Legendary recording engineer and drummer Butch Vig talks about his journey from Nevermind to Siamese dream to new Garbage music!
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0:00 INTRO
3:49 growing up in a musical household
4:55 on his first drum kit
7:19 getting into punk and new wave and recording
8:12 the local scene in Madison
10:27 on killdozer the band that started it all for him - that Kurt and Billie (corgan) heard
13:00 on his first encounter with the pumpkins and recording them
14:52 on Taylor Hawkins & Jimmy Chamberlin
17:52 on recording Gish
18:41 on the pressure behind Siamese dream
19:24 on the original producers scheduled to do Nevermind
20:30 on getting the first cassette of teen spirit and Dave grohl mention and having only a few days to do preproduction
21:28 on seeing Nirvana for the first time at a pizza place
22:59. How Nirvana bootlegged themselves!
23:00 on hearing Nirvana for the first time.
24.52 on Chad the early Nirvana drummer bud Dave grohl
25:30 on Kurt and Lennon’s similarity in doubling vocals (good)
27:21 on cheap trick
28:38 on working with Courtney
30:00 on having the “Midas touch” after nevermind
31:10 on turning down The Rolling Stones / Mick Jagger
33:24 on that challenge that was Siamese dream
35:50 on the pressure on the pumpkins after Gish and nevermind
38:30 on coming undone during Siamese dream
41:00 on working with sonic youth
44:34 on working with Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins in the Foos
47:37 on different production techniques with different bands
49:00 on having to replace drummers
50:59 old school recording vs new school
53:41 The new Garbage record
56:24 on the last Garbage record bring social political versus the new one
57:42 on touring for him these days
59:38 Butchs top 5 most underrated drummers of all time
1:04 the top 5 most underrated rock albums
CREDITS (instagram links)
Host - @ScottLipps
Edited by @toastycakes
Music by @Robby_hoff