Jon Landau Quotes

The Beatles Did Their Best Cover Work On Little Richard's 'long Tall Sally' And Music Influenced By Richard, Such As Larry Williams's 'dizzy Miss Lizzie.

The Modern Recording Studio, With Its Well-trained Engineers, 24-track Machines And Shiny New Recording Consoles, Encourages The Artist To Get Involved With Sound. And There Have Always Been Artists Who Could Make The Equipment Serve Their Needs In A Highly Personal Way - I Would Single Out The Beatles, Phil Spector, The Beach Boys And Thom Bell.

Since Her Landmark 'tapestry,' Carole King Has Both Oversimplified And Over Elaborated That Masterful Album's Style Until Her Music Has Become Something More Overtly But Less Effectively Personal.

'call Me' Is Not An Exceptional Al Green Album, But It Is As Solid As A Rock At Its Center.

In The End, The Sign Of Aretha Franklin's Artistry Is That She Always Leaves Her Mark - First, On The Music, Then On Us.

On First Listening, Joni Mitchell's 'court And Spark,' The First Truly Great Pop Album Of 1974, Sounds Surprisingly Light; By The Third Or Fourth Listening, It Reveals Its Underlying Tensions.

It Didn't Matter That Charlie Chaplin May Not Have Been A Great Director Or A Great Anything Else. He Made Great Movies.

'let's Get It On' Is A Classic Motown Single, Endlessly Repeatable And Always Enjoyable.

Ringo Starr May Not Have Much Of A Voice, But When He Sang A Song On A Beatle Album, It Had Its Own Special Charm.

The Rolling Stones Are Violence. Their Music Penetrates The Raw Nerve Endings Of Their Listeners And Finds Its Way Into The Groove Marked 'release Of Frustration.'

Carole King's Second Album, 'tapestry,' Has Fulfilled The Promise Of Her First And Confirmed The Fact That She Is One Of The Most Creative Figures In All Of Pop Music. It Is An Album Of Surpassing Personal-intimacy And Musical Accomplishment And A Work Infused With A Sense Of Artistic Purpose. It Is Also Easy To Listen To And Easy To Enjoy.

Bob Dylan Was The Source Of Pop Music's Unpredictability In The Sixties. Never As Big A Record-seller As Commonly Imagined, His Importance Was First Aesthetic And Social, And Then As An Influence.