Songs That Changed Music: Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm - with Stephen Lipson
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@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
What songs do you think changed music? Share below
@LucasOliveira-pv9ir 2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad Slave to The Rhythm got picked! What about Straight Outta Compton? It's the foundation for a whole genre of rap music
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
@@LucasOliveira-pv9ir marvellous idea!!
@hans-anneveldt 2 жыл бұрын
Yes with owner of a lonely heart
@totallykoolyeah 2 жыл бұрын
While we're at it , Slave To Love b.Brian ferry/Virginia plain b.Roxy music or really any of it. Cheers.. great stuff!
@lakrids-pibe 2 жыл бұрын
Terry Jacks: "Seasons in the Sun" . Based on a french song by Jacques Brel. The history is really interesting.
@Snhojbar 2 жыл бұрын
This song started my 37 year career in music. As a music student we had a field trip to Sarm East studios. They showed us the control room and explained the SSL. Then they pinned ten wide eyed students to the back wall of the control room with a track they'd just finished mixing. It was Slave To The Rhythm. An amazing experience and a total epiphany. I'd never heard anything so good, so loud and with such incredible clarity. I now knew what I wanted to do as a career. When college finished I wore a hole in a brand new pair of shoes taking my resume and knocking on every recording studio door in London. I got a job as a tape op in a small studio in Chiswick that had a Fairlight III. 37 years later I'm still working in music in Los Angeles. Thank you so much for this video! I know this record inside and backwards and this video is a big deal for me. You Rock!
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Wow!!! That’s absolutely amazing! It must have been an incredible experience! Thanks ever so much for sharing
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
It is an incredible song, amazing production and so well mixed! Hugely influential to so many of us!
@paulwright8695 9 ай бұрын
So jealous of this story!
@Wulfcry 8 ай бұрын
You rock doing what you wanted, awesome.
@dwaynecollins535 Жыл бұрын
‘Slave To The Rhythm’ is an absolute masterpiece!
@Producelikeapro Жыл бұрын
Yes! It is! Thanks ever so much!
@trevorbayers2175 Жыл бұрын
It’s absolute garbage
@thornbird6768 Жыл бұрын
Fabulous song from a visually stunning Grace .
@musicnerd72 8 ай бұрын
@@trevorbayers2175Well obviously your ears were made in China. 🙄
@chrisjoyce415 2 жыл бұрын
Glastonbury 1987 on the Wednesday evening before the festival. I was standing on the hill facing the Pyramid Stage when they sound checked the PA system with Slave to the Rhythm. It was one of the most awesome audio moments of my life. Like listening to the biggest hi-fi on earth. The sound filled the entire valley. Unforgettable.
@MisterHughes 2 жыл бұрын
I still listen to this track (and the album) regularly, without sounding like an old fart, the industry doesn't seem to want this kind of complexity and beautifully layered music anymore. What an incredible group to have crafted this track.
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much!
@simonhodgetts6530 2 жыл бұрын
In my opinion (for what it’s worth) one of the best produced records of all time. It still sends shivers down my spine when I hear it!
@leefchapman 2 жыл бұрын
100% Not only that but the title of the track nails that feeling
@don_ald1 2 жыл бұрын
The Beatles Helter skelter
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed 100% Simon! Absolute masterpiece on all levels
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
@@leefchapman absolutely
@andreirlmeier 2 жыл бұрын
Without pro tools - from todays view , unbelievable
@just_passing_through 2 жыл бұрын
This song still sounds fresh in 2022, almost 40 years later.
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed 100%!
@RedFoxRoaming 2 жыл бұрын
Jesus is it really that long ago? I'm only just starting to appreciate it !
@adamblue2980 2 жыл бұрын
After her first 3 disco albums, the production on all of Grace's records (the Compass Point recordings with Sly and Robbie in particular) is absolute top tier.
@RedFoxRoaming 2 жыл бұрын
@@adamblue2980 I'll have to take a listen. I didn't know she wored with Sly & Robbie.
@quantize 2 жыл бұрын
@@adamblue2980 agreed, the Sly and Robbie stuff really set her up for this! its also incredible
@ejeckk 2 жыл бұрын
I am from Washington, D.C. where Go-Go has its roots. The music had a tremendous influence on my playing. Groove and meter are absolutely supreme in this musical style. I remember hearing this song for the first time and was totally knocked off my feet by the production and orchestration. This song remained my personal national anthem for years. It was and has remained one of my top favorite tracks of all time even after almost 40 years. The song in 2022 continues to have a sound just as fresh as it was in 1985. Bravo to Grace and all the crew who created this masterpiece! I am forever A Slave to the Rhythm.
@ryannewsome2981 7 ай бұрын
I saw in a documentary where they used Go-Go musicians to get the beat
@SomeoneCalledRob 2 жыл бұрын
There was a phase of incredibly well-arranged pop music in the mid 80s that managed to retain a lightness of touch without being simplistic and dull - Slave to the Rhythm being the perfect example.
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed 100%!
@MrWinny11 9 ай бұрын
you can thank Trevor Horn for that
@quantize 2 жыл бұрын
Literally a timeless track. Endlessly modern, classical, funky...just incredible.
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
I think so too!
@MrGenedancingmachine 2 жыл бұрын
Madam butterfly by Malcolm McLaren was a year before and Peter Gabriel’s sledgehammer was a year after, I liked that part of the eighties, exotic sounding funky dance music
@fairdose 2 жыл бұрын
Grace Jones is nothing short of an Amazonian Goddess! There has never been anyone with a combination of her style and attitude and probably never will be. Oh yeah, she's also a fantastic singer!
@andreborges2881 2 жыл бұрын
And strikes a momentous figure every time, with due elegance and iconoclasm. A full package, really
@shaunm1030 2 жыл бұрын
I'll always remember her as Strange ( Stron-zhae) in that Eddie Murphy film....."Zis is ze essonce of sex!!"😆
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
YES! HUGE fan of Grace Jones!
@bentilley5412 2 жыл бұрын
@D M my only disagreement is in the tense you use. I would say 'has', rather than 'had'. Grace Jones remains a force of fucking nature. She is magnificent.
@UTubeISphere 2 жыл бұрын
Betty (Gray) Davis (1944-2022) arguably her precursor but roughly ten years too early.
@lv2465 2 жыл бұрын
An absolute fu*king masterpiece. This is the tune that inspired IMHO the Triphop, Lounge and Folktronica scene. It's so versatile, this is music in an immortal sense it will never sound dated. It even has that James Bond movie vibe to it. I salute everyone involved with this.
@willemmoller6736 2 жыл бұрын
This track epitomises '80s production to me, and it still sounds huge and fresh. Great video, thanks Warren!
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed! Thanks ever so much!
@angelfoodstudio7619 2 жыл бұрын
@@Producelikeapro agreed - this is a masterpiece - I loooooove this record (12" version) - thank you so much for your efforts Warren
@vincenteoppolo9025 2 жыл бұрын
agreed....screams 80's
@acb6621 2 жыл бұрын
This and the full version of Welcome To The Pleasuredome. Same team obviously so its not surprising :D
@mohebbi71 2 жыл бұрын
It REALLY stood apart from much of the pop of the era, trapped as they were in the Quincy Jones styling so many other acts were built on:)
@MusicEssentials 2 жыл бұрын
I just recently found out, that many of my favorite tracks from the 80's - when I was a teenager - were produced/composed by Trevor Horn. Like this track, or Yes' "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" or Art Of Noise's "Moments In Love".
@mrkinla 2 жыл бұрын
Me, too!
@iixorb 2 жыл бұрын
Indeed - Trevor’s SARM studio in west London, where Steve Lipson worked, produced a significant amount of the backdrop of the 80’s. You’d be surprised and suitably impressed if you saw the whole ‘catalog’ !
@NJbakintheday 2 жыл бұрын
Same. Serious a-ha moment for me. I only knew Trevor Horn from The Art of Noise (or so I thought). Video Killed The Radio Star, Owner of A Lonely Heart... I never connected the dots until now. Wow.
@robertpayneserratore3562 Жыл бұрын
Plus- FGTH, Art of Noise and Propaganda!!
@skierpage Жыл бұрын
Check out his other production peaks: ABC's entire Lexicon of Love album especially "Poison Arrow" and "The Look of Love". Malcolm McLaren's breakthrough "Buffalo Gals", the first track to combine turntable scratching with Fairlight trickery. Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Welcome to the Pleasuredome album, especially the title track. And later on, Seal's tracks. Although after hearing this I need to check out the engineers and co-producers on those tracks. If Trevor Horn is god, Stephen Lipson is at least Apollo. Red Bull Music Academy has a long interview in which Trevor Horn talks about them at length, and gives credit to Stephen Lipson, Anne Dudley on string arrangements, and many more. A massive nexus of talent.
@jasonstarr2036 2 жыл бұрын
One of the best records ever made! I can't get enough of it. It's a shame that it did not get a Grammy.
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Very well said Jason!
@leefchapman 2 жыл бұрын
More Stephen Lipson! Amazing to get his insight into this. What a treasure. Still waiting on some Kraftwerk!
@matthewotooleis 2 жыл бұрын
Andrew Scheps has a long interview with him on KZfaq. Over three hours.
@JohnOShaughnessy 2 жыл бұрын
kraftwerk, ja!
@crnkmnky 2 жыл бұрын
I love Lipson’s work with Public Image Ltd.
@jonpeckman6431 2 жыл бұрын
It’s funny, I always loved this album but pre-internet, I just assumed that the drums were programmed and the orchestrations were Synclavier or Fairlight. Thanks, Warren for bringing this gem to light.
@leefchapman 2 жыл бұрын
So true!
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much Jon!
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
@@leefchapman you rock!
@chillimont 2 жыл бұрын
Same here Jon!
@julianmbrown 2 жыл бұрын
Know what you mean. Not sure how you'd programme those drum fills mind. But then again, they're clever chaps with good equipment, who knows what they're capable of?
@ezradlionel711 2 жыл бұрын
Wow.. I'm an 80s baby from the Caribbean and this is all news to me. I was actually conceived in Jamaica but born in St.Lucia, so I feel extra embarrassed cuz I tell people I'm Jamaican sometimes. Grace Jones is the sh*t
@zeusapollo8688 2 жыл бұрын
Sak a fet?
@ezradlionel711 2 жыл бұрын
@@zeusapollo8688 Mwen La
@DavidMorley 2 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, this is those of the greatest songs and productions ever recorded.
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed 100%! Absolute masterpiece
@DavidMorley 2 жыл бұрын
@@Producelikeapro 👍
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
@@DavidMorley thanks!
@wesboundmusic 2 жыл бұрын
Chiming in here. I had the same visceral response as the gentleman presenting this to us: The killer groove was the hardest hitting one I had heard unto, probably is to this day! Absolutely phenomenal piece and fantastic walkthrough and breakdown of its genesis! Thanks so much!
@inphanta 2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow this was a great, great video! As a kid, I found Grace Jones to be pretty scary (especially so in the video for this song), but as an adult, I came to really appreciate her artistry. She’s like the female Bowie in a lot of ways. My fiancé and I saw her live back a few years back when she headlined Afropunk in London and she was an absolute BOSS. She did the hula hoops things there too! My fiancé’s claim to fame now is that she was touched by Jones as she passed by the front row and brushed her hands through the crowd! Thanks again for the amazing content, man. 👍🏿😊
@AHoundOnAHonda 2 жыл бұрын
A fiancé is the male part of an engaged couple. Perhaps you had a fiancée.
@shadowmixx 2 жыл бұрын
Hey, I feel you. I use to think she was a bit weirdly scary too. This video and even some of her cover graphics. I appreciated her more as years went by, and then when she was cast in the movie Boomerang, I found her to be really quite appealing.
@fernandoblanc 2 жыл бұрын
37 years after that top end is everything what is right, the vocals sit in the mix like a kitty in a couch
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Haha very well said!
@awrogers3013 2 жыл бұрын
Agree. One of the most criminally underrated records of my 60 year old life. Absolutely a peak moment of creativity and innovation and one of the most important records of the 80s. We can talk all day about thei importance of Trevor Horn but THIS was and remains his greatest musical achievement. There never will be another. A unique moment in time never to be repeated.
@richardmcarthur40 2 жыл бұрын
So generous of Stephen to do the breakdown. So insightful to the process, I love how irreverent he is. Hang on, Lovejoy is on it!!!???
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Yes! It was fantastic to have him do this with us!
@michaelhawkins7389 2 жыл бұрын
@@Producelikeapro I have a question Warren, according to your wiki page you worked with singer James Blunt , was that for a song or a full album and what song or album was it?
@lakrids-pibe 2 жыл бұрын
Carl Lewis, the olympic athlete, had the same haircut as Grace Jones in 1984. He named her as the inspiration for it.
@richardgutteridge2127 2 жыл бұрын
I always thought this song was so sophisticated and elegant, a masterpiece that blew me away and gave images of summer in the Mediterranean. The composition and arrangement was in my mind perfect and timeless to this day.
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Very well said!
@hoisin75 2 жыл бұрын
It’s perfection. I think it’s THE high watermark of production - more so after watching this. And Lovejoy is on it! This channel is just immense, thanks for the love and work you clearly put into it
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed 100%! Thanks ever so much for your support!
@jknorratl 2 жыл бұрын
@5:00 this is classic Go-Go beat. I grew up in DC with that exact backbeat groove. I played with many of the local groups in the late 80s.
@MrMrh1958 2 жыл бұрын
The best live version of this, is her hoola hooping to it at the Queens jubilee celebration outside Buckingham Palace!👏🏻🇬🇧
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I talked about that at the end of the video! Amazing!
@jenomeyer4116 Жыл бұрын
Salute to my big brother in music Juju House for representing our gogo culture and laying the foundation down in one of the most greatest songs ever 🥁
@Producelikeapro Жыл бұрын
Marvellous!
@kaiulrich6185 2 жыл бұрын
That song sounds great enough to have been used for dialing in p.a. eq‘s on huge systems for decades. That says quite something.
@AlexAlcyone 2 жыл бұрын
haha yep we did that too, was our reference disc :)
@jetaddicted 2 жыл бұрын
About 15 years ago, I was gifted with attending to Ms Jones while she flew from my place to L.A. She was a LOVELY person, offered me to go rollerblading which I turned down out of shyness. To this day I keep regretting not having said yes.
@paultorbert6929 2 жыл бұрын
The first time I heard this song, t'was the long-play version...... I was stunned !!!! It still has that stun-power today !!!!
@jami7772 2 жыл бұрын
As a 16 year old in '85 I thought this song was so ahead of its time. Avante Garde ! The song, the video and the album cover and of course Grace herself. Amazing work by the engineers to put this together. Always associate this song with going to the South of France as part of a family holiday. Still gives me goose pimples when I listen to this. I also heard a version with Ian McShane introducing Grace Jones before the song kicks in.
@deesee6009 2 жыл бұрын
The music video and visuals by Grace's husband for this was equally a masterpiece
@paulsmith3057 2 жыл бұрын
Unforgettable work from JP Goude. Feels like it influenced Philipe Decoufle's triumph with New Order's True Faith vid.
@josephirizarry5195 2 жыл бұрын
Just a bunch of snippets from his tv adverts and they're all brilliant
@superchaserbr 7 ай бұрын
A monumental masterpiece. So complex, so sophisticated, so incredibly good, and still sounds fresh after almost forty years.
@VaPHpk 2 жыл бұрын
The first part of orchestral arrangement he played brings to mind the end of ‘left to my own devices’ by Pet Shop Boys
@hoisin75 2 жыл бұрын
Never knew JJ Belle had played on this. Know him from his work on Behaviour
@markusandergard6925 2 жыл бұрын
Richard Niles arranged that too.
@marcanw 2 жыл бұрын
Team was nearly the same.
@johndangelo4647 2 жыл бұрын
Boston's More Than a Feeling and Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill are just two serious productions that impacted many musicians and producers. As far as Slave to the Rhythm, that was a fun deep dive thanks to Mr. Lipson recollections, great job!
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, the whole of Hounds Of Love was very influential
@EdgyNumber1 2 жыл бұрын
I'm not her biggest fan, I'll admit but I really feel Grace Jones was a piece of art herself. This tune was unbelievably awesome but the visuals in the music video were cutting edge. ...and THAT CHORUS!
@charlibiris 2 жыл бұрын
Defo ahead of her time
@kildogery 2 жыл бұрын
Grace Jones is incredible. Still. I've seen her live at least twice in the last 15 years. Legendary. Goddess is not too strong.
@musicnerd72 8 ай бұрын
As a 13 year old when this album came out, it blew me away! 38 years later it's still a captivating listen! One of my all time favorites! 👌
@Chewbacca6334 Жыл бұрын
This is my favorite track of all time, because it has it all; a thundering drumtrack, a funky bass-line, a haunting guitar, a complete classic orchestra and of course the unforgettable voice of Grace Jones. I carry this song in my heart wherever I go. Thanks a million!
@skierpage Жыл бұрын
Close. You omitted the PING sound, the thrUMMM upward keyboard whoosh, _multiple_ haunting guitars, a dozen motifs and riffs, the glockenspiel, the portentous Ian Shane narration... Check out remixes like Droopus' Rough Slave Mix and DJ Friction's Rmx. I've got no beef with people saying "Poison Arrow" (ABC), "Buffalo Gals" (Malcolm McLaren, "Owner of a Lonely Heart" (Yes), or "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" is Trevor Horn's greatest achievement, but "Slave to the Rhythm" is at least their equal. And it's great to see Stephen Lipson getting more credit. "What do you get if you combine 2 years of studio time, the best musicians in the world, two insanely-talented producers and £800,000? The most expensive, and IMO the best produced single of all time, and surely - another 80s masterpiece." -- Bruce Forest (Drupus?) on Facebook.
@backspin6698 2 жыл бұрын
Even if it is from the 80's, it is an timeless production. Lot's of good memories 😀
@paulphilippart7395 2 жыл бұрын
Oh my, always the go to to reference for the latest Hi Fi acquisition,have had some quite subliminal audio moments with this album ,specially in the 80s. Very inspirational to my audio engineering quest.Big benchmark album for Audio.
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed! Absolutely fantastic song and Producton
@edwardmulholland7912 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve not heard the album, but have always loved the single - it was perfect for Grace. Enjoyed this, thank you.
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, amazing song!
@JohnOShaughnessy 2 жыл бұрын
wow, you just gotta hear that album!
@IfUfindthisURlost 2 жыл бұрын
@@JohnOShaughnessy Loved the single, but I remember hearing the album when it came out and thought I'd been utterly conned, same track remixed several times. I haven't heard it since, so I will dig it out of my collection and try listening with an open mind and a more mature set of ears.
@antoniog2854 2 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest recordings ever made. Thank you! More Trevor Horn related please!
@leefchapman 2 жыл бұрын
More Trevor Horn required @producelikeapro
@brucemckay6615 2 жыл бұрын
Hell yes!
@63Baggies 2 жыл бұрын
I've always rated this track has being one of the greatest rhythm tracks 've ever heard.
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Antonio!
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
@@63Baggies agreed 100%!
@scientifico 2 жыл бұрын
I remember when I was young and beautiful, and hearing this in a large club was like being bathed in glory. People were lifted to their best selves as they threw themselves joyfully, luxuriantly, seductively into the rhythm. How many countless people fell in love (or lust) on the dancefloor to this song!Thanks gentlemen in the booth and thank you Ms. Jones! I am forever a slave to the rhythm.
@Del-Lebo 2 жыл бұрын
Oy! I was a lad in 1985 working in a record shop when I bought that record!! I'm 55 now and Still listen to that album regularly!!!! Well done! BTW Born in Washington D.C. Yes GoGo!!
@DJTI99 2 жыл бұрын
I used to DJ at this tiny martini bar on Saturdays, and I would open up my set with this track every time. And speaking about Ju-Ju House playing on that track, I'm originally from DC and I can tell you that go-go is a religion there. E.U., Rare Essence, and Trouble Funk all played at my high school back in the 80s.
@j_ocrates23 2 жыл бұрын
My uncle “Lil’ Beats” of Redds & The Boys played on “STTR”. It still rocks to this day. Great interview Thank you to all involved
@Megadoculous 2 жыл бұрын
I consider this song to be so sonically correct, that I even used Slave To The Rhythm as my reference track, to tune all front of house PA's we were using during the 80's and 90's. An absolute masterpiece. This video and the songs breakdown was fascinating to watch, thank you!
@WrvrUgoThrUR 2 жыл бұрын
I remember being so proud of the musicians from my city’s go-go scene being showcased on such a big international stage. The album itself is one of my Dessert Island Discs. I’d have to have it!!!
@wajobu 2 жыл бұрын
I walked in to Cutler's Records in October 1985, and a friend of mine who worked there had just taken the first copy of that album out of the box and put it on the store turntable. I heard the first two bars and said: "Bob, I'll take that one, please..." Fabulous album from beginning to end.
@xxhank 2 жыл бұрын
This really is the best episode yet Warren.....Go-Go beat? You just blew my mind, but there it is clear as day! There really should be MUCH more Go-Go in the world.
@BeesWaxMinder 2 жыл бұрын
T H I S👍
@Mclenchie 2 жыл бұрын
Said!
@eyeboyd 2 жыл бұрын
For GoGo, look for tracks by Washington band Troublefunk from the 1980s. One the best live bands I ever saw! E.g. Drop the Bomb
@rayygun 2 жыл бұрын
@@eyeboyd Still Smokin' , had that on 12" also chekc out a superb track by Kindness - Thats Alright - Done with Trouble Funk as well
@marcfitzgerald569 Жыл бұрын
We're about to bring Go-Go full circle ❤
@c.1166 2 жыл бұрын
The Thrill Of It All by Roxy Music. I can not imagine anybody from punk to New Romantics existing without this song. It's influence is in Adam Ant and Duran Duran. That intro followed by a roar of sound. By the way, thank you for featuring Slave to the Rhythm. It is a brilliant single and album with an artist I feel never gets enough credit for her talent and artistry. Love this series.
@skierpage Жыл бұрын
Slave to the Rhythm was 1985, years after Adam Ant hit big in 1980 and Duran Duran in 1981.
@johnw5734 2 жыл бұрын
Every time MTV played a Grace Jones tune the kids and I would nose up to the TV. The right stuff at the right time in the right place. It was great.
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much for sharing! I really appreciate it
@elspurso 8 ай бұрын
Fascinating....love this song takes me back to the 80s...
@madmaxit2 2 жыл бұрын
Grace Jones also did that little stint on one of my favorite albums "Arcadia- So the Red Rose". Man I LOVE that album! David Gilmoure's guitar playing, Mr Le' bon...Love it!.
@julianmbrown 2 жыл бұрын
Election Day & The Flame. Same year as Slave to the Rhythm too!
@marcanw 2 жыл бұрын
@@julianmbrown Yep that was a nice one.
@HadrianRex 2 жыл бұрын
Imo, So Red the Rose is the greatest "Duran Duran" album. It's one of those 80s albums that has always remained in play for me since its release.
@julianmbrown 2 жыл бұрын
@@HadrianRex Keep Me In The Dark is an oft over-looked gem I find. Love the keys & guitars on that track. Carlos Alomar plays on that I think.
@MisAnnThorpe 2 жыл бұрын
@@HadrianRex I'd say it's the best "Duran Duran" album bar the self titled debut. That was a really promising start to their career but it was all downhill from there. "Girls on film", "Careless memories", "To the shore", "Night boat" and especially "Tel Aviv" are all really great tracks and there's nothing on that album that is as cringeworthy as what was to come later. "Wild boys"? Really! "Lady Ice" was the stand out track from "So red the rose", for me.
@steveantony342 2 жыл бұрын
RIP J J Belle dude was an amazing guitarist who’s talent is sadly missed 👊🏿
@themotownboy1 2 жыл бұрын
Yes!! I love his song and the concept album built around it. I loved this immediately when it first came out! This was a great example of the versatility of digital recording. Thank you, Warren!!
@dejonckheere100 2 жыл бұрын
I was just sixteen,...clubbing in Ghent (Belgium) in this incredible little New Wave club called " The Fash".... Packed with punters dressed in stylish Yamamoto black sporting crazy laquered hairdo's and heavy eyeliner. And then this song came up... and i was floored with how beautifully perfect and theatrical this track worked with this freaky crowd. I will never forget this moment and i still get goosebumps hearing Miss Jones incredible voice on it.
@KiaTheDMVBison 6 ай бұрын
I grew up in DC listening to Go-Go music. This song was LIFE CHANGING for me and the entire DMV area!!!
@kisslena 2 жыл бұрын
This legendary groove is so hot! It still holds up today. When you think of the epitome of a R&B arrangement British-style this is it. The Horns!🔥The musicians are so tight and bring depth to the groove. The other sound elements make it a very unique piece. Grace Jones’s phrasing range is crazy fun and flirty! STTR is still in my personal top 20 songs of all time.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💛🎶👏🏽
@TheFeralBachelor 2 жыл бұрын
For me this song is one of my all time favorites of any genre out there. The lyrics, vocals, and production stand shoulder to shoulder with songs like Donna Summer's I Feel Love. What sets this above the rest is Grace's vocals, and the lyrics speak of the Club Life like no other because as she says it in the tile and lyrics, we're all slaves to the rhythm.
@mrd5024 2 жыл бұрын
My dad worked at a very posh stereo store and this was always his goto record to show off a system to someone. He said it was the most perfect track of music ever made.
@johnbullard5973 Жыл бұрын
A friend saw Grace Jones in concert in the 8o's in LA. Her stage presence was unique - being a model probably helped, as well as those Armani suits she wore.
@DjLeoZero 2 жыл бұрын
What an incredible thing to hear Stephen's breakdown...... wow!
@craigborland4383 2 жыл бұрын
My exact sentiments when I fIrst heard this track back in 1985. So polished , but atmospherically on point
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much Craig!
@dartheejit6797 2 жыл бұрын
Song production, the video + Grace, what a fantastic combination. One of the standout tracks of the 1980s. Agree, it hasn't aged at all.
@fibboobbif 2 жыл бұрын
We used to calibrate our big Studio monitors in the mid/late 80s with this song, and "Muscles". And then it was a pleasure to play it REALLY LOUD.
@ianpreece6391 2 жыл бұрын
I've wondered for years how those amazing "ahhhh" sounds were made. I assumed it was a Fairlight/ Synclavier layered pad etc. So it was Tessa Niles' backing vocals multitracked. Such an interesting video thanks!
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much for watching
@danielphillips2852 2 жыл бұрын
I'd no idea it was Ian McShane (and I'm a fan of both the song and him). Thank you Mr H for this and the recent Steve Lipson interview. Very interesting stuff.
@EdEditz 7 ай бұрын
I love that little pan flute in there. I always hone into that when I listen to this song.
@samsam-ko3fp 4 ай бұрын
Then the horns takeover , masterful combination
@EdEditz 4 ай бұрын
@@samsam-ko3fp Absolutely. It's brilliant :)
@xhy20x 2 жыл бұрын
Simply a masterpiece. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, were influenced by this song on the New Edition 'Heartbreak' album.
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much for sharing!
@mark902 2 жыл бұрын
I love "don't cry, it's only the rhythm". It's a great stereo effect demo.
@peachmelba1000 2 жыл бұрын
Trevor Horne was a big part of the first Seal album. Any track from that one is worth digging into.
@mts9512 Ай бұрын
Wow, the separated drum/percussion tracks sound brilliant, especially at 6.24
@aloisraich9326 5 ай бұрын
The best song ever written, performed by the best possible artist for this song, just pure beauty and perfection
@christiangillmann9466 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, my favourite "producer" song, especially the extended version! The one to test hifi systems. Thanks for the great infos!
@marcanw 2 жыл бұрын
Indeed Blood Mix was interesting for the first instrumental part which let your hear the production magic.
@URKillingme100 2 жыл бұрын
I was obsessed with this album when it came out. Freaking brilliant start to finish. I also love what Trevor Horn did with Propaganda and Seal.
@AardvarkTaxi 2 жыл бұрын
With Propaganda, Trevor Horn was too busy with FGTH at that time, and so production duties for A Secret Wish was passed to the very same Steve Lipson in this video.
@Crewelperleology 2 жыл бұрын
I'm late to the party, but I can say this. What a gift it was having Stephen Lipson break it all down, and give us insight into the song and production of Slave to the Rhythm. The song is simply classic. Alright, I dare anyone to tell me that it isn't one S-E-X-Y masterpiece!
@tervatori 10 ай бұрын
For me this song is symphony of the celebration of the life, you fell the force of it.
@e-conrecords4665 2 жыл бұрын
Everything Horn touched turned to gold back then. He is responsible for some of the most lavish production I’ve ever heard… but not to the point of being self indulgent. It’s all honey for the ears. I especially love his work with Propaganda… along with everything he’s ever done with Anne Dudley.
@RaymondinJapan 2 жыл бұрын
Stephen Lipson produced Propaganda’s ‘A Secret Wish’ album on ZTT not Trevor Horn. Horn was too busy working with Frankie Goes To Hollywood at the time.
@e-conrecords4665 2 жыл бұрын
@@RaymondinJapan It was produced by Lipson under the supervision of Horn.
@RaymondinJapan 2 жыл бұрын
@@e-conrecords4665 So, just as I said, not produced by Trevor Horn.
@donqphotography 2 жыл бұрын
-> I remember hearing the cassette tape on a Sony Walkman. I recall the amazing panning efx they used and was blown away.
@EckhardRotte 2 жыл бұрын
1985, I was sitting inside a car of a friend which had one of the first really good sound systems on board and this song totally blew me away. It was the huge, huge sound, the waves, the "blingblings" and "tzztzzztzzzz" so spherical and roomy which impressed me like nothing before. A few days later I was humming, singing and describing the track to a guy in a local record store, which obviously worked - I got the 45 maxi version which I own until today. Such a great, great track, still makes me goose bumps after 37 years!
@gummybearlesbianmafia 2 жыл бұрын
I remember the first time I heard Slave to the Rhythm I was in middle school and everything about the song blow my teenage mind away. To this day it's still one of my favorite songs and feels futuristic and new.
@darenfairhurst7895 2 жыл бұрын
Love this series - keep up the great work. Suggestion for a song that changed music "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five
@alexs5723 2 жыл бұрын
YES
@garystinten9339 2 жыл бұрын
Whiiiite lines
@JohnLloydDavis 2 жыл бұрын
Great choice, an amazing album too. I read that Trevor Horn really enjoyed working with Grace Jones. I also really liked her cover version of 'Walking in the rain' by Flash and the Pan.
@paulsmith3057 2 жыл бұрын
Vanda and Young sure have an interesting legacy. Pull Up to The Bumper was another banger from Nightclubbing.
@jazzguitarmichael9753 2 жыл бұрын
@@paulsmith3057 They sure do. Angus Young's big brother
@darganx 2 жыл бұрын
The Easybeats!
@nicholasmartin297 2 жыл бұрын
For me this track marked an important, if unpleasant, time in my life. I always felt this track was special in some way. I was 23 in 1985. I will be 60 this year. I had no appreciation of how much talent and technical expertise had gone into the production. I still get a thrill when I listen to it. For me it doesn’t sound dated but fresh and perfect. Much as I admire Grace Jones I still find her a bit scary, but what a talented artist!!!
@benjamindenton 2 жыл бұрын
The low-end on this is perfect for fine-tuning a sub-woofer.
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
It’s so good!
@Simbosan 2 жыл бұрын
Grace Jones always had the talent to find other talent. Her latest album Hurricane is my go to album for testing hifi systems
@MisAnnThorpe 2 жыл бұрын
I'm guessing that you don't have it on vinyl. That goes for a lot of money.
@RenevolutionAccount 2 жыл бұрын
THE MOST IMPORTANT PRODUCTION EVER - pure magic ! excellent sound taste... EPIC ..... BREATHTAKING
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much! It’s an amazing piece of production
@IrishStewGuitar 2 жыл бұрын
'spranging away' - what a great description for the guitar rhythm :)
@adrianzag 2 жыл бұрын
Warren, what a beaut. One of my all-time favourite songs. Funnily enough I played it L.O.U.D. in the studio last week 3 times in a row, utterly transfixed, listening again too all the magical moments in this track. I called my wife in to explain it all and she was also fascinated. And imagine my delight top come across this video! Thanks for sharing and also to Steve Lipson too.
@dabeage 2 жыл бұрын
The WHOLE concept album (original version,) is fan-TAS-tique, still a favorite of mine.
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed 100% masterpiece
@IanFarquharson2 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the last two videos featuring Steve, he’s clearly able to get the best out of those he works with, and I’d love a bit of insight into the technical side of his work with Propaganda on A Secret Wish. It completely changed my tastes due to its perceived complexity.
@jh-mc3se 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@deanrob9 2 жыл бұрын
Propaganda's album absolutely!
@2000stephenellis 2 жыл бұрын
The 4 chords at the intro and chorus are the stuff of heaven itself ...truly amazing even after all these years !
@J-DUB-F1 2 жыл бұрын
This is a such a great lesson in simple production and arrangement, which yielded a huge track!. I was never really that familiar with her music. This track and My Jamaican Guy are the only ones I was familiar with. One little side note story......One year my family went to a place called Lion Country Safari. It was a big animal park out here. This was maybe, 80?, I was just starting high school at the time. I remember seeing these HUGE cut out figures of Grace everywhere (I had no idea who she was then). Turned out she was playing that night, at whatever amphitheater they had then........Everything was wild animal themed with her billboards. I didn't know what to make of it??, and neither did mom???................there was no one else like her, and there still isn't.
@brianedwards7142 2 жыл бұрын
As a teen in the 80s I loved how the intro was mixed so it seemed to slide through my head from side to side on my cassette Walkman headphones. My favourite GJ song until I heard her sing Amado Mio (not that I stopped liking it).
@beckyhaycox 2 жыл бұрын
This was so good. I am not nor ever have been a musician or producer but I can appreciate the incredible level of work. Great interview, comments and breakdown of one of the best songs ever.
@edalder2000 7 ай бұрын
I grew up near DC where Go-Go originated and is the sound of DC. Hearing that looped rhythm is pure Go-Go. 2/4 beat, multiple drummers playing different rhythms and those drummers are LOCKED IN tight. They are the pocket!
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