Behind The Boards

The Making Of Rock 'n' Roll's Greatest Records Revealed

Jake Brown

• Publisher: Hal Leonard
• Year: 2012
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781480329775
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Music & Business

The term "soundtrack of our lives" is one commonly tossed around by artists, fans, critics, and historians when discussing rock 'n' roll's timeless hits, which span every subgenre, from pop to hard rock and heavy metal to new wave. In Behind the Boards: The Making of Rock 'n' Roll's Greatest Records Revealed, the first definitive rock-record producers' anthology of its kind, readers are taken inside the studio, into the creation of the generations of classic records that collectively make up that soundtrack.

Jake Brown offers first-hand accounts of how many of rock 'n' roll's greatest hits were created, via exclusive interviews with the producers who recorded them. Music fans and those interested in the art of sound recording and record producing will find their stories fascinating.

Some of the songs discussed are "Every Breath You Take" by the Police, "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd, "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana, "Beautiful Day" by U2, "One" by Metallica, "You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC, "Sabotage" by the Beastie Boys, "Jane Says" by Jane's Addiction, "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel, and "Sweet Emotion" by Aerosmith, among countless others by legends like Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, Bob Marley, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden, the Pixies, the Who, Jimi Hendrix, Journey, Judas Priest, Mötley Crüe, Sting, Tom Waits, Smashing Pumpkins, Pink, John Mellencamp, New Order, Ministry, Fleetwood Mac, Foreigner, and many more.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• CONTENTS
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• CHAPTER 1: Jack Douglas—Back on Top, 2012!
• CHAPTER 2: Mario Caldato Jr.—Puttin’ It on Wax!
• CHAPTER 3: Butch Vig—The Architect of Grunge
• CHAPTER 4: Linda Perry—The Gift
• CHAPTER 5: Mike Fraser—Rock Steady …
• CHAPTER 6: Scott Humphrey And Tommy Lee—Methods of Mayhem
• CHAPTER 7: Hugh Padgham—Synchronicity
• CHAPTER 8: Bones Howe—The Heart of Saturday Night
• CHAPTER 9: Bob Rock—Dr. Feelgood
• CHAPTER 10: Flemming Rasmussen—Master of Puppets
• CHAPTER 11: Don Was—The Sonic Translator
• CHAPTER 12: Stephen Hague—The Prince of Synth Pop
• CHAPTER 13: Bob Ezrin—Another Brick in The Wall
• CHAPTER 14: Don Gehman—The FM Veteran
• CHAPTER 15: Tom Werman—Girls, Girls, Girls
• CHAPTER 16: J. Mascis—The Godfather of Feedback Pop
• CHAPTER 17: Keith Olsen—The Air Hawk
• CHAPTER 18: Al Jourgensen—The Ministry of Industrial Rock
• CHAPTER 19: Ron Nevison—The Comeback Kid
• CHAPTER 20: Michael Beinhorn—Alt-Rock For The Ages
• CHAPTER 21: Dave Jerden—The X Factor
• CHAPTER 22: Tony Platt—Catch a Fire
• CHAPTER 23: Matt Wallace—The Real Thing
• CHAPTER 24: Andy Johns—When The Levee Breaks
• CHAPTER 25: Tom Allom—“The Colonel”
• CHAPTER 26: Gil Norton—Alt-Pop Rock’S High Priest
• CHAPTER 27: Richie Zito—Top Gun
• CHAPTER 28: Butch Walker—The King of Indie Pop
• CHAPTER 29: Kevin Elson—Where Eagles Dare
• CHAPTER 30: Eddie Kramer—The Rear Admiral
• CHAPTER 31: Daniel Lanois—The Gift of Greatness
• ABOUT THE AUTHOR