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Rob1956 · 03-01-2014, 10:06 AM

I, too, have a great deal of respect for Nick's arrangements over the years. And, yes, I wish the collaboration had been longer. I suspect money had something to do with it. Perhaps Gord decided to cut expenses. The orchestration of "Cold on the Shoulder" compared to the lack of it on "Summertime Dream" is very noticeable. However, I think we can all agree that strings, horns, piano, etc would be out of place on "Wreck". I've always liked the orchestration of "Does Your Mother Know". The strings have a reverb and what can I call it...."off mic" quality that is quite haunting. It reminds be of how Robbie Robertson recorded the strings for Diamond's "Beautiful Noise" album. A lot of arrangers are called on to "sweeten" a recording after it's finished to make it more pleasing to the ear. I suspect some of that is present on the re-recorded portion of GG1. But then, we all know what a stickler Gord is about quality, and he wouldn't have released it if he wasn't happy.

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Rob1956 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hickory Hills, IL Posts: 454	Re: Lee Holdridge I, too, have a great deal of respect for Nick's arrangements over the years. And, yes, I wish the collaboration had been longer. I suspect money had something to do with it. Perhaps Gord decided to cut expenses. The orchestration of "Cold on the Shoulder" compared to the lack of it on "Summertime Dream" is very noticeable. However, I think we can all agree that strings, horns, piano, etc would be out of place on "Wreck". I've always liked the orchestration of "Does Your Mother Know". The strings have a reverb and what can I call it...."off mic" quality that is quite haunting. It reminds be of how Robbie Robertson recorded the strings for Diamond's "Beautiful Noise" album. A lot of arrangers are called on to "sweeten" a recording after it's finished to make it more pleasing to the ear. I suspect some of that is present on the re-recorded portion of GG1. But then, we all know what a stickler Gord is about quality, and he wouldn't have released it if he wasn't happy.