Re:Can Rick Rubin’s creative genius rub off on you?
by vondur on Friday June 16, 2023 @06:18PM
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He did Slayer's first three records, Reign in Blood, South of Heaven and Seasons in The Abyss. All of them had distinctive drum sounds. Most of the early thrash metal records had pretty bad recordings, or the drums we hard to define. Not so with these records, the drums were very easy to hear in the mix with the rest of the heavy guitars.
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Re:Can Rick Rubin’s creative genius rub off on you?
by throwaway1004 on Friday June 16, 2023 @09:52PM
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The engineers invovled would certainly be responsible for this, Rubin himself has little-to-no technical ability or involvement with the actual process of creating music, instead he provides commentary, veto, and direction towards a high-level objective for the product being produced.
But, he almost-certainly was the guy who told Slayer "yeah... that... playing really fast and loud, all the time... keep doing that..." and we all owe him for that!
Re:Can Rick Rubin’s creative genius rub off on you?
by Perceval on Monday June 19, 2023 @07:49PM
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Slayer had 4 albums before Reign in Blood: Show No Mercy (LP), Haunting the Chapel (EP), Live Undead (Live), Hell Awaits (LP).
However, the production difference between the pre-Rubin albums and the Rubin albums is stark, and the value of Rubin's help is really noticeable.
Re:Can Rick Rubin’s creative genius rub off on you?
by vondur on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @07:24PM
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Oh I'm aware of all the Slayer records. The first show I saw them on was the Reign In Blood Tour back in 1987 at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. Went to their last show at the Forum here in Los Angeles back in 2019.