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Bunny_boy · Post by **Bunny_boy** » Tue Jul 29, 2025 3:26 pm

I'm not sure about creating the sound of a generation, but he does seem to be credited on a number of records where the sound is very clean and well produced. Which obviously is not a bad thing. And I've certainly got a lot of records that he's mixed
Having said that, he did Angel Dust (and the Real Thing), and that is certainly not a stab at commerciality!

One producer that did shape the sound of a generation is Ross Robinson. And that sound is Nu Metal.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Tue Jul 29, 2025 3:33 pm

Bunny_boy wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 3:26 pm I'm not sure about creating the sound of a generation, but he does seem to be credited on a number of records where the sound is very clean and well produced. Which obviously is not a bad thing. And I've certainly got a lot of records that he's mixed
Having said that, he did Angel Dust (and the Real Thing), and that is certainly not a stab at commerciality!

yeah he mixed some great acts. and coldplay

ghettosynth · Post by **ghettosynth** » Tue Jul 29, 2025 4:22 pm

People give Rick Beato a lot of grief around here but I like his take on things. He's talented and a decent interviewer. I don't agree with everything that he says of course, but I do think that he has something to say.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Tue Jul 29, 2025 4:24 pm

ghettosynth wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 4:22 pm People give Rick Beato a lot of grief around here but I like his take on things. He's talented and a decent interviewer. I don't agree with everything that he says of course, but I do think that he has something to say.

i didn't give him grief

i gave coldplay a little...

ghettosynth · Post by **ghettosynth** » Tue Jul 29, 2025 4:27 pm

vurt wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 4:24 pm
ghettosynth wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 4:22 pm People give Rick Beato a lot of grief around here but I like his take on things. He's talented and a decent interviewer. I don't agree with everything that he says of course, but I do think that he has something to say.
i didn't give him grief i gave coldplay a little...

Sorry vurt, I did not mean to imply that you did. My response was not directed at you, just KVR in general. Your joke was funny enough.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Tue Jul 29, 2025 5:00 pm

i mean, i have mentioned his lego hair in the past, but tell me im wrong.

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(it's part jealousy tbh, mine starts much further back these days)

Bunny_boy · Post by **Bunny_boy** » Tue Jul 29, 2025 5:12 pm

ghettosynth wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 4:22 pm People give Rick Beato a lot of grief around here but I like his take on things. He's talented and a decent interviewer. I don't agree with everything that he says of course, but I do think that he has something to say.

He knows his stuff and has the experience and knowledge to back it up. For me it's the criticism on more modern stuff, as it's a bit of a zero sum game. A counter argument could be made that any music he likes is not opera and therefore is not as emotional, not as complex, etc, etc. Not that I agree with that, but I don't think cherry picking is a worthwhile pursuit.

Old Joad · Post by **Old Joad** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 5:52 pm

vurt wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 3:33 pm
Bunny_boy wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 3:26 pm I'm not sure about creating the sound of a generation, but he does seem to be credited on a number of records where the sound is very clean and well produced. Which obviously is not a bad thing. And I've certainly got a lot of records that he's mixed
Having said that, he did Angel Dust (and the Real Thing), and that is certainly not a stab at commerciality!

yeah he mixed some great acts. and coldplay

Old Joad · Post by **Old Joad** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 5:53 pm

ghettosynth wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 4:22 pm People give Rick Beato a lot of grief around here but I like his take on things. He's talented and a decent interviewer. I don't agree with everything that he says of course, but I do think that he has something to say.

Agreed, he's done some awesome interviews.

Old Joad · Post by **Old Joad** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 5:55 pm

vurt wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 5:00 pm i mean, i have mentioned his lego hair in the past, but tell me im wrong.
Screenshot_20250729_175706_Samsung Internet.jpg

(it's part jealousy tbh, mine starts much further back these days)

Lovin the lego hair

Old Joad · Post by **Old Joad** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 5:58 pm

Bunny_boy:
For me it's the criticism on more modern stuff, as it's a bit of a zero sum game. A counter argument could be made that any music he likes is not opera and therefore is not as emotional, not as complex, etc, etc. Not that I agree with that, but I don't think cherry picking is a worthwhile pursuit.
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True enough, the 50's & 60's bubble gum music is just gawd awful..

jancivil · Post by **jancivil** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:19 pm

"sound of a generation" is major hyping and to me smells of bullshit. I never heard of the guy.

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:52 pm

Neither did I.
You certainly heard some albums he worked on.
Check his discography on wikipedia. Of that list I have (only) three in my cd collection: Nirvana - Nevermind, Rush - Test For Echo, and one of my fav albums of all times: Skunk Anansie – Post Orgasmic Chill.

The interview is long, but I found it worth watching. He's a nice guy.

Pro tip: listen at your mix at very low volume as well.

jancivil · Post by **jancivil** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 10:08 pm

Well, following the Wiki to Nevermind, I see Cobain cited as the *voice of a generation* so maybe it follows.
I have certainly heard Smells Like Teen Spirit and Walk This Way, the other titles I don't know. I won't have seen the name on an album cover, which is where I will have, if ever.

Beato is extremely knowledgable, [yet] my interest in his channel is not high.

Rick Beato Interview: How Andy Wallace Shaped the SOUND of a Generation 🍺