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Rob1956 · 01-25-2013, 09:33 PM

Lenny Waronker is a god to me. Look at the artists he's worked with, Joni, Arlo, The Doobie Bros., Jimi Hendrix, Randy Newman, and of course Gord. He got Gord like no one else did. A proper producer is everything. When I read that Lenny was moving more into the business end of the music business I thought "Gord better find a new "guru". He did very well, but never at the level of his involvement with Lenny. When I saw that "Dream Street Rose" was co-produced with Russ, I thought "oh-oh". Then Lenny was gone by "Shadows". Both great albums, but "something" was missing. I can't identify "something" but maybe some of you can verbalize it better than I.

01-25-2013, 09:33 PM	#9
Rob1956 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hickory Hills, IL Posts: 454	Re: Gord's Producer - Lenny Waronker insights Lenny Waronker is a god to me. Look at the artists he's worked with, Joni, Arlo, The Doobie Bros., Jimi Hendrix, Randy Newman, and of course Gord. He got Gord like no one else did. A proper producer is everything. When I read that Lenny was moving more into the business end of the music business I thought "Gord better find a new "guru". He did very well, but never at the level of his involvement with Lenny. When I saw that "Dream Street Rose" was co-produced with Russ, I thought "oh-oh". Then Lenny was gone by "Shadows". Both great albums, but "something" was missing. I can't identify "something" but maybe some of you can verbalize it better than I.