What exactly happened with Joe Thomas?
♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇:
What was the real deal concerning Brian/Melinda's fallout with Joe Thomas? I mean, I think that was a *good* thing, as he seemed rather slimy to me, plus the fact that he was not the best producer for Brian (an understatement on par with saying the Titanic hitting the iceberg wasn't the best possible outcome for that particular voyage). That said, the end seemed to happen abruptly, and little has come out (and if it did, I completely missed it). I mean, it must have been bad in order for it to go to court.
So, what's the deal?
Wirestone:
He didn't want to travel overseas with the band -- he wouldn't fly -- and he didn't really see eye to eye with Darian, who was rapidly gaining the ear and trust of BW and his folks, I think.
To say Thomas was all bad does him a disservice, I think. Imagination features some expertly produced vocals (arguably the best of Brian's solo career) and the co-writes on Lay Down Burden and a couple of others turned out pretty well, I thitnk.
♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇:
I tell you one thing though...it also features the WORST mix of any Brian release. Everything sounds so anemic, especially the drums. Somebody called it an 80s style of production. Uh-uh. If it had been done in the 80s, the drums wouldn't have sounded so weak, and the guitars would have had some bite. As it is, it sounds like a Fisher-Price(tm) style of production.
Sheriff John Stone:
Quote from: claymcc on January 13, 2006, 09:36:15 PM
To say Thomas was all bad does him a disservice, I think. Imagination features some expertly produced vocals (arguably the best of Brian's solo career) and the co-writes on Lay Down Burden and a couple of others turned out pretty well, I thitnk.
I totally agree with you. And if the production of the instrumental tracks was so bad, why didn't Brian say or do something about it. He is credited (along with Joe Thomas) as the producer and the arranger of the album.
I. Spaceman:
Because Brian has terrible taste at times.
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