http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVJMMT9nXRI
Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s Welcome To The Pleasuredome has received the full deluxe remastered bonus edition reissue.
While few would argue that the album is a classic – it was nevertheless hugely influential when it was released in 1984 and has been since.
Their controversial subject matter and images were a large part of their success, but it would be hard to overestimate the role that producer Trevor Horn played in their success. Compare these two versions of Relax to get an idea of how much Horn shaped their sound.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPLrXFw76Qg
What do you think? If it weren’t for Trevor Horn’s magic, would we have ever heard of Frankie Goes To Hollywood?
Well, they managed to get on TV without Trevor. Proving that promotion makes a difference too.
just because they got on tv doesn't mean anything…..lots of bands get on tv and we never hear of them again….
i got less than 3 minutes into the pre-horn version before deciding that it was boring to me…nothing was happening apart from a time change that i don't really think fit in the song….
trevor made this song and this band what they are today
just because they got on tv doesn't mean anything…..lots of bands get on tv and we never hear of them again….
i got less than 3 minutes into the pre-horn version before deciding that it was boring to me…nothing was happening apart from a time change that i don't really think fit in the song….
trevor made this song and this band what they are today
"what they are today"
a bunch of ragged has-beens? That's downright cruel.
"what they are today"
a bunch of ragged has-beens? That's downright cruel.
The post-Horn version had much more commercial appeal for its day. But there's a raw funkiness to the original that got lost in the newer version. Where did the bass line go?!?! They're almost two different songs. One sounds like post-70s, the other like mid-80s. Because of that, maybe we never would've heard of them if it weren't for Trevor Horn… or maybe they would've evolved into something completely different instead of blending in with the soundscape of the time.
The post-Horn version had much more commercial appeal for its day. But there's a raw funkiness to the original that got lost in the newer version. Where did the bass line go?!?! They're almost two different songs. One sounds like post-70s, the other like mid-80s. Because of that, maybe we never would've heard of them if it weren't for Trevor Horn… or maybe they would've evolved into something completely different instead of blending in with the soundscape of the time.
Agree with Joe.
They wouldn't have had such a megahit without the major promotion.
No saying whether they'd have developed better or just disbanded a year sooner without the rocket tickets to stardom.
Read:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holly_Johnson
– the legal side to Horn's and ZTT's contribution to the band.
Agree with Joe.
They wouldn't have had such a megahit without the major promotion.
No saying whether they'd have developed better or just disbanded a year sooner without the rocket tickets to stardom.
Read:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holly_Johnson
– the legal side to Horn's and ZTT's contribution to the band.
Agree with Joe.
They wouldn't have had such a megahit without the major promotion.
No saying whether they'd have developed better or just disbanded a year sooner without the rocket tickets to stardom.
Read:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holly_Johnson
– the legal side to Horn's and ZTT's contribution to the band.
One version sounds like it was played by humans.
The other sounds like someone programed it into a Fairlight with a LOT of reverb.
Umm, re "major promotion" – well, circumstantial rather than premeditated. Nevermind.
I've heard of lots of crappy bands that didn't have the benefit of Trevor's production talents…and some crappy bands that did.
I've heard of lots of crappy bands that didn't have the benefit of Trevor's production talents…and some crappy bands that did.
I've heard of lots of crappy bands that didn't have the benefit of Trevor's production talents…and some crappy bands that did.
And then Trevor joined Yes, tried the same stuff and completely messed everything up.
This song took on new dimensions for me after watching Zoolander.
look, trevor is a genius….but the band wrote the music folks!! it was the combination of those two factors that made the band immortal….. i saw them live twice at the time, and believe me, they were truly excellent – two of the best live shows i've seen ever…they could most certainly play and had things not gone sour between the band and the singer and the record company, i have no doubt they would have gone on to even greater hights…shame how it all ended for them.
look, trevor is a genius….but the band wrote the music folks!! it was the combination of those two factors that made the band immortal….. i saw them live twice at the time, and believe me, they were truly excellent – two of the best live shows i've seen ever…they could most certainly play and had things not gone sour between the band and the singer and the record company, i have no doubt they would have gone on to even greater hights…shame how it all ended for them.
look, trevor is a genius….but the band wrote the music folks!! it was the combination of those two factors that made the band immortal….. i saw them live twice at the time, and believe me, they were truly excellent – two of the best live shows i've seen ever…they could most certainly play and had things not gone sour between the band and the singer and the record company, i have no doubt they would have gone on to even greater hights…shame how it all ended for them.
look, trevor is a genius….but the band wrote the music folks!! it was the combination of those two factors that made the band immortal….. i saw them live twice at the time, and believe me, they were truly excellent – two of the best live shows i've seen ever…they could most certainly play and had things not gone sour between the band and the singer and the record company, i have no doubt they would have gone on to even greater hights…shame how it all ended for them.
Trevor Horn uses some basic rules in his productions. Like: you have to put at least 4 or 5 idea’s in one song to make it interesting. Wish more composers and producers just used that one simple rule.