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Lack of reverb, especially in drums. He notoriously hated reverb. One of the reasons it's hard to pin him down is because of the impact he had. It's like a fis
by friend_and_foe 3y ago
Lack of reverb, especially in drums. He notoriously hated reverb.
One of the reasons it's hard to pin him down is because of the impact he had. It's like a fish in water or a nation jot recognizing it's distinct culture. This man, more than any other single man, impacted American popular culture to an unimaginable degree. If you grew up in the 90s or 00s, the music he produced dominated, set the tone, was the soundtrack to the American experience.
- Slow_Hand 3y agoHis records tend to be extremely "loud" too in a "pushed" or "squashed" sense of the word. Add that to the shortlist of his sonic signatures. Not that loudness is a defining quality, but it's (in my opinion) a short-sighted trade-off for short term impact at the expense of long-term listenability that his records subscribe to.