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Is Rick Rubin a musical genius?
Posted on 1/15/23 at 6:51 pm
Posted on 1/15/23 at 6:51 pm
A hell of a producer, but looks like a homeless bum.
Posted on 1/15/23 at 7:56 pm to L1C4
No.
I can go into the studio with bands and say "Hey you should write another song like "fill in great song here".
That doesn't take talent.
At one point, he was great.
Not now...
I can go into the studio with bands and say "Hey you should write another song like "fill in great song here".
That doesn't take talent.
At one point, he was great.
Not now...
Posted on 1/15/23 at 9:10 pm to L1C4
Posted on 1/15/23 at 10:34 pm to L1C4
I’m a big Metallica fan who feels Rubin did little to nothing beneficial for the band while helming the Death Magnetic sessions. He was not asked back.
Posted on 1/16/23 at 11:03 am to Hoodie
quote:What? Death Magentic was exactly what they needed after years of Rock and then the St. Anger disaster.
I’m a big Metallica fan who feels Rubin did little to nothing beneficial for the band while helming the Death Magnetic sessions. He was not asked back.
I don't know if he is a "musical" genius, but he has certainly proven to be a talent and production genius.
Posted on 1/16/23 at 11:21 am to L1C4
He's produced a shite ton of records. some big hits, and some duds.
He's been responsible for a lot of best selling records. He can't play an instrument but he does have a knack as to creatively putting together records and those records being massive successes. Would they have been without him? maybe so but he's been associated with great records over the last 35+ years.
He's been responsible for a lot of best selling records. He can't play an instrument but he does have a knack as to creatively putting together records and those records being massive successes. Would they have been without him? maybe so but he's been associated with great records over the last 35+ years.
Posted on 1/16/23 at 11:37 am to monsterballads
He put Kerry King on a Beastie Boys record... he's a genius.
I think the "Make Bielieve" album he did with Weezer is underrated as well... no comment on the work he did on the Red Album
I think the "Make Bielieve" album he did with Weezer is underrated as well... no comment on the work he did on the Red Album
This post was edited on 1/16/23 at 11:43 am
Posted on 1/16/23 at 11:38 am to L1C4
Just visited the Johnny Cash Museum in Nashville and the Hurt video section was emotional. That album, song, and video doesn't get made without Rubin.
There is a reason the best musicians in the world ask to work with this guy. I'm in the camp that thinks he is a musical genius
Rick Rubin's Top 50 albums:
Here are the 50 albums (only listed top 20) produced by Rick Rubin. 19 of these rank in the top 1000 albums of all time according to the DMDB.
Adele 21 (2011)
Public Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
Red Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
Beastie Boys Licensed to Ill (1986)
Justin Timberlake FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006)
Red Hot Chili Peppers Californication (1999)
Ed Sheeran X (Multiply) (2014)
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Greatest Hits (1976-93, released 1993)
Run-D.M.C. Raising Hell (1986)
Red Hot Chili Peppers By the Way (2002)
Lucinda Williams Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
System of a Down Toxicity (2001)
Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium (2006)
Johnny Cash American Recordings (1994)
Dixie Chicks Taking the Long Way (2006)
U2 Best of 1980-1990 (compilation: 1980-2006, released 2006)
Red Hot Chili Peppers Greatest Hits (1989-2003, released 2003)
Slayer Reign in Blood (1986)
Kanye West Yeezus (2013)
Black Crowes Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
Jay-Z The Black Album (2003)
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There is a reason the best musicians in the world ask to work with this guy. I'm in the camp that thinks he is a musical genius
Rick Rubin's Top 50 albums:
Here are the 50 albums (only listed top 20) produced by Rick Rubin. 19 of these rank in the top 1000 albums of all time according to the DMDB.
Adele 21 (2011)
Public Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
Red Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
Beastie Boys Licensed to Ill (1986)
Justin Timberlake FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006)
Red Hot Chili Peppers Californication (1999)
Ed Sheeran X (Multiply) (2014)
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Greatest Hits (1976-93, released 1993)
Run-D.M.C. Raising Hell (1986)
Red Hot Chili Peppers By the Way (2002)
Lucinda Williams Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
System of a Down Toxicity (2001)
Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium (2006)
Johnny Cash American Recordings (1994)
Dixie Chicks Taking the Long Way (2006)
U2 Best of 1980-1990 (compilation: 1980-2006, released 2006)
Red Hot Chili Peppers Greatest Hits (1989-2003, released 2003)
Slayer Reign in Blood (1986)
Kanye West Yeezus (2013)
Black Crowes Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
Jay-Z The Black Album (2003)
...
Posted on 1/16/23 at 11:52 am to bisceaux
quote:
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Greatest Hits (1976-93, released 1993)
U2 Best of 1980-1990 (compilation: 1980-2006, released 2006)
He co-produced like 2 songs on these albums
Posted on 1/16/23 at 12:17 pm to Big Scrub TX
quote:
What? Death Magentic was exactly what they needed after years of Rock and then the St. Anger disaster.
Perhaps, but you could’ve told them so for much cheaper.
Posted on 1/16/23 at 12:54 pm to L1C4
One of the best producers ever. Not a musical genius.
Of course he has flops. He can only work with the product he is given and make it the best it can be. But he's not a musician or a song writer.
He also produced 5 of my favorite groups of all time: The Cult, Beastie Boys, Run DMC, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Audioslave.
He basically formed Audioslave by getting the Rage members together with Cornell.
Of course he has flops. He can only work with the product he is given and make it the best it can be. But he's not a musician or a song writer.
He also produced 5 of my favorite groups of all time: The Cult, Beastie Boys, Run DMC, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Audioslave.
He basically formed Audioslave by getting the Rage members together with Cornell.
This post was edited on 1/16/23 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 1/16/23 at 4:26 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
It was interesting to hear Mike D and Ad Rock talk about their early days as The Beastie Boys with Rick Rubin in the documentary/movie they did for Apple TV
They hung out with him all the time and he was trying to get them started while he was still living in a dorm in college
They hung out with him all the time and he was trying to get them started while he was still living in a dorm in college
This post was edited on 1/16/23 at 4:27 pm
Posted on 1/16/23 at 5:06 pm to bisceaux
quote:
Lucinda Williams Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
He didnt produce this record... I dont think he had anything to do with it...
Posted on 1/16/23 at 5:18 pm to TFTC
Tom Petty -Wildflowers. He produced this and it's a classic.
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