Love most of Lanois work and had the pleasure of being front row for one of his performances. He is an absolute pleasure to watch and a great producer to boot 🥾
Thanks again for reading David, and for sharing these interviews. I can only imagine a chance to strum those guitars, and of course to interview such an interesting man.
Loved reading this and about the other artists I never knew about.
Daniel Lanois is one of my favorite magicians. He elevates every project he is a part of. He once mentioned that every record he is a part of is like a child of his and then it grows into its own person.
It’s important to note the careers he revived with Robbie Robertson. And Bob Dylan’s Time Out of Mind. Just when Dylan was on the verge of becoming a relic and irrelevant. I still think it’s one of his most listenable later albums than some of the more recent ones. Thanks to Lanois.
So many great production credits to choose from. My favourites include his work with Brian Eno, both on Eno's albums and as a co-producer on U2 albums, the Dylan albums and Emmylou Harris' 'Wrecking Ball'.
Love his work. Funny story, years ago early ‘80s we hosted a party and the crowd was having a good time, spinning some albums and enjoying the tunes. As a lark I grabbed one of the kids Raffi albums and put it on the turntable. It wasn’t until the side was almost done and someone commented “is that a kid’s album”?
The album had been done by Daniel and so well recorded no one caught on right away. That started me tracking down albums he had worked on. The man is an artiste!
I have a special fondness for music producers, thanks to my older brother who is one as well as an audio engineer and musician/songwriter (he does it all!)--and, shameless self-promotion (actually, I'm very ashamed), my novel All of You. :)
Kudos for calling out the producers. They truly can make or break a record. That's why I always list the album's producer in my Rediscovering Vinyl posts. They deserve more credit (well, most of them, anyway).
I remember Lanois' debut album. And more so, his follow-up, For the Beauty of Wynona. I had no idea that he produced The Parachute Club or Martha and the Muffins, but I'm also not surprised. I remember really liking Shine when it came out, but haven't heard it since then (2003).
The more I dig the more I find some amazing producers who worked with many of our 80s acts. Lanois being Canadian himself is the icing on the cake, of course! 🇨🇦
Great work, dude. Lanois is a genius. I love his work as a producer. Meanwhile, his second album, For the Beauty of Wynona, was on heavy repeat at my place back in the day. Might just have to dig it up again.
I remember hearing a couple Daniel Lanois tracks when I arrived in Halifax in 1989 for university. I always enjoyed them but have never listened to the album. I’ll give it a spin later this week.
Love most of Lanois work and had the pleasure of being front row for one of his performances. He is an absolute pleasure to watch and a great producer to boot 🥾
Lanois is a sonic genius I’ve been fortunate to interview a few times in my music journalism career. I posted a couple of these conversations in a past post https://open.substack.com/pub/davidmcpherson/p/revisiting-a-pair-of-conversations?r=75ewg&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay
Thanks again for reading David, and for sharing these interviews. I can only imagine a chance to strum those guitars, and of course to interview such an interesting man.
Loved reading this and about the other artists I never knew about.
Daniel Lanois is one of my favorite magicians. He elevates every project he is a part of. He once mentioned that every record he is a part of is like a child of his and then it grows into its own person.
It’s important to note the careers he revived with Robbie Robertson. And Bob Dylan’s Time Out of Mind. Just when Dylan was on the verge of becoming a relic and irrelevant. I still think it’s one of his most listenable later albums than some of the more recent ones. Thanks to Lanois.
So many great production credits to choose from. My favourites include his work with Brian Eno, both on Eno's albums and as a co-producer on U2 albums, the Dylan albums and Emmylou Harris' 'Wrecking Ball'.
There’s so many and they’re almost all killer!
Love his work. Funny story, years ago early ‘80s we hosted a party and the crowd was having a good time, spinning some albums and enjoying the tunes. As a lark I grabbed one of the kids Raffi albums and put it on the turntable. It wasn’t until the side was almost done and someone commented “is that a kid’s album”?
The album had been done by Daniel and so well recorded no one caught on right away. That started me tracking down albums he had worked on. The man is an artiste!
😂 The Raffi credit does stand out on his CV!
I have a special fondness for music producers, thanks to my older brother who is one as well as an audio engineer and musician/songwriter (he does it all!)--and, shameless self-promotion (actually, I'm very ashamed), my novel All of You. :)
A little self-promo is fine!
I appreciate that. Thank you. :)
Kudos for calling out the producers. They truly can make or break a record. That's why I always list the album's producer in my Rediscovering Vinyl posts. They deserve more credit (well, most of them, anyway).
It’s such an interesting skill set. And probably like herding cats sometimes…
Such a great producer! Yes, I'd like further posts about producers. I like Lanois' production on Bob Dylan's 'Oh Mercy' as well.
I remember Lanois' debut album. And more so, his follow-up, For the Beauty of Wynona. I had no idea that he produced The Parachute Club or Martha and the Muffins, but I'm also not surprised. I remember really liking Shine when it came out, but haven't heard it since then (2003).
The more I dig the more I find some amazing producers who worked with many of our 80s acts. Lanois being Canadian himself is the icing on the cake, of course! 🇨🇦
Great work, dude. Lanois is a genius. I love his work as a producer. Meanwhile, his second album, For the Beauty of Wynona, was on heavy repeat at my place back in the day. Might just have to dig it up again.
Thanks, Sonny. Glad you enjoyed it and you remembered an album you haven’t spun in a while!
Would love to hear more about producers, for sure!
Thanks, Dave 🫡
The Luba track was a huge hit this morning!
I remember hearing a couple Daniel Lanois tracks when I arrived in Halifax in 1989 for university. I always enjoyed them but have never listened to the album. I’ll give it a spin later this week.
Oh, perfect! Glad you enjoyed it. 🤘🏻
Thanks, Mark. I think you’ll like it 👍🏻
Listened to it today, thought it was fantastic!
https://lorichristian.substack.com/p/daniel-lanois
What a career!