"Wall of Sound" - Yay or Nay?

[Taverner]

You know - that swelling of orchestration that destroyed "Let it Be" and Lennon's "Imagine" - only to be saved later by stripped down versions.

Also present in anything by Burt Bacharach - who, although was a great songwriter, tended to drown his musical food in this horrible musical mayonaise.

ON EDIT: Lynne, could you even imagine if Phil Spector got ahold of Led Zeppelin III?

[datasuspect]

1. river deep mountain high

soulful rendition by tina, but horrid mix by spector.

[qnr]

2. Whether I liked it or not, I'd say yes, simply because of the attempt to

influence the poll :P

[wildhorses]

3. I like the way you think....

this poll is fixed:P

[ComerPerro]

4. Having heard both versions of Let it Be, I'm gonna go with "nay"

[asthmaticeog]

5. "The Long and Winding Road"

Right there is a fine argument for the summary execution of Phil Spector.

[Taverner]

7. Agreed

Let it Be and Across the Universe are also evidence...

[StrongBad]

6. A resounding "yay"!

C'mon, "Be My Baby" is justification enough for the existence of the Wall of Sound.

Also, the fact that it pretty much influenced Brian Wilson and Pet Sounds...

[Taverner]

8. Yeah yeah yeah "Pet Sounds"

But the clear difference is Wilson knew when not to use the WoS

Spector had no off switch.

[StrongBad]

9. Ok, fair enough

n/t

[begin_within]

10. Yay for "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," Nay for almost all other songs.

[redqueen]

11. Yay, yay, a thousand times yay!

why? Mogwai
:loveya:

[El Fuego]

12. Nay!! If it's a great song, the wall of sound just muddies it up.

Sometimes I have no idea I like a particular song until I hear it "unplugged."

[Rambis]

13. I thought this was a GratefulDead thread never mind

If it was then I say yeah-

[rug]

14. Phil Spector is the only master of Wall of Sound.

McCartney ruined The Long and Winding Road.