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Board's opinion of Rick Rubin

Posted on 5/1/22 at 11:07 am
Posted by Corso
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2020
11784 posts
Posted on 5/1/22 at 11:07 am
I've read a couple of random articles recently about his work with Black Sabbath and RHCP, and I followed every step of the making of Metallica's Death Magnetic back in 08, and from what I've seen he's an absolute joke who was at the right time and right place to have his name attached to a few great albums that would have been great no matter who the producer was. Death Magnetic was an abomination to my ears and I actually hated what seemed like the inspiration for the album, which was Rubin laying on a couch for 10 minutes and telling James and Lars to pretend they were doing the follow up Master of Puppets, he did the same thing with Black Sabbath. What do you y'all think
Posted by hogcard1964
Alabama
Member since Jan 2017
17167 posts
Posted on 5/1/22 at 11:49 am to
He's done some decent stuff, but he's absolutely butchered some other stuff.

Tom Petty's Wildflowers is the first one that comes to mind. This was an album that could have been a masterpiece, but was ruined by Rubin's "under production".

Posted by Hetfield
Dallas
Member since Jun 2013
9098 posts
Posted on 5/1/22 at 12:22 pm to
Absolutely ground breaking record producer in multiple genres who is basically now just riding out the string of his career.
Posted by SUB
Silver Tier TD Premium
Member since Jan 2009
24610 posts
Posted on 5/1/22 at 12:25 pm to
He’s done some amazing work and produced more of my favorite albums than any other producer.

But they can’t all be home runs, as he has produce a ton of albums. I thought he lost his touch about 10-15 years ago but the new RHCP album is fantastic.
This post was edited on 5/1/22 at 12:33 pm
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
49475 posts
Posted on 5/1/22 at 12:59 pm to
Legit and overrated at the same time
Posted by Cajunlostincali
Honkyville
Member since Sep 2018
572 posts
Posted on 5/1/22 at 4:53 pm to
Kinda had something to do with launching the 3 funkiest white boys that ever lived. For that, he deserves my eternal appreciation.

Add to that,
Blood Sugar Sex Magik wasn't too bad a record either.

Makes up for every shite he mighta shat. We have all produced a turd professionally somewhere in our careers, he gets the same credit for being human
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
Member since Nov 2012
26661 posts
Posted on 5/1/22 at 5:08 pm to
He took a chance on Cash by calling him up and get his interest back in music again.
Posted by Demshoes
Up in here
Member since Aug 2015
10667 posts
Posted on 5/1/22 at 8:43 pm to
Singlehandedly rescued The Cult's Electric. One of the best rock albums out there.....
Posted by Girth Donor
Member since Apr 2011
4173 posts
Posted on 5/1/22 at 8:53 pm to
Legend in my book for the Geto Boys self-titled album.
Posted by Deplorable Duke
Lousyana
Member since Nov 2016
2619 posts
Posted on 5/1/22 at 10:47 pm to
Rick Rubin is basically the 5th Chili Pepper.
Rick Rubin is the fricking man!
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
24763 posts
Posted on 5/1/22 at 10:55 pm to
About the same as the Beastie Boys
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
Member since Jan 2019
27826 posts
Posted on 5/2/22 at 7:44 am to
quote:

What do you y'all think

I think you've taken a couple of albums that he produced that you don't like to slag his entire career. He's been involved with way too many great musicians and albums to be dismissed so easily.
This post was edited on 5/2/22 at 7:45 am
Posted by Hoodie
Donaldsonville, LA
Member since Dec 2019
3592 posts
Posted on 5/2/22 at 10:58 am to
quote:

Death Magnetic was an abomination to my ears and I actually hated what seemed like the inspiration for the album, which was Rubin laying on a couch for 10 minutes and telling James and Lars to pretend they were doing the follow up Master of Puppets, he did the same thing with Black Sabbath. What do you y'all think




Spot on, brother. I'd heard for ages how great Rubin was, then he hooks up with my favorite band and they shite the bed after not releasing an album for six years.

In my view, Death Magnetic marks the real moment Metallica "sold out," because it sees them give the part of their fanbase that trashed the Loads exactly what they wanted, Master of Puppets Part 2. That's boring as hell.
Posted by Cdawg
TigerFred's Living Room
Member since Sep 2003
61416 posts
Posted on 5/2/22 at 2:41 pm to
quote:

But they can’t all be home runs, as he has produce a ton of albums.

This.

quote:

new RHCP album is fantastic

He has some pretty good podcasts on youtube. LINK
Posted by deernaes
Member since Dec 2019
724 posts
Posted on 5/4/22 at 7:04 am to
Highly overrated these days.
His early work with RHCP, Beasties, Cult, etc, were great because he had no frame of reference for what he thought they "should" sound like.
Not the case with later acts he worked with, i.e. Metallica, Sabbath, who he simply made recreate classic songs of theirs and call it a day.
Anyone can go in and say "well this worked before, so let's try it again"...
Posted by hogfly
Fayetteville, AR
Member since May 2014
5061 posts
Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:07 am to
He's a super interesting guy. As with all super-interesting guys, you should check out the Tim Ferriss interview with him:

LINK
Posted by MAROON
Houston
Member since Jul 2012
2304 posts
Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:34 am to
Johnny Cash - American IV was enough to make him a legend.
Posted by jsdub525
Member since Mar 2016
70 posts
Posted on 5/4/22 at 11:34 am to
He helped the Avett Brothers start making terrible music….
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
Member since Nov 2012
26661 posts
Posted on 5/4/22 at 1:11 pm to
He was already a legend in music history but American IV gave him the first time since Sun Records the freedom to sing his songs that Columbia didn't allow him to do.
This post was edited on 5/4/22 at 1:20 pm
Posted by monsterballads
Gulf of America
Member since Jun 2013
31138 posts
Posted on 5/4/22 at 2:36 pm to
quote:

Rubin is a nontraditional producer. He doesn't play any instruments, and he can't operate a mixing board or a Pro Tools setup


He's a lot of smoke and mirrors IMO. He's been linked to some great records though (that would have likely been great with or without him)
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