RIP George Martin

[Yankeefan5545]

Passed away, 90 years old, that man was one hell of a producer.

 

[Rick2583]

George Martin = Beatles. The 5th Beatle.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Impeccable ...

Martin ushered in the new British wave of sound, ala Beatles, weren't you a body guard at Shea back then Rick ...??

 

[totus44]

My condolences on the loss of the 5h Beatle, he produced the music that defined you old folks' generation.

 

[yankeesince59]

...^^^ who do you think defined your generation's music?...and I bet if you asked 20 year olds if they considered you as "old", they'd say yes.

 

[Yankeefan5545]

Martins track record of Musical Knowledge and ability exceeded that of most. His success he with the Beatles was his best known "stuff" nut he was out there before and after. The only other artist/producer relationships that were successful would be Hank Williams/Fred Rose and Wesley Rose with Roy Orbison (while with Monument Records.

 

[Rick2583]

The only other producer that had as much or more success with artists would be Quincy Jones.

 

[Yankeefan5545]

Jones worked with the upper echelon stuff and no doubt very well. I know he worked with Michael Jackson but not the continuous time frame together. In the case of Martin with the Beatles he started with developing talent and watched them better themselves over time. Ditto the Roses with Hank Williams & Orbison. Another English producer in that vein would be Mike Leander with the Rolling Stones.

 

[yankeesince59]

...Q made MJ.

 

[Yankeefan5545]

I'll confess to respect for Quincy Jones work, however I was not a Michael Jackson Fan. Sharpton will be coming for me I guess!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Rick2583]

^^^Keep it up & he'll have an M.A.M. (March against Michael).

 

[yankeesince59]

...some of MJ's stuff was OK but let's face it, he didn't write or produce or play instrument of any kind...and it was hard to watch him turn into a complete freak. But without Q's influence I doubt MJ would have enjoyed the same success.

...a little bit of MJ trivia; the brick wall in the background which can be seen in the background at the 3:30 mark of the "Billie Jean" video is the very same wall that was used 4 years earlier in the album cover of his 1979 album titled "Off The Wall".

 

[Rick2583]

Looking at that cover people forget that he was once a good looking guy before he started butching himself & becoming the freak he ended up being.

As far as his music, I was a fan Especially a song called "Man in the mirror" And he was an incredible entertainer. One of the best ever.

 

[yankeesince59]

^^^ always liked this one (pre-freak)...has Quincy Jones' finger prints all over it.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Looking at that cover people forget that he was once a good looking guy before he started butching himself & becoming the freak he ended up being.

As far as his music, I was a fan Especially a song called "Man in the mirror" And he was an incredible entertainer. One of the best ever.

Glen Ballard, the other hit maker, produced "Man in the Mirror"; from the 'Bad' LP. Ballard also produced MJ's 'Thriller' (Billie Jean et al.)...

Ballards got a magic touch, with new and old ...

to name 'em all...

He has performed on, or produced, the following:

• Michael Jackson — Thriller (1982)
• Pointer Sisters — Break Out (1983)
• Patti Austin — Patti Austin (1984)
• Evelyn King — So Romantic (1984)
• Jack Wagner — All I Need (1984)
• Jack Wagner — Lighting Up the Night (1985)
• Teddy Pendergrass — Workin' It Back (1985)
• The Pointer Sisters - "Hot Together" (1986)
• Michael Jackson — Bad (1987)
• Jack Wagner — Don't Give Up Your Day Job (1987)
• Paula Abdul — Forever Your Girl (1988)
• Paula Abdul — Shut Up and Dance (1990)
• Wilson Phillips — Wilson Phillips (1990)
• Curtis Stigers — Curtis Stigers (1991)
• Michael Jackson — Dangerous (1991)
• Wilson Phillips — Shadows and Light (1992)
• Trey Lorenz — Trey Lorenz (1992)
• Jack Wagner — Alone in the Crowd (1993)
• K. T. Oslin — Greatest Hits: Songs from an Aging Sex Bomb (1993)
• Lea Salonga — Lea Salonga (1993)
• Evelyn King — Love Come Down: The Best of Evelyn "Champagne" King (1993)
• Alanis Morissette — Jagged Little Pill (1995)
• Sheena Easton — My Cherie (1995)
• Chynna Phillips — Naked And Sacred (1995)
• Toto - Tambu (1995)
• Curtis Stigers — Time Was (1995)
• Van Halen — Best Of – Volume I ("Me Wise Magic" and "Can't Get This Stuff No More") (1996)
• Aerosmith — Nine Lives (1997)
• The Corrs — Talk On Corners (1997)
• Brendan Lynch — Brendan Lynch (1997)
• Alanis Morissette — Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998)
• Block — Timing Is Everything (1998)
• The Moffatts — Chapter I: A New Beginning (1999)
• No Doubt — Return of Saturn (2000)
• TITAN A.E. — Music From The Motion Picture (2000)
• Judith Owen — Limited Edition (2000)
• Bliss 66 — Trip to the 13th (2001)
• Shakira — "The One" (2001)
• Dave Matthews Band — Everyday (2001)
• Crashed..... (2001)
• Live - "Forever Might Not Be Long Enough" (2001)
• Shelby Lynne - Love, Shelby (2001)
• Sheila Nicholls — Wake (2002)
• Christina Aguilera — Stripped (2002) (co-wrote The Voice Within)
• Lisa Marie Presley — To Whom It May Concern (2003)
• Anastacia — Anastacia (2004)
• Elisa — Pearl Days (2004)
• Van Halen — The Best Of Both Worlds (2004)
• Fragile System — Atomic Tiger (2004)
• Katy Perry — (A) Katy Perry (2004; Album Filed)
• Alanis Morissette — Jagged Little Pill Acoustic (2005)
• O.A.R. — Stories of a Stranger (2005)
• Hayley Westenra - The New World Soundtrack (2005)
• Goo Goo Dolls — Let Love In (2006)
• P.O.D. — Testify (2006)
• Annie Lennox — Dark Road (2007)
• Carina Round — Slow Motion Addict (2007)
• Emmy Rossum — Inside Out (2007)
• Annie Lennox — Songs of Mass Destruction (2007)
• Anouk — Who's Your Momma (2007)
• A Hero Comes Home (2007)
• Katy Perry — One of the Boys (2008)
• Idina Menzel — I Stand (2008)
• Anna Vissi — Apagorevmeno (2008)
• Wilson Phillips — Christmas in Harmony (2010)
• Stevie Nicks — In Your Dreams (2011) (produced tracks with Dave Stewart)
• Anastacia — It's a Man's World (2012)
• Ringo Starr - Ringo 2012 (2012)

 

[totus44]

No intent on offending you Ron or any of the other old farts who hold the Beatles as the pinnacle of modern rock.

 

[yankeesince59]

...I would not expect you to understand an era you did not actually experience yourself. And no one said the Beatles were "the pinnacle of modern rock"...the Beatles owned the 60's, that's it, no more, no less...so I certainly would consider something that happened 50 years ago as "modern".

 

[Mattingly23NY]

and, the 70s made the 60s seem quit mild, ...

 

[Rick2583]

...I would not expect you to understand an era you did not actually experience yourself. And no one said the Beatles were "the pinnacle of modern rock"...the Beatles owned the 60's, that's it, no more, no less...so I certainly would consider something that happened 50 years ago as "modern".

Ron I couldn't have said it better myself. Well actually I probably could have but I'm being kind.

No other group will ever do what they did in such a short period of time (7 years).

 

[yankeesince59]

and, the 70s made the 60s seem quit mild, ...

...yeah, the 60"s were scary as hell.

 

[Yankeefan5545]

My OP was to recognize George Martin and what he accomplished with what he had, no more, no less. I highly respected the mans abilities and success. The Lacy J. Dalton tune 16th avenue tune has a line "God Bless The boys who make the noise on 16th avenue. So true, those folks behind the artists who arrange, produce and play do not often get the credit they deserve. Having experienced studio time myself I'll stand on that opinion.