Good points. Purist recording methods are almost unused in popular music; they're for classical or solo instruments only. There are few rational musical situati

Good points. Purist recording methods are almost unused in popular music; they're for classical or solo instruments only. There are few rational musical situations where an acoustic guitar is as loud as a drum kit, but we hear it all the time on records. Likewise, sounds aren't panned hard left or hard right, we don't record in giant churches, etc. Not to mention multiple overdubs by the same performer... I don't really care if a recording is accurate. I care if it's enjoyable. When I think of "the feeling of being there", I don't think of the feeling of being in the room with the musicians. I think of the feeling of what you're doing when you experience that music - where does it take you? I'll never be able to separate Pink Floyd's The Wall from making out with the girlfriend who introduced me to Pink Floyd, for example. Music has strong sense-memory, almost as strong as smell. That's what I want to engage - I want to make music you remember.