"[bachman-Turner Overdrive] was never attracted to overdubbing. We played live in the studio, and if we didnt like what we heard, we did another take. When we put a record together, we used the best takes we had and left them as is, even if the time was off or there was a small mistake, because they sounded like a real performance.
So this one was made using Pro Tools and while its all digital in the end, we did record using analog equipment and recording tape. We mixed it so that the people who get the vinyl record will hear the all the warmth of real instruments. People will get 12 tunes, just like on the old albums, but we are making some concessions to the new technology. Were putting it out on vinyl with a CD enclosed in the package along with a download number so you can put it on your computer or iPod. You can also get it as a single CD if you want to play it in your car and as a double record vinyl set if youre like I am and still have a turntable.
I love playing records on turntables, but I do have a portable CD player, and I still play cassettes. I have a Toyota truck that has a good cassette player in it, and the sound is amazing. Sometimes I just sit in the truck and blast out a Beatles or BTO or Creedence Clearwater cassette. They should still put cassette players in cars. The sound is so much bigger and warmer compared to playing an MP3 through a little iPod. You have to use a lot of air when you sing or dance or make music, and on our album youll hear the instruments breathing. I do believe that in the shrinking of music down to digital theyre narrowing the spectrum of sound. Digital makes everything sound stiff and rigid and hard. When I made this record, I made sure we didnt strip the breath and the soul out of it. Im going to ask the label to release it on cassette.
Intervju i Crawdaddy m Randy Bachman, grundare till Guess Who, Brave Belt o B-T-O.
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B&Ts comeback ute i butikerna i september.