My Ambition Was To Be A Record

The Greatness Of Mac Rebennack, Alias, Dr. John, Also Known As John Crieux, Rests On His Command Of The Musical Use Of Idiomatic Expression. Not A Technically Well-endowed Singer, Nor A Great Songwriter, He Leaves His Mark Through The Discipline And Control He Exerts Over All That He Touches.

The Beatles Production Is Often So 'perfect' That It Sounds Computerized. 'sgt. Pepper' Really Does Sound Like It Took Four Months To Make.

'dance To The Music' Was Just Sly Stone Being His Natural Crazy Self Right From The Beginning. The Man Was An Original And His First Am Hit Was Nothing If It Wasn't The Example Per Excellence Of The Sly Stone Music Machine.

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.

Bob Dylan Has Always Sealed His Decisions With The Unexplainable. His Motives For Withholding The Release Of The Magnificent 'basement Tapes' Will Be As Forever Obscure As Brian Wilson's Reasons For The Destruction Of The Tapes For 'smile.'