Carmen Smalley Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 I think Rick Rubin would be and to have a great success then Rick Ocasek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris hess Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 although i have a sneeky suspision the next recording eric does will be w/the raspberries,i think for either one my pick would be jack douglas(john lennon,aerosmith..) or desmond child..or if they could afford him,george martin!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougjack Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 George Martin is done producing, due to what he claims is the onset of age-related hearing problems. (*I'd* still have him, just for the info that must be in his brain!) In fact, I keep reading that his health is declining rapidly and he won't be with us much longer. Sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bahoodore Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Matthew Sweet, Humberto Gatica, George Massenberg, David Foster, Mutt Lange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadfingerBarb Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Jon Brion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Butch Walker! No cheesy tracks allowed in the mix! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor4Life Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Don Was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannoman Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Mutt Lange is superb as is Chris Lord-Alge. So is Rick Chertoff/John Agnello (Patty Smyth - The Warrior). Last but not least Jerry Hludzik/Rick Manwiller. Jerry will be at the BBK 7/23 show.Ted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Allen Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 ...jon brion (good one BB), jimmy ienner (wherever the hell he is), phil spector (i'm not kidding - problem is he's clinically insane, but think of the PR!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When I'm Cool Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Brian Wilson, Jeff Lynne, David Gates, Taupin, Eric himself or me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Who is Jon Brion and what has he produced?How about the late Gus Dudgeon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkpat Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Mark Hudson! Remember back in August I posted that he told me to have Eric call him if they are interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Cartmill, Gus had his chance...--D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Shane Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Where IS Jimmy Ienner these days? Think he'll be at BBKing's next month? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulguitar Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Jon Brion has produced one of my favorite all time albums - Aimee Mann's "Whatever". He was also in a cool band in the 90's called "The Grays" - worth checking out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlesteve Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Jimmy Ienner, Jeff Lynne, or Mutt Lange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy K. Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 Lots of good names here....but I would have to agree with Poor 4 Life.....Don Was would be my first choice, too.....Bob Ezrin is up there on my list, too....equally good with both rockers and ballads, as he has done the two extremes with Alice Cooper. I would NOT pick David Foster. As much as I like his production style, there would be too damn many ballads and not enough rockers.Is Geoff Emerick still around?(Barb, perhaps you may know this). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadfingerBarb Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 Jon Brion has produced Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, Rufus Wainwright and done several movie scores. He's a phenomenally talented producer, arranger, and musician. He is also the house band at Club Largo in Los Angeles on Friday nights. Check him out. Geoff Emerick is still active but has primarily gone back to engineering rather than producing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 No doubt about it -- Mutt Lange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 26, 2005 Share Posted June 26, 2005 Jeff LynnTrent Reznor The Dark Berries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor4Life Posted June 26, 2005 Share Posted June 26, 2005 Excellent choice on Mark Hudson Barb! I was listening to Ringo's new CD yesterday and thought Mark would be a great producer for the band...Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierson Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Badfinger Barb is TOTALLY on the money.... NOT ONLY is JON BRION the closest thing to a definitive choice, he also knows the concept of pop as art (not commerce)...At this point in the game, Eric does not need to make a record that can sell (a virtual impossibility considering everything) vs. making a record that can prove him as a valid pop artist...Jon Brion's own music always took from the greatest elements of artists like Eric, Todd Rundgren, Brian Wilson, Beatles...His work as a producer in the '90s (especially Aimee Mann's "I'm With Stupid" LP) show one of the era's most obsessively brilliant masters of pop...If you're in LA on a Friday night make sure to catch his weekly gig at Largo-- one of the greatest live pop experiences on earth...I would LOVE to see what Eric would think of Jon's live reworkings of Brian Wilson's "God Only Knows" and "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbecstacy Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Not that he produces much anymore these days, but he's got a great track record, gets great sound, and has some history (some good, some not so good) with Raspberries.So given my druthers...How cool would it be to have a Raspberries CD that reads:PRODUCED BY TODD RUNDGRENJon Brion, Mark Hudson, Jeff Lynne: also all great choices.Hell, I'd buy a new Raspberries album produced by P Diddy just because it was A NEW RASPBERRIES ALBUM!How amazing is it to put those words together in a sentence and not sound ridiculous in 2005?--Howard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Nivan Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Tommy Erdelyi The guy knows something about translating passion and vision to "vinyl".Eric or Raspberries.It would be perfect.Perfect."K" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brioohs Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 I'll go along with Jon Brion or Mark Hudson, as both know how to work "vibe" very well. I think I'd give the edge to Brion as he is very clever in sculpting sound textures instrumentally. While I think theoretically that Rundgren would be a good pairing musically, I think that there are some other issues that would keep this from ever happening. And while I love Jeff Lynne's music, sometimes I think his productions for other artists leave too much of his sonic imprint (which I could also say for Rundgren). I'll also suggest Adam Schlesinger (Fountains Of Wayne) who happens to be producing the forthcoming new America disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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