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Johnny C:
The Dust Brothers did some pretty relevant stuff, but my favourite producer by far is Dave Fridmann. When he touches an album it turns to gold in my ears.
StrikeThePostman:
As a fan of early Mountain Goats work, I don't really mind awful/nonexistent production. On the other hand, I also love the newer work they've done with John Vanderslice. Vanderslice is also just a wonderful artist in his own right; I think he understands the way production can help and hinder a band.
I think the Flaming Lips are another good example of the way a band can create a good album both with and without much help from a producer.
As someone else already said, production is a part of the music, and if it doesn't line up with the songwriting, bad things happen.
sjbrot:
It's pretty obvious that the producer's chair is an important one in the studio. In my mind, I often compare it to the position of director in a film setting, although that may be putting a tad too much importance on it.
The main responsibility of the producer in my mind is to properly colour the work fitting with the ideas of the artists. It's really hard to describe what I mean without using a dreadful phrase like "capturing the essence" or something similar. The best I can do is point out people like Albini, Spector, and Fridmann, who all have distinctive styles that add to the records they produce.
Storm Rider:
Production is important, but obviously musicianship and especially songwriting should take priority. That being said, Nevermore's Enemies of Reality album was so utterly and comletely fucked up by its production that the band had a remastered version on the shelves only 2 years later.
valley_parade:
LOL ZOMG RICK RUBIN FTW.
No. Seriously. I hope he can manage to do something with the next Metallica album. Maybe even put a guitar solo in there.
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