainly were dialed in on the nuances of the playing)... the lead parts are just outstanding in every way. Like the guy says - "Do you hear what he's saying?" - his solos are lyrical. They sing. Like no one else, yet you never see him in a TopXX list... in spite of the success of reaper. Having played his music gave me such a massive appreciation of his style. Perfect solos, every time. One of the best ever.

@d.reeves9263

4 жыл бұрын

Same here! Such a great and unique band..

This is a prime example of the jewels available through KZread.

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Aw shucks thanks ever so much my friend!

@twoprimo

4 жыл бұрын

and sadly demontized no doubt by the label's copyright police....leeches!!

One of my favorite songs. The whole 'Agents of Fortune' album is a masterpiece of so many different moods and styles.

@Midlife_Crisis94

2 жыл бұрын

Morning Final 🥲🥲🥲

This is one of those all time greats that never become boring , no matter how many times you've heard it

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

I agree 100% my friend!!

One of the most underrated bands ever..... and that Buck Dharma guitar sound......

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, I know! Buck is such an amazing guitar player!!

@jamesparker1063

2 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro Buck really laid down his SG/LP, for an ES-175 for this??

I feel like the song is about what one should feel while they are dying. Instead of feeling guilt, shame and fear, we should feel blessed, happy and one with the eternity.

@waynepetralia8105

4 жыл бұрын

Its about hopeless romanticism, deception, and the consequences of embracing the moment

Roeser’s playing is timeless. Always spot on never a wasted note and that tone!!!

Great insights on a timeless classic. Not only is Buck one of the greats of all time but he is about the nicest dude i think I've ever met. He is friends with a couple guys in my band and liked a couple of our songs he heard and offered to help out while we were tracking the album. Through the magic of the internet and dropbox we sent him our files in which he took and played outstanding solos on a couple of them and also mixed and produced them at his home studio! Super nice guy and a moment in time i will never forget!

@d.reeves9263

4 жыл бұрын

Wow - that is awesome! He seems like he'd be a pretty cool guy..

@MrKennyurchuk

3 жыл бұрын

rapidsdrummer travis you big lucky! What an experience to be in his greatness. Y’all were blessed...

BOC was a mind expanding band. A real transformative experience for me in my teen years and it still sounds great today.

The best thing about this channel is that it makes you realize the song you love has so much more to it than what you originally thought it did and the best thing about Warren is that he’s equally amazed and in awe of not just the song but everything that’s related to the making of the song. His genuine appreciation is so great to see and sticking to the vide of this video, even feel. I mean I always liked this song, but this breakdown just gives me a whole new appreciation of this masterpiece.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! That’s high praise indeed! Thanks ever so much for your wonderful comment

I’ve watched the “Don’t Fear The Reaper” episode so many times it’s about time I leave a comment. Outstanding!!! Just like the song. I agree so much about the Buck Dharma bridge being one of the greatest. A very underrated guitarist to begin with. Buck is amazing. Great job Warren Huart and Shelly Yakus! So entertaining.

Shelly is a musical treasure. Take the time to get more from him on stuff he did. He knows so much and time is so short.

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much!!

the guitar sound is absolutely beautiful

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

I agree 100%!!

Sounds like Shelly is proud of his contribution on this great song - and he should be!

I had the incredible privilege of having the late Sandy Pearlman as a lecturer at the University of Toronto. I cannot emphasize enough his intellectual prowess and if you have the time I highly recommend you check out anything of him speaking on KZread, whether it's about Wagner paving the sonic path to distorted guitars with his brass orchestration, disagreeing with Steve Jobs about music in the digital era, or even answering stupid questions about more cowbell. The dude was, and always will be, a legend, and I'm so thankful to have heard him fly in to speak to us every week for a semester.

@jmaster2855

2 жыл бұрын

I've been meaning to look into him more, I know he's contributed a lot of lyrics to BOC, and based his work on things like Astronomy are just pure and beautiful poetry. Taken from us just a bit too soon I think.

One day I hope I can interview like Warren can! So relaxed yet getting all the good questions we want. Thanks for your insights :)

@DailyDrumLesson

5 жыл бұрын

That's what I think about your way of explaining and breaking things down when I watch your channel ;-)

@backspin6698

5 жыл бұрын

Michael, try to interview Ultravoxs drummer Warren Cann, like Warren can😉. Sorry couldn’t help it. You are doing a great job on your one.

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

You do amazing work Michael!!

@DailyDrumLesson

5 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro haha, now I felt flattered for half a second, before I realized that you are talking to the other Michael.. haha ;-)

One of my favorite rock songs of all time.

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jed for sharing! Always good to read your comments!

That guitar was one of the biggest reasons why I HAD to learn to play guitar many years ago! Gave me shivers back then and still does today!

such an unassuming and mild mannered guy Shelly is...you would never know the power in his hands

@njshire6317

4 жыл бұрын

He's got an ED problem!

One of my favorite songs of all time. Timeless music.

What a fantastic video. BOC was one of my favorite bands back in my teens. They were more prog rock than anything else. Their song Astronomy was the first BOC song I heard. I went that day and bought the album Secret Treaties. I was hooked. Been a fan ever since. Several years ago I met Buck, Eric Bloom and Rudy Sarzo (bass quiet riot) who was playing bass w/the band at the time. All really nice guys. Very down to Earth. Well, after this wonderful interview I'm going to check out your other interviews w Shelly Yakus. Thanks for a great video. It made my evening!

@Jellybeantiger

4 жыл бұрын

love prog,it’s about all instruments creating a one soind,prog’s forte.

Buck Dharmas non-blues-"blues" style is why I love this band soooo much. The entire album has this dark/verby overtone that makes this a great record.

Wow what a great breakdown of one of the best classic rock songs that doesn't ever get its due! Hearing the parts in isolation is always mind blowing. BOC always near and dear to me as a fellow alumni of Stony Brook University. I walked the same dorm halls as they, albeit 15 years later...but their presence could still be felt whenever someone played this song or "Burning For You" in Benedict, Langmuir or James halls.

I've heard the song on the radio countless times but having it broken down like this is just awesome. That guitar sound good god, I'm going to have to try that multi mic, heavy limit some and blend technique.

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Marcus! You Rock my friend!!

It's my favorite song of all. Imagine what that means. Of all of the fabulous music available, THIS is MY favorite. Not just the music but the lyrics, too.

@Producelikeapro

Жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much! Glad you enjoyed the video! Great. great song!

@vtwinrenegade9365

Жыл бұрын

@Produce Like A Pro - I'd love to have Marilyn Manson do a version of Don't fear the Reaper. As for my other favorites, maybe do a similar video on Nothing else matters by Metallica? Or, Stairway to Heaven? Please.

@bylyone23

8 ай бұрын

Same, and I'm 24 and it's been the case since I'm 15... Love at first sight

Blue oyster cult was my first 💙 Album and at the time it came out and the second it started playing I couldn't move I was blown away.outstanding

Yakus is the REAL DEAL. A true living legend

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Yes he is 100%!!

@MM1717mm

5 жыл бұрын

Produce Like A Pro and he seems like a very humble guy who doesn’t take his “legend” status too seriously ..... “special sauce” line still cracking me up 😄 17:40

As a kid it didn't even click that this was a Reaper tune because of the " Com' on baby, take my hand, we'll be able to fly" lines. Irresistible melodies, killer riff, Great mid 8. Thanks again.

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, truly amazing song Peter!

This song is basically Ghost's entire career.

@budgiemcleod4443

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! A friend of mine showed me the first Ghost album when it came out. I said..."Bah! BlueOysterCult!"

That solo, that tone, shivers all night long.. not to mention, what a legendary, timeless classic ❤

"Agents of Fortune" is easily one of only a few albums of all-time where i can not only listen to both A and B sides in thier entirety, but every. single. song. on that album is just... perfect to me. Listening to that album makes me feel so good, the songs each have this feeling of thier own, like an aura... BOC were amazing at that. Such a great group, great musicians... Buck the coolest guitarist of the era. I love his style! Rock on and party on, dudes!

I love how you can hear them speeding up and slowing down. It sounds like a HUMAN and not a MACHINE!

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

I agree 100% Jason!!

@TheChadPad

5 жыл бұрын

@Robert Appel Well said! We will bring that back. The musicians are here watching this stuff and learning about the past, and we will take music back to its roots

This is one of my all time favorite songs so thank you sooooo much for giving us a behind the scenes in the shadows look inside this masterpiece.

@Producelikeapro

Жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it!

@Producelikeapro

Жыл бұрын

Shelly is a good friend and I am blessed that he shared so much with us!

Wow, I can never get enough of Shelly. When I was able to meet and listen to his stories I had tears in my eyes. Thank you for that Warren. Listening to the BOC Tracks just give me the chills. Bucks voice in this song has kinda a Mike Love sound to it on the Vox track. Shelly is a True Master.

Really loving these "inside the song" videos, So much learning. All I have to say is more please.

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Paul Lucas aw shucks thanks ever so much my friend!

I really love your analysis of this song! So cool to hear the engineer that mixed it and another engineer who obviously appreciates it for the master piece it is! Loved hearing all the different tracks isolated! Not something that I've really ever heard before, even though I've heard this song a million times more than the average listener. At one point I'm feeling the hair standing up on my arms and getting goose bumps and at the exact same moment you guys are saying that your arm hair is standing on end too! LOL! I LOVE THIS SONG! Heard it a million times because its in my regular rotation on my soundtrack of life, not just when it comes on the radio. In fact tonight on the 25 minute drive home from work, I listened to just DFTR! 2 different versions back to back to back. Buck Dharma is the most underrated guitar player in classic rock, and so is the whole band. Been a fan of this band since 1973! Seen them over 60 times in concert. After all these years, I still have just BOC playlists that I listen to daily! GREAT VIDEO! THANKS FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER! BOC!!! ON TOUR FOREVER!!!!

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Dominic Zito yanks ever so much! We are so glad to be able to help! Yes, what an amazing band and an amazing song!!

I love this song more than the first time I heard it. I cannot turn it off once it begins. GREAT breakdown , just great to hear it from an engineers ear.

I had to come back and watch this again 3 weeks later. I love how Yakus goes out of his way to say "Yeah... I did a great job. But the BAND. They were amazing musicians!" It's all any fan wants to hear about their favorite group! And the interviewer is delightfully excited about the craftsmanship of all the parts. This video is pure joy!

Just wow... this is THE song to define all music of our time... Didn't know how I could be more impressed by this masterclass piece and guitar solo, but you both managed the quantum leap...

This intangible "thing" you're talking about... Since you asked which songs we wanted to learn about... I get that eerie feeling when listening to Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams"...

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Tobi Tobsen Thanks ever so much! Yes, that’s a truly amazing song!!

@siorai1

5 жыл бұрын

Tobi Tobsen wow I always felt that too , but have never seen some else mention it .

Oh man...Warren you are so fortunate to be able to speak and meet all these amazing people. That's a vibe that you're not likely hear these days.

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, yes, I am blessed my friend to be able to talk to such amazing talents!

That lead guitar sound is so clean, pure, and historical rock music, so good!

Man, these series are AWESOME!!! Dream episode: get Martin Birch and do an Iron Maiden track!

@bobthebear1246

5 жыл бұрын

Or even get Martin Birch and do one of the songs on *Fire Of Unknown Origin.* 🙂

Thank you for examining this beautiful masterpiece!!

@Producelikeapro

Жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome

I was listening from the jump, but "Tyranny and Mvtation" stands as a monument in (really) Hard Rock.

I loved this interview but I thought they would also touch on the incredible lyrics. It's one of the only songs I know to deal with death so directly and openly. It blows my mind every time

I love when songs you hear are taken apart so you can hear the Guitars, drums, and the singing. This one the singing with echo, you would never know when the song is played.

I love hearing the individual parts.

The lyrics and that guitar riff is just hypnotizing. One of the all time classic rock songs. Blue Oyster Cult reminds me of creams “Tales of Brave Ulysses”

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%! Thanks ever so much my friend!!

Wow, Warren, what an awesome interview! Shelly, you rock! You're bringing back some incredible memories.

@PvtGrips-vh7ti

5 жыл бұрын

Mr. Bouchard, thanks for your contributions to this incredible track and all the rest. And though All our times will come eventually, your music will live on.

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU Joe!! You Rock my friend!!

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, so amazing@@PvtGrips-vh7ti! Joe rules!

I wish I could live to be 500 years old with all that's developing in music tech these days!! I'm over half century old, so when I was hearing these songs on the radio back in "the day" there was no internet, no youtube, no penetrating interviews where those involved would describe their world!! Hell, we didn't even know what the band members LOOKED LIKE half the time!!! There was NO FREAKIN MEDIA! We use to hope the artists would include a blurb on their album liners, and we were like hungry dogs going after tasty morsels anytime a music or trade magazine revealed something interesting. You young people have NO FREAKIN IDEA how good you have it!! Here I am watching Shelly F'ing Yakus (!!!!) describe how he recorded on of the most epic of all rock tunes! Are you kidding me??? It's just overwhelming. God it's great to be alive!!!!!!

In my top 10 songs of all time!! Fantastic to hear the different parts and Shelly Yakus' insights! As ever brilliantly interviewed and illustrated Warren!! Keep them coming!!

Where do I plead and beg for allowing the complete track to be released? That finale was as mesmerizing as the rest of the song.

Man, I LOVED this! Amazing breakdown/discussion. I could watch videos like this all day.

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much my friend!!

One of the few classics that have such a driving rhythm.

I was 10 feet from Buck Dharma when I saw them in a small club. What a great live band.

Hearing the multi-track breakdown on this was truly a treat!! I never realized how reverby all those parts were.

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Alexander!!

@voxyp

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah right! I always thought this track was beautifully dry ish! Opened my ears

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Yes@@voxyp! The reverb gets soaked up easily with the density of tracks!

@voxyp

5 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro certainly does .. this is where I would like to pull apart a Fleetwood Mac track. They were way a head of their time! Still sounds as fresh as this track!

I've always loved the ambient tonality and mood of this song - Thank you for this interview, and for your informative video series in general! Great work! 😊

One day, probably many many years from now…. People will realize just how musically talented The Amazing Blue Öyster Cult was/is. They are right up there with all the other giants from their era.

This is one of my favorite songs of all time! I used to play the guitar part in a band and I always wondered about the echo and reverb on the guitars that gave the timing of the song a really interesting complexity. Listening to the guitar solo by itself was simply fantastic! Thank you for this great video and for introducing Shelly Yakus to many of us. The quality of all your videos are outstanding. But I have to say this one is special.

Wow! That is just amazing.

@Producelikeapro

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much

Warren.. Wow, this was such a treat. I adore this song. Really enjoyed this chat with Shelly. Best wishes and thanks for another great presentation.

I heard this when it came out: I was 10 years old. Been one of my favourite songs since. This video is truly fantastic. As a musician myself, I went WTF when I heard that clavinet. All those years and I never knew.

hearing this song always freaked me out ... like a really good horror movie. "Produce Like A Pro" you did an UNREAL job soloing all the key parts and delving into it with the guy who produced it, thank you!!! really interesting to hear his technique for limiting /compression hard with a few mics for that gives you that detail in the picking of guitar and leaving the room guitar mic and the other close mic on the amp untouched (non compressed / limited)... really learned a lot and intend to try this with my future projects !! Again, thank you so much for this !!!

Dang. That ending! I want that version released.

@grahamtaylor8912

5 жыл бұрын

They always end the track like that live.. Monster ending.

What an amazing new idea, deconstructing the tracks we, or most of us grew up listening to and the engineers we grew up worshipping! Thanks Warren.

I like to view the soothing lyrical style as a pseudo lullaby. The "la la las" and "baby" reinforcing that.

Blue Oyster Cult, one of the most under rated bands of all time and "kings of the Macabre".

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Richard Lamb amazing band!!

@williamcampbell7387

5 жыл бұрын

Richard Lamb, but I ain't no sheep.

Again, incredible video. Hat off the Shelly for doing this. Loved the guitar recording technique. I will be trying that out. Thanks Warren 🎸😎

GREAT BREAKDOWN OF ONE OF ROCK,s GREAT GUITARIST AND SINGER,s,BASS ,DRUM,s,EVER RECORDED. BLUE OYSTER CULT, WROTE SO MANY GOOD SONGS, MOST PEOPLE HAVEN'T EVEN HEARD THEM. THEY WERE MEANT TO BE AHEAD OF TIME.😎🎸🔊🎶🎼☮️ BOB

Before you guys said it I literally thought to myself about how I had goosebumps from the guitar! Incredible!

I saw Blue Oyster Cult live, with my son, about 8 or 9 years ago. Two original members, including the guitarist. He had no pedal board, just two pedals on the floor plus a tuner. He sounded just like the record. Edited for clarification

@moabt.frican7163

2 жыл бұрын

I love his "Cheeseburger" guitar, the one that looks as if the entire body of the guitar is made of a slab of Swiss cheese.

It would be interesting to hear Shelly discuss recording The Raspberries and the Roger Mayer RM57 compressor, on 'Go All The Way', etc.

@beefoneeto

4 жыл бұрын

Another super tune I really dug the Raspberries.Shelley has had a long and distinguished career.A behind the scenes guy you don't often hear about like IMO a Jerry Ragavoy.

The drummer brings a real jazz sensibility to their work and I hear jazz inflections in a lot of their work during the Al Bouchard era.

@stevenwilkinson1265

Жыл бұрын

Yes & Buck's father played in a Jazz & Blues weekend band so he was influenced too by that, very diverse band.

Thanks you for this. ‘The Reaper’ is probably the greatest pop song of all time and it was wonderful to see and hear it broken down to it’s elements. God bless Buck Dharma for the coolest guitar solos ever! And Shelley was the perfect engineer for the task. Unfortunately, BOC was and is a greatly underestimated band but they will always hold the class distinction of writing and performing this timeless treasure. Pure gold..... Never get tired of hearing it and it makes me stop what I’m doing to listen. Not many songs have that power but this one does.

Learned so much on this interview. Also very enjoyable. Thank you Shelly!

the harmonic content of that guitar is just insane

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, truly amazing!!

@fedup3449

5 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro Rory Gallagher had the same shimmering undertone on his 1973 irish tour. Listen to his Million Miles Away track. I've tried to emulate it and the nearest i can get is to bus the guitar, then put a reverb on it but going through a saturation knob. It's the reverb content that creates the harmonics because, as you say Warren, the actual guitar here is quite clean. By bussing it i can keep the guitar as clean as i want and blend the harmonics in.

I've lived with this song for decades as many of us have. At 15:54 I had goose bumps on my arms listening to the guitar, and then at 16:14 you both said something really profound. That's the essence of music, an emotional connection that can't be faked. Thanks for the vid.

This was a real treat, Thanks! This is one of my favorite songs of all time. As a mixer, producer, engineer, the insight as to how the guitar sound was recorded was just GREAT! Thanks again

Get a life if you thumbs down...Excellent work..Too good.

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks ever so much!!

An important part of the riff is the open G string ringing free which to me is like a bell tolling persistently through the riff and very poignant in the context of the song. Everyone mentions the cowbell but for me the most important "bell" in the song is the open G. PS. The technical term is pedal tone.

@Jellybeantiger

4 жыл бұрын

All about the drums bro :-)

@jolteon43

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree, the 3rd string ringing instead of being muted between chords is the building block of the song. As a keyboard player, I love the organ details as well on the end of the chorus, really polishes the song.

@jamesparker1063

2 жыл бұрын

agreed....I always thought, that part of the riff, was reminiscent of Davy Johnstone's transition/opening riff, to "Love Lies Bleeding", which is same key (Am), same 3 chords (Am, G, F [plus a "c"]), and has a "ringing G"....

@alanlloyd9986

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that ringing open G note take makes the song. Without it, the riff wouldn't sound right....

@caryconrad3298

2 жыл бұрын

Ask not for whom the bell tolls - the G is a heart beat - don’t fear the reaper

Drum part makes the song say "come, here, baby, I wanna take you somewhere you have not been ..." Even before the notes tell the tale. Make them dance, in their bodies - or in their mind - and you sell the song. No song, no business. No apologies needed for this piece of the Cosmos. Thank you, Mr Sheldon Yakus, for true art. The MusicMan was a 410 not a 210.

As a young recording engineer in the late 70's, Shelly was a hero of mine along with Alan Parsons, Donn Landee, Al Schmidt and Tom Scholz. They blazed the trail for an engineer becoming an artist.

@Producelikeapro

11 ай бұрын

That’s wonderful to hear

I was sooo into BOC as a teenager. Saw them in 1980 (or 81?) at the PNE Coliseum in Vancouver with Aldo Nova opening the show. Epic concert to say the least. Both acts were in their prime, just an unreal show. My friends did a BOC tribute show a few months back at a theatre and they nailed it. Don’t Fear the Reaper was the last song of the night and people started moshing, that song just slays to this day.

@jamesparker1063

2 жыл бұрын

I caught them on that tour, in Calgary! But, I think that tour was 83-84.....

@regortex3364

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesparker1063 - cool, I looked it up and apparently they played the PNE Coliseum in August of 82 and again in December of 83, I think it was the August 82 show that I saw. I just watched Albert Bouchard (BOC drummer), get interview by Jason Green (Waste Some a time With Jason Green-KZread), great interview.

@jamesparker1063

2 жыл бұрын

@@regortex3364 that makes sense....Aldo Nova's debut album came out in 1982...Rick Downey was on drums, as I recall....

@regortex3364

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesparker1063 - I believe you’re correct, “Fantasy” was a big hit on radio at the time and went over really well, I actually enjoyed the Aldo Nova set.

I said it before when you published the first Shelly vid on You Tube, 'more Shelly, please'. You've done some wonderful interviews with a host of excellent and legendary engineers, but I like this guy and love his focus, recall and input. Here's hoping. Thank you

Thanks you for doing this! It doesn't only analyse the technical but also emphasizes the "feel" aspect of songs like that and why they captured the audience's attention for decades!

What a wonderful glimpse into a classic song. Thank you for doing this, Warren and Shelly! Extremely enjoyable to explore this!

"I got a FEVER, and there is only one prescription: MORE COWBELL!"

Love that song, so great that you cover it in this series! and love the stories behind it! Great interview. (And of course love the cowbell)

@Producelikeapro

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Martin!!

A truly iconic song. I wholeheartedly agree with you that this is a great among greats. It is one of those all-time epics that, when they come on the radio, I have to stop whatever I'm doing and listen to it in its entirety.