I really like what he does in the studio. Especially how he uses voices as instruments. How the instruments play together and not against each other. How he lets the piano SING with his singers. I really really like when he produces his own stuff.
Markus.
> Obviously, we all love Jim as a songwriter, but I'm
> curious to what you guys think of him as a producer.
>
> I always loved his productions. Despite only contributing
> with two songs, I think he managed to get Bonnie's "Faster
> Than..."-album to sound not like he had written every
> single song on it, but at least give every song a unique
> touch. I love "Take Me Back", and I'm also very impressed
> with the reggae-touch on "It's A Jungle" and how he
> actually managed to make "Straight From The Heart" to not
> sound like a karaoke-cover.
>
> Another great example is "My Little Red Book". I find most
> versions of this song hideous and awful, but he really
> pulled it off thanks to mainly the percussion and Ellen
> Foley as vocalist.
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