And Then There Were Three: Genesis

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 moshkito wrote:

 Svetonio wrote:

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Actually, Spector Sound was a production "formula" for recordings, while Stanley's Wall of Sound was developed for live gigs of the Grateful Dead, and later used by e.g. Pink Floyd.

PF did not use the "Wall of Sound" ... when I saw them in 1972 and 1974. They used a special setup they called "Quadraphonic Sound" ... which was all around you, not in front on the stage!!!!!

It was the same later for "The Wall" at the Sports Arena and a couple of years later at Anaheim Stadium, though by that time they had more equipment to show for it, but it was not a wall of sound, as the GF usually had.

Nowadays with the quality of the speakers and digital sound, a lot of this is hidden and buried, and I mentioned it in "The Wall" review with Roger recently, which, to my ears, lost some of its beauty because the sound only went left to right and then right to left, when before it went all around you, and the effect was far better and stronger.

I guess that "meaning" is no longer an important feature in music these days! Or discussions, for that matter!

Of course they did not have the same system.
However, it is well known that the PF were inspired by the Grateful Dead's Wall of Sound, and then they were designed their own version. 

Edited by Svetonio - November 18 2014 at 11:38